She is credited with helping to create the field of bioethics and applying the methods of sociology to medical care.
Renée C. Fox, Founding Figure of Medical Sociology, Dies at 92
She is credited with helping to create the field of bioethics and applying the methods of sociology to medical care.
Pain relief caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection may help explain COVID-19 spread
Research shows SARS-CoV-2 promotes pain relief through the receptor neuropilin-1, which gives scientists a new target for non-opioid pain therapeutics…
Our health: New focus on the synergy effect of nanoparticles
Nanoparticles are valuable and useful in many products, but according to a new study, they can also damage our cells.…
Yoga and meditation reduce chronic pain
A mindfulness-based stress reduction course was found to benefit patients with chronic pain and depression, leading to significant improvement in…
People with Parkinson’s disease have a higher risk of dying from COVID-19
A new database analysis of approximately 80,000 patients shows that people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have a 30 percent higher…
Expert opinion: COVID-19 vaccine rollout unlikely before fall 2021
Experts working in the field of vaccine development tend to believe that an effective vaccine is not likely to be…
Element in blood is part of human — and hibernating squirrel — stress response, study reveals
A new study shows that part of the stress response in people and animals involves increasing the levels of naturally…
Nurture trumps nature in determining severity of PTSD symptoms
Researchers previously identified a host of genetic risk factors that help explain why some veterans are especially susceptible to the…
Gene expression altered by direction of forces acting on cell
Tissues and cells in the human body are subjected to a constant push and pull – strained by other cells,…