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People with Alzheimer’s disease who used antipsychotic drugs had a higher number of accumulated hospital days than people with Alzheimer’s disease who did not use antipsychotics, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.
Researchers with the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shown that a type of cell called oligodendrocyte progenitor cells play a significant role in the development of MS.
A new computer kidney developed at the University of Waterloo could tell researchers more about the impacts of medicines taken by people who don’t drink enough water.
Their work has helped in the development of new medications to fight anemia, cancer and many other diseases.
This institute will focus on educating and training URI’s nursing and pharmacy students, faculty and staff in immuno-oncology.
Governor Gina Raimondo joined with University of Rhode Island President David Dooley to announce the second round of RI Innovation Campus projects that will catalyze academic research into new commercial products and businesses.
Every week there are numerous scientific studies published. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones.
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed an advanced petri dish called a 3D scaffold that can allow the same cell growth and testing, but without the use of the lab animals and in a much shorter period.
Using cloning technology to aid in the understanding of the evolution of cancers, Frank McKeon, professor of biology and biochemistry and director of the Somatic Stem Cell Center at the University of Houston, is leading a team to recreate the sequence leading to esophageal cancer.
Hopes for a universal cancer vaccine received a boost from a new antigen discovery made by researchers at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute.
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