Immunology
Estrogen fights urinary infection in mouse study
(Medical Xpress)—Estrogen levels drop dramatically in menopause, a time when the risk of urinary tract infections increases significantly.
Jan 23, 2013
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News tagged with bloodstream
Medical research
Chinese cuisine could protect against sepsis
Researchers at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered that a bean commonly used in Chinese cuisine protects against the life-threatening condition sepsis. These findings are published in the current ...
Oct 26, 2012
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Medical research
Scientists unlock chemical processes behind argyria, silver-related skin condition
Researchers from Brown University have shown for the first time how ingesting too much silver can cause argyria, a rare condition in which patients' skin turns a striking shade of grayish blue.
Oct 26, 2012
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Genetics
New insights on control of pituitary hormone outside of brain has implications for breast cancer
The hormone prolactin is produced by the pituitary gland in the brain and then travels via the bloodstream to cells throughout the body, where it exerts multiple reproductive and metabolic effects, most notably on the breast ...
Oct 1, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Danger in the blood: Scientists show how antibiotic-resisting bacterial infections may form
New research may help explain why hundreds of thousands of Americans a year get sick – and tens of thousands die – after bacteria get into their blood. It also suggests why some of those bloodstream infections resist ...
Aug 15, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel technique for delivering multiple cancer treatments may solve hurdle for combinatorial drug therapies
Cancers are notorious for secreting chemicals that confuse the immune system and thwarting biological defenses.
Jul 15, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Potential treatment target identified in an animal model of pancreatic cancer
Detailed analysis of genes expressed in circulating tumor cells (CTCs) -- cells that break off from solid tumors and travel through the bloodstream -- has identified a potential treatment target in metastatic pancreatic cancer. ...
Jul 1, 2012
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Medical research
Researchers develop novel anti-body vaccine that blocks addictive nicotine chemicals from reaching the brain
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have developed and successfully tested in mice an innovative vaccine to treat nicotine addiction.
Jun 27, 2012
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Immunology
Receptor may hold key to multiple sclerosis treatment
(Medical Xpress) -- A receptor recently discovered to control the movement of immune cells across central nervous system barriers (including the blood-brain barrier) may hold the key to treating multiple sclerosis (MS), a ...
Jun 11, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Not all tumor cells are equal: Study reveals huge genetic diversity in cells shed by tumors
The cells that slough off from a cancerous tumor into the bloodstream are a genetically diverse bunch, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have found. Some have genes turned on that give them the potential ...
May 7, 2012
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