News tagged with biochemical markers

Nanomedicine: Quantum dots appear safe in pioneering study on primates

A pioneering study to gauge the toxicity of quantum dots in primates has found the tiny crystals to be safe over a one-year period, a hopeful outcome for doctors and scientists seeking new ways to battle diseases ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 20, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Activation of PPAR α/γ mediates remote IPC against myocardial infarction

Although vast improvements have been made in the clinical care of patients suffering from an acute myocardial infarction, heart attacks still remain the No.1 cause of death in the western world. A promising approach in overcoming ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study supports gluten-free diet in potential celiac disease patients

Findings from a new study of 141 adults add to an ongoing medical debate over which patients with symptoms of celiac disease should go on a gluten-free diet. Published in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research, the study conclu ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Arctic ice at low point compared to recent geologic history

Less ice covers the Arctic today than at any time in recent geologic history. That's the conclusion of an international group of researchers, who have compiled the first comprehensive history of Arctic ice.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (23) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

New target for fighting Alzheimer's: study

French researchers said Tuesday they had found a promising new target in the fight against Alzheimer's, the debilitating brain disease that causes irreversible memory loss and dementia.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 26, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researcher offers a greater incentive to eat your greens

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland PhD candidate and nutritionist Christine Houghton is set to investigate whether broccoli could help in the fight against diabetes.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How much omega-3 fatty acid do we need to prevent cardiovascular disease?

A team of French scientists have found the dose of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) that is "just right" for preventing cardiovascular disease in healthy men. In a research report appearing in the September 2009 print issue of ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0