Category: pharma & healthcare

How Hepatitis D Virus Hijacks Host Replication Machinery

To replicate, viruses need to make multiple copies of their genome. Almost all encode a protein that does this for them. Hepatitis D virus doesn’t. How does it replicate?

How Hepatitis D Virus Hijacks Host Replication Machinery

To replicate, viruses need to make multiple copies of their genome. Almost all encode a protein that does this for them. Hepatitis D virus doesn’t. How does it replicate?

What Are Our Eyes Telling Us?

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece starts a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision.

An Automated Solution: Simplifying Diabetes Control With The iLet Bionic Pancreas

A recently FDA-approved insulin pump automatically adjusts insulin levels for the user without the need for carbohydrate counting.

Increasing Number Of European Nations Adopt A More Cautious Approach To Gender-Affirming Care Among Minors

For several years, Europe has been moving in a different direction from the U.S., as Europeans exercise greater restraint when treating children with gender dysphoria.

Too Hot To Handle: Restoring Thermal Sensation To Upper-Limb Amputees

Researchers have developed a noninvasive wearable device to restore thermal sensation to upper-limb amputees.

At Last, People Can Believe Your Pain

A recent paper published in Nature Neuroscience suggests that we may finally be able to measure pain severity simply through our brainwaves.

Dutch Report Warns About Negative Impact Of Climate Change On Health Of Citizens Worldwide

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences publishes report on climate change’s impact on health, warning of dire consequences if we don’t act to curb global warming.

Gut Problems? This Long Noncoding RNA May Be To Blame

The human body, much like a worm, is simply a large tube transporting food from one end to the other.

Dutch Survey Data Shows Significant Increase In Memory And Concentration Problems Among Adults Since Start Of Covid-19 Pandemic

Data from the Netherlands suggest that among people ages 25 and up, memory and concentration problems have risen by 24% since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.