News tagged with human circulatory system
New system may one day steer microrobots through blood vessels for disease treatment
Researchers use a magnetic field to generate both side-to-side and corkscrew-like motions of tiny robots.
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Diesel Exhaust Is Linked To Cancer Development Via New Blood Vessel Growth
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists here are the first to demonstrate that the link between diesel fume exposure and cancer lies in the ability of diesel exhaust to induce the growth of new blood vessels that serve as a food supply ...
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Athletic frogs have faster-changing genomes
Physically fit frogs have faster-changing genomes, says a new study of poison frogs from Central and South America.
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Analyzing food quality with an artificial intestine: the NutriChip
EPFL researchers have developed a miniature on-chip gastrointestinal tract in order to observe the effects of various nutrients on health. The “NutriChip” project’s in vitro tests have already ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Mar 26, 2012 |
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The heart of the plant
Food prices are soaring at the same time as the Earth's population is nearing 9 billion. As a result the need for increased crop yields is extremely important. New research led by Carnegie's Wolf Frommer into the system by ...
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Ten years of research on nano materials
In the past decade numerous projects on the risks associated with nanomaterials have been initiated and carried out. In general, they dealt with the subject of how nanomaterials could be used without representing ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 30, 2011 |
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As gravity wanes and pressures gain, it's pain and bane for the brain
In space, the old movie slogan declares, "no one can hear you scream." On the other hand, you might look like it, with puffy face, swollen eyes and distended neck veins. This is what happens when, screaming ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 25, 2011 |
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Researchers develop technique for measuring stressed molecules in cells
Biophysicists at the University of Pennsylvania have helped develop a new technique for studying how proteins respond to physical stress and have applied it to better understand the stability-granting structures in normal ...
May 03, 2011 |
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Genetically modified fungus could fight malaria
In a cramped London laboratory filled with test tubes, bacteria and mosquitoes, scientists are trying to engineer a new weapon in the battle against malaria: a mutant fungus.
Apr 07, 2011 |
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To better detect heart transplant rejections, scientists test for traces of donor's genome
Heart transplant recipients and their physicians are likely more concerned with the function of the donated organ than with the donor's DNA sequences that tag along in the new, healthy tissue. However, researchers at the ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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A cardiac use for stem cells
It's one of the most vexing problems in medical science: How can you mend a broken heart?
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Stroke rate rises for patients with HIV infection
While the overall hospitalization rate for stroke has declined in recent years, the numbers have jumped dramatically for patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), suggesting they may be up to three times ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 19, 2011 |
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