MeSH tree: B01.050.500.500
Ingestible devices are often used to study and treat hard-to-reach tissues in the body. Swallowed in pill form, these capsules can pass through the digestive tract, snapping photos or delivering drugs.
Dec 6, 2024
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A new model for mechanical stress describes how growing organisms on a stiffer substrate can paradoxically worsen certain health outcomes while increasing lifespan, according to a USC Leonard Davis study. The study "Growth ...
Oct 23, 2024
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Ever had an itchy nose or, worse, an unreachable spot on your back that drives you mad? Now imagine an itch that refuses to go away, no matter how hard or long you scratch. That persistent itch, or pruritus, may actually ...
Oct 15, 2024
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Researchers from the Color and Food Quality group at the Faculty of Pharmacy (University of Seville), in collaboration with Dr. Marina Ezcurra's group at the University of Kent (U.K.), have shown that the carotenoid phytoene ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Unlike dirt floors common in some rural parts of the world, concrete floors are easily cleaned of disease-carrying pathogens—but they come at a high environmental cost. A lower-carbon flooring mix could provide a solution.
Sep 5, 2024
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Researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey have discovered that a protein produced by parasitic worms in the gut enhances wound healing in mice. The study, appearing in the journal Life Science Alliance, reveals that ...
Aug 23, 2024
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Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is a neglected tropical disease that causes severe itching, disfiguring skin conditions and visual impairment.
Jul 17, 2024
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Effective control of bovine schistosomiasis will be required to meet disease elimination targets in humans, new research shows.
Jun 27, 2024
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The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reaffirmed the importance of properly cooking wild game after six people became sick from a parasite traced to undercooked bear meat that was served at a family reunion ...
May 29, 2024
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Researchers from Bar-Ilan University, in collaboration with Sheba Medical Center, have developed a novel platform to model human muscle diseases in the C. elegans worm. This innovation facilitates the study of diseases in ...
May 15, 2024
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