New injectable hydrogel encourages regeneration, improves functionality after heart attack
University of California, San Diego bioengineers have demonstrated in a study in pigs that a new injectable hydrogel can repair damage from heart attacks, help the heart grow new tissue and blood vessels, ...
Medical research
Feb 20, 2013 |
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Assessing the effects of cell phone radiation on brain tissue
Researchers have found a novel, non-invasive technique for measuring brain hot spots caused by electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones, according to a study published today.
Medical research
Dec 17, 2012 |
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Methods to repair kidney cells, assess kidney function on the horizon
Researchers may have found a way to block kidney-destroying inflammation and help damaged kidney cells recover.
Medical research
Apr 16, 2013 |
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Four-week vaccination regimen knocks out early breast cancer tumors, researchers find
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report that a short course of vaccination with an anti-HER2 dendritic cell vaccine made partly from the patient's own cells triggers a complete ...
Cancer
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Tension on gut muscles induces cell invasion in zebrafish intestine, mimicking cancer metastasis
The stiffness of breast tissue is increasingly recognized as an important factor explaining the onset of breast cancer. Stiffening induces molecular changes that promote cancerous behavior in cells. Bioengineering ...
Cancer
Sep 07, 2012 |
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Revolutionary techniques could help harness patients' own immune cells to fight disease
The human body contains immune cells programmed to fight cancer and viral infections, but they often have short lifespans and are not numerous enough to overcome attacks by particularly aggressive malignancies ...
Medical research
Jan 03, 2013 |
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Promising new target for stifling the growth and spread of cancer
Cancer and chronic inflammation are partners in peril, with the latter increasing the likelihood that malignant tumors will develop, grow and spread. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego ...
Cancer
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Stem cell therapy shows promise in repairing stress urinary incontinence
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) can occur due to sneezing, coughing, exercising or even laughing and happens because the pelvic floor muscles are too weak causing leakage when the bladder is put under pressure. New research ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 20, 2012 |
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New molecule with anti-cancer and anti-metastatic properties
A new molecule with anti-cancer and anti-metastatic properties has been discovered by teams from CNRS, CEA, the Institut Curie and Inserm, in collaboration with Australian and British researchers. This anticancer ...
Cancer
Sep 04, 2012 |
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Scientists find calcium is the initial trigger in our immune response to healing
For the first time scientists studying the cellular processes underlying the body's response to healing have revealed how a flash of calcium is the very first step in repairing damaged tissue. The findings, published in Current Bi ...
Surgery
Feb 14, 2013 |
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New marker offers hope for more reliable detection of prostate cancer
A new, promising marker for diagnosing prostate cancer has been discovered by Swedish researchers with the aid of a unique method developed at the Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology. The study, being published ...
Cancer
May 09, 2011 |
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Researchers identify key role of microRNAs in melanoma metastasis
Researchers at the NYU Cancer Institute, an NCI-designated cancer center at NYU Langone Medical Center, identified for the first time the key role specific microRNAs (miRNAs) play in melanoma metastasis to simultaneously ...
Cancer
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Solving the mystery of blood clotting
How and when our blood clots is one of those incredibly complex and important processes in our body that we rarely think about. If your blood doesn't clot and you cut yourself, you could bleed to death, if ...
Medical research
Mar 19, 2012 |
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LIFR protein suppresses breast cancer metastasis
A receptor protein suppresses local invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cells, the most lethal aspect of the disease, according to a research team headed by scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer ...
Cancer
Sep 25, 2012 |
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New study moves researchers closer to lung cancer blood test
Early signs of lung cancer could be diagnosed using a simple blood test following a new discovery by scientists at the University of York.
Cancer
Oct 15, 2012 |
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