'Mosquito smoothie' innovation boosts future malaria vaccine potential A faster method for collecting pure malaria parasites from infected mosquitos could accelerate the development of new, more potent malaria vaccines. Jun 17, 2021 0 8
Skeletal scaffold supports bone cells and blood vessels Tissue-engineering scaffolds built around ultrashort peptides provide a new platform for studying bone regeneration in the lab. Jun 17, 2021 0 1
Passing the COVID test in just five minutes A team of scientists headed by SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research) at Osaka University demonstrated that single virus particles passing through a nanopore could be accurately identified using machine ... Jun 17, 2021 0 4
Inhaling antibiotics improves chest infection symptoms The method, that uses a nebulizer to introduce antibiotics directly into the lungs, avoids many of the side effects of oral or injection medications. Jun 17, 2021 0 3
Shared expectations help shape visual memory By having thousands of people play the visual equivalent of the "telephone game," where errors accumulate as a message is passed on, Princeton researchers have gathered new insights into the human visual system. Jun 17, 2021 0 11
How is Instagram used by health agencies to engage with the public during the COVID-19 crisis? Most of the images shared by major health agencies (NHS, CDC, WHO, IFRC) relate to preventive measures, health advisories, gratitude and resilience of front-line workers. Social media messaging depicting well known personalities, ... Jun 17, 2021 0 1
Racism and racial trauma as barriers to breastfeeding African American mothers continue to have the lowest breastfeeding rates, even as the breastfeeding rates have risen in the U.S. over the past 25 years. Racism is an important barrier to breastfeeding, as examined in Part ... Jun 17, 2021 0 2
Diagnosing pregnancy complications by monitoring placental oxygen Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a prototype device that could potentially diagnose pregnancy complications by monitoring the oxygen level of the placenta. The device sends near-infrared light ... Jun 17, 2021 0 1
Modeling COVID-19 infection based on movement can improve public health response An epidemic like COVID-19 relies on infected people mixing with uninfected people—encounters that typically require one or both to move around. A new method for modeling the progression of pandemic infections incorporates ... Jun 17, 2021 0 9
Why sharing bioimaging tech is crucial to global health Progress in human health comes in many forms. We learn more about how diseases work; we pioneer new diagnostics and treatments; we come up with better ways to get care to people who need it. Jun 17, 2021 0 2