Category: 4. Health

How can artificial intelligence (AI) enhance patient healthcare, specifically involving online patient education materials (PEMs)? This is what a recent study accepted to the Journal of Medical Internet Research hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated the reading levels for PEMs, as they are required to be written at a sixth grade reading level or below. This study has the potential to help scientists, medical professionals, and the public…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and “DOGE,” have made drastic cuts to research funding throughout the Health and Human Services agencies. The…

The immune system is comprised of two separate active arms of immunity to provide robust protection against disease. The two separate systems of immunity include the innate and adaptive immune responses. The innate immune system is the first on the scene when a pathogen enters the body. Different cells of this response include eosinophils, basophils, neutrophils, natural killer cells, macrophages, dendritic cells, and others. Once a pathogen is detected…

Vaccines generate a strong immune response designed to target a specific pathogen or disease. Many individuals think of preventative medicine when considering vaccine technology. The classic example includes annual vaccinations which are given to expose our immune systems to specific viruses that are predicted to be prevalent that year. Specifically, an attenuated or weakened form of the pathogen is provided to patients. The immune system will recognize…

By using simulations modeled after physiological systems, the researchers explored how networked structures of decision-makers can be designed…

Experts from the University of Southampton altered the shape and flexibility of the tiny proteins, which are naturally produced by white blood cells to protect the body from bacteria and viruses.

They discovered that their antibody prototype, which was more rigid, was able to trigger a stronger response from the immune system…

The research was published in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment.

Public transit can be more affordable, healthy, and safe than commuting by car. Research supports that public transportation is also better for the environment by limiting emissions and air pollution. According to the American Public…

MIT researchers have now revealed the dynamics of those interactions in more detail than previously possible, shedding light on when and how new bacterial strains…

Mice given an oral probiotic containing the engineered microbe and fed a diet high in bluefin tuna had much lower methylmercury levels than expected, suggesting that a probiotic might eventually…