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Russian physicists propose unique method to avoid implants rejection

A group of Russian physicists, with the contribution from their Swiss colleagues, developed a way to use the therapeutic effect of heating or cooling the tissues due to the magnetocaloric effect.

5 Aug 2016

Heart-resident macrophages promote neutrophil recruitment after ischemic injury

Tissue injury, such as occurs in response to a lack of oxygen, promotes an influx of immune cells to the site of damage.

5 Aug 2016

Botulinum toxins may cause remote effects by moving between neurons

The botulinum toxins are among the deadliest substances on Earth, and two specific toxins — including the popular drug Botox — have multiple uses for treating many neuromuscular conditions, including frown lines, disabling muscle spasms and migraine headaches.

5 Aug 2016

Scientists identify new way to impair tumour growth in lung cancer

Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore, in collaboration with Harvard Stem Cell Institute, have discovered a new way in which the development of lung cancer can be stopped.

5 Aug 2016

Novel dual molecular tuner offers easy way to perform in-depth analyses in mammalian cells

A research team headed by investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has developed a tool that allows scientists to quickly manipulate levels of two proteins in the same cell.

5 Aug 2016

New reconstruction technique restores bone loss in the jaw of pigs

Researchers have engineered living bone tissue to repair bone loss in the jaw, a structure that is typically difficult to restore.

5 Aug 2016

Alcohol-craving rats offer insights into genetic underpinnings of alcoholism

Alcohol-craving rats have provided researchers with a detailed look into the complicated genetic underpinnings of alcoholism.

5 Aug 2016

Penn researchers develop computer model for designing drug-delivery nanocarriers

A team of University of Pennsylvania researchers has developed a computer model that will aid in the design of nanocarriers, microscopic structures used to guide drugs to their targets in the body.

5 Aug 2016

UT Physicians opens new health center in Rosenberg

UT Physicians, the medical practice of McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, has opened its newest health center, UT Physicians Community Health & Wellness Center - Rosenberg, at 5115 Avenue H, Suite 701.

5 Aug 2016

Three vaccine candidates provide complete protection against Zika virus in rhesus monkeys

A month after announcing that two promising vaccine candidates provided mice with complete protection against the Zika virus, a research team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in collaboration with scientists at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and the University of São Paulo, now reports achieving complete protection against Zika virus in rhesus monkeys.

5 Aug 2016

Triple therapy approach helps Type 1 diabetes patients improve blood sugar control, lose weight

A combination of three medications—dapagliflozin, liraglutide and insulin—helped people with Type 1 diabetes improve blood sugar control and lose weight, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

5 Aug 2016

Loss of senescent cells improves pulmonary function in mice

Most cells can divide only a limited number of times and eventually undergo permanent cell cycle arrest, a state known as cellular senescence.

5 Aug 2016

Duke Health-led researchers identify new information about signaling mechanism of cells

Duke Health-led researchers have discovered new information about the signaling mechanism of cells that could one day help guide development of more specific drug therapies.

4 Aug 2016

Review provides new insights into diagnosis, treatment for PCOS

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) afflicts over 14 million women in the United States. The disorder increases the risk of endometrial cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, asthma, obesity, depression and anxiety, as well as infertility and a variety of reproductive disorders.

4 Aug 2016

New study analyzes evolution of epigenetic mechanisms from bacteria to humans

After the emergence of single-celled organisms some billions of years ago, nature started experimenting with how to diversify gene function without changing the sequence of the DNA, such that the blue print remains conserved, but allows gene products to have different functions.

4 Aug 2016

Research shows alcohol abuse drug inhibits ocular conjunctival scarring in mouse model

New research from University College London, Moorfields Eye Hospital and Duke University School of Medicine has identified a gene that drives scarring, together with a rapidly translatable therapy, for the UK's most common cause of blinding conjunctivitis.

4 Aug 2016

Amish farm environment protects children from asthma by shaping immune system

By probing the differences between two farming communities—the Amish of Indiana and the Hutterites of South Dakota—an interdisciplinary team of researchers found that specific aspects of the Amish environment are associated with changes to immune cells that appear to protect children from developing asthma.

4 Aug 2016

Sickle cell trait linked to increased risk of rhabdomyolysis among African American Soldiers

A new study published Aug. 4 in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that among African American U.S. Army Soldiers, sickle cell trait is not associated with an increase in mortality, but is associated with a modest increase in the risk of exertional rhabdomyolysis.

4 Aug 2016

Scientists discover tissue biomarkers that lead to joint degeneration linked to spine osteoarthritis

A research team at the Krembil Research Institute has discovered a pair of tissue biomarkers that directly contribute to the harmful joint degeneration associated with spine osteoarthritis.

4 Aug 2016

Researchers report promising vaccine strategy for immunizing against herpes viruses

Oral and genital herpes are caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and the herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), which both cause lifelong infection. HSV-2 infection is associated with increased risk for HIV infection.

4 Aug 2016

Medicine News and Research

Russian physicists propose unique method to avoid implants rejection

Heart-resident macrophages promote neutrophil recruitment after ischemic injury

Botulinum toxins may cause remote effects by moving between neurons

Scientists identify new way to impair tumour growth in lung cancer

Novel dual molecular tuner offers easy way to perform in-depth analyses in mammalian cells

New reconstruction technique restores bone loss in the jaw of pigs

Alcohol-craving rats offer insights into genetic underpinnings of alcoholism

Penn researchers develop computer model for designing drug-delivery nanocarriers

UT Physicians opens new health center in Rosenberg

Three vaccine candidates provide complete protection against Zika virus in rhesus monkeys

Triple therapy approach helps Type 1 diabetes patients improve blood sugar control, lose weight

Loss of senescent cells improves pulmonary function in mice

Duke Health-led researchers identify new information about signaling mechanism of cells

Review provides new insights into diagnosis, treatment for PCOS

New study analyzes evolution of epigenetic mechanisms from bacteria to humans

Research shows alcohol abuse drug inhibits ocular conjunctival scarring in mouse model

Amish farm environment protects children from asthma by shaping immune system

Sickle cell trait linked to increased risk of rhabdomyolysis among African American Soldiers

Scientists discover tissue biomarkers that lead to joint degeneration linked to spine osteoarthritis

Researchers report promising vaccine strategy for immunizing against herpes viruses

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