A new immunologic and endocrine syndrome
Credit: Jiangping Wu Laboratory, CRCHUM Montreal, February 7, 2017 – The name of the gene is Armc5, for Armadillo repeat containing 5. Until now, its...
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MSU lands $1 million USAID grant to fight Zika
Credit: Photo by Jim Peck Michigan State University has landed a highly competitive grant from USAID to fight the Zika virus in Mexico. The $1...
FDA-approved drug protects mice from Ebola
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives and starkly revealed the lack of effective options for treating or preventing...
Sepsis trumps CMS’s 4 medical conditions tracked for readmission rates
Credit: Nicole Davison/UPMC PITTSBURGH, Jan. 22, 2017 – Sepsis accounts for considerably more hospital readmissions and associated costs than any of the four medical conditions...
Will the doctor see your child now?
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Parents often want medical advice when their child gets sick but only about half are very...
UTMB scientists genetically engineered world’s first Zika virus…
A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is the first in the world to genetically engineer a clone of the...
Stem cell treatment mediates immune response to spinal cord injury in…
When a blunt-force blow injures the spinal cord, the body's immune system can be both friend and foe. Sensing the injury, the immune system dispatches...
Culturally tailored obesity intervention a success for hispanic students
Credit: University of Houston An obesity intervention for Hispanic middle school students led by researchers at the University of Houston found that with consistent guidance...
Glyphosate renewal approved
Credit: Rothamsted Research Jonathan Storkey, Plant Ecologist and Leader of Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems (ASSIST), one of Rothamsted's five strategic research programmes: The negat..
Immune cell drives heart failure in mice
Credit: Daniela Cihakova and Nicola Diny A new study in mice reveals that eosinophils, a type of disease-fighting white blood cell, appear to be at...
FIGHT study proves type-2 diabetes therapy ineffective in the…
PHILADELPHIA -In an attempt to correct defects in the energy generation that contributes to poor pump function among heart failure patients, researchers examined whether the...
Injecting activator of a powerful tumor suppressor directly into the cancer increases…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 22, 2017) – Directly injecting a tumor with an agent that activates a natural, powerful tumor suppressor enhances the...
Do mast cells contribute to more severe disease in dengue infection?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 12, 2017–Why mosquito-borne dengue virus causes more severe disease in some individuals, including hemorrhagic fever...
Definitive global transfusion study supports patient safety, positive…
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2017– Lower thresholds for blood transfusions during cardiac surgery have proven to be safe and provide...
Chemist Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Michael Pirrung, a distinguished professor of chemistry at the University of California, Riverside, has been named one of the...
