Archive: 09/05/2018

How older patients want to discuss health concerns

Nancy Schoenborn, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and colleagues went straight to the source and conducted three qualitative ...

May 9, 2018

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Facing adversity early in life linked with more physical pain in adulthood

Experiencing trauma as a child may influence how much pain an individual feels in adulthood, according to Penn State researchers. Gaining insight about who feels more pain and why is important as issues like the opioid crisis ...

May 9, 2018

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Human MAIT cells sense the metabolic state of enteric bacteria

A little-explored group of immune cells plays an important role in the regulation of intestinal bacteria. Changing metabolic states of the microbes have an effect on defense cells at different stages of alert or rest, as ...

May 9, 2018

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Rheumatoid arthritis—new therapeutic approach suppresses joint inflammation

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic condition characterised by uncontrolled inflammation in the joints. It involves several types of immune cells, macrophages playing a particularly crucial role. Working as part of an ...

May 9, 2018

A new drug to help young patients with genetic obesity

In a new study, researchers from the Institute for Experimental Pediatric Endocrinology of the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have successfully treated patients whose obesity is caused by a genetic defect. Aside from ...

May 9, 2018