News tagged with chemical substance


'Type case' makes sparing use of laboratory animals

Researchers at the University of Twente's MIRA research institute have developed a system which may drastically reduce the use of laboratory animals in science. The system, which is designed to be implanted in laboratory ...

Other created May 16, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Creating new tissue instead of transplanting hearts

How can progenitor cells turn into tissues? At the Vienna University of technology, chemical substances have been developed which control the differentiation of progenitor cells into heart cells. The heart ...

Medical research created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Health and environment: A closer look at plastics

Plastics have transformed modern society, providing attractive benefits but also befouling waterways and aquifers, depleting petroleum supplies and disrupting human health.

Health created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Diabetes drug may reduce brain damage after stroke

In a study in mice, scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new potential therapy that may reduce brain damage following stroke in type 2 diabetic patients. The suggested drug is already approved for ...

Diabetes created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Controversial treatment for autism may do more harm than good, researchers find

A controversial treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is not only ineffective but may be harmful, according to a study conducted by Baylor University researchers.

Autism spectrum disorders created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pollutants may contribute to illness and overweight

(Medical Xpress) -- Lack of physical activity and poor diet alone cannot explain the dramatic rise in obesity and diabetes occurring in many countries, believe some researchers. It is time to face the possibility ...

Health created Jun 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Bioluminescence imaging lights up stem cell therapy for hair growth

Finding a way to restore hair growth after substantial hair loss is something of an obsession worldwide. Investigators at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2012 Annual Meeting presented how stem cell research for the development ...

Medical research created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research about Facebook addiction

Are you a social media enthusiast or simply a Facebook addict?Researchers from Norway have developed a new instrument to measure Facebook addiction, the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Your brain on 'shrooms: fMRI elucidates neural correlates of psilocybin psychedelic state

(Medical Xpress) -- Psychedelic substances have long been used for healing, ceremonial, or mind-altering subjective experiences due to compounds that, when ingested or inhaled, generate hallucinations, perceptual ...

Neuroscience created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (43) | comments 45 | with audio podcast feature

Cocoa could prevent intestinal pathologies such as colon cancer

A new study on living animals has shown for the first time that eating cocoa (the raw material in chocolate) can help to prevent intestinal complaints linked to oxidative stress, including colon carcinogenesis ...

Cancer created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists isolate protein linking exercise to health benefits

A team led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has isolated a natural hormone from muscle cells that triggers some of the key health benefits of exercise. They say the protein, which serves as a chemical messenger, ...

Medical research created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researcher develops new way to assess risk for chemicals

Approximately 80,000 industrial chemicals are in use and about 700 new chemicals are introduced to commerce each year in the United States, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. To assess human health risks ...

Health created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Molecular corkscrew

Scientists from the universities of Zurich and Duisburg-Essen have discovered a specific function of the protein p97/VCP. They demonstrate that the protein repairs DNA breaks like a corkscrew, a repair mechanism that could ...

Medical research created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A mother's occupation while pregnant can cause asthma in children

Mothers who are exposed to particular agents during pregnancy could give birth to children with a higher risk of asthma, according to new research.

Health created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

US must strengthen efforts to restrict chemicals that threaten health, say researchers

With growing evidence of the link between exposure to toxic chemicals and chronic diseases, especially in children, the United States needs to step up its efforts to protect the public from hazardous chemicals, say researchers ...

Health created May 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


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