Organ transplant rejection is a major problem in transplantation medicine. Suppressing the immune system to prevent organ rejection, however, opens
Month: January 2019
All of Us program wants to change the face of medicine
Pitt received a $46 million award in 2016 from National Institutes of Health to build the partnerships and infrastructure needed
Treating irritable bowel disease with pomegranate
Natural polyphenols in the pomegranate have been found to interact with gut bacteria to produce a compound with anti-inflammatory effects.
Cancer drugs repair airway in lungs
Lung infections are the third-leading cause of death in the industrialized world and, with the emergence of resistant bacterial strains,
Fever alters immune cells to reach infections
Fever can increase lymphocyte movement to the site of infection, this increases the concentration of the immune cells in the infected region
Preventing blindness with healthy diet
Dry macular degeneration is a common eye disorder among people over 65. It causes blurred or reduced central vision due
DNA can help predicting if you will live longer or shorter than an average human
Everyone wants to live a long and healthy life. It is a bit of a goal that everyone has or
Cellular protein a target for Zika control
A cellular protein that interacts with invading viruses appears to help enable the infection process of the Zika virus, according
USC Alzheimer’s researchers find new culprit and potential treatment target for disease
Leaky capillaries in the brain portend early onset of Alzheimer’s disease as they signal cognitive impairment before hallmark toxic proteins
Pore size influences nature of complex nanostructures
Building at the nanoscale is not like building a house. Scientists often start with two-dimensional molecular layers and combine them