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Adding, removing water from a stem cell can determine its role as bone or fat

Adding or removing water from a stem cell can change the destiny of the cell, researchers have discovered in a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

27 Sep 2017

Huddersfield cancer scientists aim to develop new treatments for young people

CANCER researchers at the University of Huddersfield aim to develop new treatments specifically for young people and they will be aided in their quest by financial support from a locally-based charity.

27 Sep 2017

Study reports prevalence of concussion among teens playing contact sports

A new University of Michigan study confirms what many hospital emergency rooms nationwide are seeing: Teens playing contact sports suffer from concussions.

26 Sep 2017

Scientists gain insight into how Ebola virus uses the body's defenses to speed up infection

Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have gained new insight into how the Ebola virus uses the body's natural defenses to speed the rate of infection and unleash its lethal disease, according to a new report in mBio.

26 Sep 2017

New study reveals impact of Agent Orange exposure on women and babies in Vietnam

Exposure to Agent Orange sprayed during the Vietnam War has been linked to increased levels of certain hormones in women and their breastfeeding children decades later, potentially putting them at higher risk of health problems, according to a new study in Science of the Total Environment.

26 Sep 2017

Emergency departments write shorter duration and smaller-dose opioid prescriptions, study shows

Opioid prescriptions from the emergency department are written for a shorter duration and smaller dose than those written elsewhere, shows new research led by Mayo Clinic.

26 Sep 2017

Prescription drug linked to marked slowing of stomach emptying and weight loss

Liraglutide injection, a prescription medication used to treat type-2 diabetes and obesity is associated with marked slowing of stomach emptying and is an effective weight loss therapy. These are the findings of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Mayo Clinic researchers published today in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

26 Sep 2017

PCORI Board awards $8.6 million for new study on psoriasis treatment

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors today approved $8.6 million to fund a new study comparing treatment options for people with psoriasis.

26 Sep 2017

Scientists use BR nanoparticles to develop photoacoustic imaging and photothermal cancer therapy

Sangyong Jon, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at KAIST, and his team developed combined photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy for cancer by using Bilirubin (BR) nanoparticles.

26 Sep 2017

Research shows insulin as key determinant of embryonic stem cell potency

New research conducted at the stem cell centre, DanStem, at the University of Copenhagen shows that insulin is a key determinant of embryonic stem cell potency in mammals.

26 Sep 2017

Researchers will measure and examine how ‘resilience’ may lead to better HIV-related outcomes

With studies showing that African Americans living with HIV disproportionately struggle to remain in care and maintain suppressed HIV RNA levels, a team of public health researchers will look for solutions in a new way: They will systematically and rigorously identify the resources that successful patients draw upon to overcome the pervasive pitfalls that hinder others.

26 Sep 2017

Study finds gender, racial, and ethnic disparities among academic emergency medicine physicians

Gender, racial, and ethnic disparities, with regard to academic rank and compensation, continue to exist among academic emergency medicine physicians in spite of a move by leading organizations of emergency medicine to prioritize increasing diversity.

26 Sep 2017

Potential Zika vaccine blocks mother-to-fetus transmission and stops male testis infection

For the first time, a collaborative team led by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has shown that a potential Zika vaccine quickly can protect fetuses against infection as well as protect males against testicular infection and injury.

26 Sep 2017

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Adding, removing water from a stem cell can determine its role as bone or fat

Huddersfield cancer scientists aim to develop new treatments for young people

Study reports prevalence of concussion among teens playing contact sports

Scientists gain insight into how Ebola virus uses the body's defenses to speed up infection

New study reveals impact of Agent Orange exposure on women and babies in Vietnam

Emergency departments write shorter duration and smaller-dose opioid prescriptions, study shows

Prescription drug linked to marked slowing of stomach emptying and weight loss

PCORI Board awards $8.6 million for new study on psoriasis treatment

Scientists use BR nanoparticles to develop photoacoustic imaging and photothermal cancer therapy

Research shows insulin as key determinant of embryonic stem cell potency

Researchers will measure and examine how ‘resilience’ may lead to better HIV-related outcomes

Study finds gender, racial, and ethnic disparities among academic emergency medicine physicians

Potential Zika vaccine blocks mother-to-fetus transmission and stops male testis infection

Researchers explore how C-section, formula feeding, and antibiotics alter infant's gut microbiome

Universal screening not enough to improve language skills of deaf and hard-of-hearing children

Cyclists perform better in open-ended laboratory tests, study finds

Researchers put 'bioactive' glass in toothpaste to repair decayed teeth

Research reveals curious pattern of autism recurrence based on gender

Drug combination produces synergistic effect against growth of triple-negative breast cancer

MIT study sheds light on flu viruses' rapid evolution

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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