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Cardiac stem cells from young hearts could rejuvenate old hearts, new…
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (EMBARGOED UNTIL AUG. 14, 2017, AT 10 A.M. EDT ) – Cardiac stem cell infusions could...
High levels of physical activity may worsen asthma control in young females
Among 526 adolescents and young adults who were asked about their exercise habits, those with asthma tended to report more...
With $8.6 million grant from NIH, UCLA-led consortium will map the heart’s nervous system
Credit: UCLA/Caltech A consortium directed by UCLA's Dr. Kalyanam Shivkumar has received a three-year, $8.6 million grant from the National...
Atherosclerosis is Alzheimer’s disease of blood vessels, study…
IMAGE: In atherosclerosis, plaque builds up on the inner walls of arteries that deliver blood to the body. Studying mice...
Dr. Weber of Kessler Foundation receives Switzer Research Fellowship for TBI research
Credit: Joan Banks Erica Weber, PhD, of Kessler Foundation is the recipient of a Switzer Research Fellowship, awarded by the...
Virulence factor made by influenza virus is potential target for…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 14, 2017–A new study describes how NS1, a protein produced...
Inducing an identity crisis in liver cells may help diabetics
Credit: Image: Francesca Spagnoli, MDC It is now possible to reprogram cells from the liver into the precursor cells that...
Novel technologies reveal key information about depleted east pacific green sea turtles
Credit: Cali Turner Tomaszewicz Populations of green sea turtles living in the eastern region of the Pacific Ocean have rebounded...
Virginia Tech study finds that healthy bacteria in yogurt may reduce…
Credit: Virginia Tech Researchers at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech have released findings that explain how...
New evidence supports biological link between Zika infection,…
Credit: Centers for Disease Control In a collaborative effort with scientists at six Colombian hospitals, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report...
Is a pear — or apple-shape physique best for our brains?
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer at Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 29, 2018) – With the new year still ringing,...
A cellular tango: Immune and nerve cells work together to fight gut…
Credit: Drs. Greg Sonnenberg and David Artis, Weill Cornell Medicine. Nerve cells in the gut play a crucial role in...
Medical school program addresses rural physician shortage
IMAGE: Jana Porter, associate director of the MU School of Medicine's Area Health Education Center and Rural Track Pipeline Program...
Holding infants — or not — can leave traces on their genes
Credit: UBC Faculty of Medicine The amount of close and comforting contact between infants and their caregivers can affect children...
Research at MDI Biological Laboratory examines role of early-life…
Credit: Eager Eye Photography BAR HARBOR, MAINE — Scientists have long known that chronic exposure to psychosocial stress early in...
Recruitment begins for world’s first ovarian cancer vaccine trial
Credit: UConn Health/Janine Gelineau. UConn Health is beginning to recruit patients for the world's first personalized genomics-driven ovarian cancer vaccine...
Tax reform proposal has serious implications for older americans
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society Earlier this week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) advised members of Congress that the...
Antivenoms ineffective for common fatal snakebite
Credit: Tom Charlton University of Queensland researchers have found that antivenoms produced using snakes from one region may perform poorly...
Stem cells collected from fat may have use in anti-aging treatments
Credit: Penn Medicine (PHILADELPHIA) – Adult stem cells collected directly from human fat are more stable than other cells –...
Researchers study biology of octopuses to develop autonomous robots
Credit: Sun Czar Belous An interdisciplinary team of researchers has received a $2,098,880 grant to study how the complex movements...
