Wearable fitness trackers, such as Fitbits, that measure steps taken per day may be a useful tool to evaluate and
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Cancer drug helps treat tuberculosis by restoring leaky blood vessels: Drug that strengthens blood vessels allows antibiotics to infiltrate tuberculosis granulomas in mice
Biomedical engineers have discovered an unlikely potential ally in the global fight against tuberculosis — an FDA-approved drug originally designed
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Implantable islet cells come with their own oxygen supply: Device could help insulin-producing cells live longer after transplant and improve treatment of type 1 diabetes
Since the 1960s, researchers have been interested in the possibility of treating type 1 diabetes by transplanting islet cells —
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New tools in the fight against diabetic blindness
Diabetic retinopathy is a retinal microvascular disease that often causes blindness in adults who have had diabetes mellitus for 10
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Airborne dust threatens human health in Southwest: Increases in dust due to climate change could result in additional illness and deaths in US Southwest by 2100
In 1935, at the height of the Dust Bowl, a team of researchers from the Kansas Board of Health set
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Commonly prescribed heartburn drug linked to pneumonia in older adults
Researchers at the University of Exeter have found a statistical link between pneumonia in older people and a group of
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New model could help build communities of climate change-defying trees
Researchers in Australia have developed a model to help build plant communities that are more resilient to climate change. Their
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Glowing contact lens could prevent a leading cause of blindness: Worn during sleep, the lens interrupts process that destroys cells of the retina
Hundreds of millions of people suffer from diabetes worldwide, putting them at risk for a creeping blindness, or diabetic retinopathy,
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Size, structure help poziotinib pose threat to deadly exon 20 lung cancer: MD Anderson Lung Cancer Moon Shot™ research matches drug to defiant mutation
A drug that failed to effectively strike larger targets in lung cancer hits a bulls-eye on the smaller target presented
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Psoriasis treated with compound derived from immune cells: Compound may be effective against other autoimmune diseases, mouse study shows
A compound derived from immune cells treats psoriasis in mice and holds promise for other autoimmune diseases, according to a
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