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12/20

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Vitae: People and Stories That Drive Our Research

A mother who died unexpectedly, a chance encounter with a snail biologist, a patient whose hands were so swollen that she could barely take care of her newborn. Inspiration often comes from unexpected places, a theme tha...

10/27

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Oxygen Therapy No Benefit to Patients with Moderate COPD

A randomized trial of people with stable moderate forms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) concluded that receiving supplemental oxygen therapy made no difference in quality of life, lung function or ability...

5/31

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Gene's Battle with Microbes Promotes Evolutionary Innovation in Humans

The lactoferrin gene arose in early mammals approximately 160 million years ago, and can still be found in the genomes of humans and other primates. New research shows that lactoferrin, whose original function was to tra...

5/18

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Tendon Issues and Rotator Cuff Tears? It's in the Genes

People with rotator cuff tears often experience other tendon or nerve problems as well, but it has been unclear whether those associated ailments are influenced by genetics or environment. New research shows strong evide...

4/20

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Explaining Variable Signs of Sepsis

In patients with sepsis, the infecting microbes are usually viewed as generic triggers of inflammation while the patients themselves are considered the primary variables that affect disease progression and severity. This...

1/27

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Lower Bicarbonate, Higher Risk for an Early Death

Otherwise healthy older people with low levels of bicarbonate, a major element in the body that helps maintain proper pH balance, were at a 24 percent higher risk of dying prematurely than those in a study group whose bi...

1/19

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Prevention Program Eliminates Bloodstream Infections in Burn Trauma Unit Patients

By implementing a program to prevent bloodstream infections associated with central-line catheters, the University of Utah Health Care Burn Trauma Intensive Care Unit eliminated those hazards entirely, a multidisciplinar...

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