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Fibrosis is the growth of fibrous tissue.

Loyola Medicine participates in major study of rare lung disease that affects Puerto Ricans

Loyola Medicine is enrolling patients in the first major study of a rare, debilitating lung disease that disproportionately affects people from Puerto Rico.

7 Jul 2017

Keck School of Medicine of USC awarded seven-year NIH grant for research on lung cell regeneration

The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California is one of four institutions in California to receive a multimillion R35 grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in 2017.

5 Jul 2017

UC scientists develop new computerized tool to promote shared decision-making with CF patients

Physician-researchers at the University of Cincinnati have developed a computerized decision-making model to promote shared decision-making with cystic fibrosis patients.

4 Jul 2017

Combination treatment could be more effective against common infection

The common and highly resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium is a fatal threat to weakened and ill patients.

4 Jul 2017

NEI-funded research aims to prevent or reverse progression of cataracts

Research funded by the National Eye Institute aims to reverse progression of cataracts- the most common cause of blindness worldwide- or to prevent them from forming altogether.

30 Jun 2017

New antiviral drug candidate effective against broad range of coronaviruses

A new antiviral drug candidate inhibits a broad range of coronaviruses, including the SARS and MERS coronaviruses, a multi-institutional team of investigators reports this week in Science Translational Medicine.

29 Jun 2017

New study uncovers low rates of palliative care referral in patients with end-stage liver disease

A new study has uncovered low rates of referral for palliative care in US patients with end-stage liver disease, although rates have been slowly increasing over time.

29 Jun 2017

Researchers investigate how cystic fibrosis alters structure of mucus in airways

Mucus is important for maintaining healthy lungs. Inhaled particles, including bacteria and viruses, get trapped in mucus and then cilia -- tiny hair like projections on the surface of the airway cells -- sweep the mucus out of the airway.

28 Jun 2017

Study could help surgeons choose best approaches for hearing preservation in cochlear implant patients

Cochlear implants that have electrodes designed without wire perform better than those with wires for long-term hearing preservation, a Mount Sinai researcher has reported in a first-of-its-kind study.

27 Jun 2017

Cancers manipulate natural cell process to promote their survival, research suggests

Cancer tumors manipulate a natural cell process to promote their survival suggesting that controlling this mechanism could stop progress of the disease, according to new research led by the University of Oxford.

27 Jun 2017

Newly discovered antibiotic could help treat drug-resistant tuberculosis

A newly discovered antibiotic, produced by bacteria from a cystic fibrosis patient, could be used to treat cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). This is the finding of a team of scientists from Cardiff University’s School of Biosciences and the University of Warwick.

24 Jun 2017

Survivors of childhood diseases struggle to find care as adults

Rachael Goldring was born with congenital heart disease. Had she been born a few decades earlier, she probably would have died as a baby. Now 24, Goldring is part of a population of patients who present new challenges to a health care system unaccustomed to dealing with survivors of once-fatal conditions.

22 Jun 2017

Scientists develop novel enzyme technology that prevents formation of biofilms

Have you ever heard of biofilms? They are slimy, glue-like membranes that are produced by microbes, like bacteria and fungi, in order to colonize surfaces.

22 Jun 2017

Scientists develop new technique to study longevity of airborne viruses

Cover your mouth when sneezing or coughing and wash your hands. Queensland University of Technology and The University of Queensland scientists have developed a new technique to study how some common disease-causing bacteria can spread up to 4m and remain alive in the air for up to 45 minutes.

19 Jun 2017

Research reveals potential treatment to prevent wound scarring

Research at the University of Leicester has revealed a potential treatment to prevent wound scarring that will soon be entering clinical trials.

16 Jun 2017

SLU scientists discover nuclear receptor that appears to play key role in muscle regeneration

Saint Louis University researchers report in Molecular Metabolism new findings that the nuclear receptor REV-ERB appears to play a key role in muscle regeneration, suggesting the receptor may be a good target for new drugs to treat a variety of muscle disorders and injuries.

14 Jun 2017

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Loyola Medicine participates in major study of rare lung disease that affects Puerto Ricans

Keck School of Medicine of USC awarded seven-year NIH grant for research on lung cell regeneration

UC scientists develop new computerized tool to promote shared decision-making with CF patients

Combination treatment could be more effective against common infection

NEI-funded research aims to prevent or reverse progression of cataracts

New antiviral drug candidate effective against broad range of coronaviruses

New study uncovers low rates of palliative care referral in patients with end-stage liver disease

Researchers investigate how cystic fibrosis alters structure of mucus in airways

Study could help surgeons choose best approaches for hearing preservation in cochlear implant patients

Cancers manipulate natural cell process to promote their survival, research suggests

Newly discovered antibiotic could help treat drug-resistant tuberculosis

Survivors of childhood diseases struggle to find care as adults

Scientists develop novel enzyme technology that prevents formation of biofilms

Scientists develop new technique to study longevity of airborne viruses

Research reveals potential treatment to prevent wound scarring

SLU scientists discover nuclear receptor that appears to play key role in muscle regeneration

Newly discovered natural antibiotic could help fight against drug-resistant TB

New tools can potentially play key role in early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis

Researchers uncover molecule in newborn hearts that appears to control renewal process

Drinking few cups of coffee or tea may protect against liver fibrosis, study finds

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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