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Tissue engineers recruit cells to make their own strong matrix
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery but the best way to make something is often...
Daniel Alford, M.D., M.P.H., receives National Award from the American…
Credit: Boston Medical Center BOSTON — Daniel P. Alford, MD, MPH, FACP, has been awarded the American College of Physicians...
How marriage may protect transgender couples
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. – Transgender people who are married are less likely to experience discrimination than...
Immune cells derived from specialised progenitors
Credit: © Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn Dendritic cells are gatekeepers of Immunity and are crucial for the detection and initiation...
New study: Traumatic brain injury causes intestinal damage
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers have found a two-way link between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and intestinal...
Monocytes have many faces
Credit: © Foto: Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn When the immune system mobilizes its troops, antigen-presenting cells play an important role. They...
Oral devices reduce sleep apnea but may not affect heart disease risk factors
Credit: ATS Jan. 27, 2017–In patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), oral appliances that treat the condition by moving...
Stepping up the hunt for genetic diseases
Credit: ©UNIGE When a child is conceived, he or she receives DNA from both parents. The child's own genome thus...
Uncovering origins of developmental brain disorders could eventually…
Credit: University of Alberta Recent research discoveries in the development of brain disorders could pave the way to new therapies...
Roadblocks to research: UNC bioethicist addresses lack of HIV studies in pregnant women
CHAPEL HILL, NC -UNC School of Medicine's Anne Lyerly is addressing the urgent need for effective HIV prevention and treatment...
Cows may offer clues to improving fertility in women
Credit: G.L. Kohuth, Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. – A Michigan State University researcher has received a $1.65 million...
The secret to safe DNA repair
(Edmonton) Michael Hendzel knows all too well that there is little that people can do to control the stability of...
Just in time for open enrollment, free educational resources on health…
Credit: FAIR Health NEW YORK, NY–November 2, 2017–Open enrollment season brings many questions about health insurance, and a newly relaunched...
Skin vaccination with microneedle patch, influenza fusion protein improves efficacy of flu…
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA — A boosting skin vaccination with a biodegradable microneedle patch and protein constructed from sequences...
Medication that treats parasite infection also has anti-cancer effect
Credit: Osaka University (Osaka, Japan) Osaka Researchers, in partnership with other Japanese and U.S. scientists, report a new gene target,...
Double whammy for triple negative breast cancer
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science A promising new combination therapy for a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer has been...
Defects in cell’s ‘waste disposal system’ linked to…
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine An international study has shed new light on the genetic factors associated with Parkinson's disease,...
In crafting new treatments for hemophilia, a ‘less is more’ approach
Credit: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Hematology researchers have found that blocking the role of a common protein may offer...
Can omega-3 help prevent Alzheimer’s disease? Brain SPECT imaging shows possible link
Credit: William S. Harris, PHD Amsterdam, NL, May 19, 2017 – The incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is expected to...
New research opens door to understanding human tonsil cancer
Researchers at Simon Fraser University and the BC Cancer Agency have developed a groundbreaking method to identify and separate stem...
