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TSRI scientists describe severe immune overreaction caused by flu infections
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have mapped key elements of a severe immune overreaction—a “cytokine storm”—that can both sicken and kill ...New procedure offers benefits for patients with severe asthma
Like millions of people, Jeannine Childs suffers from asthma. But unlike most, her asthma was debilitating. For years she struggled with wheezing, ...Researchers develop new method for anthrax detection in few hours
Shortly following the 9/11 terror attack in 2001, letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to news outlets and government buildings killing five ...Silver nanoparticles in dietary supplements, cosmetics and food packaging can cause damage to cells
Endocrine disrupters are not the only worrying chemicals that ordinary consumers are exposed to in everyday life. Also nanoparticles of silver, found ...Triphase's marizomib receives FDA orphan drug designation for treatment of multiple myeloma
Triphase Accelerator Corporation today announced that marizomib, its novel, potent proteasome inhibitor, has been granted orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food ...Researchers find tumors targeting vaccine that initiates immune response to fight cancer
Cincinnati Cancer Center (CCC) and UC Cancer Institute researchers have found that a vaccine, targeting tumors that produce a certain protein and ...FSU researchers link prenatal nicotine exposure to future ADHD
Prenatal exposure to nicotine could manifest as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children born a generation later, according to a new study ...Millions of mentally ill will lack coverage in states not expanding Medicaid, report finds
The Washington Post takes a look at the report by a group representing mental health professionals, and also how the issue is ...Exposure to very low concentrations of BPA by pregnant females can cause fetal abnormalities in ...
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is used in a wide variety of consumer products, such as resins used to line ...FSU researchers study smart technology that can search for autism, communication delays in infants
Someday your doctor may be able to examine your infant, notice a telltale physical characteristic and say, “Your child has autism — ...