News tagged with collagenase

Discovery of New Treatment for Hand Disorder Affecting Millions Shown Promising

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the Department of Orthopaedics at Stony Brook University Medical Center have developed an injectable form of the enzyme, collagenase, that significantly improves outcomes of ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Bioactive peptides found to promote wound healing

Newly-created bioactive peptides promote wound healing through the growth of new blood vessels and epithelial tissue, such as skin. These wound-healing peptides, synthesized by researchers at the Tufts Center for Innovations ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exposing collagen's double life

(PhysOrg.com) -- Collagen, a type of connective tissue that makes up about 30 percent of the human body, plays many roles. The structural protein is an important component of muscle, skin, bones and cartilage, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Good news for a fast-wrinkling generation: Some anti-aging methods work

Fine wrinkles, deeper creases, saggy areas around the mouth and neck – the sights in the mirror that make baby boomers wince – are not inevitable. They result from a structural breakdown inside the skin that ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 28, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (27) | comments 2

Research reveals structure and behavior of collagen

The structure and behavior of one of the most common proteins in our bodies has been resolved at a level of detail never before seen, thanks to new research performed at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at the U.S. Department ...

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created Feb 26, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Structure of protein collagen seen at unprescedented level of detail

The structure and behavior of one of the most common proteins in our bodies has been resolved at a level of detail never before seen, thanks to new research performed at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at ...

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created Feb 25, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

'Smart' nanoprobes light up disease

Quantum dots programmed to glow in presence of enzyme activity Researchers from Rice University's Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) have developed a "smart" beacon hundreds of times smaller than ...

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created Aug 01, 2005 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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