Archive: 20/12/2016

Heart valves strive to get oxygen one way or another

As the valves in a heart stretch with each beat, their cells take in life-giving oxygen. But if the supply is cut off, aortic and mitral valves use different strategies to compensate, according to Rice University scientists.

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High dietary processed meat intake linked to worsening asthma symptoms

A high dietary intake of cured and processed meats, such as ham and salami, is linked to worsening asthma symptoms, reveals research published online in the journal Thorax.

Dec 20, 2016

Young children can choke to death on whole grapes, doctors warn

Very young children can choke to death on whole grapes, warn doctors writing in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Dec 20, 2016

Study identifies a way to prevent burn injury infection—without antibiotics

A new way to fight multidrug-resistant bacteria by blinding them rather than killing them proved highly effective in a model of burn injuries, UT Southwestern Medical Center research shows.

Dec 20, 2016

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Quints born at Phoenix hospital for 1st time in its history

Quintuplets have been born at a Phoenix hospital for the first time in its 121-year history.

Dec 20, 2016

For geriatric falls, 'brain speed' may matter more than lower limb strength

"Why does a 30-year-old hit their foot against the curb in the parking lot and take a half step and recover, whereas a 71-year-old falls and an 82-year-old falls awkwardly and fractures their hip?" asks James Richardson, ...

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Study details molecular roots of Alzheimer's

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have detailed the structure of a molecule that has been implicated in Alzheimer's disease. Knowing the shape of the molecule—and how that shape may be ...

Dec 20, 2016

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Illuminating cancer: Researchers invent a pH threshold sensor to improve cancer surgery

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have invented a transistor-like threshold sensor that can illuminate cancer tissue, helping surgeons more accurately distinguish cancerous from normal tissue.

Dec 20, 2016

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Dynamic changes, regulatory rewiring occur as T-cells respond to infection

Scientists have used systems biology tools to map out molecular pathways and signaling circuits that come into play when the immune system acts against infections and cancer. Important immune cells, called CD8+ T cells, play ...

Dec 20, 2016

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Violence spreads like a disease among adolescents, study finds

A new study of U.S. adolescents provides some of the best evidence to date of how violence spreads like a contagious disease.

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Archive: 20/12/2016

Heart valves strive to get oxygen one way or another

High dietary processed meat intake linked to worsening asthma symptoms

Young children can choke to death on whole grapes, doctors warn

Study identifies a way to prevent burn injury infection—without antibiotics

Quints born at Phoenix hospital for 1st time in its history

For geriatric falls, 'brain speed' may matter more than lower limb strength

Study details molecular roots of Alzheimer's

Illuminating cancer: Researchers invent a pH threshold sensor to improve cancer surgery

Dynamic changes, regulatory rewiring occur as T-cells respond to infection

Violence spreads like a disease among adolescents, study finds

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