How to get more cancer-fighting nanoparticles to where they are needed
University of Toronto Engineering study shows that by injecting above a certain threshold of nanoparticles, the tumour delivery improves vastly, ...
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The CNIO pave the way for a future gene therapy to reverse pulmonary fibrosis associated with ageing
Credit: CNIO Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a potentially lethal disease for which there is currently no cure and that is ...
Genetic cause of congenital malformation discovered
Study by the University of Bonn reveals that genetic information controls development of the urinary tract, rectum and genitalsCredit: (c) ...
Adding another dimension to a cell culture model for pulmonary arterial hypertension
Researchers use 3D cell culture technology to replicate the pathogenetic process of pulmonary arterial hypertensionCredit: © 2020 Mitsunobu R. Kano ...
A new tool for modeling the human gut microbiome
Bacteria linked to Crohn's disease are difficult to grow in the lab, but MIT engineers have found a way.Credit: Jianbo ...
Osteopontin, a protein not always as bad as it is made out to be
The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country shows that maintaining osteopontin delays the onset of metabolic fatty liver disease during ageingCredit: ...
First drug for hepatitis D has been approved by european commission
A chronic disease becomes treatableCredit: Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg What started off as basic research 25 years ago has now lead to ...
A research team of the CNIO and the HKUST identifies how some gliomas develop chemoresistance
Credit: CNIO A team led by Massimo Squatrito, Head of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation Brain Tumour Group at the Spanish ...
Half of low-income communities have no ICU beds
Policies that facilitate hospital coordination are urgently needed to mitigate effects of the COVID-19 pandemicCredit: Health Affairs, August 2020 PHILADELPHIA ...
Fatty liver disease despite a normal weight
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba identify differences in the clinical features of non-obese patients with non-alcoholic fatter liver disease ...
Cystic fibrosis study to investigate real-world effects of new triple combination drug
Credit: Julien Behal Photography Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, 30 July 2020 - Researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences ...
How airway cells work together in regeneration and aging
Credit: Broad Stem Cell Research Center Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell ...
The big gulp: Inside-out protection of parasitic worms against host defenses
Credit: Jayhun Lee, Newmark Lab, Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- A team of developmental biologists at the Morgridge Institute ...
Remote, real-time monitoring of post-operative lung transplant patients significantly decreases hospital stays
Monitoring also resulted in shorter hospital stays when patients were readmittedCredit: Joyce Lee LOS ANGELES -- For many with end-stage ...
Lung ultrasound shows duration, severity of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Thickened pleural line more frequently observed in patients with longer time intervals after symptom onset; pulmonary consolidation more common in ...
IU School of Medicine, Eli Lilly research agreement to focus on autoimmune diseases
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Indiana University School of Medicine announced today a strategic research agreement with Eli Lilly and ...
How viruses and bacteria balance each other in the gut microbiome
A tiny arms race playing out inside the gut could eventually offer a new way to treat out-of-balance microbiomesCredit: Stephanie ...
MU advances chemotherapy-free treatment for cancer in animals and humans
Precision medicine approach has successfully treated bone cancer in dogsCredit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - Osteosarcoma, a ...
Improving lung cancer CT screening performance in real-world settings
Focusing on lung cancer screening subjects less likely to remain in a program -- those with negative low-dose CT exams ...
Global research community asks for the right research in the right places for COVID-19
Credit: The African Academy of Sciences Today a report was released that calls for the use of research evidence on ...