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Immunology
Mononuclear phagocytes can both promote and inhibit inflammation. A Team from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich has now shown that individual...
Regrowing dental tissue with stem cells from baby teeth
Credit: Courtesy of University of Pennsylvania Sometimes kids trip and fall, and their teeth take the hit. Nearly half of...
UCalgary researchers discover critical differences in the clots that cause a stroke
Credit: Quentin Collier/University of Calgary There are two main treatments for stroke caused by a clot in a blood vessel...
Miniaturized HTS assay identifies selective modulators of GPR119 to treat type 2 diabetes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, September 11, 2018-A novel high throughput screening (HTS) assay compatible with an...
September/October 2018 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
Continuity Between Patient and Prescribing Physician Reduces Risky Opioid Prescriptions An ongoing relationship between patients with long-term opioid use and...
New nanoparticles wait to release drugs, target infection
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Current WSU research shows stimuli-responsive nanoparticles can specifically target infections to simultaneously prevent the spread of bacteria...
Scientists develop new drug treatment for TB
Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed the first non-antibiotic drug to successfully treat tuberculosis in animals. The team...
Drug for pancreatic cancer developed by college of pharmacy researchers
Credit: University of Houston A treatment for highly aggressive and commonly fatal pancreatic cancer is being developed, reports a University...
New tool to detect fatty liver disease before liver damage
Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research A new test may soon be available to predict advanced fibrosis in people with...
New genetic compound marker could help early diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer
A research team at the University of Turku in Finland discovered a link between the interplay of certain simultaneously occurring...
10-year study of Salmonella enterica serotype Newport infections in the US
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 11, 2018--A 10-year investigation evaluating data from four surveillance systems...
1 percent of children aged 9-10 self-identify as gay, transgender
In a study into the sexual orientation and gender identity development of thousands of youth across the nation, a San...
Low fitness may indicate poor arterial health in adolescents
A recent Finnish study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä showed that adolescents with better aerobic fitness have more compliant...
Industry-certified masks offer better protection from volcanic ash exposure
Credit: Tri Wahyudi Industry-certified particle masks are most effective at protecting people from volcanic ash, whilst commonly used surgical masks...
NSF funds new integrative approaches to cognitive science, neuroscience
Credit: deradrian via Flickr Creative Commons The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded funding to 18 cross-disciplinary projects to conduct...
Study finds air purifiers may benefit fetal growth
A new study led by SFU health sciences researchers Prabjit Barn and Ryan Allen reveals fetal growth may improve if...
The current state of transradial access
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 149-162(14); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0032 Jennifer A. Rymer...
UNM study shows medical cannabis effective in treating a wide range of health conditions
Credit: University of New Mexico stock image Utilizing new mobile application technology, researchers at The University of New Mexico found...
The role of cardiac catheterization after cardiac arrest
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 137-148(12); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0026 Ahmed Harhash, Prashant...
Kessler Foundation receives grant to study outcomes of new stroke treatment
Credit: Kessler Foundation Kessler Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Charles and Ann Serraino Foundation, Inc. The...
