UT Southwestern researchers identify new mechanism of tuberculosis infection
DALLAS – July 21 2016 – Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a new way that tuberculosis bacteria...
Ammonia’s role in cardiovascular health tracked in mice, human cells
Credit: Justin Kelley, MU Health Coronary artery disease is caused by plaque buildup in the vessels that deliver blood to...
A global early warning system for infectious diseases
In the recent issue of EMBO reports, Barbara Han of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and John Drake of...
Dental implants frequently lead to complications
Almost 8 percent of patients experience loss of at least one implant within ten years. Even more develop peri-implantitis. Patients...
UTA, UT Southwestern findings challenge current approach to Glut1…
Credit: UTA Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have discovered...
For kids prone to wheezing with respiratory infections, early…
Respiratory infections are common in preschoolers, but while most children recover fairly easily from the typical coughs and congestion, a...
The Mindlessly slim
IMAGE: This infographic illustrates registry responses from 147 healthy weight adults including those who did not maintain strict diets. Credit:...
Strain differences in Zika infection gene patterns
Scientists have revealed molecular differences between how the African and Asian strains of Zika virus infect neural progenitor cells. The...
Chronic inflammation plays critical role in sustained delivery of new MD therapy
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON — Macrophages, a type of white blood cell involved in inflammation, readily take up...
An epidemic of dream deprivation: UA review finds unrecognized health hazard of sleep loss
Credit: University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine TUCSON, Ariz. – A silent epidemic of dream loss is at the...
Giving brown fat a green light
Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (March 27, 2017) – Activated by cold, the small amounts of brown fat scattered around...
Maternal micronutrients, nurturing environment boost child development
Credit: Summit Institute of Development Mataram, Indonesia / Toronto, Canada: Mothers who take multi-micronutrient supplements during pregnancy can add the...
Nanopatch polio vaccine delivers
Credit: Courtesy Vaxxas Pty Ltd Efforts to rid the world of polio have taken another significant step, thanks to research...
Oregon study suggests some gut microbes may be keystones of health
EUGENE, Ore. — Nov. 11, 2015 — University of Oregon scientists have found that strength in numbers doesn't hold true...
Reproducing higher-order embryonic kidney structures using pluripotent stem cells
Credit: Dr. Atsuhiro Taguchi & Professor Ryuichi Nishinakamura In the embryonic kidney, three types of precursor cells, nephron progenitor cells,...
Mortality of surgery vs. targeted radiation in early lung cancer…
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published today in the Journal of Clinical...
Medications underutilized when treating young people with opioid use…
Credit: Boston Medical Center BOSTON– Only one in four young adults and teens with opioid use disorder (OUD) are receiving...
International trial confirms safety, effectiveness of HDR brachytherapy for cervical…
Credit: May Abdel-Wahab, MD, PhD, FASTRO SAN DIEGO, September 24, 2017 – Findings from a new multicenter, international clinical trial...
Obesity in Hispanic adolescents linked to nearly sixfold increase in high blood pressure
Credit: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) HOUSTON – (April 10, 2017) – Obesity raises the...
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and John Theurer Cancer Center receive $6.4 million…
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine November 28, 2017–(BRONX, NY)–Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore, and...
