Scavenging of inflammatory molecules improves sepsis in mice
Sepsis is a life-threatening complication of infection in which the molecules that the body releases to fight an infection trigger widespread inflammatory responses, resulting in...
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Brazilian Zoologia joins Pensoft’s portfolio of open access…
Credit: Pensoft and Zoologia In a new partnership between Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia (Brazilian Society of Zoology) and the academic publisher Pensoft, one of the...
Nanopatch polio vaccine delivers
Credit: Courtesy Vaxxas Pty Ltd Efforts to rid the world of polio have taken another significant step, thanks to research led by University of Queensland...
Oregon study suggests some gut microbes may be keystones of health
EUGENE, Ore. — Nov. 11, 2015 — University of Oregon scientists have found that strength in numbers doesn't hold true for microbes in the intestines....
Reproducing higher-order embryonic kidney structures using pluripotent stem cells
Credit: Dr. Atsuhiro Taguchi & Professor Ryuichi Nishinakamura In the embryonic kidney, three types of precursor cells, nephron progenitor cells, ureteric buds, and interstitial progenitor...
Synaptic connectivity motifs contribute to memory storage and…
In a recent research article entitled "Synaptic mechanisms of pattern completion in the hippocampal CA3 network", published on September 9, 2016, in Science, Jose Guzman,...
Mortality of surgery vs. targeted radiation in early lung cancer…
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology explores mortality in the...
Medications underutilized when treating young people with opioid use…
Credit: Boston Medical Center BOSTON– Only one in four young adults and teens with opioid use disorder (OUD) are receiving potentially life-saving medications for addiction...
International trial confirms safety, effectiveness of HDR brachytherapy for cervical…
Credit: May Abdel-Wahab, MD, PhD, FASTRO SAN DIEGO, September 24, 2017 – Findings from a new multicenter, international clinical trial confirm the effectiveness of high-dose...
Obesity in Hispanic adolescents linked to nearly sixfold increase in high blood pressure
Credit: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) HOUSTON – (April 10, 2017) – Obesity raises the prevalence of high blood pressure...
Altering the ‘flavor’ of humans could help fight malaria
Credit: Olena Riabinina and Courtney Akitake, Johns Hopkins Medicine A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that a specialized area of the mosquito brain...
Wrens’ calls reveal subtle differences between subspecies
Credit: S. Luttrell Birds' songs and the ways they vary between places have been well studied–but what can the simpler vocalizations known as calls tell...
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and John Theurer Cancer Center receive $6.4 million…
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine November 28, 2017–(BRONX, NY)–Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore, and Hackensack Meridian Health John Theurer...
New study examines the effect of ecstasy on the brain
Researchers from the University of Liverpool have conducted a study examining the effect ecstasy has on different parts of the brain. Dr Carl Roberts and...
Best regions for growing bioenergy crops identified
New research has identified regions in the United States where bioenergy crops would grow best while minimizing effects on water quantity and quality. Researchers at...
