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Making a window for drug delivery in the blood-brain barrier

(Medical Xpress)—The blood-brain barrier (BBB) prevents most large or hydrophilic (polar) molecules from getting into the brain. For many neurological diseases, like Parkinson's, the presence of the BBB ...

Medical research created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

On the trail of mucus-eaters in the gut

The microbiology team of David Berry, Alexander Loy and Michael Wagner from the Faculty of Life Sciences, in collaboration with scientists at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories (University of Vienna and the Medical ...

Medical research created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Three questions about HPV vaccination

In 2009, more than 30,000 people in the U.S. learned they had cancer linked to the human papillomavirus, or HPV. This virus is best known for causing cervical cancer, but it's also the culprit behind many ...

Cancer created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Innovative method to deliver THC: Transmucosal patch increases drug's absorption

(Medical Xpress)—An innovative delivery method for tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive constituent of Cannabis, is being developed at the University of Mississippi.

Medications created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experts discover why Rudolph's nose is red

Rudolph's nose is red because it is richly supplied with red blood cells which help to protect it from freezing and to regulate brain temperature.

Other created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(Antibody) orientation matters

The orientation of antibody binding to bacteria can mean life or death to the bug, according to a study published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine on December 10th. These findings may help explain why these bacter ...

Medical research created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Prevalence, predictors of interval colorectal cancer ID'd

(HealthDay) -- A variety of procedural and biologic factors contribute to the development of interval colorectal cancers, seen in 7.2 percent of Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study published in the ...

Cancer created Jun 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Strong oral carcinogen identified in smokeless tobacco

The chemical (S)-N'-nitrosonornicotine, or (S)-NNN, which is present in smokeless tobacco products, is a strong oral carcinogen, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, held here March 31 - April 4.

Health created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study shows how high-fat diets increase colon cancer risk

Epidemiologists have long warned that, in addition to causing obesity, eating too much fat and sugar puts a person at greater risk for colon cancer. Now, researchers at Temple University have established a link that may explain ...

Cancer created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nose spray for panic attacks?

(Medical Xpress) -- Max Planck researchers have succeeded in showing in experiments on mice that the anxiolytic substance neuropeptide S (NPS) can be absorbed through the nasal mucosa and unfold its effect ...

Neuroscience created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify novel pathway responsible for infection of a common STD pathogen

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have for the first time identified a novel pathway that is necessary for infection to occur with the pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which is responsible for th ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

SIV infection may lead to increase in immune-suppressive Treg cells

Tissue in monkeys infected with a close relative of HIV can ramp up production of a type of T cell that actually weakens the body's attack against the invading virus. The discovery, in lymph nodes draining the intestinal ...

Immunology created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inflammatory cues modulate goblet cell products important for intestinal barrier function

In a paper published in the December 2011 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, a team of scientists at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign led by Rex Gaskins, PhD have demonstrated that both microbial and ho ...

Inflammatory disorders created Dec 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study compares narrow band imaging to chromoendoscopy for the detection of dysplasia in IBD patients

A new study from Spain finds that narrow band imaging appears to be a less time-consuming and equally effective alternative to chromoendoscopy for the detection of dysplasia (abnormal growths) in patients with long-standing ...

Other created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stomach bacterium damages human DNA

The stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori is one of the biggest risk factors for the development of gastric cancer, the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. Molecular biologists from the University of Zur ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0