Our gut-brain connection
'Organs-on-a-chip' system sheds light on how bacteria in the human digestive tract may influence neurological diseasesCredit: Martin Trapecar, MIT CAMBRIDGE, ...
Tag: Internal Medicine
Nanoparticle drug delivery technique shows promise for treating pancreatic cancer
Method may also work for breast, prostate, ovarian cancerCredit: Jeff Gates Researchers with the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center ...
New benchmark set to deliver optimal osteoporosis care throughout Asia Pacific
Launch of first pan-Asia Pacific minimum clinical standards for the screening, diagnosis & management of osteoporosisCredit: The Asia Pacific Consortium ...
RENACER, a national hospital network to boost research into brain metastases, is launched
Credit: CNIO Last January 25th, the bylaws of the National Brain Metastasis Network (or RENACER, its acronym in Spanish) were ...
3-D printed Biomesh minimizes hernia repair complications
Credit: Drs. C. Shin/G. Acharya/Baylor College of Medicine. Hernias are one of the most common soft tissue injuries. Hernias form ...
A stem cell based cell culture model for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Recent publication in Biology OpenCredit: Dr. Nina Graffmann, University Hospital Duesseldorf Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a widespread condition ...
University of Cincinnati research unveils possible new combo therapy for head and neck cancer
Study found an approved drug could make radiation therapy more effectiveCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Head and neck cancer is ...
Potential combined drug therapy for lung cancer
Credit: Kanazawa University Most lung cancers are of a type called non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). This type of cancer is ...
CT identifies patients with high-risk nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Multiparametric CT findings can distinguish patients with high-risk NAFLD (advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis); however, the presence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) ...
ACSL1 as a main catalyst of CoA conjugation of propionic acid-class NSAIDs in liver
Researchers from Kanazawa University find that propionic acid-class NSAIDs are conjugated with CoA by hepatic ACSL1, leading to liver toxicity ...
COVID-19 infection in immunodeficient patient cured by infusing convalescent plasma
The 72-year-old patient was unable to mount her own immune defense against the SARS-CoV-2 virus because of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, ...
Strange colon discovery explains racial disparities in colorectal cancer
One side of the colon ages faster than the other, scientists revealCredit: UVA Health The colons of African-Americans and people ...
FGF23 hormone from red blood cell precursors promotes hematopoietic stem cell mobilization
Discovery expected to contribute towards more effective methods of harvesting stem cells from bone marrow donors.Credit: Yoshio Katayama A Kobe ...
Green med diet cuts non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by half – Ben-Gurion U. study
Credit: Gut 2021 BEER-SHEVA, Israel...January 18, 2021 - A green Mediterranean (MED) diet reduces intrahepatic fat more than other healthy ...
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