News tagged with natural heart

Speeding up drug discovery with rapid 3-D mapping of proteins

A new method for rapidly solving the three-dimensional structures of a special group of proteins, known as integral membrane proteins, may speed drug discovery by providing scientists with precise targets ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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Researchers find new evidence on how cholesterol gets moved from HDLs to LDLs

Researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have found new evidence to explain how cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) mediates the transfer of cholesterol from "good" high ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Scientifically taking the guilt out of guilty pleasures

Red wine and chocolate are part of the working week for Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology researcher Dr. Aaron Micallef.

Chemistry / Other

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New insight into the regulation of stem cells and cancer cells

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have gained new insight into the delicate relationship between two proteins that, when out of balance, can prevent the normal development of stem cells in the heart and may also be important ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Sea squirt cells shed light on cancer development

Specialized structures used by cancer cells to invade tissues could also help them escape protection mechanisms aimed at eliminating them, a UA-led research team has discovered.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Many Americans approve of stem cell research for curing serious diseases

While research using human embryonic stem cells has roused political controversy for almost two decades, little has been done to scientifically assess American attitudes on the subject. New research from the ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Post-disaster health woes plague New Orleans: study

The effects of a major natural disaster can linger and cause heart attacks and other health woes for years, according to a study released Sunday of New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New stretchable electronics device promises to make cardiac ablation therapy simpler

In an improvement over open-heart surgery, cardiologists now use catheters to eliminate damaged heart tissue in certain patients, such as those with arrhythmias. But this, too, can be a long and painful procedure ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Scientists convert skin cells to beating heart cells

Scripps Research Institute scientists have converted adult skin cells directly into beating heart cells efficiently without having to first go through the laborious process of generating embryonic-like stem cells. The powerful ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (20) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Scientists unlock the 'gates' on sudden cardiac death (w/ Video)

Australian researchers have come one step closer to understanding how the rhythm of the heartbeat is controlled and why many common drugs, including some antibiotics, antihistamines and anti-psychotics, can cause a potentially ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 28, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New clues uncover how 'starvation hormone' works

Dec. 26, 2010 – New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers may solve a 17-year-old mystery about how the so-called "starvation hormone" affects multiple biological systems, including preventing insulin ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Researchers discover human immune system has emergency backup plan

New research by scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences reveals that the immune system has an effective backup plan to protect the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Scientists find gene linked to congenital heart defect

(PhysOrg.com) -- A gene that can cause congenital heart defects has been identified by a team of scientists, including a group from Princeton University. The discovery could lead to new treatments for those ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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DNA sequence variations linked to electrical signal conduction in the heart

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying genetic data from nearly 50,000 people have uncovered several DNA sequence variations associated with the electrical impulses that make the heart beat. The findings, reported in Nature Ge ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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A heart beats to a different drummer (w/ Video)

Love, exercise and, new research shows, an infrared laser can make a heart beat faster. Scientists at Case Western Reserve University and Vanderbilt University found that pulsed light can pace contractions in an avian embryonic ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

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