Researchers have shown why people with intellectual disability experience lower life expectancy and suggest better public health could improve outcomes. Life expectancy for people with…
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People who qualify for Medicare due to disability account for most opioid-related deaths
New findings from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston show that patients qualifying for Medicare because of a disability have the highest rates…
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Artificial muscles bloom, dance, and wave
Researchers from KAIST have developed an ultrathin, artificial muscle for soft robotics. The advancement, recently reported in the journal Science Robotics, was demonstrated with a…
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A new method of tooth repair? Scientists uncover mechanisms to inform future treatment: The study showed that a gene called Dlk1 enhances stem cell activation and tissue regeneration in tooth healing
Stem cells hold the key to wound healing, as they develop into specialised cell types throughout the body — including in teeth. Now an international…
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Dialogue at eye level? I feel like a child speaking with an adult
By the end of 2015, I was after a serious epileptic seizure for ten days in a coma. Before I was paralyzed after a brain…
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High-intensity interval training increases injuries, research shows: White men aged 20 to 39 were injured most, study finds
People who engage in high-intensity interval training are at greater risk for injury, especially in the knees and shoulders, a Rutgers study found. These workouts,…
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Machine learning tracks moving cells
Both developing babies and elderly adults share a common characteristic: the many cells making up their bodies are always on the move. As we humans…
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Gummy-like robots that could help prevent disease
Human tissues experience a variety of mechanical stimuli that can affect their ability to carry out their physiological functions, such as protecting organs from injury….
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Hormone therapy may be best defense against knee osteoarthritis
There is an ongoing debate regarding the relationship between knee osteoarthritis and hormone therapy (HT), with small-scale studies providing mixed results. A new large-scale study…
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Sight-saving treatment for eye infection or trauma
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a novel eye drop that rapidly reduces sight-threatening scarring to the surface of the eye. The surface…
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