News tagged with animal experiments


Lipid researcher, 98, reports on the dietary causes of heart disease

A 98-year-old researcher argues that, contrary to decades of clinical assumptions and advice to patients, dietary cholesterol is good for your heart – unless that cholesterol is unnaturally oxidized (by ...

Cardiology created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Removing protein 'garbage' in nerve cells may help control two neurodegenerative diseases

Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center say they have new evidence that challenges scientific dogma involving two fatal neurodegenerative diseases—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal ...

Medical research created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists reverse Alzheimer's-like memory loss in animal models by blocking EGFR signaling

A team of neuroscientists and chemists from the U.S. and China today publish research suggesting that a class of currently used anti-cancer drugs as well as several previously untested synthetic compounds show effectiveness ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows brain processing similarities between music and movement

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Dartmouth College have devised an experiment that demonstrates how music and movement are processed by the brain in similar ways. They describe their experiment and discuss ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Is too much brain activity connected to Alzheimer's disease?

High baseline levels of neuronal activity in the best connected parts of the brain may play an important role in the development of Alzheimer's disease. This is the main conclusion of a new study appearing in PLoS Computational Bi ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Largest study on cellphones, cancer finds no link

(AP) -- Danish researchers can offer some reassurance if you're concerned about your cellphone: Don't worry. Your device is probably safe.

Health created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Stopping dangerous cell regrowth reduces risk of further heart attacks

"After an arterial injury, the inner layer of cells in the artery begins to regrow. In the long term, this usually causes more harm than good", says Maria Gomez.

Cardiology created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists learn how stem cell implants help heal traumatic brain injury

For years, researchers seeking new therapies for traumatic brain injury have been tantalized by the results of animal experiments with stem cells. In numerous studies, stem cell implantation has substantially improved brain ...

Medical research created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aspirin as good as Plavix for poor leg circulation: study

(HealthDay) -- Aspirin works as well as Plavix in patients with blocked leg arteries, a new European study finds.

Cardiology created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Micro-needle array: New method for delivering the drug into the body just by attaching it onto the skin

Fujifilm Corporation has developed the micro-needle array which is a new drug administration method that has gained attention for delivering the drug into the body just by attaching it onto the skin.

Medical research created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pathological thickening of the cardiac wall halted

The heart responds to the increased stress caused by chronically raised blood pressure, for example, by thickening its wall muscle. In the late stage of this condition, a risk of heart failure arises. Scientists from the ...

Cardiology created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Possible treatment for serious blood cancer

A single antibody could be the key to treating multiple myeloma, or cancer of the blood, currently without cure or long-term treatment.

Cancer created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0