Repair of aged tissue can be enhanced by inhibiting signals from neighbouring cells
Credit: Nalle Pentinmikko Researchers at the University of Helsinki have discovered how regenerative capacity of intestinal epithelium declines when we ...
Tag: Internal Medicine
Mattresses could emit higher levels of VOCs during sleep
Hundreds of household items, including furniture, paint and electronics, emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which at high levels can pose ...
How to equip the brake of immunity
Production of lymphocytes that suppress autoimmune diseases and inflammatory bowel diseasesCredit: Toho University Medical School The immune system is indispensable ...
Kidney patients are neglected in clinical trials
Kidney diseases affect 850 million people worldwide, a figure twice as high as that of diabetes. Yet patients with chronic ...
Nutritional supplements and diets not always protective, WVU research suggests
Credit: WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Do the nutritional supplements people take or the diets they adhere to actually protect them against cardiovascular ...
Natural antioxidant helps improve immune-based therapies by modulating T-cells
Credit: Emma Vought, Medical University of South Carolina Shikhar Mehrotra, Ph.D. and Xue-Zhong Yu, M.D., National Institutes of Health-funded researchers ...
IOF review of impact of drug holidays on bone health
Interrupting treatment for high-risk patients on long-term bisphosphonate or denosumab therapy may lead to significant increase in fracture risk. The ...
New high blood pressure guidelines could increase detection of gestational hypertension
In a study of more than 16,000 women, improvements in diagnoses might lead to reduction in maternal and neonatal risk ...
Medication linked to increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease
Medications that target tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), a protein involved in inflammation, have revolutionized the management of certain autoimmune ...
Can mathematics help us understand the complexity of our microbiome?
How do the communities of microbes living in our gastrointestinal systems affect our health? Baltimore, MD--How do the communities of ...
Antibiotics weaken flu defenses in the lung
Credit: Andreas Wack, Francis Crick Institute Antibiotics can leave the lung vulnerable to flu viruses, leading to significantly worse infections ...
Long-term follow up is required to help maintain bone health in childhood cancer survivors
New International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Working Group publication reviews bone complications in childhood cancer survivors and provides evidence-based recommendations for ...
Antidepressants reduce deaths by more than a third in patients with diabetes
WASHINGTON--Antidepressants reduce deaths by more than a third in patients with diabetes and depression, according to a study published in ...
NETRF-funded research may help predict pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNET) recurrence
Alpha-like islet cells associated with metastasisCredit: Dana-Farber Cancer Center A group of researchers funded by Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) ...
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