New $1.5 million NIH grant targets oral complications of HIV
Credit: CWRU While advances in HIV treatment have dramatically improved patient lifespans and quality of life, nagging side effects remain; among the most common is...
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Preventing and treating acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 4, 2018–Acute chest syndrome (ACS), a potentially severe lung complication of sickle cell disease, increases...
Research redefines proteins’ role in the development of spinal…
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/eLife A recent study led by Samantha Butler at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and...
Use of glucocorticoids is associated with increased risk of serious bacterial blood…
Rochester, MN, June 8, 2016 – The risk of life-threatening blood infections by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria is more than doubled in users of systemic glucocorticoids...
Research testing digital ways to reduce MS-related fatigue nets $4.9…
Credit: CWRU With geographic barriers limiting treatment options for many people with multiple sclerosis (MS) , a Case Western Reserve University researcher will use a...
More than 1/3 of parents would allow child to be in residential or hotel pool unsupervised
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As kids get ready to splash around in pools this summer,...
TACC key partner in Dell Medical School’s data science…
Credit: Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin today announced a new partnership with...
Seeking treatment earlier may improve heart attack outcomes
While hospitals have made strides in reducing the time it takes to treat heart attack patients once they arrive at the hospital, patient delays recognizing...
FDA approves new lung cancer therapy for patients who develop resistance
DENVER – The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) commends the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to grant accelerated approval...
A network of molecular interactions in brain cells infected by Zika virus reveals new therapeutic targets
Credit: D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR) Zika virus (ZIKV) interferes with the cellular machinery controlling cell division and alters the expression of hundreds...
NIH grant helps SMU, U-Maryland combat pediatric asthma
DALLAS (SMU) – A pair of SMU psychology professors working with University of Maryland engineers have been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant in...
A lure at both ends — Puff adders leave nothing to chance.
Credit: Wits University The Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) is one of Africa's deadliest snake species, not only due to its deadly venom, but also because...
Changing habits to improve health: New study indicates behavior…
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Improving your heart health may be as simple as making small behavioral changes – a new study of behavioral health interventions suggests...
What happens when patients access their mental health providers’ notes?
Credit: Michael Moody Thanks to electronic health records and online portals, more and more patients are being given access to the notes their clinicians write...
Prebiotics in infant formula could improve learning and memory and…
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. – Nearly every American who has become a parent in the last decade has heard the...
