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FDA-approved drug protects mice from Ebola
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives and starkly revealed the lack of effective...
Sepsis trumps CMS’s 4 medical conditions tracked for readmission rates
Credit: Nicole Davison/UPMC PITTSBURGH, Jan. 22, 2017 – Sepsis accounts for considerably more hospital readmissions and associated costs than any...
Will the doctor see your child now?
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Parents often want medical advice when their child gets sick but...
UTMB scientists genetically engineered world’s first Zika virus…
A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is the first in the world to genetically...
Stem cell treatment mediates immune response to spinal cord injury in…
When a blunt-force blow injures the spinal cord, the body's immune system can be both friend and foe. Sensing the...
Culturally tailored obesity intervention a success for hispanic students
Credit: University of Houston An obesity intervention for Hispanic middle school students led by researchers at the University of Houston...
Glyphosate renewal approved
Credit: Rothamsted Research Jonathan Storkey, Plant Ecologist and Leader of Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems (ASSIST), one of Rothamsted's five strategic...
FIGHT study proves type-2 diabetes therapy ineffective in the…
PHILADELPHIA -In an attempt to correct defects in the energy generation that contributes to poor pump function among heart failure...
Immune cell drives heart failure in mice
Credit: Daniela Cihakova and Nicola Diny A new study in mice reveals that eosinophils, a type of disease-fighting white blood...
Injecting activator of a powerful tumor suppressor directly into the cancer increases…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 22, 2017) – Directly injecting a tumor with an agent that activates a natural,...
Do mast cells contribute to more severe disease in dengue infection?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 12, 2017–Why mosquito-borne dengue virus causes more severe disease in...
Definitive global transfusion study supports patient safety, positive…
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2017– Lower thresholds for blood transfusions during cardiac surgery have proven...
Chemist Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Michael Pirrung, a distinguished professor of chemistry at the University of California, Riverside, has...
Research on crucial cutting enzyme maps sites of DNA damage in leukemias and other cancers
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers studying a DNA-cutting enzyme with a crucial role in regulating the structure of genes...
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