UTSW scientists identify body’s microreactors for innate immunity
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - July 6, 2018 - A DNA-sensing enzyme forms droplets that act as tiny bioreactors creating molecules to stimulate innate immunity...
NEWS INDEX
How is opioid use associated with health, other substance use, involvement in criminal justice system?
Bottom Line: A public health approach to address the opioid epidemic in the United States needs to understand the populations of people affected, including their...
New hope for patients with incurable and disabling hand condition, Dupuytren’s disease
Credit: NDORMS Researchers at the Kennedy Institute and Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, working with clinicians at NHS Lothian,...
UMN researchers develop algorithm to improve care delivery to seriously ill patients
MINNEAPOLIS- July 6, 2018 - The level of communication between patient and physician can make a monumental difference, specifically in the case of seriously ill...
It’s official — spending time outside is good for you
Living close to nature and spending time outside has significant and wide-ranging health benefits - according to new research from the University of East Anglia....
Tailored polymers from a printer
An ever-growing number of coatings, including varnishes and printing inks, as well as tooth fillings, are cured with light. Yet, homogenous, tailored, polymer networks cannot...
Lifejackets could save 180 or more lives a year
About 180 people died because they weren't wearing a lifejacket in UK waters in the last decade, according to new research. A study investigating how...
Obesity and overweight linked to long-term health problems after traumatic brain injury
July 6, 2018 - Especially at longer follow-up times, overweight and obesity are associated with chronic disease risks for survivors of moderate to severe traumatic...
In patients with heart failure, anxiety and depression linked to worse outcomes
July 6, 2018 - Symptoms of depression and anxiety are present in about one-third of patients with heart failure - and these patients are at...
Russian scientists invent an imagination booster for post-stroke patients
Credit: © iBrain LCC Scientists of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) in collaboration with neurophysiologists from Sechenov Institute of evolutionary physiology and...
Impact Factor leap for Psychiatry Karger journal — home of innovation
According to the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) recently released by Clarivate Analytics, the Impact Factor of the Journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics has increased from 8.964...
A gene linked to job-related exhaustion in shift workers increases the risk of Alzheimer’s
A Finnish study published in the respected SLEEP journal shows that a variation in the melatonin receptor 1A (MTNR1A) gene is linked to the risk...
Investigational treatment for acne appears promising in laboratory studies
Topical retinoids, which target retinoic acid receptors, are commonly used to treat acne. New research published in the British Journal of Dermatology reveals that trifarotene,...
Researchers develop a new method for turning skin cells into pluripotent stem cells
Credit: Otonkoski Lab / University of Helsinki Our bodies consist of many different kinds of cells, each with their own role. The Japanese scientist Shinya...
Progress in addressing a severe skin disease that affects dogs and humans
Think of the skin as a kind of raincoat for the inner organs. With its densely packed layers of cells and lipids, it keeps foreign...
