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Under-Skin Chips: Enhancing Precision in Medicine

The future of medicine lies in ever greater precision, not only when it comes to diagnosis but also drug dosage. The blood work that medical staff rely on is…

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Hepatitis C Variants Collaborate to Evade Immune Attacks

A study published earlier this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) may employ…

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E-Cigarette Flavorings Impact Lung Function at Cellular Level

“The effects of the various chemical components of e-cigarette vapor on lung tissue are largely unknown,” said lead author Temperance Rowell, a graduate…

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Antiviral Compound Shields Brain Against West Nile Virus

Studying West Nile virus infection in mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis showed that interferon-lambda tightens the…

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Soft-Tissue Engineering: Enhancing Cartilage Repair Methods

An international study published in the journal Nature Communications points the way toward wider, more effective use of biocompatible materials in repairing…

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Advancing Cyber-Physical Systems in Medical Innovation

Today the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced two, five-year, center-scale awards totaling $8.75 million to advance the state-of-the-art in medical and…

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Older Patients Miss Out on Evidence-Based Cardiac Care

Previous studies have shown that older patients are less likely to receive the most evidence-based, recommended treatment for acute coronary syndrome….

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Advancements in Individualized Cancer Immunotherapy Strategies

Mainz-based researchers have made significant advances with regard to the development of individualized immunotherapy strategies for treating cancer. They have…

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Long Non-Coding RNAs: Key Players in Heart and Cancer Research

Stefanie Dimmeler was one of the first researchers to prove that the sub-group of micro-RNAs plays a role in regenerating blood vessels. She has now received…

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New Mechanism Unveiled to Combat Hemorrhagic Diseases

A potential mechanism to combat diseases caused by haemorrhagic fever viruses has been discovered by researchers at the University of Montreal's Department of…

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New combination treatment strategy to 'checkmate' glioblastoma

Therapies that specifically target mutations in a person's cancer have been much-heralded in recent years, yet cancer cells often find a way around them. To…

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PTSD Linked to Accelerated Aging: New UCSD Research Insights

Writing in the May 7 online issue of American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and…

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'Fracture' prints, not fingerprints, help solve child abuse cases

Implications from the Michigan State University research could help with the determination of truth in child abuse cases, potentially resulting in very…

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Cotton Fibres Replace Carbon Nanotubes in New Innovation

 

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Stanford Discovers Brain Signals That Indicate Decision Changes

Researchers studying how the brain makes decisions have, for the first time, recorded the moment-by-moment fluctuations in brain signals that occur when a…

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UNC Team uses cellular bubbles to deliver Parkinson's meds directly to brain

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have used exosomes — tiny bubbles of protein and fat produced naturally by cells — to bypass…

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