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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

New research highlights need to decrease amount of opioid medication available for misuse

As states crack down on doctor and pharmacy "shopping" by people who misuse opioids, a new study reveals how often those individuals may still be able to find opioids to misuse in their family medicine cabinets.

13 May 2019

Measuring health-related quality of life in pediatric kidney transplant recipients

After receiving a kidney transplant, children may experience quality-of-life difficulties that underscore the importance of screening transplant recipients for psychosocial function, according to Children's research presented May 4, 2019, during the 10th Congress of the International Pediatric Transplant Association.

11 May 2019

SLU researchers reveal how to turn off neuropathic pain in a laboratory setting

Facing an urgent need for safer and more effective therapies for those suffering from debilitating pain in the midst of an opioid crisis, Saint Louis University researchers are on a mission to find a non-narcotic off-switch for pain.

10 May 2019

NIH announces awards to advance development of vaccines for sexually transmitted infections

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced awards to establish four Cooperative Research Centers focused on developing vaccines to prevent sexually transmitted infections.

10 May 2019

Study explains why some football players with SCT experience adverse clinical outcomes

A recent study published in Southern Medical Journal, led by researchers from the University of South Florida identifies a genetic variation known to affect sickle cell disease symptomology.

10 May 2019

Small molecule drug may help overcome ibrutinib resistance in mantle cell lymphona

A study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated how a small molecule drug discovered at the institution may help overcome resistance to treatment with ibrutinib in patients with mantle cell lymphoma.

9 May 2019

Compound derived from broccoli sprouts may restore brain chemistry imbalance related to schizophrenia

In a series of recently published studies using animals and people, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have further characterized a set of chemical imbalances in the brains of people with schizophrenia related to the chemical glutamate.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 9 May 2019

Meals that include fresh avocado can suppress hunger and increase satisfaction, study suggests

A new study released by the Center for Nutrition Research at Illinois Institute of Technology suggests that meals that include fresh avocado as a substitute for refined carbohydrates can significantly suppress hunger and increase meal satisfaction in overweight and obese adults.

8 May 2019

New research defines the chain of molecular events that goes awry in sepsis

Sepsis is a medical condition that few patients have heard of and most doctors dread. The body's response to attack by bacteria can trigger a cascade of cellular self-destruction that inadvertently causes blood clots, multi-organ failure, and death.

8 May 2019

Mining microbial treasures from human-made noxious sites

Filled with a noxious brew of copper, cadmium and arsenic, with a pH rivaling that of sulfuric acid, Montana's Berkeley Pit seems inhospitable to life.

8 May 2019

Cell's cytoskeleton aids in energy transfer and information processing within neurons, study finds

Dysfunctions and malformations in the scaffold of a cell are thought to contribute to heart muscle weakness, neurodegenerative disease and even deafness.

8 May 2019

Human iPSCs make more tiny 'cargo packets' to deliver cellular aging therapies

Johns Hopkins scientists report that adult cells reprogrammed to become primitive stem cells, called induced pluripotent stem cells, make tiny "cargo packets" able to deliver potentially restorative or repairing proteins, antibodies or other therapies to aged cells.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 8 May 2019

Biophysicists study structure of KR2 rhodopsin under physiological conditions

A team of biophysicists from Russia, Germany, and France, featuring researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, has discovered and studied the structure of the KR2 rhodopsin under physiological conditions.

8 May 2019

The endocannabinoid system and skin conditions

a significant amount of research over the past 20 years has demonstrated that the endocannabinoid system plays a vital role in skin homeostasis, and therefore skin conditions too.

7 May 2019

Drinking water contaminated with arsenic may lead to changes in heart structure

Drinking water that is contaminated with arsenic may lead to thickening of the heart's main pumping chamber in young adults, a structural change that increases the risk for future heart problems, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American Heart Association journal.

7 May 2019

'Google Maps' for cancer: Image-based model accurately represents blood traffic inside tumors

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have developed something akin to a “Google Maps” approach for more accurately computing and visualizing the structural and functional blood vessel changes needed for tumor growth.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 7 May 2019

Long-standing immunosuppressive drug reduces Zika birth defects in mice

In experiments with pregnant mice infected with the Zika virus, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report they have successfully used a long-standing immunosuppressive drug to diminish the rate of fetal deaths and birth defects in the mice's offspring.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 7 May 2019

Research into cancer signaling network reveals new roadmap to tumor control

In this advanced age of molecular sleuthing, a research team led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have findings that suggest tumors will eventually become resistant to drug inhibitors of a common cancer pathway (dubbed YAP/TAZ), now in preclinical development.

7 May 2019

Finding potential treatments for autoimmune diseases

More than 50 million Americans are affected by an autoimmune disease, with women at an increased risk for developing one.

7 May 2019

Form drives function in cancer proliferation, UTSW study finds

A new study finds that the protein responsible for the crawling movements of cells also drives the ability of cancer cells to grow when under stress.

6 May 2019

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New research highlights need to decrease amount of opioid medication available for misuse

Measuring health-related quality of life in pediatric kidney transplant recipients

SLU researchers reveal how to turn off neuropathic pain in a laboratory setting

NIH announces awards to advance development of vaccines for sexually transmitted infections

Study explains why some football players with SCT experience adverse clinical outcomes

Small molecule drug may help overcome ibrutinib resistance in mantle cell lymphona

Compound derived from broccoli sprouts may restore brain chemistry imbalance related to schizophrenia

Meals that include fresh avocado can suppress hunger and increase satisfaction, study suggests

New research defines the chain of molecular events that goes awry in sepsis

Mining microbial treasures from human-made noxious sites

Cell's cytoskeleton aids in energy transfer and information processing within neurons, study finds

Human iPSCs make more tiny 'cargo packets' to deliver cellular aging therapies

Biophysicists study structure of KR2 rhodopsin under physiological conditions

The endocannabinoid system and skin conditions

Drinking water contaminated with arsenic may lead to changes in heart structure

'Google Maps' for cancer: Image-based model accurately represents blood traffic inside tumors

Long-standing immunosuppressive drug reduces Zika birth defects in mice

Research into cancer signaling network reveals new roadmap to tumor control

Finding potential treatments for autoimmune diseases

Form drives function in cancer proliferation, UTSW study finds

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