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Learning from Lassa virus: Researchers discover gene mutations that can result in a congenital disorder

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have known that two seemingly distant human maladies—a devastating set of hereditary disorders called Walker-Warburg syndrome and infection with the virus that causes hemorrhagic ...

Medical research created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research says 'evolutionary glitch' could be cause of childhood ear infections

Researchers at King's College London have uncovered how the human ear is formed, giving clues as to why children are susceptible to infections such as glue ear. The work was funded by the UK Medical Research Council and published ...

Medical research created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Researcher study the dangerous effects of cocaine on HIV patients

Cocaine, already a damaging drug for those with healthy immune systems, can be lethal for those living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Mudit Tyagi, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine at the George Washington ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Platelet-rich plasma significantly improves outcomes in patients with tennis elbow

Platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy has been used to manage pain associated with torn tendons, muscles and ligaments, mostly in athletes, at all levels. Though it has anecdotally been successful, the evidence to support its ...

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Researchers image most of vertebrae brain at single cell level (w/ video)

(Medical Xpress)—Misha Ahrens and Philipp Keller, researchers with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have succeeded in making a near real-time video of most of a zebrafish's brain showing individual neuron ...

Neuroscience created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Stem cell research could expand clinical use of regenerative human cells

Research led by a biology professor in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has uncovered a method to produce retinal cells from regenerative human stem cells ...

Medical research created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers link cancer to failures in chromosome protection for the first time

A study published today in the journal Nature Genetics explores a new mechanism that may contribute to the development of several tumours, including Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia, a type of cancer that affects more than a ...

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British team perform new 'warm' liver transplants

British surgeons said Friday they have performed successful liver transplants on two patients using a revolutionary technique which keeps the organ warm and functioning while outside the body.

Surgery created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fasting time for tumour cells

(Medical Xpress)—Tumours need a steady supply of sufficient nutrients to be able to grow. In order to secure the nutrient availability, they secrete messenger compounds to stimulate neighbouring blood vessels ...

Cancer created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel treatment approach for bladder pain using a herpes simplex virus vector reported

Severe chronic pain associated with conditions such as bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis often require the use of opioid medication, with the risk of dependency and serious adverse reactions. An ...

Genetics created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New monoclonal antibody developed that can target proteins inside cancer cells

Researchers have discovered a unique monoclonal antibody that can effectively reach inside a cancer cell, a key goal for these important anticancer agents, since most proteins that cause cancer or are associated with cancer ...

Cancer created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Havoc in biology's most-used human cell line: Genome of HeLa cells sequenced for the first time

HeLa cells are the world's most commonly used human cell lines, and have served as a standard for understanding many fundamental biological processes. In a study published today in G3: Genes, Genomes and Ge ...

Genetics created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Nanoparticles loaded with bee venom kill HIV

(Medical Xpress)—Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while leaving surrounding cells unharmed, researchers at Washington University School of ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (29) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Using human brain cells to make mice smarter

Glial cells – a family of cells found in the human central nervous system and, until recently, considered mere "housekeepers" – now appear to be essential to the unique complexity of the human brain. Scientists reached ...

Medical research created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

When food is scarce, a smaller brain will do

A new study explains how young brains are protected when nutrition is poor. The findings, published on March 7th in Cell Reports, a Cell Press publication, reveal a coping strategy for producing a fully functional, if sma ...

Neuroscience created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast