Medicine

According to a review of more than 460 previous studies, ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs alone or in combination with paracetamol (acetaminophen) are better at easing dental pain. Opioid medication and medication combinations are not among the most effective or long lasting of the options available for relief of …

Google has used machine learning to solve a lot of problems like beating humans at Go and spotting exoplanets. Those are noble endeavors, but now Google Research has turned its attention to a problem that has a real impact on individual people. The company is working with doctors to develop …

According to a new study, published in the April edition of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, taking painkillers such as paracetamol (acetaminophen) and ibuprofen during pregnancy could affect the fertility of the child in later life; these drugs may also affect the fertility of future generations, by leaving epigenetic marks …

A team of researchers at the Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute used an experimental targeted molecular therapy to block a matrix-forming protein, called fibronectin, in heart cells damaged by heart attack, reducing levels of scarred muscle tissue and saving mouse models from heart failure. Their work appears in the journal Circulation. …

A team of scientists at the University of Washington has developed a new dental product that uses protein amelogenin-derived peptides to remineralize tooth enamel and treat cavities. Dogan et al developed a way to cure dental cavities. Image credit: University of Washington. Dental cavities affect nearly every age group and …

According to a new study published in the journal Chronobiology International, ‘night owls’ have a 10% higher risk of dying than ‘larks.’ Night owls have 10% higher risk of dying than morning counterparts. Image credit: Sasin Tipchai. “This is a public health issue that can no longer be ignored. We …

Just three monthly doses of a nasal vaccine protected mice from allergic reactions upon exposure to peanut, according to a study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. A nasal vaccine successfully suppressed peanut allergy in mice. Image credit: Skeeze. Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Mary H. …

Taking part in a hot chili pepper eating contest might have some unexpected consequences, according to a team of doctors from Bassett Medical Center and the Henry Ford Health System. The Carolina Reaper, also known as the HP22B, is a cultivar of Capsicum chinense. Image credit: Magnolia677 / CC BY …

An international team of scientists led by the University of Illinois, Chicago, has discovered a new class of naturally produced, ribosome-targeting antibacterial agents, odilorhabdins, produced by a nematode-symbiotic bacterium. Thin section of a Xenorhabdus nematophila cell, showing outer membrane blebs on the surface of the cell and in the surrounding …

Scientists have for the first time linked mutations located outside of coding genes to changes in tumor gene expression, aiding the development of future diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Zhang et al utilized sequencing databases to identify hundreds of mutations in DNA sequences outside of coding genes, paving the way for …