Immunology
A healthy gut could help prevent deadly side effect of bone marrow transplant
A healthy gut could help prevent deadly side effect of bone marrow transplant
Mar 21, 2016
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Surgery
New surgical technique improves biological hip joint replacement
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, more than 300,000 total hip replacements are performed in the United States each year. The procedure reduces pain and restores mobility. However, for younger, more ...
Feb 22, 2016
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Medical research
Isolating the cells responsible for healthy skin grafts could optimize burn therapy
Better treatment for burn victims could follow the discovery of a new marker that can selectively isolate stem cells from a skin sample. This technique, developed by a Singaporean research collaboration, could produce more ...
Feb 11, 2016
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Immunology
MHC class II molecules on graft endothelium promote acute rejection
A limitation of organ transplant is acute rejection of the graft by the host immune system. Graft rejection is mediated by the development of CD8+ cytotoxic T cells that target donor MHC class I molecules, and in animal models, ...
Jan 21, 2016
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Cardiology
Treatment time lags for heart attack patients with prior bypass graft surgery
Heart attack patients who had previously undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery were less likely than other heart attack patients, including those with prior angioplasty, to be treated within the 90-minute recommended ...
Dec 28, 2015
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Medical research
New generation of synthetic bone grafts created
Scientists led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have developed a new type of synthetic bone graft that boosts the body's own ability to regenerate bone tissue and could produce better outcomes for patients.
Dec 17, 2015
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Medical research
Hair-GEL online tool gives bird's eye view of hair follicle formation
A new online database will empower researchers exploring how hair follicles and the surrounding skin develop, according to an article published recently in the journal Developmental Cell. The work is central to understanding ...
Oct 29, 2015
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Medical research
The healing power of love handles
Question: when is a bit of surplus belly fat a good thing? Answer: when it can help to heal a broken bone.
Oct 20, 2015
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Surgery
Best way to prepare fat cells for grafting? The jury's still out
Fat grafting—taking fat from one area of the body and transferring it elsewhere—has become a widely used plastic surgery technique. But what's the best method of processing cells for fat grafting procedures? Available ...
Sep 28, 2015
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Other
The link between drug therapy and kidney failure in transplant patients
New research will help scientists and medical professionals to better understand the long-term complications caused by an immunosuppressant drug used to treat thousands of kidney transplant patients.
Sep 11, 2015
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