Medical research
Researchers reach 'paradigm shift' in understanding potassium channels
A new discovery relating to one of the most common processes in human cells is being described as a 'paradigm shift' in understanding.
Oct 16, 2014
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Surgery
Breakthrough could prevent hip implant replacement
Hip implants rely on the normal functioning of bone cells to achieve fixation of the implant with the bone. However, small metal particles released from hip implants, due to friction between the moving surfaces, have been ...
Sep 30, 2014
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Scientists pioneer microscopy technique that yields fresh data on muscular dystrophy
Scientists at USC have developed a new microscopy technology that allows them to view single molecules in living animals at higher-than-ever resolution.
Sep 18, 2014
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Diabetes
Mechanism behind age-dependent diabetes discovered
Ageing of insulin-secreting cells is coupled to a progressive decline in signal transduction and insulin release, according to a recent study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The finding, which is published ...
Sep 17, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Are epigenetic drugs a hope to treat cancer resistance and reduce cancer relapse?
(Medical Xpress)—High school biology taught us that we inherit certain traits from our parents that are pre-determined. But what if you could change how these genes play out by taking certain drugs or better yet, just changing ...
Sep 16, 2014
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Medical research
New technology allows hair to reflect almost any color
What if you could alter your hair to reflect any color in the spectrum? What if you could use a flatiron to press a pattern into your new hair color? Those are possibilities suggested by researchers from the University ...
Jul 25, 2014
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Neuroscience
Scientists cast light on the brain's social cells
Picture yourself hovering over an alien city with billions of blinking lights of thousands of types, with the task of figuring out which ones are connected, which way the electricity flows and how that translates into nightlife. ...
Jun 24, 2014
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Medical research
Cystic fibrosis and diabetes link explained
Many people with cystic fibrosis develop diabetes. The reasons for this have been largely unknown, but now researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Karolinska institutet have identified a molecular mechanism that contributes ...
Jun 2, 2014
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Medical research
One molecule to block both pain and itch
Duke University researchers have found an antibody that simultaneously blocks the sensations of pain and itching in studies with mice.
May 22, 2014
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Medical research
Protective proteins reduce damage to blood vessels
Researchers have uncovered how proteins found in our blood can reduce damage caused to blood vessels as we age, and in conditions such as atherosclerosis and arthritis.
May 21, 2014
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