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Discovery of novel medicine for treatment of chronic wounds

Every 20 seconds, a limb is lost as a consequence of diabetic foot ulcer that does not heal. To date, medical solutions that can change this situation are very limited. In his doctoral thesis Yue Shen from the Industrial ...

Medical research created May 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Italy approves law on controversial stem cell therapy (Update)

Italian lawmakers on Wednesday gave their final approval to a law that allows limited use of a controversial type of stem cell therapy which has been condemned by many scientists but has given hope to families of terminally-ill ...

Medical research created May 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

How healthy are you for your age?

On May 22, JoVE will publish details of a technique to measure the health of human genetic material in relation to a patient's age. The method is demonstrated by the laboratory of Dr. Gil Atzmon at New York's Albert Einste ...

Medical research created May 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers develop sperm-sorting design that may aid couples undergoing in vitro fertilization

(Medical Xpress)—According to the World Health Organization, approximately 70 million couples experience infertility worldwide. Current data suggests that nearly one third of infertility disorders are due ...

Medical research created May 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hormone signal drives motor neuron growth, fish study shows

A discovery made in fish could aid research into motor neuron disease.

Medical research created May 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research finds new cause for common lung problem

New research has found that in cases of lung edema, or fluid in the lungs, not only do the lungs fail to keep water out as previously believed, but they are also allowing water to pump in.

Medical research created May 06, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

What is the role of double-stranded RNA in antiviral host defense systems?

Animals, insects, and plants use a variety of sensing mechanisms to detect invading pathogens such as viruses. One complex and effective antiviral defense system they share is based on recognition of double-stranded ...

Medical research created May 14, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists develop 'magic bullet' nanomedicine for Acute Lung Injury

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have devised a 'magic bullet' nanomedicine which could become the first effective treatment for Acute Lung Injury or ALI, a condition affecting 20 per cent of all patients in intensive ...

Medical research created May 15, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cells must use their brakes moderately for effective speed control

How cells regulate their own function by "accelerating and braking" is important basic knowledge when new intelligent medicines are being developed, or when plant cells are tweaked to produce more bioenergy. In a study published ...

Medical research created May 15, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

What role do processing bodies play in cell survival and protection against viral infection?

As scientists learn more about processing bodies (PBs), granules present within normal cells, they are unraveling the complex role PBs play in maintaining cellular homeostasis by regulating RNA metabolism ...

Medical research created May 16, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Preventing blood poisoning

Peptide molecules derived from the body's natural immune system can help boost the body's defence against life-threatening blood poisoning, joint University research has uncovered.

Medical research created May 17, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How serotonin receptors can shape drug effects, from LSD to migraine medication

New findings by researchers carrying out experiments at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science's Advanced Photon Source (APS) help explain why some drugs that interact with two kinds of human serotonin ...

Medical research created May 17, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery may help prevent chemotherapy-induced anemia

Cancer chemotherapy can cause peripheral neuropathy—nerve damage often resulting in pain and muscle weakness in the arms and legs. Now, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered ...

Medical research created May 05, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast