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Researchers identify new targets to treat fibrotic diseases

When it comes to repairing injured tissue, specialized cells in the body known as fibroblasts are called into action. Fibroblasts give rise to healing cells called myofibroblasts, which generally is good in the short term - but bad when myofibroblast activation gets out of hand.

4 Oct 2019

Where contraception’s a lifestyle drug not a medical need — so women pay the tab

In the five years she's lived in Germany, Erin Duffy doesn't think she has paid more than 16 euros for medical care. Until now, that is.

4 Oct 2019

Research supports role of efficacy-first natural regimens to restore and improve skin health

Burt's Bees, a pioneer in natural skin care, today announced research supporting the role of efficacy-first natural regimens to defend, restore and improve skin health.

4 Oct 2019

Long-term study data shows DBS is effective for patients with treatment-resistant depression

A study published online on Friday, October 4, in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that deep brain stimulation (DBS) of an area in the brain called the subcallosal cingulate (SCC) provides a robust antidepressant effect that is sustained over a long period of time in patients with treatment-resistant depression--the most severely depressed patients who have not responded to other treatments.

4 Oct 2019

Clinical trial explores effect of whole-body cooling in comatose patients after cardiac arrest

While body temperature cooling is not a new treatment tactic for patients who experience cardiac arrest, a new clinical trial hopes to better understand the optimal amount of time for targeted temperature management.

4 Oct 2019

Researchers are developing new therapy to counter the effects of traumatic brain injury

A blow to the head or powerful shock wave on the battlefield can cause immediate, significant damage to a person's skull and the tissue beneath it.

4 Oct 2019

Prompt treatment can lead to improved outcomes for babies with hydrocephalus caused by toxoplasmosis

Babies born with toxoplasmosis, which is caused by a congenital parasitic infection, can develop hydrocephalus, a condition where excess fluid creates damaging pressure in the brain.

4 Oct 2019

Study explores how macrophage specialization gets disrupted by liver disease

Every tissue in the human body has an immune cell in it called a macrophage. Macrophages play important roles in the immune system's initial response to bacteria, viruses and wounds.

4 Oct 2019

$28 million grant supports Cincinnati Children's role as coordinating center for Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network

The federal agency that oversees a large network of research centers seeking cures for hundreds of rare, disabling and often fatal diseases has named Cincinnati Children's as its new data management and coordinating center.

4 Oct 2019

Overexposure to pesticides is a likely cause for neurological symptoms in Cuba-based diplomats

A new interdisciplinary study on the "Havana Syndrome" led by Dr. Alon Friedman M.D. of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and Dalhousie University Brain Repair Center in Nova Scotia, Canada, points to overexposure to pesticides as a likely cause for neurological symptoms among Canadian diplomats residing in Havana, Cuba in 2016.

4 Oct 2019

Penn researchers propose ethical framework that defines brain organoid transplantation

As research involving the transplantation of human "mini-brains"--known as brain organoids--into animals to study disease continues to expand, so do the ethical debates around the practice.

4 Oct 2019

Experts call for public health campaign aimed at promoting 'brain-healthy lifestyle'

Experts are calling for a public health campaign aimed at promoting a 'brain-healthy lifestyle' to reduce the risk of developing neurodegenerative brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

4 Oct 2019

Patients would like to be asked before using medical data for research

With electronic medical records creating an ideal source of data to inform quality care and new discovery, a key question emerges: How much say should patients have in how their data is used?

4 Oct 2019

Trump speech offers dizzying preview of his health care campaign strategy

President Donald Trump offered a preview of what his 2020 health agenda might look like in a speech Thursday — blasting Democratic proposals for reform and saying he would tackle issues such as prescription drug prices and affordability.

3 Oct 2019

Head and neck melanoma among pediatric and young adult populations up by 51%

Head and neck melanoma among pediatric, adolescent and young adult populations in the United States and Canada increased by 51.1% from 1995 to 2014, per research from Saint Louis University.

3 Oct 2019

New $4.5 million federal grant to make more HIV testing available in the Chicago area

More HIV testing will be available in the Chicago area, thanks to a five-year, $4.5 million federal public health grant recently awarded to the University of Chicago Medicine.

3 Oct 2019

UC Davis researchers awarded $1.5 million NIH grant for CRISPR cancer treatment

What if, instead of killing cancer cells or cells about to become cancerous, you could deliver a repair package and fix them? UC Davis researchers have just been awarded $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health to start work towards that goal.

3 Oct 2019

Chronic inflammation of the placenta linked to African-American preterm births

African-American infants are twice as likely to die in the first year of life than white infants, for reasons that are complex and not well understood. Results from a recent study suggest that specific abnormalities in the placenta from African-American preterm births may hold clues to the physical mechanisms behind racial disparities in preemie health outcomes.

3 Oct 2019

Transgender people have difficult time in finding a health care setting

Transgender people who are also racial and ethnic minorities have a difficult time finding a health care setting where all aspects of their identity are welcome, understood and addressed.

3 Oct 2019

Low birth weight linked to chronic health conditions later in life

Low birth weight is linked not only to poor health outcomes at birth but also to chronic health conditions later in life.

3 Oct 2019

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Researchers identify new targets to treat fibrotic diseases

Where contraception’s a lifestyle drug not a medical need — so women pay the tab

Research supports role of efficacy-first natural regimens to restore and improve skin health

Long-term study data shows DBS is effective for patients with treatment-resistant depression

Clinical trial explores effect of whole-body cooling in comatose patients after cardiac arrest

Researchers are developing new therapy to counter the effects of traumatic brain injury

Prompt treatment can lead to improved outcomes for babies with hydrocephalus caused by toxoplasmosis

Study explores how macrophage specialization gets disrupted by liver disease

$28 million grant supports Cincinnati Children's role as coordinating center for Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network

Overexposure to pesticides is a likely cause for neurological symptoms in Cuba-based diplomats

Penn researchers propose ethical framework that defines brain organoid transplantation

Experts call for public health campaign aimed at promoting 'brain-healthy lifestyle'

Patients would like to be asked before using medical data for research

Trump speech offers dizzying preview of his health care campaign strategy

Head and neck melanoma among pediatric and young adult populations up by 51%

New $4.5 million federal grant to make more HIV testing available in the Chicago area

UC Davis researchers awarded $1.5 million NIH grant for CRISPR cancer treatment

Chronic inflammation of the placenta linked to African-American preterm births

Transgender people have difficult time in finding a health care setting

Low birth weight linked to chronic health conditions later in life

Everything there is to know about biosimilars eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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