Diabetes impairs multipotent stromal cell antibacterial activity
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 4, 2019-A new study reveals that the multipotent stromal cells ...
Tag: Internal Medicine
Study: More than one-third of patients risk major bleeding by doubling up on blood thinners
A daily aspirin is a commonly used, generally safe therapy for people who need help preventing heart attacks or stroke. ...
Genomics could better match treatments to pancreatic cancer patients
PITTSBURGH, March 4 - Pancreatic cancer is a grim diagnosis, with a five-year survival rate of less than 9 percent. ...
Reevaluating pneumococcal vaccine guidance: An analysis
PITTSBURGH, March 4, 2019 - If mitigating racial disparities in those who contract pneumococcal diseases, such as meningitis and pneumonia, ...
New device mimics beating heart with tiny pieces of heart tissue
Credit: Fotios Pitoulis Researchers at Imperial College London created a bioreactor to allow heart tissue to experience mechanical forces in ...
Researchers use health data tools to rapidly detect sepsis in newborns
CHOP study uses automated models to identify sepsis before clinical recognitionCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Automated programs can identify which ...
Newly identified drug targets could open door for esophageal cancer therapeutics
Researchers block two cancer cell signaling pathways and slow tumor growthCredit: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Blocking two molecular ...
Research suggests that medications for kidney transplants increase risk of skin cancer
Wednesday, 27 February 2019: A study led by researchers at RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) has analysed the ...
SU engineers create rubbery ‘smart’ material to treat open wounds, infections and cancer
New shape memory polymer doesn't require additional triggers like temperature changes and could have major implications for health care treatmentCredit: ...
An existing drug may have therapeutic potential in mitochondrial disease
CHOP researchers: Animal studies may offer clues to possible precision medicine approachCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia New preclinical findings from ...
Inhibiting cancer-causing protein could prevent scleroderma fibrosis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A protein known to play a role in cancer may also be increasing fibrosis in scleroderma ...
Study: ACA Medicaid expansion shows impact on colon cancer screenings, survival in Kentucky
Credit: University of Kentucky Research Communications LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 22, 2019) - A new University of Kentucky study published in ...
Sperm quality unaffected by one course of chemotherapy for early testicular cancer
First study to investigate long-term effect of postoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy on sperm count and concentration Men with early stage ...
Height gap with parents, not genetics, determines onset of puberty — Ben-Gurion U. study
BEER-SHEVA, Israel...February 21, 2019 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have found that the age puberty hits is ...
Smoking cessation may reduce risk of rheumatoid arthritis
Analysis of data demonstrates first time that behavior change can delay or prevent most severe form of rheumatoid arthritis Boston, ...
Hesperos’ multi-organ ‘human-on-a-chip’ found effective for long-term toxicology testing
Collaboration between L'Oreal, Hesperos and UCF results in further reduction in reliance on animal testing in drug and cosmetics developmentCredit: ...
Dietary fiber helps clump material in your gut
The results may have implications for microbe growth and drug absorption in our bodiesCredit: Image credit: Caltech/Ismagilov Lab/A. Preska Steinberg ...
Introducing the AGA Future Leaders Class of 2020
AGA has announced the 18 early career physicians and scientists selected to participate in its flagship leadership development program Bethesda, ...
Patented drug therapy for lung condition has been exclusively optioned to Theratome Bio
Proteins from adult stem cells might reduce inflammation caused by Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeCredit: Theratome Bio INDIANAPOLIS -- A patented ...
Patients' own cells could be the key to treating Crohn's disease
A new technique using patients' own modified cells to treat Crohn's disease has been proven to be effective in experiments ...
