Researchers seek more effective treatment for common birth defect
t might surprise you to learn that your cranium is not one continuous smooth bone encasing your brain. It’s actually comprised of eight bones, separated by fibrous joints, to give your skull flexibility. That’s the reason babies have “soft spots” and your brain was...
NIH funds research network focused on HIV-infected youth
The National Institutes of Health has awarded funding for a research network devoted to the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults with HIV or at risk for HIV infection. The awards, up to $24 million in 2016, provide for three research centers and a...
Cities of the future
A new study from Washington University in St. Louis suggests eight interventions that will help create healthier and more sustainable cities of the future, built to reduce the negative impacts of pollution, climate change, noise and crime. The paper, “City Planning...
Plant-made Antimicrobial Peptide Targets Dental Plaque and Gum Tissues
Protein drugs, which derive from biological sources, represent some of the most important and effective biopharmaceuticals on the market. Some, like insulin, have been used for decades, while many more based on cloned genes are coming to market and are valued for...
Researchers identify protein critical in causing chronic UTIs
Researchers have identified a potential way to prevent chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs). Their research points to a key protein that bacteria use to latch onto the bladder and cause UTIs, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in...
Hope for hair loss: Arthritis drug spurs regrowth
Researchers at Yale and Stanford have provided the most conclusive evidence to date that a rheumatoid arthritis drug can also be used to grow hair on patients with a disease that causes disfiguring hair loss. Alopecia areata is a frequently devastating autoimmune...
Researchers invent waterproof patch to monitor UV ray exposure
How much sun exposure is enough? Andrea Armani, holder of the Fluor Early Career Chair in Engineering and graduate researcher Michele Lee of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have developed a color-changing patch that can notify users of exposure to ultraviolet...
African-American Transplant Recipients at risk for skin cancer
A new study from Drexel University College of Medicine suggests all organ transplant recipients, regardless of race, should receive routine, total-body screenings for skin cancer. Out of 259 nonwhite transplant recipients who were evaluated in the study, 19 skin...
