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Vaping-related respiratory illness characterized by lipid-laden macrophages in the lungs

Doctors have identified a previously unrecognized characteristic of the vaping-related respiratory illness that has been emerging in clusters across the U.S. in recent months.

8 Sep 2019

UAB researchers identify biomarker for early beta cell death in Type 1 diabetes

Beta cells in the pancreas produce insulin. Their death is a key feature of Type 1 diabetes, and that loss starts long before diagnosis. However, there has been no straightforward way to measure that early loss.

8 Sep 2019

Researchers find synergistic connection between two deadly blood-clotting diseases

Two rare but potentially deadly blood-clotting diseases, namely thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, or TTP, and hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS, show similar pathologies -- a multitude of painful blockages in small blood vessels that cause varying degrees of organ injury throughout the body. However, the two disorders have distinct biological mechanisms.

8 Sep 2019

Study examines screening and treatment of opioid-induced low testosterone in men

Long-term opioid use previously has been linked with low testosterone in men. What has been unclear is how many men taking opioids had been screened or treated for low testosterone.

8 Sep 2019

Behavioral problems during childhood can lead to adult insomnia

Parents should help their children with better sleep patterns, along with any problem behavioral issues, because this can lead to severe insomnia in middle age, a groundbreaking new study shows.

8 Sep 2019

Study shows large differences in ED and hospital destinations of minority patients

A new national study done by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center showed large differences in the emergency department and hospital destinations of minority (Black and Hispanic) patients who are transported by emergency medical services when compared with their non-Hispanic white counterparts.

7 Sep 2019

Raw pet food not considered as significant source of infections

An extensive international survey conducted at the University of Helsinki indicates that pet owners do not consider raw food to considerably increase infection risk in their household.

7 Sep 2019

ERC Starting Grant to support research on how gut bacteria may affect blood pressure

The community of bacteria inhabiting our bowels, known as the gut microbiome, affects our health and immune system - in a range of different ways.

7 Sep 2019

Researchers explore how talk therapy can help cystic fibrosis patients with mental health problems

Drexel University researchers are exploring how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a type of talk therapy, delivered via telemedicine, may alleviate the anxiety and depression common among cystic fibrosis patients.

7 Sep 2019

Tiny fat bubbles hold key to rebooting the immune system and calming disease process

People living with inflammatory autoimmune disease could benefit from an 'immune system reboot', and researchers have isolated specific cells to target.

7 Sep 2019

Chronic conductive hearing loss linked to speech recognition deficits

Chronic conductive hearing loss, which can result from middle-ear infections, has been linked to speech recognition deficits, according to the results of a new study, led by scientists at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and published September 6 in the journal Ear and Hearing.

7 Sep 2019

Exposure to 9/11 WTC dust associated with increased risk of heart disease in NYC firefighters

A new study of New York City firefighters has found that exposure to 9/11 World Trade Center dust is associated with a significantly increased long-term risk of cardiovascular disease.

7 Sep 2019

Vast majority of footballers in the Spanish League unaware of banned substances

The vast majority (97.4%) of players with the Spanish League are unfamiliar with the list of substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Furthermore, 95% do not even know what this agency is for.

6 Sep 2019

Serotonin and anti-depressants can have a major effect on the gut's microbiota

A new study in mice led by UCLA biologists strongly suggests that serotonin and drugs that target serotonin, such as anti-depressants, can have a major effect on the gut's microbiota -- the 100 trillion or so bacteria and other microbes that live in the human body's intestines.

6 Sep 2019

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Vaping-related respiratory illness characterized by lipid-laden macrophages in the lungs

UAB researchers identify biomarker for early beta cell death in Type 1 diabetes

Researchers find synergistic connection between two deadly blood-clotting diseases

Study examines screening and treatment of opioid-induced low testosterone in men

Behavioral problems during childhood can lead to adult insomnia

Study shows large differences in ED and hospital destinations of minority patients

Raw pet food not considered as significant source of infections

ERC Starting Grant to support research on how gut bacteria may affect blood pressure

Researchers explore how talk therapy can help cystic fibrosis patients with mental health problems

Tiny fat bubbles hold key to rebooting the immune system and calming disease process

Chronic conductive hearing loss linked to speech recognition deficits

Exposure to 9/11 WTC dust associated with increased risk of heart disease in NYC firefighters

Vast majority of footballers in the Spanish League unaware of banned substances

Serotonin and anti-depressants can have a major effect on the gut's microbiota

Vapor from e-cigarettes may impair the cells that line the lungs

Groupons for medical treatment? Welcome to today’s U.S. health care

Neuroscientists reveal how our brain filters sounds

Disease-causing bacteria compete with human hosts for key micronutrient, study shows

UA receives $37.5 million NIH grant to research potential regenerative therapy for Alzheimer's

Physician-hospital integration increases health care costs, study shows

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