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UAB creates Program in Environmental and Translational Medicine

May 22, 2012
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has created a Program in Environmental and Translational Medicine, a multi-faceted approach to dealing with health issues tied to environmental origins.

Obesity Creates Unhealthful Conditions In The Womb

April 15, 2012
A new University of Illinois study contains a warning for obese women who are planning pregnancies. Even if they eat a healthy diet when they are pregnant, their babies will develop in an unhealthy environment that places the infants at risk for future health problems. "We can see fat sequestered ...

Novel method creates 3-D clusters of pancreatic beta-cells

April 4, 2012
Three-dimensional clusters of pancreatic beta-cells that live much longer and secrete more insulin than single cells grown in the laboratory are valuable new tools for studying pancreatic diseases such as diabetes and for testing novel therapies.

Study shows how morphine creates inflammatory response in the brain

April 3, 2012
An international team of researchers involving the University of Adelaide and University of Colorado has made a major discovery that could lead to more effective treatment of severe pain using morphine.

From beaker to bits: Collaboration creates computational model of human tissue

April 2, 2012
Computer scientists and biologists in the Data Science Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a rare collaboration between the two very different fields to pick apart a fundamental roadblock to progress in modern medicine. Their unique partnership has uncovered a new computational model called "cell graphs" that links ...

From beaker to bits: Collaboration creates computational model of human tissue

April 2, 2012
Troy, N.Y. Computer scientists and biologists in the Data Science Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a rare collaboration between the two very different fields to pick apart a fundamental roadblock to progress in modern medicine. Their unique partnership has uncovered a new computational model called ...

From beaker to bits: Collaboration creates computational model of human tissue

April 2, 2012
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) Computer scientists and biologists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a rare collaboration between the two very different fields to pick apart a fundamental roadblock to progress in modern medicine. Their unique partnership has uncovered a new computational model called "cell graphs" that links the structure of ...

Harvard’s Wyss Institute creates living human gut-on-a-chip

March 27, 2012
(Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard) Researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute have created a gut-on-a-chip microdevice lined by living human cells that mimics the structure, physiology, and mechanics of the human intestine -- even supporting the growth of living microbes within its luminal space. As a more accurate ...

NIH OBSSR creates Web-based interactive anthology

March 27, 2012
A Web-based interactive anthology will provide psychologists, economists, anthropologists, sociologists and other scientists with the latest research methods and tools to address emerging challenges in public health, such as the obesity epidemic and the rise of chronic diseases such as heart disease.

Baboon-like social structure creates efficiencies for spotted hyena

March 14, 2012
As large, carnivorous mammals, spotted hyenas are well known for their competitive nature; however, recent work suggests that their clan structure has similarities to some primate social systems such as those of the baboon and macaque.

Transplant Procedure Creates ‘Hybrid’ Immune System to Combat Rejection

March 7, 2012
By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that they were able to create a kind of hybrid immune system in patients who received kidney transplants, a process that appeared to allow the recipients' bodies to accept a ...

TUT creates first biodegradable joint implant for arthritic patients

February 29, 2012
Tampere University of Technology (TUT), Finland, has been the first in the world to develop biodegradable joint implant, RegJoint-. The implant is used in the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.