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Melbourne’s Monash University has commenced a Phase 1 clinical trial to test a novel inhaled powder designed to prevent postpartum hemorrhage, a serious complication of childbirth that causes tens of thousands of deaths worldwide.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Breath of life: A simple inhaler could cut postpartum hemorrhage deaths
When you think of boxing, you probably don’t think of it helping slow the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. But a new study has shown that boxing may be of benefit to those with Parkinson’s Disease.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Parkinson’s Disease, Boxing, Brain, Edith Cowan University
Continue reading Boxing may KO early Parkinson’s Disease progression, improve quality of life
We all know that wearable devices can collect health-related data: the number of steps taken, floors climbed, calories burned, sleep time, and heart rate, to name but a few. But what about evaluating a person’s mental health? A new study has found that… Continue reading Wearables can assess mental health, boost access to care
Beta-blockers are prescribed as a matter of course to people following a heart attack, but a new study, the largest of its kind, has found that for people who have not experienced cardiac complications, taking beta-blockers for more than a year after a… Continue reading Long-term beta-blockers after heart attack offer no cardiovascular benefits
Science continues to advance smart fabrics that respond to environmental changes, and provide more ‘services’ to their wearers. Now, a team of international researchers has created a wearable textile that repairs itself, is antibacterial, and could eve… Continue reading Liquid-metal-coated smart fabric ‘heals’ itself when cut, repels bacteria
Mosses are one of the planet’s most common – and undervalued – plants. A large new study has finally given moss the recognition it deserves, highlighting its importance in maintaining Earth’s ecosystems and its potential for reducing our carbon footpri… Continue reading How moss makes better soil and helps combat climate change
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have created a mind-reading AI system that can take images of a person’s brain activity and translate them into a continuous stream of text. Called a semantic decoder, the system may help people who ar… Continue reading Groundbreaking AI system reads minds and produces text without implants
We expect air pollution to negatively affect the lungs, and studies have proven that to be the case. However, new research has shown that air pollution also affects the heart and can lead to rhythm disturbances called arrhythmias. Chinese researchers u… Continue reading Air pollution strikes at the heart, linked to rhythm disturbances
These days, ChatGPT is a hot topic of conversation, with some embracing the ever-developing AI-driven technology and some urging caution about how and where it should be used. New research has found that, compared to human doctors, ChatGPT is more empa… Continue reading ChatGPT more empathetic, provides higher-quality advice than doctors
Researchers have developed a highly efficient new gene-editing method that uses virus-based protein fragments. The method could be used to level up existing cell and gene therapies used to treat cancer and other diseases.Continue ReadingCategory: Medic… Continue reading Special cell-penetrating peptides turn the PAGE for next-gen gene editing