Joint Statements to the Press With Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Joint Statements to the Press With Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray:
Merged microscope offers unprecedented look at biological processes in living cells
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Washington, DC - Scientists at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have combined two different microscope technologies to create sharper images of rapidly moving processes inside a cell. NIBIB is part of the National Institutes of Health.
NIH clinical trial to track outcomes of kidney transplantation from HIV-positive donors to HIV-positive recipients
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Washington, DC - The first large-scale clinical trial to study kidney transplantations between people with HIV has begun at clinical centers across the United States. The HOPE in Action Multicenter Kidney Study will determine the safety of this practice by evaluating kidney recipients for potential transplant-related and HIV-related complications following surgery. The study is sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.
Uptick in vector-borne illnesses in US and what it means to you
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Rochester, Minnesota - Illnesses caused by disease-infected ticks, mosquitoes and fleas have tripled in the U.S. in recent years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Lyme disease is the most common illness attributed to ticks.
From Clipping Scissors to Word Processor
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Washington, DC - Using the gene-editing tool CRISPR to snip at DNA is often akin to using scissors to edit a newspaper article. You can cut out words, but it’s difficult to remove individual letters or instantly know how the cuts affect the meaning of the text. Someday, CRISPR could be used to “clip” disease-causing genetic mutations in patients. But such precision medicine is impossible so long as CRISPR remains a clumsy tool.
Wearing artificial nails
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Scottsdale, Arizona - Artificial nails, a nail enhancement that can be made from a variety of materials, aren't likely to harm healthy natural nails. However, artificial nails sometimes can cause problems, such as an infection.
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