News tagged with journal of clinical pathology

Disease-causing strains of Fusarium prevalent in plumbing drains

A study examining the prevalence of the fungus Fusarium in bathroom sink drains suggests that plumbing systems may be a common source of human infections.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Human Tissue Act may have helped research, says study

Fears that medical research using tissue such as blood or material from biopsies would be obstructed by the Human Tissue Act 2004 may have been unfounded, a new study from the University of Leicester reveals.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Nowhere to hide: New device sees bacteria behind the eardrum

Doctors can now get a peek behind the eardrum to better diagnose and treat chronic ear infections, thanks to a new medical imaging device invented by University of Illinois researchers. The device could usher ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Studies touting China's treatments for Internet overuse may lack validity

(Phys.org) -- Excessive Internet usage has been linked to an array of problems, from structural changes in the brain to depression, poor social skills, violent outbursts and sexual promiscuity. In China, concerns ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Keeping track to selenium metabolism

Spanish and Danish researchers have developed a method for the in vivo study of the unknown metabolism of selenium, an essential element for living beings. The technique can help clarify whether or not it ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nanopills release drugs directly from the inside of cells

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona researchers developed a new vehicle to release proteins with therapeutic effects. The vehicles are known as "bacteria inclusion bodies", stable insoluble nanoparticles which are found normally ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New silicon probe assists in disease diagnostics and drug discovery

IBM scientists have developed a flexible, non-contact microfluidic probe made from silicon can aid researchers and pathologists to investigate critical tissue samples accurately for disease diagnostics and ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers uncover mechanism that regulates human pluripotent stem cell metabolism

Human pluripotent stem cells, which can develop into any cell type in the body, rely heavily on glycolysis, or sugar fermentation, to drive their metabolic activities.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dogs chasing their tails on YouTube could be a sign of welfare issues and pathological conditions

(PhysOrg.com) -- The assumption that tail-chasing is normal behaviour in dogs could be leading to welfare issues being left untreated according to new research from The Royal Veterinary College, London.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

'Trojan Horse' particle sneaks chemotherapy in to kill ovarian cancer cells

A common chemotherapy drug has been successfully delivered to cancer cells inside tiny microparticles using a method inspired by our knowledge of how the human immune system works. The drug, delivered in this way, reduced ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Largest biochemical circuit built out of small synthetic DNA molecules

In many ways, life is like a computer. An organism's genome is the software that tells the cellular and molecular machinery—the hardware—what to do. But instead of electronic circuitry, life relies ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

'I'm a tumor and I'm over here!' Nanovaults used to prod immune system to fight cancer (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA scientists have discovered a way to wake up the immune system to fight cancer by delivering an immune system-stimulating protein in a nanoscale container called a vault directly into ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 03, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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