News tagged with body tissue


ASU bioengineer makes key contribution to cancer treatment research

Michael Caplan shares authorship of a paper on cancer treatment research published this week in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.

Cancer created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vaginal microbicide gel may offer a promising strategy for prevention and protection against HIV transmission

A new study shows that a microbicide gel is highly effective in block infection by the AIDS virus in a non-human primate model. In the paper published December 6 in the Open Access journal PLOS Pathogens, Dereuddre-Bosquet and co ...

HIV & AIDS created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Risk of myocardial infarction and re-operation is greater than for drug-coated stents

If narrowed or blocked coronary vessels have to be widened or opened, a vascular support (stent) is usually inserted. Drug-coated stents are preferred for patients at high risk of renewed narrowing of vessels (restenosis). ...

Cardiology created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rare B cells regulate immune responses, may offer novel treatment for autoimmune diseases

Reproducing a rare type of B cell in the laboratory and infusing it back into the body may provide an effective treatment for severe autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis, according to researchers ...

Medical research created Oct 14, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New drug candidate in diabetes research breakthrough

CSL Limited has developed a new drug candidate that is able to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes and reverse its progression in animal models of the disease.

Diabetes created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Engineering a better hip implant

University of Iowa researchers have determined that thigh size in obese people is a reason their hip implants are more likely to fail.

Medical research created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Review: inflammation's role in obesity-colorectal cancer link

(HealthDay)—A new review summarizes the ways in which inflammation and altered metabolism are associated with colorectal cancer in obese individuals; the review was published online Sept. 3 in Obesity Re ...

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Breast cancer patients with high density mammograms do not have increased risk of death

(Medical Xpress)—High mammographic breast density, which is a marker of increased risk of developing breast cancer, does not seem to increase the risk of death among breast cancer patients, according to a study led by Gretchen ...

Cancer created Sep 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Opioid receptors as a drug target for stopping obesity

Imagine eating all of the sugar and fat that you want without gaining a pound. Thanks to new research published in The FASEB Journal, the day may come when this is not too far from reality. That's because researchers from t ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japan team create liver from stem cells: report

Japanese researchers have created a functioning human liver from stemcells, a report said Friday, raising hopes for the manufacture of artificial organs for those in need of transplants.

Medical research created Jun 08, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

New findings provide insight on long-standing pregnancy mystery

Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have made an important discovery that partially answers the long-standing question of why a mother's immune system does not reject a developing fetus as foreign tissue.

Medical research created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Google goes cancer: Researchers use search engine algorithm to find cancer biomarkers

The strategy used by Google to decide which pages are relevant for a search query can also be used to determine which proteins in a patient's cancer are relevant for the disease progression. Researchers from Dresden University ...

Cancer created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Photoacoustics technique detects small number of cancer cells

Researchers have developed multiple techniques and procedures to detect cancer cells during the earliest stages of the disease or after treatment. But one of the major limitations of these technologies is their inability ...

Cancer created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Injectable gel could repair tissue damaged by heart attack

(Medical Xpress) -- University of California, San Diego researchers have developed a new injectable hydrogel that could be an effective and safe treatment for tissue damage caused by heart attacks.

Cardiology created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

New cases of rare genetic disorder identified

Scientists at the University of Liverpool, working with international partners, have shown a rare genetic disease, that causes crippling osteoarthritis in the spine and major joints, is far more prevalent worldwide than previously ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0