News tagged with bladder
Discovery: Some frogs eliminate foreign objects via their bladders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Three species of Australian frogs have been found to be able to move transmitters implanted in them to their bladders for elimination. This process appears to be a unique way of eliminating ...
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Genetic code cracked for a devastating blood parasite
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have cracked the genetic code and predicted some high priority drug targets for the blood parasite Schistosoma haematobium, which is linked to bladder cancer and HIV/ AIDS and causes the insidious ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Aggressive piranhas bark to say buzz off
Thanks to Hollywood, piranhas have a bad reputation and it would be a brave scientist that chose to plunge their hand into a tank of them. But that didn't deter Sandie Millot, Pierre Vandewalle and Eric Parmentier from the ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Digital imaging software to create a 'Google Earth' view of the bladder
Bladder cancer is the fourth-most-common cancer in men and one of the most expensive cancers to treat from diagnosis to death. After initial diagnosis and surgery, patients must return to the urologist at ...
May 16, 2011 |
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Mechanism for repairing bladder infection damage identified
(PhysOrg.com) -- The bladder is a supple, muscular organ with a well-defined task: Store urine and release it at an appropriate time. Unlike its workhorse neighbor, the intestine, it doesn’t need a lot of fussy cell ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Full bladder, better decisions? Controlling your bladder decreases impulsive choices
What should you do when you really, REALLY have to "go"? Make important life decisions, maybe. Controlling your bladder makes you better at controlling yourself when making decisions about your future, too, according to a ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 28, 2011 |
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A new approach to bladder-disease treatment
A bladder disease called interstitial cystitis affects at least a half-million people in the United States, mostly women, with perhaps an equal number undiagnosed. At present, there are no good options for ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 27, 2010 |
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Research of Danish astronomer's remains completed
Scientists have concluded taking samples of the remains of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe that they hope could help them shed light on his sudden death more than 400 years ago.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Fish talk to each other, researcher finds
The undersea world isn't as quiet as we thought, according to a New Zealand researcher who found fish can "talk" to each other.
Jul 07, 2010 |
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Latest imaging techniques look inside a python (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Denmark have used CT scans and MRIs to see inside a python after it has swallowed a rat whole.
Jul 05, 2010 |
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Researchers find way to prevent blindness in research model for retinitis pigmentosa
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a radical new type of gene therapy to prevent blindness caused by retinitis pigmentosa, giving hope to the estimated 100,000 Americans ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 11, 2010 |
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Researchers identify gene linked to hereditary incontinence
Medical College of Georgia researchers have identified the culprit gene for a rare condition that turns smiles into grimaces and impedes bladder and bowel control.
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Meat, especially if it's well done, may increase risk of bladder cancer
People who eat meat frequently, especially meat that is well done or cooked at high temperatures, may have a higher chance of developing bladder cancer, according to a large study at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...
Apr 19, 2010 |
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Tracing the traces: Nanogram concentrations of a toxic compound detected in chlorinated tap water
(PhysOrg.com) -- Drinking water can transmit a number of diseases, including typhoid, dysentery, cholera, and diarrhea, which can then spread explosively throughout an entire service area. To avoid this problem, drinking ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Dec 23, 2009 |
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Scientists discover bladder cancer stem cell
Researchers at Stanford's School of Medicine have identified the first human bladder cancer stem cell and revealed how it works to escape the body's natural defenses.
Aug 03, 2009 |
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