Endothelium, heal thyself: A fresh look at this resilient, adaptable tissue
(Medical Xpress)—The endothelium, the cellular layer lining the body's blood vessels, is extremely resilient. Measuring just a few hundred nanometers in thickness, this super-tenuous structure routinely ...
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May 16, 2013 |
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First prospective trial shows molecular profiling timely for tailoring therapy
A clinical trial has shown that patients, and their physicians, are eager to jump into next-era cancer care—analysis of an individual's tumor to find and target genetic mutations that drive the cancer. Results of the study, ...
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May 15, 2013 |
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Scientists develop 'magic bullet' nanomedicine for Acute Lung Injury
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have devised a 'magic bullet' nanomedicine which could become the first effective treatment for Acute Lung Injury or ALI, a condition affecting 20 per cent of all patients in intensive ...
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May 15, 2013 |
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Diabetes drug makes lung cancer vulnerable to radiotherapy
The diabetes drug metformin slows the growth of lung cancer cells and makes them more likely to be killed by radiotherapy, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer today.
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May 01, 2013 |
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Chemo, radiation followed by surgery improves survival in lung cancer patients
In one of the largest observational studies of its kind, researchers report that a combination of chemotherapy and radiation followed by surgery in patients with stage 3 non-small cell lung cancer improves survival.
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Thoracic endografts used successfully to remove tumors invading the aorta
Tumors have the potential to grow locally and invade neighboring organs. Some chest tumors may invade one of the great vessels of the body, the aorta. Surgical removal of these tumors is very challenging and necessitates ...
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May 08, 2013 |
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Tactics of new Middle East virus suggest treating by altering lung cells' response to infection
A new virus that causes severe breathing distress and kidney failure elicits a distinctive airway cell response to allow it to multiply. Scientists studying the Human Coronavirus-Erasmus Medical Center, which ...
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Apr 30, 2013 |
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How some cancers 'poison the soil' to block metastasis
Cancer spread or metastasis can strike unprecedented fear in the minds of cancer patients. The "seed and the soil" hypothesis proposed by Stephen Paget in 1889 is now widely accepted to explain how cancer cells (seeds) are ...
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Apr 30, 2013 |
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Cell response to new coronavirus unveils possible paths to treatments
NIH-supported scientists used lab-grown human lung cells to study the cells' response to infection by a novel human coronavirus (called nCoV) and compiled information about which genes are significantly disrupted ...
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Apr 30, 2013 |
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New lung cancer test predicts survival
In the two largest clinical studies ever conducted on the molecular genetics of lung cancer, an international team led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has demonstrated that an available ...
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Jan 26, 2012 |
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Magnetically levitated tissues could speed toxicity tests
In a development that could lead to faster and more effective toxicity tests for airborne chemicals, scientists from Rice University and the Rice spinoff company Nano3D Biosciences have used magnetic levitation ...
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Jan 24, 2013 |
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Definition of lung squamous cell carcinoma genome opens doors to better, more targeted therapies
A new paper published online in Nature holds out hope that people with the second most common type of lung cancer may one day benefit from targeted therapies that have transformed treatments for other lung cancer patients.
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Sep 09, 2012 |
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Researchers find new drug target for lung cancer
Drugs targeting an enzyme involved in inflammation might offer a new avenue for treating certain lung cancers, according to a new study by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
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Feb 16, 2012 |
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Mapping the destructive path from cigarette to emphysema
From the cherry red tip of a lighted cigarette through the respiratory tract to vital lung cells, the havoc created by tobacco smoke seems almost criminal, activating genes and portions of the immune system to create inflammation ...
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Jan 18, 2012 |
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Scientists find vitamin D crucial in human immune response to tuberculosis
Not just important for building strong bones, an international team of scientists has found that vitamin D also plays an essential role in the body's fight against infections such as tuberculosis.
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Oct 12, 2011 |
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