News tagged with bloodstream
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Tiny capsules can deliver drugs to targeted cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- It is now possible to engineer tiny containers the size of a virus to deliver drugs and other materials with almost 100 percent efficiency to targeted cells in the bloodstream.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Researchers discover new glucose-regulating protein linked with diabetes
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and collaborators at Harvard Medical School have linked a specialized protein in human muscles to the process that clears glucose out of the bloodstream, shedding ...
May 28, 2009 |
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Silver nanoparticles show 'immense potential' in prevention of blood clots
Scientists are reporting discovery of a potential new alternative to aspirin, ReoPro, and other anti-platelet agents used widely to prevent blood clots in coronary artery disease, heart attack and stroke. ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 27, 2009 |
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EarthTalk: What is 'nanotechnology'?
Dear EarthTalk: What is "nanotechnology"? I've heard that nanoparticles are already in consumer products, yet we haven't really studied their potential health impacts. (Dan Zeff, San Francisco)
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 25, 2009 |
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New technology shows promise against resistant staph infections
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have combined their revolutionary new drug-delivery system with a powerful antimicrobial agent to treat potentially deadly drug-resistant staph infections ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 30, 2009 |
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New hope for advances in treating malaria
Researchers at the University of Leeds have developed chemicals which kill the most deadly malaria-causing parasite, Plasmodium falciparum - including those resistant to existing drugs.
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Researchers pinpoint where 'bad' cholesterol levels are controlled
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a protein responsible for regulating "bad" cholesterol in the blood works almost exclusively outside cells, providing clues for the development of therapies to ...
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Relatively low dietary intake of vitamins A and C boosts asthma risk
(PhysOrg.com) -- A relatively low dietary intake of vitamins A and C boosts the risk of asthma, suggests a systematic analysis of the available evidence published ahead of print in the journal Thorax.
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Feather color is more than skin deep
Where do birds get their red feathers from? According to Esther del Val, from the National History Museum in Barcelona, Spain, and her team, the red carotenoids that give the common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) its red coloration ...
Apr 15, 2009 |
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New research indicates protein plays role in diabetes
As the prevalence of diabetes has doubled in the U.S. over the past decade, doctors are only now beginning to unravel the complex series of cellular events that cause some people to develop the chronic disease, while others ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Soy may aid in treating canine cancers
Researchers at North Carolina State University are looking to soy as a way to make traditional canine cancer therapy more effective, less stressful for the dog and less costly for the owners.
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Gene therapy appears safe to regenerate gum tissue
Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a method of gene delivery that appears safe for regenerating tooth-supporting gum tissue -- a discovery that assuages one of the biggest safety concerns surrounding ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Fluorescent cancer cells to guide brain surgeons
Gliomas are malignant brain tumors that arise from glial (supporting) cells of the brain. Gliomas are often resistant to chemotherapy. These tumors grow fine extensions that infiltrate normal brain tissue and, in addition, ...
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Wyeth seeking approval for advanced infant vaccine
(AP) -- Drugmaker Wyeth on Tuesday sought U.S. approval to sell a new version of its blockbuster infant vaccine Prevnar that protects against more strains of a bacteria that causes pneumonia and other diseases.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Penn medicine draws road map for elimination of central line-associated bloodstream infections
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) fell by more than 90 percent during the past three years at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania due to a multi-pronged approach combining leadership initiatives, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 20, 2009 |
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