Each year, millions of people in the United States get a tuberculosis skin test to see if they have the infection that still affects one third of the world's population. But the standard diagnostic test is difficult to give, ...
Aug 26, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—Most cancer treatments are blunt. In an attempt to eradicate tumors, oncologists often turn to radiation or chemotherapy, which can damage healthy tissue along with the cancerous growths. New research from ...
Apr 1, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—Researchers in Stanford's Department of Materials Science and Engineering are using models derived in mechanical labs to look closer at how ultraviolet radiation changes the protective functions of human ...
Oct 5, 2012
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Modulating immune response to injury could accelerate the regeneration of severed peripheral nerves, a new study in an animal model has found. By altering activity of the macrophage cells that respond to injuries, researchers ...
Oct 2, 2012
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Johns Hopkins researchers have created a synthetic protein that, when activated by ultraviolet light, can guide doctors to places within the body where cancer, arthritis and other serious medical disorders can be detected.
Aug 29, 2012
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Researchers at Duke University Medical Center may finally have discovered why people with sickle cell disease get milder cases of malaria than individuals who have normal red blood cells.
Aug 15, 2012
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An MIT research team led by Professor Darrell Irvine has developed a novel kind of vaccine adjuvant: A nanoparticle that can help to stimulate the immune system to generate a stronger response to a vaccine. These nanoparticles ...
Dec 12, 2023
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A health care team has endorsed a new cultural competency training program which could help clinicians better connect with diverse population living with an auto-immune rheumatologic conditions.
Nov 2, 2023
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Advocates for the use of trigger warnings suggest that they can help people avoid or emotionally prepare for encountering content related to a past trauma. But trigger warnings may not fulfill either of these functions, according ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic condition characterized by a burning pain in the mouth, sometimes accompanied by numbness. The clinical features of this condition closely resemble other neuropathic pain disorders. ...
Sep 12, 2023
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