Archive: 15/11/2017

A delicate crossing: Controller developed to open the blood-brain barrier with precision

The blood-brain barrier - the semi-permeable membrane that surrounds the brain - offers important protection for a delicate organ, but in some cases, clinicians need to get past the barrier to deliver vital drugs to treat ...

Nov 15, 2017

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Molecular pathway offers treatment targets for pulmonary fibrosis, related conditions

A study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto has identified a molecular pathway that appears to be critical to the development of fibrosis - scarring ...

Nov 15, 2017

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Linking heart attack damage to the spleen and kidney, an integrated study of heart failure

Heart failure after a heart attack is a global epidemic leading to chronic heart failure pathology. About 6 million people in the United States and 23 million worldwide suffer from this end-stage disease.

Nov 15, 2017

Diagnostic test helps primary care docs rule out pathologic heart murmur in kids

Although heart murmur in children is usually harmless (referred to as innocent murmur), in a small number of cases it is symptomatic of cardiac disease (referred to as pathologic murmur).

Nov 15, 2017

New study underpins the future of Person Centred Care

Public sector organisations are being driven to produce greater efficiencies and cost savings, and the NHS in particular is facing the requirement to do more with less, and deliver better and more effective care while at ...

Nov 15, 2017

Engineering the gut microbiome with 'good' bacteria may help treat Crohn's disease

Penn Medicine researchers have singled out a bacterial enzyme behind an imbalance in the gut microbiome linked to Crohn's disease. The new study, published online this week in Science Translational Medicine, suggests that ...

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Multiplayer video games: Researchers discover link between skill and intelligence

Researchers at the University of York have discovered a link between young people's ability to perform well at two popular video games and high levels of intelligence.

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Scientists reverse diabetes in a mouse model using modified blood stem cells

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have successfully reversed type 1 diabetes in a mouse model by infusing blood stem cells pre-treated to produce more of a protein called PD-L1, which is deficient in mice (and people) ...

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Text message reminders increase rates of influenza vaccination

Text message reminders are a low-cost effective strategy for increasing rates of influenza vaccination.

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New guidelines issued for diagnosis and care of LAM, a rare lung disease

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS) have published additional clinical practice guidelines regarding four specific questions related to the diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis ...

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Archive: 15/11/2017

A delicate crossing: Controller developed to open the blood-brain barrier with precision

Molecular pathway offers treatment targets for pulmonary fibrosis, related conditions

Linking heart attack damage to the spleen and kidney, an integrated study of heart failure

Diagnostic test helps primary care docs rule out pathologic heart murmur in kids

New study underpins the future of Person Centred Care

Engineering the gut microbiome with 'good' bacteria may help treat Crohn's disease

Multiplayer video games: Researchers discover link between skill and intelligence

Scientists reverse diabetes in a mouse model using modified blood stem cells

Text message reminders increase rates of influenza vaccination

New guidelines issued for diagnosis and care of LAM, a rare lung disease

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