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Lymphatic fluid takes detour

When tumours metastasise, they can block lymphatic vessels, as researchers from ETH Zurich have discovered using a new method. The lymphatic fluid subsequently has to find a new path through the tissue. Such ...

Medical research created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Grape seed extract kills head and neck cancer cells, leaves healthy cells unharmed

Nearly 12,000 people will die of head and neck cancer in the United States this year and worldwide cases will exceed half a million.

Cancer created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (55) | comments 18 | with audio podcast

Mice with human livers make pharmaceutical testing more accurate

(Medical Xpress) -- In a new report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers reveal a new miniature artificial human liver that can be implanted into mice to bet ...

Medical research created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

'Super tree' maps 20,000 medicinal, related plants

(Medical Xpress)—New research from the University of Reading, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Imperial College London published on 10 September in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) ...

Medications created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hulk smash? Maybe not anymore: scientists block excess aggression in mice

Pathological rage can be blocked in mice, researchers have found, suggesting potential new treatments for severe aggression, a widespread trait characterized by sudden violence, explosive outbursts and hostile overreactions ...

Neuroscience created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scared of the wrong things: Lack of major enzyme causes poor threat-assessment in mice

Do you run when you should stay? Are you afraid of all the wrong things? An enzyme deficiency might be to blame, reveals new research in mice by scientists at the University of Southern California.

Neuroscience created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study points to new means of overcoming antiviral resistance in influenza

UC Irvine researchers have found a new approach to the creation of customized therapies for virulent flu strains that resist current antiviral drugs.

Medical research created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A proposed link between aging, autism, and oxidation

Like any factory, the body burns oxygen to get energy for its various needs. As a result, detrimental byproducts are released and our cells try to clean up shop with antioxidants. But as we age, this process ...

Medical research created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

As colorectal cancer gets more aggressive, treatment with grape seed extract is even more effective

(Medical Xpress)—When the going gets tough, grape seed extract gets going: A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in the journal Cancer Letters shows that the more advanced are co ...

Cancer created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bitter melon juice prevents pancreatic cancer in mouse models

A University of Colorado Cancer study published this week in the journal Carcinogenesis shows that bitter melon juice restricts the ability of pancreatic cancer cells to metabolize glucose, thus cutting the cells' energy ...

Cancer created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cholesterol rafts deliver drugs inside cancer cells

DNA, siRNA and miRNA can reprogram cancer cells – that is, if these nucleic acids could cross through the cell membrane. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published today in the journal Therapeutic Delivery shows ...

Cancer created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fetal exposure to PVC plastic chemical linked to obesity in offspring

Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin – which is used in marine hull paint and PVC plastic – can lead to obesity for multiple generations without subsequent exposure, a UC Irvine study has found.

Health created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Silibinin, found in milk thistle, protects against UV-induced skin cancer

A pair of University of Colorado Cancer Center studies published this month show that the milk thistle extract, silibinin, kills skin cells mutated by UVA radiation and protects against damage by UVB radiation – thus protecting ...

Cancer created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Zinc control could be path to breast cancer treatment

The body's control mechanisms for delivering zinc to cells could be key to improving treatment for some types of aggressive breast cancer.

Cancer created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Major step toward an Alzheimer's vaccine

A team of researchers from Université Laval, CHU de Québec, and pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has discovered a way to stimulate the brain's natural defense mechanisms in people with Alzheimer's disease. This ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0