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Intrauterine devices (IUDs) may lower risk of cervical cancer

According to a recent study, intrauterine devices (IUDs) used by women for contraception might lower the risk of getting cervix cancer compared to women who do not use this form of contraception. The review titled, “Intrauterine Device Use and Cervical Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis” from the Keck School of Medicine of USC appeared in the online November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

8 Nov 2017

Human brain organoids in the making amidst ethical concerns

Scientists from Vienna have worked for four years and finally come up with a small blob of human brain tissue that has been created from stem cells. These human brain organoids as they are called, are capable of pulsing with electrical activity and also create new nerve cells or neurons.

8 Nov 2017

Complete new skin from transgenic stem cells for boy with rare genetic disease

Hassan, a then seven-year-old boy from Germany, in 2015, presented to the doctors with a rare skin disease called junctional epidermolysis bullosa or JEB. This condition leaves the skin thin and papery and easily breakable. It has been compared to “butterfly wings” because of their fragile nature.

8 Nov 2017

Researchers discover mechanism behind skin inflammation in eczema

Publishing online this week in Cell Host & Microbe, researchers at Johns Hopkins report the discovery of a key underlying immune mechanism that explains why to how our skin becomes inflamed from conditions such as atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema. Toxin-producing bacteria on the surface of our skin induces a protein that causes our own cells to react and cause inflammation.

8 Nov 2017

Scientists uncover previously unknown mechanism to combat influenza A virus

Just as flu season swings into full gear, researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and University of Texas at Austin have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism by which the human immune system tries to battle the influenza A virus.

8 Nov 2017

Researchers use gold nanoshells to effectively release cancer drugs inside tumors

Researchers investigating ways to deliver high doses of cancer-killing drugs inside tumors have shown they can use a laser and light-activated gold nanoparticles to remotely trigger the release of approved cancer drugs inside cancer cells in laboratory cultures.

8 Nov 2017

UA Cancer Center researchers delve deeper into benefits and harms of selenium supplementation

Personalized medicine -- health care tailored to the individual patient -- not only involves the use of prescription medications but vitamins and supplements as well.

8 Nov 2017

German scientists develop new nuclear medicine test to identify kidney transplant infection

German scientists have developed a novel nuclear medicine test that can determine whether a kidney transplant patient has developed infection in the transplanted tissue.

8 Nov 2017

Chronic liver inflammation promotes cancer by suppressing immunosurveillance, study finds

Chronic inflammation is known to drive many cancers, especially liver cancer. Researchers have long thought that's because inflammation directly affects cancer cells, stimulating their division and protecting them from cell death.

8 Nov 2017

Leg ulcers may heal faster with exercise, study suggests

A preliminary British Journal of Dermatology study suggests that ulcers in the legs may heal faster with exercise.

8 Nov 2017

Study findings could help reduce unnecessary testing in children with postoperative fever

Despite a low likelihood of positive results, children who develop fever in the first two days after surgery are often subjected to non-targeted, costly and invasive testing. This is according to a study that was recently published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.

8 Nov 2017

Scientists develop antibacterial ‘sugar-glass’ coating that uses viruses to destroy bacteria

With antibiotic resistance on the rise, bacterial contamination of food is becoming more problematic. Now in a study appearing in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, scientists report that they have developed an antibacterial "sugar-glass" coating in which viruses that destroy bacteria are embedded and are kept stable for up to three months.

8 Nov 2017

Study provides insight into underlying reasons for dietary supplement use among adolescents

Adolescents in developed countries frequently use dietary supplements despite a lack of knowledge about possible harmful effects or drug interactions.

8 Nov 2017

Exposure to BPA during pregnancy may lead to long-lasting health problems in offspring

A chemical called bisphenol A -- BPA -- used in plastic packaging and in the linings of food and beverage cans, may be passed from a mother to her offspring during pregnancy and cause changes in the gut bacteria of the offspring, according to an international team of researchers.

8 Nov 2017

Research: Prognosis for people with diabetic foot ulcers worse than previously thought

The prognosis for people with an infected diabetic foot ulcer is worse than was previously thought, according to new research.

8 Nov 2017

Discontinuation of hormone therapy linked to increased risk of cardiac, stroke death

Hormone therapy continues to be a hotly debated topic. The benefits of estrogen to the heart, however, appear to be universally accepted.

8 Nov 2017

Epidural pain relief with fentanyl during childbirth does not affect early breastfeeding success

Including the opioid fentanyl in the solution used to maintain an epidural during childbirth does not appear to affect the success of breastfeeding six weeks after delivery, according to a study published in Anesthesiology, the peer-reviewed medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Previous research has suggested fentanyl might be associated with early termination of breastfeeding.

8 Nov 2017

Endurance training can be helpful in dealing with muscle inflammation

Endurance training can actually be helpful in dealing with muscle inflammation, according to a new paper co-written by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden.

8 Nov 2017

Novel approach could help predict how well patients respond to cancer treatment

A novel approach developed by researchers from the University of Leicester and the MRC Toxicology Unit could help to predict how well patients respond to drugs designed to fight various forms of cancer.

8 Nov 2017

Individual neurons slow down when we are sleep deprived, study finds

It has been established that sleep deprivation slows down our reaction time, but it has been unclear exactly how the lack of sleep affects brain activity and subsequent behavior.

8 Nov 2017

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Intrauterine devices (IUDs) may lower risk of cervical cancer

Human brain organoids in the making amidst ethical concerns

Complete new skin from transgenic stem cells for boy with rare genetic disease

Researchers discover mechanism behind skin inflammation in eczema

Scientists uncover previously unknown mechanism to combat influenza A virus

Researchers use gold nanoshells to effectively release cancer drugs inside tumors

UA Cancer Center researchers delve deeper into benefits and harms of selenium supplementation

German scientists develop new nuclear medicine test to identify kidney transplant infection

Chronic liver inflammation promotes cancer by suppressing immunosurveillance, study finds

Leg ulcers may heal faster with exercise, study suggests

Study findings could help reduce unnecessary testing in children with postoperative fever

Scientists develop antibacterial ‘sugar-glass’ coating that uses viruses to destroy bacteria

Study provides insight into underlying reasons for dietary supplement use among adolescents

Exposure to BPA during pregnancy may lead to long-lasting health problems in offspring

Research: Prognosis for people with diabetic foot ulcers worse than previously thought

Discontinuation of hormone therapy linked to increased risk of cardiac, stroke death

Epidural pain relief with fentanyl during childbirth does not affect early breastfeeding success

Endurance training can be helpful in dealing with muscle inflammation

Novel approach could help predict how well patients respond to cancer treatment

Individual neurons slow down when we are sleep deprived, study finds

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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