(Medical Xpress)—It seems as if a tumor deprived of oxygen would shrink. However, numerous studies have shown that tumor hypoxia, in which portions of the tumor have significantly low oxygen concentrations, is in fact linked ...
Sep 13, 2012
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If the blood supply to your brain decreases, it can trigger Alzheimer's disease. Scientists at UiO wanted to find out whether this leads to more or fewer blood vessels and what role one particular protein plays in such a ...
Mar 29, 2022
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A Yale Medicine orthopedic surgeon has developed an innovative procedure that uses a patient's own stem cells to treat a condition that can cause painful hip fractures.
Oct 10, 2022
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Stress is much more harmful for young and middle-aged women with cardiovascular disease than for other patients, new research indicates.
Aug 6, 2019
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to the body's blood supply, maintaining the right balance is crucial. UCLA stem cell scientists have now discovered that in the common fruit fly, this balancing act requires a complex "conversation" ...
Jan 5, 2012
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(AP) -- Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed - they are most at risk.
Feb 20, 2012
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The long-term use of oral contraceptives and certain methods of tubal ligation (TL) were associated with lower levels of a biomarker for ovarian aging, suggesting an increased risk for early menopause, according to preliminary ...
Feb 2, 2022
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A merger of math and medicine may help to improve the efficacy of immunotherapies, potentially life-saving treatments that enhance the ability of the patient's own immune system to attack cancerous tumors.
Feb 3, 2020
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A new study from Karolinska Institutet and the Helmholtz Diabetes Research Center shows that primary cilia, hair-like protrusions on endothelial cells inside vessels, play an important role in the blood supply and delivery ...
Dec 4, 2020
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(HealthDay) -- Zaltrap (ziv-afilbercept) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in combination with a FOLFIRI chemotherapy regimen for adults with advanced metastatic (spreading) colorectal cancer, the ...
Aug 4, 2012
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