News tagged with tissue death
Excitotoxicity and nerve cell death
Neural excitotoxicity can be involved in spinal cord injury, traumatic hearing loss and Alzheimer's. The Stressprotect project has gathered data on this often devastating phenomenon at biochemical, genomic ...
Medical research
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Experimental drug could help reduce brain damage, improve motor skills after stroke
(Medical Xpress)—A University of Arizona professor is overseeing the manufacture of an experimental drug that could help reduce brain damage after a stroke.
Medical research
Sep 21, 2012 |
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Young researcher on the trail of herbal snakebite antidote
A PhD student at the University of Copenhagen has drawn on nature's own pharmacy to help improve the treatment of snakebites in Africa.
Medical research
Sep 17, 2012 |
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Congenital disease linked to adipocyte development
(HealthDay)—Some patients with congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL), who lack adipocytes and develop severe insulin resistance, have a defect in adipocyte development that can be partially reversed, ...
Diabetes
Sep 07, 2012 |
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Small molecule may play big role in Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease is one of the most dreaded and debilitating illnesses one can develop. Currently, the disease afflicts 6.5 million Americans and the Alzheimer's Association projects it to increase to between ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jul 09, 2012 |
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Hormonal treatment associated with better test performance after stroke
Stroke patients treated who received hormonal treatment, combined with rehabilitation, performed better on functioning and reasoning tests than patients who received rehabilitative therapy alone, a new clinical study from ...
Cardiology
Jun 25, 2012 |
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Scientists identify agent that can block fibrosis of skin, lungs
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified an agent that in lab tests protected the skin and lungs from fibrosis, a process that can ultimately end in organ failure and even death because ...
Medical research
May 30, 2012 |
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Study reveals sarcoidosis-related mortality rates among black women
A new study conducted by researchers from Boston University has found that sarcoidosis accounts for 25 percent of all deaths among women in the Black Women's Health Study who have the disease. The study is the largest epidemiologic ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 22, 2012 |
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Brain injury to soldiers can arise from exposure to a single explosion: study
A team of investigators have shown evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in brain tissue from blast-exposed military service personnel.
Medical research
May 16, 2012 |
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The cell's 'personal space:' A controlling factor in maintaining healthy tissue
Cells in normal tissue seem to have "personal space" issues. They know how much space they like, and if things get too tight, some cells are forced to leave.
Cancer
Apr 19, 2012 |
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New drug prevents spread of human prostate cancer cells
A new drug developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists prevented human prostate cancer cells from spreading to other tissues without any toxic effects to normal cells or tissues. The drug turns off the "go" switch in the ...
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Fumarate greatly reduces heart attack damage in mice
(Medical Xpress) -- Boosting levels of the simple compound fumarate in mice significantly reduces damage from a heart attack, an Oxford University-led study has shown.
Medical research
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Dendritic cells protect against acute pancreatitis
NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have discovered the novel protective role dendritic cells play in the pancreas. The new study, published in the November issue of journal Gastroenterology, shows dendritic cells can sa ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Mitochondria restructuring protein provides new therapeutic target for heart disease
Mitochondria are often called cellular "powerhouses" because they convert nutrients into energy. But these tiny structures also help determine cellular lifespan. Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research ...
Cardiology
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Melatonin delays onset, reduces deaths in mouse model of Huntington's disease
Melatonin, best known for its role in sleep regulation, delayed the onset of symptoms and reduced mortality in a mouse model of Huntington's disease, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and ...
Neuroscience
Oct 11, 2011 |
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