News tagged with tissue concentrations


Retinoic acid gradient visualized for the first time in an embryo

In a ground-breaking study, researchers from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan report a new technique that allows them to visualize the distribution of retinoic acid in a live zebrafish embryo, in ...

Medical research created Apr 07, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tenofovir Gel wins out in drug absorption study, but HIV prevention trials say differently

A novel head-to-head study looking at differences in how the antiretroviral (ARV) drug tenofovir gets absorbed in the body as either an oral tablet or a vaginal gel found tenofovir gel can achieve substantially higher concentrations ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study confirms immune cells are guided by gradients

(Medical Xpress)—A group of researchers in Austria and Switzerland has for the first time proven that immune cells migrate along chemical concentration gradients. This process has long been assumed but ...

Immunology created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Through-the-nipple breast cancer therapy shows promise in early tests

Delivering anticancer drugs into breast ducts via the nipple is highly effective in animal models of early breast cancer, and has no major side effects in human patients, according to a report by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer ...

Cancer created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast