COVID-19: Enzyme targeted by virus also influences gut inflammation
Cedars-Sinai study suggests ACE2, which helps coronavirus invade cells, may be a double-edged swordCredit: Courtesy of the National Institutes of ...
Tag: Internal Medicine
Physician advocates screening teen emergency room patients for sexually transmitted infections
University of Cincinnati researcher says it will help combat future health complicationsCredit: Photo by Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati. A University ...
Combining Eastern medicine with Western to improve cancer therapy
Can ancient Chinese herbs cure chemotherapy-related diarrhea?Credit: University of Houston University of Houston professor of pharmaceutics Ming Hu is developing ...
Experts release new management strategies for malignant colorectal polyps
Credit: American Gastroenterological Association Bethesda, Maryland (Nov. 4, 2020) - Early identification and removal of cancerous colorectal polyps is critical ...
Venous origin of brain blood-vessel malformations
Credit: Fabrizio Orsenigo In the condition known as cavernoma, lesions arise in a cluster of blood vessels in the brain, ...
Scientist studies the role of a muscle protein in skeletal muscle disorders
NIAMS grant supports the work of a University of Cincinnati researcherCredit: Photo by Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand. A University ...
SARS-CoV-2 might attack red marrow and block new erythrocytes formation
Credit: FEFU press office Specialists from the Department of Fundamental Medicine of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) with Russian and ...
Trial targets deadly lung cancer
Urgent research as mesothelioma numbers peakCredit: Flinders University With more than 650 Australians diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma last year, Flinders ...
Researcher develops app to reach Black community with COVID-19 information
University of Cincinnati physician gets a boost from the Association of Black Cardiologists for studyCredit: Photo by Colleen Kelley/UC Creative ...
How the immune system deals with the gut’s plethora of microbes
Credit: Laboratory of Lymphocyte Dynamics of The Rockefeller University The gut is an unusually noisy place, where hundreds of species ...
Let’s (not) stick together
New Pitt research examines mechanics of mucus in cystic fibrosis patientsCredit: Tagbo Niepa / University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of ...
Rising opioid use during pandemic heightens need for safe drug disposal
UH Pharmacy professor receives $3.3 million grant for safe medication disposal education, researchCredit: University of Houston During the global coronavirus ...
Surprising players in acute liver failure point to potential treatment
Gut microbes and host cells jointly contribute to the progression of this mostly incurable diseaseCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science Acute ...
18F-Fluciclovine PET/MRI for prostate cancer staging, androgen deprivation evaluation
Fluorine-18-labeled fluciclovine PET/MRI demonstrates utility in the initial staging of high-risk prostate cancer, as well as for evaluating the response ...
Type 1 diabetes: Tannic acid encapsulation protects transplanted islets from rejection
Layers of tannic acid and another biopolymer delay allograft and autoimmune-mediated rejection in mouse models of Type 1 diabetes.Credit: UAB ...
Researchers identify how night-shift work causes internal clock confusion
Cell secretions during shift changes disrupt body clock alignment and raise risk of health issuesCredit: Justin Kelley, MD Night-shift workers ...
MRI safely performed in patients with pacemakers and ICDs
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - MRI examinations can be performed safely in patients with non-MR ...
Spectral CT improves detection of early-stage coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Spectral CT with electron density imaging improves assessment of lung lesion extent in patients with RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19Credit: American Roentgen Ray ...
Temple treats 1st patient in trial of rejuvenair metered cryospray system for COPD with CB
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - Temple University Hospital has treated the first patient in a multicenter international ...
UC studies tobacco use, cancer connection
Research shows that tobacco use changes the metabolism of a type of kidney cancer which could lead to individualized treatmentCredit: ...