Fluorescent 3-D imaging technique tracks disease models without surgery
A new rapid 3-D imaging system offers a non-invasive approach to accurately monitoring tumour development in adult zebrafish.
Biochemistry
Aug 8, 2016
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News tagged with blood disease
How do cells recover their shape after being subjected to external forces?
Human cells show deformation under the influence of external forces. But how do they recover their original shape afterwards? This mechanism, which is important in medicine and biology, has been described for the first time ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 20, 2016
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A new way for prevention of pathogenic protein misfolding
Incorrectly folded proteins can cause a variety of diseases. Danish researchers have found a solution for preventing this misfolding.
Biochemistry
Jun 9, 2016
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Scientists uncover new way to grow rare life-saving blood stem cells
Researchers at McMaster University's Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute have made significant steps forward in understanding the stem cells of the human blood system after discovering how a key protein allows for better ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 27, 2016
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Five reasons we should embrace gene-editing research on human embryos
Scientists from around the world are meeting in Washington this week to debate how best to proceed with research into gene-editing technology.
Biotechnology
Dec 3, 2015
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Waterloo to lead new experiment aboard International Space Station
A spacecraft carrying supplies for a new physiology experiment led by a University of Waterloo researcher will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, the Canadian Space Agency announced.
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2015
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Sophisticated computer simulation shows image of molecular dynamics in cells
While many people may think of cholesterol only as the culprit in heart disease and other serious conditions, this miraculous molecule is actually essential to our cells—organizing the fatty acids in the membranes that ...
Biochemistry
Sep 22, 2015
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Targeted drug delivery with these nanoparticles can make medicines more effective
Nanoparticles disguised as human platelets could greatly enhance the healing power of drug treatments for cardiovascular disease and systemic bacterial infections. These platelet-mimicking nanoparticles, developed by engineers ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 16, 2015
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Bats frequently come into contact with infectious diseases, but rarely suffer from them
The bat's immune system works in a fundamentally different way to that of other mammals. This was the conclusion reached by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in a study of mastiff bats. The research ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2015
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Oldest case of leukemia discovered—prehistoric female skeleton shows signs of this cancer
Scientists of the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment and the University of Tübingen have discovered what may well be the oldest known case of Leukemia. By means of high-resolution computer tomography ...
Archaeology
Aug 31, 2015
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