Vitamin A Receptor Helps Protect Lungs from Smoke Exposure and Viral Infections
New research shows that vitamin A that plays a key role in lung development and maintenance, and may play a protective role in lung injury…
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Biologists Reverse Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics
A newly published study details how a team of researchers returned drug-resistant bacteria to a pre-resistant state. Biologist Miriam Barlow of the University of California,…
Brown Researchers Reveal Inhibitor for COPD Lung Destruction
A newly published study reveals that cigarette smoke reduces expression of the protein NLRX1 in the lung, taking the restraints off a destructive immune response…
Targeting Brain Metastases with Stem Cell Therapy
Researchers have developed an in vivo imageable breast-to-brain metastasis mouse model. Using real time in vivo imaging and subsequent composite fluorescence imaging, they show a…
FDA Approved Tapeworm Drug Shows Promise Against MRSA
New research from Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital reveal that a common tapeworm drug (which is already approved for use in humans) effectively treated…
Dose-Dependent Relationship Between Sugar Beverages and Heart Disease Risk
New research from the University of California Davis is the first to demonstrate a direct, dose-dependent relationship between the amount of added sugar consumed in…
Fewer Doses of Prophylaxis Provides Near-Optimal Protection Against RSV
Researchers from Yale and the National Institutes of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reveal that fewer doses of the antibody for…
New Study Reveals No Association Between MMR Vaccine and Autism
A newly published study involving 95,000 children reveals that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine was not associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders, regardless of…
New Study Helps Explain Increased Risk of Diabetes in Shift Workers
New research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital links blood sugar and the internal clock, and may help develop and improve strategies for controlling glucose levels…
Gold Nanoparticles Intensify Cancer-Killing Radiation
Using gold nanoparticles tethered to acid-seeking compounds called pHLIPs, a team of researchers has demonstrated a more precise method for targeting cancer cells with radiation….
Study Shows Link between Muscle-Building Supplements and Cancer
New research shows that men taking muscle-building supplements with creatine or androstenedione are more likely to develop testicular cancer. Providence, Rhode Island (Brown University) —…
Biologists Map the Habits of Cancer Cells
Yale University researchers are mapping the habits of cancer cells, determining which cues cause cancer cells to disperse and metastasize, how these cues are combined…
New HIV Finding Dampens Hopes of an Impending Cure
New research from Yale University shows that HIV can establish itself in the brain as soon as four months after initial infection, dampening the hopes…
Reg3beta Regulates Healing Process after Myocardial Infarction
A new study from the Max Planck Institute details how Reg3beta controls the wound-healing process in the myocardium by attracting immune cells to the infarct…
New MIND Diet May Significantly Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
New research from Rush University Medical Center shows that the MIND diet could significantly lower a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. A new diet,…
Deceased Donor Kidneys with Acute Injury Can Be Used for Transplants
New research from Yale University shows that kidneys from deceased donors that have acute injuries can be successfully used for transplants, instead of being discarded….
New Strain of H1N1 in India Raises Concern
New research from MIT finds evidence that a new strain of H1N1 may carry dangerous mutations. Since December, an outbreak of swine flu in India…
Study Shows Bacterial Infection, C. dificile, Widespread in the United States
Using population-based surveillance data, new research estimates that the germ Clostridium difficile caused nearly half a million infections in the United States in a single…