Health and Medicine

This subject area encompasses research and studies in the field of human medicine.

Among the wide-ranging list of topics covered here are anesthesiology, anatomy, surgery, human genetics, hygiene and environmental medicine, internal medicine, neurology, pharmacology, physiology, urology and dental medicine.

Immune protein IL-17A responsible for lethal side effects of gastric cancer

Researchers from Kanazawa University find that as gastric cancer spreads throughout the peritoneal cavity, inflammatory protein IL-17A induces tissue fibrosis, causing lethal side effects and hampering chemotherapy. Gastric cancer, one…

RNA quality control system goes awry in frontotemporal lobar degeneration

Researchers at Osaka University identify vicious cycle involving RNA exosome that accelerates disease progression in FTLD/ALS. Researchers at Osaka University have identified a fault in the RNA quality control system…

Fat crystals trigger chronic inflammation

A congenital disorder of the fat metabolism can apparently cause chronic hyperreaction of the immune system. This is the conclusion reached by researchers from the University of Bonn in a…

Humid air can extend lifetime of virus-laden aerosol droplets

Scientists report a detailed model of aerosol transport through air, considering several environmental conditions, such as temperature, humidity and ambient flow The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is thought to…

Mount Sinai researchers identify master regulator genes of asthma

Insights provide new path forward in the study of asthma and the development of novel therapies Researchers identify master regulator genes of asthma, provide new path forward in the study…

Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spreads more indoors at low humidity

The airborne transmission of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 via aerosol particles in indoor environment seems to be strongly influenced by relative humidity. This is the conclusion drawn by researchers from the…

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