Health
Vaping may have triggered lung illness typically only seen in metalworkers
(HealthDay)—A lung disease that normally strikes in the workplace has been linked to vaping in a new report.
Dec 5, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists show how an experimental vaccine offers long-term protection against Ebola
In the recurring, deadly Ebola outbreaks in parts of Africa, today's health workers now have at least some tools to fight the disease: vaccines. Vaccines against Ebola have been administered to over 100,000 people to date, ...
Oct 10, 2019
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Pediatrics
Babies have fewer respiratory infections if they have well-connected bacterial networks
Microscopic bacteria, which are present in all humans, cluster together and form communities in different parts of the body, such as the gut, lungs, nose and mouth. Now, for the first time, researchers have shown the extent ...
Oct 1, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why does the CDC want us to 'Think Fungus'?
When people think of infectious microbes, they typically think of bacteria and virus. There is, however, another enormous group of organisms that can affect our health: fungi.
Sep 25, 2019
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Neuroscience
MouseLight project maps 1,000 neurons (and counting) in the mouse brain
Scientists are batting a thousand in a project to reconstruct the mouse brain's wiring diagram.
Sep 5, 2019
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Medications
New, high-resolution images reveal clues to improve anti-nausea drugs for cancer patients
A new study using a special type of electron microscope using samples cooled to extremely cold temperatures provides critical information for drug developers seeking to reduce nausea and vomiting side effects of cancer treatments. ...
Jul 22, 2019
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Medical research
Team breaks down major players in cell to score future cancer therapy wins
A soccer team is made up of 11 players with each person having a specific role and place on the field. In the world of biology, each individual cell also has many moving parts and pieces, each with specific roles and places ...
Jul 11, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers determine bacteria structure responsible for traveler's diarrhea
For the first time researchers have deciphered the near-atomic structure of filaments, called 'pili', that extend from the surface of bacteria that cause traveler's diarrhea. Without pili, these bacteria do not cause disease. ...
Jul 10, 2019
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Neuroscience
Nanotubes enable travel of Huntington's protein
A toxic protein linked to Huntington's disease can move from neuron to neuron through a nanotube tunnel whose construction is initiated by a protein called Rhes, say scientists at Scripps Research.
May 10, 2019
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Immunology
Team identifies the cause of sepsis-induced lung injury
A KAIST research team succeeded in visualizing pulmonary microcirculation and circulating cells in vivo with a custom-built 3-D intravital lung microscopic imaging system. They found a type of leukocyte called a neutrophil ...
May 8, 2019
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