الأحد، 20 مارس 2016

ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News

ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News


Adjunctive minocycline microspheres

Posted: 19 Mar 2016 07:42 AM PDT

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of adjunctive Minocycline HCl Microspheres (Arestin) with debridement alone on the levels of 40 subgingival bacterial species in the treatment of peri-implantitis. Reseachers recruited 208 subjects (from 11 centers in the USA) with at least 1 implant with peri-implantitis and randomized to receive either mechanical debridement alone (n=104) or mechanical debridement followed by Arestin (1 mg) (n=104) at baseline and day 90.

Before retinal cells die, they regenerate, blindness study finds

Posted: 18 Mar 2016 03:17 PM PDT

In a new study, researchers have shown that retinal cells in three distinct forms of canine early-onset blindness possess an unexpected feature: they temporarily rejuvenate. Further investigation into the reasons for this period of retinal neuron proliferation could lead to molecular targets for intervening in cell death and maintaining functional photoreceptor cells and a working retina.

Computer-assisted approaches as decision support systems serving to combat the Zika virus

Posted: 18 Mar 2016 03:16 PM PDT

No drug is known to treat ZIKV infection; neither do we have any vaccine which can prevent the spread of it. While scientists are trying to cope with the situation, computer-assisted approaches may help as decision support systems.

Key difference between mouse and human kidney cells

Posted: 18 Mar 2016 03:16 PM PDT

The best laid plans of mice and men are a bit different -- at least when it comes to kidney development. Compared to a mouse, a human has nearly 100 times more nephrons, the functional units of the kidneys. Humans may owe these abundant nephrons to a gene called SIX1, according to a new article.

Precision medicine's potential to define the genetics of autoimmune disease

Posted: 18 Mar 2016 11:45 AM PDT

Demonstrating the potential of precision medicine, an international study used next-generation DNA sequencing technology to identify more than 1,000 gene variants that affect susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

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