Archive: 03/11/2016

Study paves the way for new autoimmune disease treatments with fewer side effects

New research has raised the possibility of minimising the side effects of treatment for patients with autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease.

Nov 3, 2016

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Sensor for blood flow discovered in blood vessels

Physical forces like blood pressure and the shear stress of flowing blood are important parameters for the tension of blood vessels. Scientists have been looking for a measurement sensor for many years that enables the translation ...

Nov 3, 2016

Research links secondhand smoke exposure during pregnancy to developmental delays in children and adolescents

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have long documented the health consequences of secondhand smoke. Now, a new study by FIU criminal justice professor Ryan Meldrum links prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke to ...

Nov 3, 2016

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Heart defects identified in progeria patients that increase the risk of arrhythmias and premature death

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), working in collaboration with colleagues at other centers in Spain and abroad, have identified defects in the hearts of progeria patients ...

Nov 3, 2016