Study links athletic performance to mortality
Credit: University of Arizona It's not the locker room pep talk you'd expect, but new research from the University of Arizona suggests that athletes might...
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Tissue engineers recruit cells to make their own strong matrix
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery but the best way to make something is often to co-opt the original process...
Daniel Alford, M.D., M.P.H., receives National Award from the American…
Credit: Boston Medical Center BOSTON — Daniel P. Alford, MD, MPH, FACP, has been awarded the American College of Physicians (ACP) Award for Distinguished Contributions...
How marriage may protect transgender couples
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. – Transgender people who are married are less likely to experience discrimination than their unmarried counterparts, indicates a...
Immune cells derived from specialised progenitors
Credit: © Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn Dendritic cells are gatekeepers of Immunity and are crucial for the detection and initiation of Immunity against pathogens and...
New study: Traumatic brain injury causes intestinal damage
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers have found a two-way link between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and intestinal changes. These interactions may contribute...
Monocytes have many faces
Credit: © Foto: Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn When the immune system mobilizes its troops, antigen-presenting cells play an important role. They can emerge from white blood...
Oral devices reduce sleep apnea but may not affect heart disease risk factors
Credit: ATS Jan. 27, 2017–In patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), oral appliances that treat the condition by moving the lower jaw forward appear...
Stepping up the hunt for genetic diseases
Credit: ©UNIGE When a child is conceived, he or she receives DNA from both parents. The child's own genome thus consists of a maternal and...
Uncovering origins of developmental brain disorders could eventually…
Credit: University of Alberta Recent research discoveries in the development of brain disorders could pave the way to new therapies for treating seizures, and even...
Roadblocks to research: UNC bioethicist addresses lack of HIV studies in pregnant women
CHAPEL HILL, NC -UNC School of Medicine's Anne Lyerly is addressing the urgent need for effective HIV prevention and treatment for the estimated 1.5 million...
Cows may offer clues to improving fertility in women
Credit: G.L. Kohuth, Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. – A Michigan State University researcher has received a $1.65 million grant that looks to bring...
The secret to safe DNA repair
(Edmonton) Michael Hendzel knows all too well that there is little that people can do to control the stability of their genetic code. But he...
Just in time for open enrollment, free educational resources on health…
Credit: FAIR Health NEW YORK, NY–November 2, 2017–Open enrollment season brings many questions about health insurance, and a newly relaunched website, fairhealthconsumer.org, can answer them....
Skin vaccination with microneedle patch, influenza fusion protein improves efficacy of flu…
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA — A boosting skin vaccination with a biodegradable microneedle patch and protein constructed from sequences of influenza virus subtypes could...
