News tagged with lymphatic circulation

Researchers discover novel circulation in human eye, new glaucoma treatment target

Researchers at the University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have discovered a previously unidentified form of circulation within the human eye which may provide important new insights ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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A miniature device with a big impact

Ten milliliters of blood may not seem like a lot, and coming from healthy individuals it isn’t. But for critically ill patients with diminished resources, 10mL could be crucial. Nonetheless, that’s ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Drug boosts snakebite survival time by half: study

Rubbing snakebites with an ointment that slows the functioning of lymph glands could boost survival times by 50 percent, according to a study released Sunday.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Scientists identify most proteins made by parasitic worm

A team led by Thomas B. Nutman, M.D., of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has completed a large-scale analysis of most of the proteins produced ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tumors bring their own support cells when forming metastases

The process of metastasis requires that cancer cells traveling from a primary tumor find a hospitable environment in which to implant themselves and grow. A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Source of protection against saturated fat found

A new report in the December Cell Metabolism identifies a protein without which diets high in saturated fat lead to a massive inflammatory response that can prove fatal. The studies in mice suggest that deficiencies in thi ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Melanoma uses body's immune system to spread to lungs

(PhysOrg.com) -- The way melanoma cells use the immune system to spread and develop into lung tumors may lead to a therapy to decrease development of these tumors, according to Penn State researchers.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 24, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New imaging technique could help physicians ease the aftermath of breast cancer

A new study of breast cancer survivors may help physicians ease a common side effect of cancer treatments. The collaborative research by Eva Sevick, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Molecular Imaging at the University of ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

PEGylated dendrimers: a novel mechanism of drug delivery

Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Science (MIPS) researchers, in collaboration with the biotechnology company Starpharma Holdings Ltd have developed a new method to deliver medications that may benefit thousands of patients ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Live' imaging reveals breast cancer cells' transition to metastasis

The spread, or metastasis, of individual breast cancer cells from the main tumor into the blood circulation to the lungs and other body tissues and organs is under the control of a growth factor abbreviated TGFb, according ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Carbon Nanotubes Continue To Show Promise in Battle Against Cancer

Carbon nanotubes, one of the original engineered nanomaterials, also may prove to be among the most versatile, as numerous teams of investigators continue to develop novel nanotube-based therapeutic and diagnostic tools. ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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