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Multichannel bioreactor for lung regeneration analysis
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 28, 2019-New strides are being made toward the ex vivo...
Alzheimer's Association funds two-year extension of the sprint mind study
SPRINT MIND 2.0 Will clarify the role of intensive blood pressure lowering in reducing dementia risk The Alzheimer's Association has...
Big data provides clues for characterizing immunity in Japanese
An Osaka University-centered research team has performed fine-mapping of the key immunity-related part of the genome, revealing associations between gene...
How to create health care centaurs, half doctors and half managers
Organizational support, more than professionals' attitude, is the fundamental element for the success of the process of managerialization of hospital...
Do chemicals make you fat?
The EU research project EDCMET is investigating the effect of endocrine disruptors on metabolism "The identification of these kinds of...
The growing role of precision and personalized medicine for cancer treatment
Credit: Authors In a paper published in the September/December 2018 issue of TECHNOLOGY, a group of researchers from Rutgers University...
Injection of opioids linked to significant increase in bacterial heart infections
Credit: ICES LONDON, ON - People who inject drugs are at a high risk for a number of health issues....
Study examines long-term opioid use in patients with severe osteoarthritis
New research published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, an official journal of the American College of Rheumatology, reveals that prescription opioids...
Rutgers researchers highlight need for more smoking cessation programs in state prisons
Many inmates in state prison facilities want to quit smoking but lack resources and tobacco dependence education programs to help...
A 'compelling call' for pediatricians to discuss firearm safety
Credit: Children's National Health System Paradoxically, as overall firearm ownership decreased in U.S. households with young children from 1976 to...
NBA players who shine early stay skilled for longer
NBA players who excelled during the first part of their career were able to retain more of their skill as...
'Superbug gene' found in one of the most remote places on Earth
Antibiotic-Resistant Genes (ARGs) that were first detected in urban India have been found 8,000 miles away in one of the...
Hens that lay human proteins in eggs offer future therapy hope
Credit: Norrie Russell, The Roslin Institute Chickens that are genetically modified to produce human proteins in their eggs can offer...
First US patient in novel stem cell trial for stroke disability enrolled at UTHealth
The first U.S. patient to participate in a global study of a stem cell therapy injected directly into the brain...
'Why can't a woman be more like a man?' studying gender's role in Alzheimer's disease
Roberta Diaz Brinton, Ph.D., director of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences,...
MD Anderson study shows FGL2 protein may be an effective target for glioblastoma
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered an...
Yale psychologists find that adults take girls' pain less seriously
Gender stereotypes can hurt children -- quite literally. When asked to assess how much pain a child is experiencing based...
Autism and theory of mind
A new test for understanding the specific difficulties faced by people with autism Suppose you are helping your friend search...
New technology gives unprecedented look inside capillaries
Non-invasive, 3D-imaging tool measures blood flow and oxygenationCredit: Vadim Backman/Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. --- More than 40 billion capillaries --...
LSTM and Imperial College Researchers design new anti-influenza drugs
Researchers at LSTM and Imperial College London have designed drugs which could help combat any potential new flu pandemic, by...
