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Surprising methods heal wounded troops

(AP)—Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning more face transplants and other extreme plastic surgeries. The most advanced medical tools that exist are now being deployed ...

Health created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover surprising new roles for a key regulatory enzyme of blood pressure

At the 1st ECRC "Franz-Volhard" Symposium on September 7, 2012 at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in Berlin-Buch, Professor Ken Bernstein reported that in mice an excess of ACE led to a much stronger ...

Medical research created Sep 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Skin and immune system influence salt storage and regulate blood pressure

High blood pressure is responsible for many cardiovascular diseases that are the leading cause of death in industrialized countries. High salt intake has long been considered a risk factor, but not every type of high blood ...

Medical research created Sep 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers identify stem cells responsible for tissue repair

The skin, which is an essential barrier that protects our body against the external environment, undergoes constant turnover throughout life to replace dead cells that are constantly sloughed off from the skin surface. During ...

Medical research created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers solve mystery surrounding the death of two sisters nearly 50 years ago

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified the genetic cause of a rare and fatal bone disease by studying frozen skin cells that were taken from a child with the condition almost fifty years ago. Their ...

Genetics created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Solving the medical mystery of cold feet

(HealthDay) -- If you've ever been booted out of bed because of your icy feet, new research may help explain your plight.

Medical research created Aug 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Potential new treatment target identified for melanoma skin cancer

New research from Western University, Canada, has identified a potential new target for the treatment of melanoma, the deadliest of all skin cancers. Silvia Penuela and Dale Laird discovered a new channel-forming ...

Cancer created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pioneering heart disease treatment

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at King's College London have developed the first artificial functioning blood vessel outside of the body, made from reprogrammed stem cells from human skin. The team also ...

Cardiology created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests patients should be screened before receiving vemurafenib

Different genetic mistakes driving skin cancer may affect how patients respond to the drug vemurafenib, providing grounds to screen people with melanoma skin cancer before treatment, a new study by Cancer Research UK scientists ...

Cancer created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Skin intrinsic fluorescence tied to coronary artery disease

(HealthDay) -- Skin intrinsic fluorescence (SIF) is significantly associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) in middle-aged adults with a long duration of type 1 diabetes, according to a study published ...

Diabetes created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Could compact fluorescent bulbs pose skin cancer risk?

(HealthDay) -- As the United States bakes under the summer sun, dermatologists often warn of cancer risks posed by ultraviolet (UV) sunlight. But research now points to a new and ubiquitous indoor source of the ...

Cancer created Aug 03, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

'Spray-on skin' could revolutionize treatment of venous leg ulcers

The treatment, which consists of skin cells (keratinocytes and fibroblasts) suspended in a mixture of different types of proteins associated with blood clotting, was tested on a group of 228 patients suffering from venous ...

Medical research created Aug 02, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

IL-10 from donor skin cells helps the body incorporate skin grafts

Scientists have found that the anti-inflammatory molecule, IL-10, may improve success rates of skin autografts (skin moved from one site of the body to another). This information provides a valuable drug target that may benefit ...

Medical research created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Detecting cancer with lasers has limited use, researchers say

One person dies every hour from melanoma skin cancer in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. A technique, known as photoacoustics, can find some forms of melanoma even if only a few ...

Cancer created Jul 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New melanoma driver genes found in largest DNA sequencing study to date

(Medical Xpress) -- Yale Cancer Center geneticists, biochemists, and structural biologists have painted the most comprehensive picture yet of the molecular landscape of melanoma, a highly aggressive and often ...

Genetics created Jul 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast