ISLAMABAD, June 16 (ABC): Researchers from McGill University and the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces suggests that mistletoe viscin’s ultra-stiff flexible fibres, which adhere to both skin and cartilage as well as to various synthetic materials, could have a range of applications — both biomedical and beyond. Each mistletoe berry can produce up to two metres of a …

WASHINGTON, June 15(ABC): Federal health officials said Sunday that kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines appear to be safe and effective for kids under 5, a key step toward a long-awaited decision to begin vaccinating the youngest American children. The Food and Drug Administration posted its analysis of the Pfizer shot ahead of a Wednesday meeting where outside experts will …

PARIS, June 15(ABC): Researchers said on Monday they had mapped the network in the brain linked to addiction by studying long-time smokers who abruptly quit after suffering brain lesions. They hope the research will give future treatments a target to aim for in the fight against addiction to a range of substances. To find out where addiction resides in the …

WEB DESK, June 15(ABC): New research has shown people treat you better and respond in better ways if you openly exhibit signs of anxiety or stress. According to the study, visible signs that communicate that a person is going through stress make them more appealing, allowing others to treat them warmly, reported. The research encourages people to not try extremely …

ISLAMABAD, June 12 (ABC): Dr. Miguel Saraiva, endocrinologist at Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto – Hospital de Santo António, Portugal, told Medical News Today: “We have to understand that being transgender is not an illness. As cisgender people do, transgender people also know who they are. It is their identity and one can not change that.” “We have to start …

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 12 (ABC): Eczema refers to a spectrum of noncontagious skin conditions that trigger itchiness, inflammation, and discomfort. It typically develops in the first year of lifeTrusted Source. Atopic dermatitis is the most common type that affects up to 20% of children. Moisturizers, also known as emollients, may help treat symptoms, act as barriers to irritants, and reduce inflammation. …

WEB DESK, June08(ABC): In a small clinical trial that has raised hopes among the medical professionals, all rectal cancer patients who participated in the study saw their cancer cells vanishing, according to a paper published recently in The New England Journal of Medicine.  12 patients suffering from rectal cancer were made part of the trial where a new drug, dostarlimab, was …

ISLAMABAD, June 05 (ABC): When your brain needs you to pay attention to something important, one way it can do that is to send out a burst of noradrenaline, according to a new MIT study. This neuromodulator, produced by a structure deep in the brain called the locus coeruleus, can have widespread effects throughout the brain. In a study of …

ISLAMABAD, June 05 (ABC): Male and female bodies are physiologically different in more than one way — from hormone levels to molecular processes. While they may feel similar levels of pain, differing underlying biological processes mean that the same treatment may not work for both.  Share on PinterestPain medication does not work equally well for everyone. What role do sex-based …

ISLAMABAD, June 05 (ABC): Experiencing a frightening event is likely something you’ll never forget. But why does it stay with you when other kinds of occurrences become increasingly difficult to recall with the passage of time? A team of neuroscientists from the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering and Tufts University School of Medicine have been studying the formation …