Many cancers have adapted to cope with high levels of immune system-produced free radicals, also referred to as reactive oxygen species, by overproducing antioxidant proteins. One of these proteins, superoxide dismutase 1 ...
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Every year, respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV) cause countless respiratory infections worldwide. For infants, young children and people with preexisting conditions, the virus can be life-threatening.
Sep 4, 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created a shortage of personal protective equipment, including "N95" face respirators, needed by frontline healthcare providers. A new protocol using aerosolized hydrogen peroxide to decontaminate ...
Apr 23, 2020
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Some hospitals continue to face a need to disinfect and reuse N95 face masks during the pandemic and a study from the University of Michigan shows that they can rely on moist heat or vaporized hydrogen peroxide to inactivate ...
Mar 9, 2021
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Researchers from the Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology have made an important discovery that might lead to novel therapies to combat chronic inflammation.
Apr 14, 2017
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Regular use of chemical disinfectants among nurses may be a risk factor for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published online Oct. 18 in JAMA Network Open.
Oct 21, 2019
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The same compound in a common household clothes detergent shows promise as a treatment to preserve muscle tissue after severe injury. Researchers at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine ...
Aug 26, 2013
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A device that aims to decontaminate N95 respirators in roughly a minute has been created by a team at the Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box] at Case Western Reserve University, working with researchers at Cleveland ...
Jul 22, 2020
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What should I look for in a hand sanitizer?
Sep 8, 2020
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Researchers from the Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (SIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have revealed the reasons for the inevitable occurrence of multidrug resistance during tumor ...
May 18, 2022
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