News tagged with collagen maturation
Inflammation worsens danger due to atherosclerosis
Current research suggests that inflammation increases the risk of plaque rupture in atherosclerosis. The related report by Ovchinnikova et al, "T cell activation leads to reduced collagen maturation in atherosclerotic plaques ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 22, 2009 |
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Biomimetic patch to be tested on tricky tendon-to-bone repairs
Two Washington University in St. Louis scientists are imitating nature as they attempt to solve one of the most difficult problems in orthopedic surgery: reattaching tendon to bone.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 28, 2011 |
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New Technique Detects Enzyme Implicated in Cancer, Atherosclerosis
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Georgia Tech research team has developed a new technique that reliably detects and quantifies an enzyme implicated in osteoporosis, arthritis, atherosclerosis, cancer metastasis and other ...
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Using Stem Cells to Study Alcohol Dependence
(PhysOrg.com) -- An estimated 14 million Americans - one in eight - are addicted to alcohol or will develop an alcohol use disorder. Yet despite the very high personal and economic costs, the vast majority ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Researchers use natural and artificial sheaths to mend traumatic bone loss
A husband and wife research team has found a way to use the sleeve-like cover on bone to heal serious bone injuries faster and more simply than current methods. And they've developed an artificial sleeve that spurs fast healing ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 09, 2010 |
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New chemical imaging technique could help in the fight against atherosclerosis, suggests research
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new chemical imaging technique could one day help in the fight against atherosclerosis, suggests research published in the August 2009 edition of the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Liking sweets makes sense for kids
As any parent knows, children love sweet-tasting foods. Now, new research from the University of Washington and the Monell Center indicates that this heightened liking for sweetness has a biological basis and is related ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Researchers detail how aging undermines bone healing
Researchers have unraveled crucial details of how aging causes broken bones to heal slowly, or not at all, according to study results published today in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. The research team also succes ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Embryonic Heart Cells Thrive Only in an Environment That's Just Right
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cellular engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have determined that cardiomyocytes, the specialized cells that form the heart muscle, thrive when cultured in an environment that mimics their own elastic ...
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Reducing the damage of a heart attack: Mechanism behind cardiac scarring discovered
In the aftermath of a heart attack, the body's own defenses may contribute to future heart failure. Authors of a new study believe they have identified a protein that plays an important role in a process that replaces dead ...
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Dec 15, 2008 |
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Toxins in cigarette smoke prevent stem cells from becoming cartilage
A toxic pollutant spread by oil spills, forest fires and car exhaust is also present in cigarette smoke, and may represent a second way in which smoking delays bone healing, according to research presented today at the annual ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 03, 2008 |
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