News tagged with laboratory test


Cold plasma successful against brain cancer cells

For the first time, physicists from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), biologists and physicians demonstrated the synergistic effect of cold atmospheric plasma - a partly ionized ...

Cancer created May 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Virginia Tech announces 2013 football helmet ratings: One more added to the 5 star mark

Virginia Tech released today the results of its 2013 adult football helmet ratings, designed to identify differences between the abilities of helmets to reduce the risk of concussion. A total of four helmets ...

Health created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FIU researchers develop new pathway to brain for medicine

Stumped for years by a natural filter in the body that allows few substances, including life-saving drugs, to enter the brain through the bloodstream, physicians who treat neurological diseases may soon have a new pathway ...

Medical research created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microchip success for bionic eye

(Medical Xpress) -- Research to restore sight to the clinically blind has reached a critical stage, with testing underway of the prototype microchips that will power the bionic eye.

Ophthalmology created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New class of compounds stops disease-fueling inflammation in lab tests

Scientists have developed a unique compound that in laboratory tests blocks inflammation-causing molecules in blood cells known to fuel ailments like cancer and cardiovascular disease without causing harmful toxicity.

Medical research created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Answer isn't always on the 'tip of the tongue' for older adults

Has your memory failed you today, such as struggling to recall a word that's "on the tip of your tongue?" If so, you're not alone.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Mystery gene reveals new mechanism for anxiety disorders

A novel mechanism for anxiety behaviors, including a previously unrecognized inhibitory brain signal, may inspire new strategies for treating psychiatric disorders, University of Chicago researchers report.

Genetics created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Searching for tumors or handguns can be like looking for food

If past experience makes you think there's going to be one more cashew at the bottom of the bowl, you're likely to search through those mixed nuts a little longer.

Neuroscience created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High doses of saw palmetto appear safe over 18 months

(HealthDay)—Extracts of saw palmetto berry used at doses of up to 960 mg daily appear to be safe over an 18-month period, according to a study published in the April issue of The Journal of Urology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers find possible therapeutic strategy to combat premature birth

Scientists who developed a novel mouse model mimicking human preterm labor have described a molecular signaling pathway underlying preterm birth and targeted it to stop the problem.

Medical research created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New hope for setback-dogged cancer treatment

Several drugs companies have ineffectively tried to produce antibodies that bind to the IGF-1 receptor on the cell surface, which has a critical part to play in the development of cancer. Scientists at Karolinska Institutet ...

Cancer created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New research a step closer to male contraceptive pill

(Medical Xpress)—New insights into sperms' swimming skills shed light on male infertility, which affects one in 20 men, and could provide a new avenue to the development of a male contraceptive pill.

Genetics created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New brain-test app

Two years ago, researcher Josef Bless was listening to music on his phone when he suddenly had an idea.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Flu emergency declared in NY; 20K cases in state

New York's governor declared a public health emergency Saturday for the state because of the severity of the flu season, as officials across the U.S. grapple with the worst flu outbreak in several years.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 12, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Genetic regulation of metabolomic biomarkers -- paths to cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes

In a study to the genetic variance of human metabolism, researchers have identified thirty one regions of the genome that were associated with levels of circulating metabolites, i.e., small molecules that ...

Diabetes created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0