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Research findings show effective way to harness anti-tumor potential of macrophages in cancer therapy

For all the success of a new generation of immunotherapies for cancer, they often leave an entire branch of the immune system's disease-fighting forces untapped.

9 Mar 2017

New biomarkers may help in diagnosis and management of Crohn's disease

The diagnosis, understanding and management of Crohn's disease may have just received a helping hand from a joint ASU Biodesign Institute and Mayo Clinic study aimed at developing a better blood test for the disease.

9 Mar 2017

Factors contributing to childhood adiposity begin before birth, study shows

A new article, published in the journal BMC Medicine, reports the largest epigenome-wide association study to date that provides evidence that factors contributing to childhood adiposity (level of body fat) begin before birth and are influenced by mother’s lifestyle, and fetal genetic and epigenetic factors.

9 Mar 2017

Thermo Scientific TSX Series blood bank refrigerators receive U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR certification

Clinicians working across blood banking and transfusion applications can now reduce the environmental footprint of their operations by selecting certified energy-efficient refrigerators that have received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR label.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 9 Mar 2017

New paper pump technology opens door to range of biomedical tools, microfluidic devices

Biomedical engineering researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed inexpensive paper pumps that use capillary action to power portable microfluidic devices, opening the door to a range of biomedical tools.

9 Mar 2017

Chinese famine studies show no increase in chronic diseases except for schizophrenia

A new systematic re-analysis of all previous studies of long-term health effects of prenatal exposure to the Chinese Famine of 1959-61 by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health shows no increases in diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions among famine births except for schizophrenia.

9 Mar 2017

UVA researchers use probiotic bacteria in yogurt to reverse depression symptoms

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have reversed depression symptoms in mice by feeding them Lactobacillus, a probiotic bacteria found in live-cultures yogurt.

9 Mar 2017

Caffeine may protect lungs from damage caused by prolonged oxygen therapy, study finds

A new study finds that caffeine may protect the lungs from damage caused by prolonged oxygen therapy, such as oxygen supplementation given to premature babies.

8 Mar 2017

Hormone secreted by bone cells can suppress appetite, mice study reveals

A hormone secreted by bone cells can suppress appetite, according to mouse studies conducted by Columbia University Medical Center researchers.

8 Mar 2017

New approach could regenerate skull bone with better quality and no scar tissue

A team of researchers repaired a hole in a mouse's skull by regrowing "quality bone," a breakthrough that could drastically improve the care of people who suffer severe trauma to the skull or face.

8 Mar 2017

Mayo Clinic researchers find new experimental drug that shrinks tumors in multiple myeloma patients

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that an experimental drug, LCL161, stimulates the immune system, leading to tumor shrinkage in patients affected by multiple myeloma. The findings are published in Nature Medicine.

8 Mar 2017

Invasive ‘liberation therapy’ not effective in treating multiple sclerosis, study finds

Opening up narrowed veins from the brain and spinal cord is not effective in treating multiple sclerosis, according to a study led by the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health.

8 Mar 2017

Researchers investigate how rare sugars could help regulate glucose levels

In an era when the label "natural" hits a sweet spot with consumers, some uncommon sugars emerging on the market could live up to the connotation.

8 Mar 2017

High levels of folate during pregnancy may decrease hypertension risk in children

A new article published in the American Journal of Hypertension finds that babies born to mothers with cardiometabolic risk factors were less likely to develop high blood pressure if their mothers had higher levels of folate during pregnancy.

8 Mar 2017

Promising new drug may offer effective treatment for heart failure patients

Heart failure patients who are getting by on existing drug therapies can look forward to a far more effective medicine in the next five years or so, thanks to University of Alberta researchers.

8 Mar 2017

Researchers estimate duration of sun exposure required to obtain recommended doses of vitamin D

Spanish researchers have estimated the duration of solar radiation exposure required in order to obtain the recommended doses of vitamin D.

8 Mar 2017

$Older hip fracture patients frequently use antidepressant and anti-anxiety drugs, study finds$

Older hip fracture patients frequently use antidepressant and anti-anxiety drugs, study finds

In a recent study, older individuals who had fallen and broken a hip used antidepressant and anti-anxiety medications more frequently than the general older population.

8 Mar 2017

Scientists open possibilities of going deeper into scattering tissue with less light

Medical applications of light, looking inside human tissue, often are limited by the highly scattering nature of tissue. Inuitively, a lower limit of one photon per camera pixel is assumed.

8 Mar 2017

Study shows that peripartum cardiomyopathy is not disease of the poor and occurs globally

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) occurs globally and is not a disease of the poor, according to research published today in the European Journal of Heart Failure. Cases were reported from many countries for the first time.

8 Mar 2017

Nearly half of all deaths caused by diabetes, stroke and heart disease linked to poor dietary habits

Nearly half of all deaths in the United States in 2012 that were caused by cardiometabolic diseases, including heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, have been linked to substandard eating habits, according to a study published in the March 7 issue of JAMA and funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

8 Mar 2017

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Research findings show effective way to harness anti-tumor potential of macrophages in cancer therapy

New biomarkers may help in diagnosis and management of Crohn's disease

Factors contributing to childhood adiposity begin before birth, study shows

Thermo Scientific TSX Series blood bank refrigerators receive U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR certification

New paper pump technology opens door to range of biomedical tools, microfluidic devices

Chinese famine studies show no increase in chronic diseases except for schizophrenia

UVA researchers use probiotic bacteria in yogurt to reverse depression symptoms

Caffeine may protect lungs from damage caused by prolonged oxygen therapy, study finds

Hormone secreted by bone cells can suppress appetite, mice study reveals

New approach could regenerate skull bone with better quality and no scar tissue

Mayo Clinic researchers find new experimental drug that shrinks tumors in multiple myeloma patients

Invasive ‘liberation therapy’ not effective in treating multiple sclerosis, study finds

Researchers investigate how rare sugars could help regulate glucose levels

High levels of folate during pregnancy may decrease hypertension risk in children

Promising new drug may offer effective treatment for heart failure patients

Researchers estimate duration of sun exposure required to obtain recommended doses of vitamin D

Older hip fracture patients frequently use antidepressant and anti-anxiety drugs, study finds

Scientists open possibilities of going deeper into scattering tissue with less light

Study shows that peripartum cardiomyopathy is not disease of the poor and occurs globally

Nearly half of all deaths caused by diabetes, stroke and heart disease linked to poor dietary habits

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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