RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center and Osaka University researchers show CUBIC, a tissue clearing and 3-D imaging technique, makes human organs transparent to improve pathology diagnosis
Sep 13, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Breast-feeding helps protect women against breast cancer, a new report finds.
Aug 1, 2017
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During a stroke or organ transplant, patients can suffer an injury due to lack of blood supply to vital organs. The injury—known as ischemia reperfusion—can cause damage to tissues. But a new Yale-led study has identified ...
Jun 21, 2017
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A team of University of Kentucky researchers has discovered that macrophages, a type of immune cell that clears debris at injury sites during normal wound healing and helps produce scar tissue, are required for complex tissue ...
May 16, 2017
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The discovery of key signals that help tissues repair after injury could pave the way for new treatments for asthma and organ scarring, a study suggests.
May 11, 2017
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When the kidneys - vital organs for filtering the body's entire blood supply - become injured, it can set in motion an unfortunate chain of events that leads to a decline in health. Sometimes, in response to chronic injury, ...
Apr 20, 2017
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Abdominal fat in adults has long been associated with increased risk of metabolic and cardiovascular disease. Now, a Singaporean team has studied more than 300 infants and found the amount of abdominal fat they carry varies ...
Jan 25, 2017
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Smoking may lead to fibrosis in the heart and kidneys and can worsen existing kidney disease, according to a new study. Fibrosis is tissue scarring that can impair the normal function of vital organs. The research team suggests ...
Dec 2, 2016
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Federal health officials are moving to ban most surgical gloves made with powder, a feature designed to make them easier to wear, but which actually poses health risks to patients and health professionals.
Mar 21, 2016
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Evidence piled up Thursday implicating the Zika virus in a surge of brain damaged babies in Latin America, with two reports of the disease found in the neural tissue of affected infants.
Feb 11, 2016
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