Emory team takes heart disease research to the International Space Station
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for one in five deaths. The inability ...
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Glutamate key to unlocking liver regeneration after acute damage
The liver is a vital organ, crucial to digestion, metabolism and the elimination of toxins. It has a unique ability, ...
Study demonstrates successful gene therapy for maple syrup urine disease
A study led by UMass Chan researchers demonstrated that a gene therapy to correct a mutation that causes maple syrup ...
The brain-gut microbiota axis: Impact on mental health & potential treatment avenues
Gut-microbiota has been found in recent years to have a significant impact on both physical and mental health. Ted Dinan, ...
University of Michigan tests novel mechanical heart pump in clinical trial
A cardiac surgery and heart failure team at the University of Michigan implanted a novel mechanical heart pump into a ...
HMB supplement trial explores new treatment for chronic liver disease
A dietary supplement used to build muscle – or prevent muscle loss as a result of aging or illness – ...
Teacher donates liver to save former student's life
When 5-year-old Ezra Toczek from Alden, New York, faced complications of progressive liver disease, his former daycare teacher, Carissa Fisher, ...
Immunocompromised adults show weaker response to RSV vaccines
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that people 60 years or older with weakened immunity -; primarily organ transplant recipients ...
Innovative scanning technique enables better lung function monitoring
A new method of scanning lungs is able to show the effects of treatment on lung function in real time ...
New formula predicts oxygen delivery ability of red blood cells
SCIENTISTS have developed a way of assessing the ability of red blood cells to deliver oxygen by measuring their shape. ...