UTSW study identifies a way to prevent burn injury infection — without antibiotics
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Dec. 20, 2016 – A new way to fight multidrug-resistant bacteria by blinding them rather than killing them proved highly...
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Cardiac stem cells from young hearts could rejuvenate old hearts, new…
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (EMBARGOED UNTIL AUG. 14, 2017, AT 10 A.M. EDT ) – Cardiac stem cell infusions could someday help reverse the aging...
High levels of physical activity may worsen asthma control in young females
Among 526 adolescents and young adults who were asked about their exercise habits, those with asthma tended to report more physical activity than those without...
With $8.6 million grant from NIH, UCLA-led consortium will map the heart’s nervous system
Credit: UCLA/Caltech A consortium directed by UCLA's Dr. Kalyanam Shivkumar has received a three-year, $8.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to map...
Atherosclerosis is Alzheimer’s disease of blood vessels, study…
IMAGE: In atherosclerosis, plaque builds up on the inner walls of arteries that deliver blood to the body. Studying mice and tissue samples from the...
Dr. Weber of Kessler Foundation receives Switzer Research Fellowship for TBI research
Credit: Joan Banks Erica Weber, PhD, of Kessler Foundation is the recipient of a Switzer Research Fellowship, awarded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent...
Virulence factor made by influenza virus is potential target for…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 14, 2017–A new study describes how NS1, a protein produced by influenza A viruses, suppresses...
Inducing an identity crisis in liver cells may help diabetics
Credit: Image: Francesca Spagnoli, MDC It is now possible to reprogram cells from the liver into the precursor cells that give rise to the pancreas...
Novel technologies reveal key information about depleted east pacific green sea turtles
Credit: Cali Turner Tomaszewicz Populations of green sea turtles living in the eastern region of the Pacific Ocean have rebounded in recent years, but their...
Virginia Tech study finds that healthy bacteria in yogurt may reduce…
Credit: Virginia Tech Researchers at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech have released findings that explain how a type of healthy bacteria...
New evidence supports biological link between Zika infection,…
Credit: Centers for Disease Control In a collaborative effort with scientists at six Colombian hospitals, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report what they believe to be...
Is a pear — or apple-shape physique best for our brains?
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer at Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 29, 2018) – With the new year still ringing, many of us have fat...
A cellular tango: Immune and nerve cells work together to fight gut…
Credit: Drs. Greg Sonnenberg and David Artis, Weill Cornell Medicine. Nerve cells in the gut play a crucial role in the body's ability to marshal...
Medical school program addresses rural physician shortage
IMAGE: Jana Porter, associate director of the MU School of Medicine's Area Health Education Center and Rural Track Pipeline Program and lead author of the...
Holding infants — or not — can leave traces on their genes
Credit: UBC Faculty of Medicine The amount of close and comforting contact between infants and their caregivers can affect children at the molecular level, an...
