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Predicting relapses in patients with autoimmune vascular disease
Patients with an autoimmune disorder called antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis produce antibodies that damage blood vessels in the body. In...
How a cell knows when to divide
Credit: Rensselaer Troy, N.Y. - How does a cell know when to divide? We know that hundreds of genes contribute...
Complementing conventional antibiotics
Credit: Nature/Kalayil et al, Mai 2018 FRANKFURT - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major medical problem worldwide, impacting both human...
Early-life obesity impacts children’s learning and memory, study suggests
Credit: Casanowe A new study by Brown University epidemiologists found that children on the threshold of obesity or overweight in...
Can weekend sleep make up for the detriments of sleep deprivation during the week?
In a recent Journal of Sleep Research study, short, but not long, weekend sleep was associated with an increased risk...
Is topical rapamycin effective, safe to treat facial lesions?
Bottom Line: Facial angiofibromas are disfiguring growths and these lesions occur in most people with tuberous sclerosis complex, a genetic...
To manage weight, it may matter when protein supplements are consumed
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- People looking to manage their weight with strength-training and protein supplements should consume their supplements during...
Early physical therapy linked to reduced healthcare costs and opioid use in low back pain patients
In a Health Services Research analysis of patients with low back pain, when patients saw a physical therapist first, there...
Is there association between groundwater lithium, diagnoses of bipolar disorder, dementia?
Bottom Line: High groundwater concentration of lithium, a naturally occurring trace element, wasn't associated with any benefit in diagnoses of...
Study finds antioxidant-enriched vitamin reduces respiratory illnesses in patients with CF
Researchers at Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) and the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that taking a...
NIST puts the optical microscope under the microscope to achieve atomic accuracy
Credit: NIST Over the last two decades, scientists have discovered that the optical microscope can be used to detect, track...
UTIA research continues to advance biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products
Credit: T. Salvador, courtesy UTIA KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture continue to be...
UTA bioengineer earns AHA grant to study biomechanical influences on cardiac development
Credit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington researcher is working to determine which gene expressions affect the development...
Magnesium magnificent for plasmonic applications
Credit: Ringe Group/Rice University Rice University researchers have synthesized and isolated plasmonic magnesium nanoparticles that show all the promise of...