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Alzheimer plaque affects different brain cells differently
(Linköping University) Amyloid beta, a protein linked with Alzheimer's disease, has different properties in different cell types in the brains...
Self-inflicted gunshot wound survivors may deny suicide attempt, face barriers to care
Credit: University of Louisville Researchers have found that more than one-third of patients who denied that their self-inflicted gunshot wound...
Receptor that feels the heat of a red chili pepper may be target for TBI recovery
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 13, 2018) - A receptor on our immune cells that...
Long-term obeticholic acid treatment leads to reversal or stabilization of fibrosis/cirrhosis in patients with PBC
13 April 2018, Paris, France: The first results from the POISE biopsy sub-study have today confirmed that long-term treatment with...
A Web-based lifestyle intervention supports weight loss in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
13 April 2018, Paris, France: Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who participated in a web-based lifestyle modification intervention...
Brief exposure to tiny air pollution particles triggers childhood lung infections
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Even the briefest increase in airborne fine particulate matter PM2.5, pollution-causing particles that are about 3...
US study reports dramatic reduction in likelihood of liver transplantation in patients with hepatoce
13 April 2018, Paris, France: Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) waiting for a liver transplant in the USA are now...
Scholars: In #MeToo movement, lessons of restorative and transitional justice important
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new paper from a team of University of Illinois legal...
A novel precision cancer model opens doors to personalized cancer treatment
Researchers from the Seve Ballesteros Foundation-CNIO Brain Tumour Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have developed an...
Scientists find positive workplace experiences among Americans with disabilities
Credit: Kessler Foundation A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability...
Sustained virological response to oral hepatitis C virus treatment associated with reduced mortality in an Italian cohort
13 April 2018, Paris, France: Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection who achieve a sustained virological response (SVR)...
Pulsed corona discharge removes pharmaceutical residues from wastewater
A doctoral dissertation to undergo a public examination at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) examines the removal of harmful organic...
‘Tic-tac-toe’-themed MRI technology easy win for neurological disease researchers
Credit: University of Pittsburgh Radiofrequency Research Facility PITTSBURGH (April 12, 2018) ... The University of Pittsburgh houses a whole-body 7...
Budesonide add-on therapy improves markers of disease activity but fails to improve histology in patients with primary biliary cholangitis
13 April 2018, Paris, France: The addition of budesonide is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in biochemical markers of disease...
NGM282 — an engineered analogue of FGF19 — shows promise in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis
13 April 2018, Paris, France: The fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) engineered analogue, NGM282, inhibits bile acid synthesis, decreases markers...
Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) fails to extend survival in the SORAMIC study palliative cohort
13 April 2018, Paris, France: The final results of the palliative cohort of the SORAMIC study in patients with unresectable,...
To starve pancreatic tumors, researchers seek to block ‘self-eating,’ other fuel sources
CHAPEL HILL -- To get the extra energy they need to fuel their uncontrolled growth, cancer cells break down some...
Phase 2 studies of two novel treatments for primary biliary cholangitis report encouraging results
ILC 2018: Ongoing Phase 2 studies of tropifexor and seladelpar report promising preliminary efficacy, safety and tolerability results, paving the...
Translational research community debates on the EGA and its impact on health
Credit: Peter Artymiuk, Wellcome Trust Images Barcelona, April 13, 2018 - Àngel Font; corporate director for the area of research...
Lack of sleep may be linked to risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Losing just one night of sleep led to an immediate increase in...