Archive: 12/07/2018

How to better enable kidney exchanges to save lives and money

Nearly 100,000 people with failing kidneys are on waiting lists for a kidney transplant in the United States, with an average wait of three to five years.

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Nicotine mimics may have therapeutic effect on inflammatory diseases

Stanford researchers discovered that a receptor that binds to nicotine and to clusters of beta-amyloid molecules is found on certain types of immune cells that can act as suppressors and regulators of the immune system.

Jul 12, 2018

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New study highlights Alzheimer's herpes link, experts say

A new commentary by scientists at the Universities of Manchester and Edinburgh on a study by Taiwanese epidemiologists supports the viability of a potential way to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Jul 12, 2018

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Discovering the mechanisms that underlie prostate cancer

New research has uncovered insights into the mechanisms that underlie prostate cancer, providing potential targets for new cancer therapies.

Jul 12, 2018

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Living in greener neighborhoods is associated with slower cognitive decline in elderly

Contact with green space is known to have beneficial effects for mental health. A new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, suggests that it may also ...

Jul 12, 2018

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High prevalence of restrictive lung disease in people with type 2 diabetes

Breathlessness and conditions of restrictive lung disease (RLD), such as pulmonary fibrosis, may be a late complication of type 2 diabetes. These are the key findings of a joint study undertaken by researchers from the German ...

Jul 12, 2018

LDL quality is a novel, modifiable cardiovascular risk marker

A recently published article in the European Heart Journal shows that the presence of sticky, aggregation-prone LDL in circulation is an independent predictor of cardiovascular death. This novel finding indicates that in ...

Jul 12, 2018