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FDA Approves Early Warning System for Sepsis/PHOTO
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (52+ words) (IMAGE) Eurek Alert! Johns Hopokins computer scientist Suchi Saria began translating her lab's research into a real-world system after losing her nephew to sepsis in 2017. Will Kirk/Johns Hopkins University More on this News Release FDA approves early warning system…...
Gene-edited stem cell transplant shows promise for aggressive blood cancers
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (424+ words) image: A new study led by Wash U Medicine researchers shows that, for blood cancer patients, a genetically engineered stem cell transplant helps prevent toxic side effects and potentially improves the effectiveness of therapies. view more For highly aggressive types…...
Antibody spurs nerve fiber regrowth following spinal cord injury
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (118+ words) image: A patient treated with the NG101 antibody during occupational therapy. New nerve fibers form functional connections once again, allowing patients to become more independent. view more Visible results in the spinal cord The research team's latest study has revealed another…...
New functional nerve connections
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (44+ words) (IMAGE) Eurek Alert! A patient treated with the NG101 antibody during occupational therapy. New nerve fibers form functional connections once again, allowing patients to become more independent. More on this News Release Antibody spurs nerve fiber regrowth following spinal cord injury...
Personalized vaccine shows promise against aggressive brain cancer
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (751+ words) Participants in early clinical trial had increased immune response, slowed tumor progression image: A Wash U Medicine-led clinical trial conducted at Siteman Cancer Center has found that a personalized vaccine to treat glioblastoma is safe and could potentially improve outcomes....
Histamine-related gene expression in the human brain.
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (137+ words) Red indicates parts of the brain with more histamine-related gene expression, blue regions have comparatively less. The genes (HDC, HNMT, ALDH7 A1, MAOB, HRH1, HRH2, HRH3, HRH4) play many different roles in histamine signalling, including histamine production (HDC), histamine breakdown (HNMT) or encoding histamine receptors (HRH1, HRH2, HRH3, HRH4). Figure…...
Brain histamine map connects genes to brain function and mental health
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (201+ words) Credit: Dr Daniel Martins in Nature Mental Health Histamine is a neurotransmitter, a molecule crucial for neurons to communicate with one another. Neuroscience research has classically focused on understanding other neurotransmitter systems such as dopamine and serotonin." Histaminemolecules are caught…...
1 in 3 women unaware surgery can fix pelvic prolapse, survey finds
7+ hour, 20+ min ago (424+ words) A new survey from'Orlando Health'reveals a significant public health gap: millions of women are living with debilitating pelvic organ prolapse because they mistakenly believe it is an untreatable consequence of aging or childbirth.'While up to'half of all women'will experience…...
Loss of the X chromosome is associated with reduced chance of natural pregnancy
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (130+ words) Cellular changes affect ability to conceive Therefore, a research group led by Associate Professor Takuya Misugi and Professor Daisuke Tachibana at Osaka Metropolitan University's Graduate School of Medicine investigated the association between LOX and infertility. The team extracted white blood…...
Missing X chromosome affects fertility [IMAGE] | Eurek Alert! Science News Releases
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (59+ words) Missing X chromosome affects fertility (IMAGE) Eurek Alert! Women with loss of the X chromosome are shown to have difficulty conceiving naturally. News organizations may use or redistribute this image, with proper attribution, as part of news coverage of this…...