People with chronic kidney disease often have an overactivation of the sympathetic nervous system, which contributes to increased risk for cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke.
Jan 6, 2015
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Research from the School of Biosciences has revealed that a molecule produced by the human immune system can severely diminish the potency of certain antibiotics.
Mar 18, 2021
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A team of researchers from UCLA and the University of Michigan has developed a material that could help prevent blood clots associated with catheters, heart valves, vascular grafts and other implanted biomedical devices.
Feb 28, 2014
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Every day, we are exposed to a wide array of potentially harmful microorganisms—such as colds, the flu and even COVID. But our immune system—a network of intricate pathways within our body—helps protect us against these ...
Jan 9, 2023
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National Jewish Health researchers are looking for ways to identify patients with untreated mild persistent asthma who might benefit from daily inhaled treatment based on inflammatory biomarkers. Their results were published ...
Jun 27, 2024
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A joint study conducted by scientists at the National Academy of Sciences in Belarus and Kazan Federal University in Russia, looks at the role of nitric oxide (NO) in brain tissue in simulated ischemia in rats.
Nov 10, 2017
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When we learn something new, our brain cells (neurons) communicate with each other through electrical and chemical signals. If the same group of neurons communicate together often, the connections between them get stronger. ...
Jun 7, 2024
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Inhibitor compounds developed by UC Irvine structural biologists and Northwestern University chemists have been shown to bolster the ability of antibiotics to treat deadly bacterial diseases such as MRSA and anthrax.
Nov 25, 2013
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Results from the VOYAGE study of dupilumab (Dupixent) showed that the monoclonal antibody significantly reduced exacerbations in children ages 6-11 with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe asthma, compared to placebo, according ...
May 19, 2021
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Diagnosis of gastric cancer in the early stages is difficult because of the lack of simple and cheap methods of inspection and specific markers of gastric cancer while the symptoms of the disease are vague and tend to overlap ...
Apr 21, 2016
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