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 disorder where growths can appear...
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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 to a wave of activity...
Are pain tolerance levels similar among groups of friends?
Are your friends very pain tolerant? Then it is likely that you are as well, provided you are a male. A recent study, published in...
Surgery involving ultrasound energy found to treat high blood pressure
Credit: ReCor Medical, Inc. An operation that targets the nerves connected to the kidney has been found to significantly reduce blood pressure in patients with...
Sanofi and Swansea collaborate on UK’s first diabetes centre of excellence
Credit: Swansea University Date: May 23, 2018 - Global pharmaceutical company Sanofi chooses Swansea University Medical School as UK's first Diabetes Centre of Excellence Swansea...
Penn researchers identify source of molecule linked to nasal polyps, asthma attacks
PHILADELPHIA - A new discovery about how the immune system responds to common sinus infections and asthma could explain why patients develop these issues in...
Chimpanzee calls differ according to context
Credit: Liran Samuni Studies examining animal alarm calls suggest species which require different escape responses for different predators are more likely to have correspondingly different...
Fatty liver disease research set to benefit from stem cell advance
Scientists have developed a lab-based system for studying the most common type of liver disease, paving the way for research into new therapies. The team...
Research highlights the influence social media marketing has on children’s food intake
New research from the University of Liverpool, presented at the European Congress on Obesity today (Wednesday, 23 May), highlights the negative influence that social media...
Military-civilian partnerships aim to help meet military medical readiness needs
CHICAGO (May 23, 2018): A growing partnership between the Military Health System and permanent civilian trauma institutions is well under way that will create, for...
Study examines bone health in children with leukemia
In a Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study that followed 186 children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) for 6 years after initiation of chemotherapy,...
New advances in understanding and treating intellectual disorder
Credit: Norifumi Shioda Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have investigated an intellectual disorder (ATR-X) syndrome to reveal its cause, mechanism and a potential therapeutic...
Tuberculosis: Pharmacists develop new substance to counteract antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise worldwide. This is becoming a problem for infectious diseases like tuberculosis as there are only a few active substances...
Why we fail to understand our smartphone use
Credit: Lancaster University Checking your phone dozens of times a day indicates unconscious behaviour, which is "extremely repetitive" say psychologists. A study by Lancaster University...
The Lancet: Global healthcare access and quality improved from 2000-2016
**Regional data available for Brazil, China, England, India, Japan, Mexico, and the USA** Healthcare access and quality improved globally from 2000-2016 as many countries showed...
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