The impact of extreme exercise on breathing in GB Olympic boxers and swimmers
Many British swimmers and some boxers won medals and achieved personal best performances at the Rio Olympic Games despite asthma related breathing issues.
Sep 8, 2016
Archive: 08/09/2016
Vaccine trial aims to make flu season safer for heart patients
A network of researchers in the United States and Canada will try to spare thousands of patients the dangers of heart attacks and hospitalizations over the next five years in a trial of a high-dose flu vaccine.
Sep 8, 2016
Cancer cells metastasize by hitching a ride on platelets
Metastasis of cancer cells to sites distant from the primary tumor is the leading cause of cancer-related death, and there is growing evidence that platelets aid the dissemination of cancer cells.
Sep 8, 2016
A microRNA signature for infantile hemangioma
Infantile hemangiomas (IH) are benign vascular tumors occurring in 4-5% of infants. These tumors resolve spontaneously or in response to propranolol treatment; however, they resemble other vascular anomalies and cannot be ...
Sep 8, 2016
Down regulation of microRNA-155 may underlie age-related hypertension
Hypertension and cardiac disease are common consequences of aging. Unfortunately, many elderly individuals do not respond to current therapies for reducing blood pressure, and the factors that drive age-related hypertension ...
Sep 8, 2016
Improved airway-targeted gene delivery in a pig model of cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by accumulation of thick mucus in the lungs and is associated with a high incidence of bacterial infection. Mutations in the gene encoding CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) ...
Sep 8, 2016
