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This article by Dr. Navin B. Patel et al. is published in Current Computer-Aided Drug Design Volume 14 , Issue 4 , 2018Credit: Bentham Science...

Activated PMN exosomes are pathogenic entities that cause destruction in the COPD lung

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is the fourth-leading cause of death in the worldCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers...

Menstrual hygiene needs unmet for low-income women

Women 'make do' while struggling to afford, access period products in major US metropolitan areasCredit: Photo by Diane Chapman/Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS - While...

New leukemia drug is more effective and easier to use

Results of landmark study published in the New England Journal of Medicine MAYWOOD, IL - A landmark study co-authored by a Loyola Medicine oncologist has...

VAT fat may cause pathogenic obesity

An evolutionarily advantageous process goes awry Type-2 (adult-onset) diabetes and other diseases related to the obesity epidemic depend on how the body stores excess energy,...

How missing appointments increases the risk of death

Credit: Lancaster University Missing GP appointments is associated with early death, and those with long-term mental health conditions are at particular risk. Dr Ross McQueenie...

Calcium specks may help detect heart disease in South Asians

Calcium specks may help detect heart disease in South Asians UCSF finding could guide earlier treatment options in vulnerable population Specks of calcium in the...

Ultra-sturdy bones, with a surprising origin, suggest new osteoporosis approach

After blocking estrogen signals in brain, experts say they've 'never seen bone this strong'Credit: Candice Herber / UCSF Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology & Medicine...

Scope advance reveals first look through all cortical layers of awake brain

Credit: Murat Yildirim et. al. Just like doctors seek to scan deeper into the body with sonograms, CT and MRI, and astronomers seek to look...

UCLA researchers correct genetic mutation that causes IPEX, a life-threatening autoimmune syndrome

Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center UCLA researchers led by Dr. Donald Kohn have created a method for modifying blood stem cells to reverse...

Far-ranging fin whales find year-round residence in Gulf of California

Credit: Craig Hayslip NEWPORT, Ore. - Researchers from Mexico and the United States have concluded that a population of fin whales in the rich Gulf...

Experimental antibody 'cocktail' protects animals from three deadly Ebola viruses

Scientists from academia, industry, and government have developed a combination of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that protected animals from all three Ebola viruses known to cause...

Social and environmental costs of hydropower are underestimated, study shows

Study shows that deforestation, loss of biodiversity and economic damage done to communities living near dams have not been factored into the cost of these...

Researchers answer decades-old question about protein found in Alzheimer's brain plaques

Alzheimer's-affected brains are riddled with so-called amyloid plaques: protein aggregates consisting mainly of amyloid-β. However, this amyloid-β is a fragment produced from a precursor protein...

Regenstrief investigator calls for medicare payment for team-based care for dementia