
Can Your Home Trigger Asthma?
Scientists have found that
chemicals called endotoxins
can inflame airways and
trigger asthma. Endotoxins
are shed by bacteria in
household dust. Experts say
better home hygiene, washing
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Clean Up That Moldy Mess
Microbiologists studying
mold found that it can grow
on almost any building
material and in almost any
environment. Even before
becoming visible, mold can
be dangerous because it
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Saving Hearts
Biomedical engineers
designed a machine that
removes the excess sodium
and water from blood. If not
removed, those items can
compromise breathing and
heart function. An
intravenous catheter
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Clothes That Relieve Itch
Dermatologists developed a
new kind of T-shirt fabric,
called Derma Smart, that
relieves the itch from dry
skin diseases like eczema.
The fabric is unique in that
it glides over the skin's
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With New Antibiotics, Pediatricians Fight Proxy War on Bugs
Strep throat has become harder to fight using penicillin or amoxicillin, but that's not because the Streptococci have developed a resistance to those drugs. Instead, more than 50 percent of children ... > more -
Hematologists Boost Immune Response in Bone-Marrow Transplant Patients
To lessen the impact of chemotherapy on bone marrow cancer patients, hematologists are recruiting the patients' own immune systems to help. White blood cells are extracted before a bone marrow ... > more -
Immunologists Develop Method To Decrease Rejections Of Kidney Transplants
A nephrologist has found that a specialized type of anti-rejection therapy using intravenous immunoglobulin can make kidney transplants possible for patients with high 'anti-donor' antibodies. 25 to ... > more -
Infectious Disease Specialists Design New Rapid Flu Test
New flu tests can diagnose the flu in as little as 30 minutes, to cut down on needless antibiotic use, which can build up resistance and make some infections untreatable by current ... > more -
Human Factors Researchers Develop Device To Measure Asthma Triggers
Industrial Hygienists created a device that monitors the air around a person who frequently suffers from asthma attacks. The device is comprised of a sensor system that measures airborne ... > more -
Optical Scientists, Psychiatrists Develop Minimally Invasive Eye Test for Alzheimer's
Building upon a recent discovery that the same Alzheimer's disease process that goes on in the brain also occurs in the eye, researchers have developed a pair of optical tests that can determine the ... > more -
Electrical Engineers And Medical Technologists Create Easier Way To Diagnose Diabetes
Endocrinologists, engineers, and microbiologists worked together to create a new testing method for diabetes. It projects light into the skin in order to measure the presence of advanced glycation ... > more -
Neuroendocrinologists Unlock Chemical Trigger to Puberty
Researchers have discovered the precise chemical chain reaction that could be the much-sought-after puberty trigger: The KiSS-1 gene, which produces a protein in the hypothalamus, a part of the ... > more -
Researchers Apply DNA Biology to Vaccination Technique
Spraying viral genes directly through the skin is a new technique that turns infinitesimal amounts of DNA into an effective vaccine. If approved for use in humans, the new procedure could save lives ... > more -
CT Scans of Legs May Help Prevent Recurring Pulmonary Embolisms
Pulmonary embolisms kill 60,000 people every year. Often, the clots form in the legs, break free and travel to the lungs, where they can cause sudden death. CAT scans can identify these clots in the ... > more
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