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Transmission of gut bacteria from mother to baby is impacted in cesarean-born children

Together with colleagues from Sweden and Luxembourg, scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine of the University of Luxembourg have observed that, during a natural vaginal birth, specific bacteria from the mother's gut are passed on to the baby and stimulate the baby's immune responses.

30 Nov 2018

Liver immune cells contain inert HIV and are unlikely to reproduce infection, study reveals

In a proof-of-principle study, researchers at Johns Hopkins revealed that certain immune system cells found in the human liver, called liver macrophages, contain only inert HIV and aren't likely to reproduce infection on their own in HIV-infected people on long-term antiretroviral therapy.

30 Nov 2018

Scientists create mini-placenta's to study early stages of pregnancy

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have used organoid culture techniques to create a cellular model of the early stages of the placenta.

29 Nov 2018

Cryoablation shows potential as a treatment for low-risk breast cancer

Researchers at CentraState Medical Center have shown that cryoablation, also known as cryotherapy, could be an effective treatment for low-risk breast cancer.

28 Nov 2018

Antibiotics can effectively target and eliminate senescent cells

ANTIBIOTICS have emerged as potentially lifespan-enhancing drugs, according to the results of new research carried out in the UK.

28 Nov 2018

Researchers map cells in the early human placenta to shed light on pregnancy complications

To treat and prevent pregnancy-related disorders, researchers must understand not only what can go wrong, but when. Complications, such as preeclampsia and pre-term birth, often occur in the second or third trimester, and most research to date has focused on those later stages of pregnancy. But the biological events that lead to these problems could start much earlier.

28 Nov 2018

Researchers reveal previously unknown genetic effect that can raise or reduce risk of heart disease

Atherosclerotic disease, the slow and silent hardening and narrowing of the arteries, is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, responsible for more than 15 million deaths each year, including an estimated 610,000 people in the United States.

28 Nov 2018

MGH researchers use advanced imaging technology to measure magnetite levels in the brain

Investigators at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital have used magnetoencephalography - a technology that measures brain activity by detecting the weak magnetic fields produced by the brain's normal electrical currents - to measure levels of the iron-based mineral called magnetite in the human brain.

28 Nov 2018

Lipid that helps keep skin cell turnover on track may aid in psoriasis

A lipid that helps keep skin cell turnover on track may help restore healthy turnover in psoriasis, investigators say.

28 Nov 2018

NanoSphere develops new intraoral product that has potential to revolutionize cannabis therapies

NanoSphere Health Sciences Inc. is pleased to announce the Company has developed a new intraoral delivered cannabis product for the Canadian market, which produces similar effects to smoking cannabis, but is safer and more effective than edibles.

26 Nov 2018

NIH-funded study finds how hantaviruses infect the lungs

A human protein associated with asthma is key to how hantaviruses infect the lungs and sometimes cause a life-threatening pulmonary condition known as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, according to researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health.

26 Nov 2018

Cognitive behavioral therapy is cost-effective and reduces anxiety symptoms in COPD patients

Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered by respiratory nurses is cost-effective and reduces anxiety symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, according to research published in ERJ Open Research.

23 Nov 2018

Lower levels of protein make squamous carcinoma cells more invasive

Loss of a protein called TRIM29 promotes cancer cell invasion in a common type of skin cancer, suggesting a novel diagnostic marker and a possible therapeutic target.

21 Nov 2018

Self-care program for COPD patients reduces emergency room visits and burdensome symptoms

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that a program designed to enhance self-care and lead to more seamless management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults successfully reduced rates of emergency room visits and hospitalization, and the burdensome symptoms and limitations caused by the condition.

21 Nov 2018

'Unknown' enzyme may be key to new treatment for inflammatory diseases

An enzyme that normally repairs damaged DNA, may be the key to a new treatment for inflammatory diseases.

20 Nov 2018

Study evaluates second-hand marijuana smoke exposure among children

In a study designed to evaluate second-hand marijuana smoke exposure among children--a topic that scientists have not yet widely addressed--researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found that nearly half of children whose parents smoked marijuana showed evidence of second-hand marijuana smoke exposure.

20 Nov 2018

RNAi therapy shown to alleviate preeclampsia in animal model

Researcher have used a small interfering RNA (siRNA) to reduce preeclampsia symptoms in an animal model. The approach could provide a new way of treating preeclampsia in humans.

19 Nov 2018

Scientists equip new virus that kills carcinoma cells with protein

Scientists have equipped a virus that kills carcinoma cells with a protein so it can also target and kill adjacent cells that are tricked into shielding the cancer from the immune system.

19 Nov 2018

NIH awards over $1.8 million to husband-and-wife doctors to test new breast cancer approach

Husband-and-wife doctors at the University of Virginia Cancer Center have been awarded more than $1.8 million from the National Institutes of Health for their effort to improve radiation therapy and breast surgery for patients with early-stage breast cancer.

16 Nov 2018

Person's sex hormones may play key role in trauma survival, finds study

A person's sex hormones may play a role in trauma survival, according to a Kansas State University researcher who has received a $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense.

16 Nov 2018

Lungs News and Research

Transmission of gut bacteria from mother to baby is impacted in cesarean-born children

Liver immune cells contain inert HIV and are unlikely to reproduce infection, study reveals

Scientists create mini-placenta's to study early stages of pregnancy

Cryoablation shows potential as a treatment for low-risk breast cancer

Antibiotics can effectively target and eliminate senescent cells

Researchers map cells in the early human placenta to shed light on pregnancy complications

Researchers reveal previously unknown genetic effect that can raise or reduce risk of heart disease

MGH researchers use advanced imaging technology to measure magnetite levels in the brain

Lipid that helps keep skin cell turnover on track may aid in psoriasis

NanoSphere develops new intraoral product that has potential to revolutionize cannabis therapies

NIH-funded study finds how hantaviruses infect the lungs

Cognitive behavioral therapy is cost-effective and reduces anxiety symptoms in COPD patients

Lower levels of protein make squamous carcinoma cells more invasive

Self-care program for COPD patients reduces emergency room visits and burdensome symptoms

'Unknown' enzyme may be key to new treatment for inflammatory diseases

Study evaluates second-hand marijuana smoke exposure among children

RNAi therapy shown to alleviate preeclampsia in animal model

Scientists equip new virus that kills carcinoma cells with protein

NIH awards over $1.8 million to husband-and-wife doctors to test new breast cancer approach

Person's sex hormones may play key role in trauma survival, finds study

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