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SMEs a presence in the medical world in developing cancer treatment

Cancer treatment is one of the most important areas of research in the medical world today. With research predominately conducted in large pharmaceutical research organisations, it is rather significant to ...

Cancer created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experimental drug beneficial in NIH trial to treat a rare sarcoma

(Medical Xpress)—Patients with advanced alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS), a rare cancer, achieved some control of their disease using an experimental anti-cancer drug called cediranib. The results from ...

Cancer created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Growing new arteries, bypassing blocked ones

Scientific collaborators from Yale School of Medicine and University College London (UCL) have uncovered the molecular pathway by which new arteries may form after heart attacks, strokes and other acute illnesses bypassing ...

Medical research created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Manipulating calcium accumulation in blood vessels may provide a new way to treat heart disease

Hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, is the primary cause of heart disease. It is caused by calcium accumulation in the blood vessels, which leads to arteries becoming narrow and stiff, obstructing blood flow and ...

Cardiology created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers identify transcription factors that regulate retinal vascularization

The retina is a highly vascularized tissue, but too much or too little vascularization can lead to visual impairment and diseases such as familial exudative vitreoretinopathy or macular degeneration. In this issue of the ...

Medical research created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Secrets of a t-haplotype gene revealed: Decade-long hunt turns up key gene involved in early mammalian development

The t haplotype in mice—a block of linked genes occupying the proximal half of mouse chromosome 17—is one of the best-studied examples of a selfish genetic element. Through an elaborate sperm-poisoning ...

Genetics created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research supports promise of cell therapy for bowel disease

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and colleagues have identified a special population of adult stem cells in bone marrow that have the natural ability to migrate to the intestine and produce intestinal cells, ...

Medical research created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood test accurately detects lymphedema, study shows

Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a set of proteins circulating in blood whose levels accurately flag the presence of lymphedema. The findings, to be reported Dec. 18 in PLoS ONE, spur o ...

Inflammatory disorders created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breast cancer drug geldanamycin could halt other tumors

A drug commonly used in treating breast cancer could have far wider benefits, offering a new way of preventing cancers spreading through the body, according to a University of Leeds-led study.

Cancer created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers make strides toward creating tissue-engineered kidneys

With a worldwide shortage of kidneys for patients who need kidney transplants, researchers are diligently working to find ways to engineer new kidney tissue from a patient's own cells or another source. They've come a step ...

Other created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sphere-templated tissue scaffold is a viable subcutaneous implant

(HealthDay)—Compared with high-density porous polyethylene (HDPPE) implant materials, sphere-templated poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (poly[HEMA]) tissue scaffold stimulates a minimal inflammatory response; ...

Surgery created Oct 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests treatments for 'wet' AMD keep elderly drivers behind the wheel

The advanced neovascular, or "wet," form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), left untreated, is the most common cause of vision loss among the elderly and a leading reason for their loss of driving privileges. But ...

Ophthalmology created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research suggests promise of cell therapy for bowel disease

New research shows that a special population of stem cells found in cord blood has the innate ability to migrate to the intestine and contribute to the cell population there, suggesting the cells' potential to treat inflammatory ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Anti-clotting therapy may be used too often following orthopaedic surgery or trauma

Men and women who undergo joint replacement procedures, as well as those who have significant fractures, tend to be at an increased risk of developing pulmonary emboli (PE), blood clots that travel to the lungs where they ...

Surgery created Sep 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Common antifungal drug decreases tumor growth and shows promise as cancer therapy

An inexpensive antifungal drug, thiabendazole, slows tumor growth and shows promise as a chemotherapy for cancer. Scientists in the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin made this ...

Cancer created Aug 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast