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New target for pneumonia seems to restore tight barriers and fluid clearance in the lungs

Severe pneumonia causes a buildup of fluid in the lungs that makes the basics of breathing and getting oxygen out to the body difficult to impossible.

25 Jul 2018

Mutational burden of stem cells studied to improve disease models and therapies

Researchers from the University of California have characterized the mutational burden of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), potentially improving researchers’ ability to prioritize stem cell lines for models of human disease and/or therapies.

25 Jul 2018

Study: Blood test can predict response of advanced prostate cancer patients to treatments

An international collaborative study between Lawson Health Research Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Royal Marsden and Epic Sciences is one of the first to demonstrate that a blood test can predict how patients with advanced prostate cancer will respond to specific treatments, leading to improved survival.

25 Jul 2018

Single course of antibiotics early in childhood may increase risk for Type 1 diabetes

A single course of antibiotics early in childhood may increase risk for Type 1 diabetes. This is the finding of a study in mice led by researchers from NYU Medical School and published online July 24 in the journal eLife.

25 Jul 2018

Study shows bats co-opted genes from ancient ebola like virus million years ago

Some 18 million years ago, an ancestor of mouse-eared bats "stole" genetic material from an ancient virus related to Ebola.

25 Jul 2018

Zika virus may be sexually transmissible for shorter period than previously estimated

Zika virus may be sexually transmissible for a shorter period than previously estimated, according to a systematic review published this week in PLOS Medicine by Michel Counotte and Nicola Low of the University of Bern in Switzerland, and colleagues from the World Health Organization, US Centers for Disease Control and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. The review included analysis of data from both human and animal studies, and was conducted to describe the epidemiology of sexual transmission of ZIKV.

25 Jul 2018

Scientists discover new potential target for treating diabetes

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that one of the building blocks in the calcium channels in the pancreatic beta cells play an important role in regulating our blood glucose values.

24 Jul 2018

Researchers find link between resilience to dyslexia and gray matter in the brain

Dyslexia, a reading disorder, is characterized by a difficulty in "decoding" -- navigating between the visual form and sounds of a written language.

24 Jul 2018

Updated recommendations for HIV prevention and treatment in adults

The International Antiviral Society-USA Panel has released updated recommendations for the treatment and prevention of HIV infection in adults, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Michael Saag, M.D., director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Center for AIDS Research, served as the article's lead author.

24 Jul 2018

Newly discovered mechanism may be useful target to stop flu virus from infecting cells

There's a hitch in the swing of a protein that delivers the flu virus. Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine researchers believe this mechanism may be a useful target to stop the virus from infecting cells.

24 Jul 2018

Depression, antidepressant use linked with higher risk of venous thromboembolism

In the first review of its kind, new research has found that depression and the use of antidepressants are each associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism.

24 Jul 2018

Study highlights clear need for innovation to increase transplanted kidney's lifespan

The lifespan of a transplant kidney has significantly improved over the last thirty years. Between 1986 and 1995, 75% of the transplanted kidneys still functioned five years after the transplant. Between 2006 and 2015, this number had already risen to 84%.

24 Jul 2018

Environment could be important battle ground in the global fight against antibiotic resistance

The environment could be as important a battle ground as the clinic in the global fight against the spread of antibiotic resistance, new research has shown.

24 Jul 2018

Profiles for sale: How bits of captured data paint a valuable picture of your health

Here's a fun activity. Let's look at my credit card statement from last month. Among other things, I paid for a pair of athletic leggings, four movie tickets, and two beers and a plate of nachos at a nearby restaurant.

24 Jul 2018

Hospitals gear up for new diagnosis: Human trafficking

The woman arrived at the emergency department at Huntington Hospital on New York's Long Island after she was hit by her boyfriend during an argument. Her situation raised concerns among the medical staff, which had recently been trained to be on the lookout for signs of sex trafficking.

24 Jul 2018

Large-scale DNA sequence data on Alzheimer's disease to be made available to investigators

The National Institute on Aging Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease Data Storage Site will begin making large-scale DNA sequence data available to investigators.

24 Jul 2018

LGBQ teens at higher risk of diabetes than heterosexual youth, finds study

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning youth are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, be obese and engage in less physical activity and more sedentary activities than heterosexual youth, a new Northwestern Medicine study has found.

24 Jul 2018

UVA researchers discover how obesity may trigger harmful inflammation

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine explains why obesity causes harmful inflammation that can lead to diabetes, clogged arteries and other health problems. Doctors may be able to use this knowledge to battle these chronic diseases and others driven by damaging inflammation.

24 Jul 2018

'Hijacked' cell response to stress reveals potential therapeutic targets for leukemia

A signaling pathway that helps promote normal cell growth worsens a form of leukemia by taking control of another pathway better known for protecting cells from biological stress, a new study shows.

24 Jul 2018

Bioengineers build 3D model of human heart ventricle

Harvard University researchers have bioengineered a three-dimensional model of a human left heart ventricle that could be used to study diseases, test drugs and develop patient-specific treatments for heart conditions such as arrhythmia.

24 Jul 2018

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New target for pneumonia seems to restore tight barriers and fluid clearance in the lungs

Mutational burden of stem cells studied to improve disease models and therapies

Study: Blood test can predict response of advanced prostate cancer patients to treatments

Single course of antibiotics early in childhood may increase risk for Type 1 diabetes

Study shows bats co-opted genes from ancient ebola like virus million years ago

Zika virus may be sexually transmissible for shorter period than previously estimated

Scientists discover new potential target for treating diabetes

Researchers find link between resilience to dyslexia and gray matter in the brain

Updated recommendations for HIV prevention and treatment in adults

Newly discovered mechanism may be useful target to stop flu virus from infecting cells

Depression, antidepressant use linked with higher risk of venous thromboembolism

Study highlights clear need for innovation to increase transplanted kidney's lifespan

Environment could be important battle ground in the global fight against antibiotic resistance

Profiles for sale: How bits of captured data paint a valuable picture of your health

Hospitals gear up for new diagnosis: Human trafficking

Large-scale DNA sequence data on Alzheimer's disease to be made available to investigators

LGBQ teens at higher risk of diabetes than heterosexual youth, finds study

UVA researchers discover how obesity may trigger harmful inflammation

'Hijacked' cell response to stress reveals potential therapeutic targets for leukemia

Bioengineers build 3D model of human heart ventricle

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