Familial hypercholesterolemia in children and adolescents: diagnosis and treatment
This article by Dr. Stella Stabouli et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, Volume 24 , Issue 31 , ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Vitamin D intake and obesity in occupational asthma patients and need for supplementation
The article by Dr. Marina Ruxandra Otelea and Dr. Agripina Rascu is published in Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - ...
Endothelial regenerative capacity and aging: Influence of diet, exercise and obesity
This article by Dr. Mark D. Ross is published in Current Cardiology Reviews, Volume 14, Issue 4, 2018Credit: Dr. Mark ...
CHEO researcher Dr. Robert Korneluk named member of the Order of Canada
Honour recognizes his tireless efforts in making pediatric health discoveries and training the next generation of researchersCredit: CHEO Research Institute ...
UC San Diego researchers identify how skin ages, loses fat and immunity
Credit: UC San Diego Health Dermal fibroblasts are specialized cells deep in the skin that generate connective tissue and help ...
Targeting kinetoplastid and apicomplexan thymidylate biosynthesis as antiprotozoal strategy
This article by Dr. Dolores Gonzalez Pacanowska et al. is published in Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2018 Kinetoplastid and apicomplexan parasites ...
A novel mechanism that regulates cellular injury by phagocytes during inflammation
Credit: Kanazawa University Lysosomes are filled with more than 50 different hydrolytic enzymes, which are capable of digesting most cellular ...
Preparation, characterization and in vitro biological activity of Soyasapogenol B
This article by Dr. Ahmed A. Haroun et al. is published in Current Bioactive Compounds, Volume 14 , Issue 4 ...
Two outstanding scientists recognized for transformative Lupus research projects
NEW YORK, NY. December 20 -- The Lupus Research Alliance is proud to announce the 2018 recipients of the Dr. ...
Yale-led team examines impact of diet intervention on autoimmunity in mice
New Haven, Conn. -- Could a change in diet be beneficial to people with autoimmune diseases such as lupus? A ...
Yale Cancer Center scientists advise caution in immunotherapy research
New Haven, Conn. -- In a new study, Yale Cancer Center (YCC) scientists suggest that as the number of clinical ...
Central role of transforming growth factor type beta 1 in skeletal muscle dysfunctions
This article by Dr. Claudio Cabello-Verrugio et al. is published in Current Protein & Peptide Science, Volume 19, Issue 12, ...
Researchers study epigenetic reprogramming in HIV-associated heart disease
A team from GW is investigating the causes of cardiovascular disease in HIV-infected patients WASHINGTON (Dec. 20, 2018) -- Atherosclerosis ...
Nebraska virologists discover safer potential Zika vaccine
New mechanism could be 'huge leap' for immunologyCredit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have ...
Potential therapeutic target for lung fibrosis identified
Medical University of South Carolina researchers have identified a promising therapeutic target for lung fibrosis; in lung fibrosis, lung tissue ...
RNA proofreading mistakes drive group of autoimmune diseases
Discovery offers new targets to treat Singleton-Merten syndrome, Aicardi-Goutières syndrome, familial chilblain lupus and moreCredit: Courtesy of Scripps Research JUPITER, ...
Hepatitis: Liver failure attributable to compromised blood supply
Credit: Andreas Heddergotte / Technical University of Munich In severe cases, a viral hepatitis infection can result in liver failure. ...
Game over for Zika? KU Leuven researchers develop promising vaccine
Scientists at the KU Leuven Rega Institute in Belgium have developed a new vaccine against the Zika virus. This vaccine ...
Anticancer vaccines gain new lease of life with personalisation techniques
ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress, 13-16 December, Geneva, Switzerland Lugano, Switzerland, 19 December 2018 - Anticancer vaccines have gained a new lease ...
DNA 'webs' aid ovarian cancer metastasis, study reveals
Credit: Lee et al., 2018 Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that ovarian cancer ...
