If chronic, the inflammation will affect our body and result in disease. In the devastating disease multiple sclerosis, hyperactivity of immune cells called…
In a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from the University of Cambridge have identified the first…
Experimental work pointing to a therapy for alleviating mucositis — a common, severe side effect of chemotherapy and irradiation of cancer patients or…
Alzheimer's disease has long been marked by progress — but not the kind of progress the medical community seeks. It is the most common form of dementia among…
Published in the prestigious journal PLOS ONE, the researchers say that combining grape seed extracts with chemotherapy has potential as a new approach for…
“In the past, it's been thought that muscle stem cells themselves don't change with age, and that any loss of function is primarily due to external factors in…
The findings, published in a paper in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, could shed new light on glaucoma, a devastating disease caused by defective…
The ability to hold transitory information – e.g. memorizing a telephone number – is a fundamental function of the human brain. This so-called working memory…
To date, immunologists have assumed that the macrophages functioning as “scavenger cells” can be classified into two different forms. In an extensive search,…
These familial forms are rare, but very aggressive and typically affect individuals before the age of 60. The findings jointly obtained by Dr. Safak Caglayan…
“Sedation doesn't help, but it does add expense and risk,” says study leader Steven P. Cohen, M.D., a professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at…
A team of Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) investigators led by Wellington V. Cardoso, MD, PhD, has found the first direct evidence of a link between…
“This outbreak illustrates the need for outpatient clinics to follow proper infection control guidelines and medication preparation practices to minimize the…
New American Diabetes Association (ADA) screening guidelines may lead to the missed diagnoses of type 2 diabetes in children, according to a new study by…
Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine conducted a comprehensive genetic analysis of invasive bladder cancer tumors to discover that the disease shares…
Only about 30 known human cases of hantavirus are reported in the US each year. The respiratory syndrome caused by a hantavirus infection comes from breathing…
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