Laboratory testing suggests human lung tissue unimpacted by blu vapor
Credit: Imperial Brands Science A new study by Imperial Brands, owners of leading vape brand blu, contributes to the increasing evidence base substantiating vaping's harm...
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Singapore research team finds info in a third of eczema apps inconsistent with guidelines
Credit: NTU Singapore A third (34 per cent) of eczema management mobile applications provide information that does not agree with international treatment and condition guidelines,...
Immunotherapy and diabetes: A game of hide and seek?
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are an emerging type of cancer immunotherapy that uses the immune system to attack cancer...
The circadian-hypoxia link in cardioprotection
This article by Dr. Tobias Eckle and Dr. Colleen Marie Bartman is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2019Credit: Tobias Eckle, Bentham Science Publishers Circadian rhythms...
Cardiovascular diseases — Promoting self-healing after heart attack
Myocardial infarction (MI) results in the localized death of the muscle cells that are essential for the heart's pumping function. Depending on the extent of...
Three parent factors that heighten the prevalence of childhood physical abuse: New study
The connection between abuse and addiction, intimate partner violence and mental illness Adults who had parents who struggled with addiction, intimate partner violence and mental...
New book sings carbon’s praises
A new book by Robert Hazen, Symphony in C: Carbon and the Evolution of (Almost) Everything, celebrates carbon in all its formsCredit: W. W. Norton...
Preventive drug therapy may increase right-sided heart failure risk in patients who receive heart devices
DALLAS, June 11, 2019 - Patients with left-sided heart failure who get implanted devices to improve the pumping of their hearts may be more likely...
Big picture genetic scoring approach reliably predicts heart disease
Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine Journal Report DALLAS, June 11, 2019 - Specialized risk scores derived from testing that calculates the cumulative effect of an...
A ‘one-two punch’ to wipe out cancerous ovarian cells
Montreal, June 11, 2019 - Researchers from the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) have developed a two-step combination therapy to destroy cancer cells....
Novel agent reactivates an immune call by LIF blockade
Promising new therapy with a dual mechanism of action to eliminate cancer stem cells and activate the immune system now in clinical developmentCredit: Katherin Wermke...
ACP releases paper on methods for developing evidence-based clinical policy papers
ACP continues to refine and enhance methodology for guidelines and guidance statements Philadelphia, June 11, 2019 - Recommendations for the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of...
EWG: Nitrate pollution of US tap water could cause 12,500 cancer cases each year
Groundbreaking peer-reviewed study analyzes health and economic impacts of widespread chemical contamination from agriculture WASHINGTON - Nitrate pollution of U.S. drinking water may cause up...
Tiny light box opens new doors into the nanoworld
Credit: Denis Baranov/Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a completely new way of capturing, amplifying and linking...
Fracking causes some songbirds to thrive while others decline
A new paper in The Condor: Ornithological Applications, published by Oxford University Press, finds that some songbird species benefit from the spread of fracking infrastructure...
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