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Nanomedicines on their way through the body

(Phys.org) -- Which pathways do nanomedicines take after they have been swallowed? Scientists find a recirculation pathway of polymeric micelles using multimodal nonlinear optical microscopy.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Handheld probe shows promise for oral cancer detection

A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer.

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lab study raises questions over nano-particle impact

Tests involving chickens have raised questions about the impact on health from engineered nano-particles, the ultra-fine grains commonly used in drugs and processed foods, scientists said on Sunday.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 5

Unnatural selection: Birth control pills may alter choice of partners

There is no doubt that modern contraception has enabled women to have unprecedented control over their own fertility. However, is it possible that the use of oral contraceptives is interfering with a woman's ability to choose, ...

Biology / Evolution

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (14) | comments 21

Oral sex linked to cancer risk

US scientists said Sunday there is strong evidence linking oral sex to cancer, and urged more study of how human papillomaviruses may be to blame for a rise in oral cancer among white men.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 20, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (24) | comments 14

A worm bites off enough to chew (w/ Video)

Dramatic scenes are played out under Ralf Sommer's microscope: his research object, the roundworm Pristionchus pacificus, bites another worm, tears open a hole in its side and devours the oozing contents. The sq ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Study shows behaviors and attitudes towards oral sex are changing

University of Alberta researcher Brea Malacad says results from a study on oral sex indicate there is little doubt that oral sex is becoming a more common activity for young women. Study results show the act has become a ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 11, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (20) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Polymeric nanoparticles attack head and neck cancer

Head and neck cancer, the sixth most common cancer in the world, has remained one of the more difficult malignancies to treat, and even when treatment is successful, patients suffer severely from the available therapies. ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jul 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers connect a specific protein to head and neck cancers

(PhysOrg.com) -- The discovery that a certain protein is over-expressed in patients with oral cancer may give new treatment hope to people suffering from the particularly aggressive, localized forms of head ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Reptilian root canal: Study reveals infection in jaw of ancient fossil

A reptile that lived 275-million years ago in what is now Oklahoma is giving paleontologists a glimpse of the oldest known toothache.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

F. nucleatum enables breaking bond on blood vessels to allow invaders in

A common oral bacteria, Fusobacterium nucleatum, acts like a key to open a door in human blood vessels and leads the way for it and other bacteria like Escherichia coli to invade the body through the blood and make people s ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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

Virus that causes genital warts linked to oral cancer: study

Mouth and throat cancer could be caused by the virus that causes genital warts and cervical cancer, and it could be spreading through sex and French-kissing, a study published Wednesday says.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

50 years on, the pill still changes lives

On Sunday, men and women around the world will mark an event 50 years ago that revolutionized their lives -- the approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the birth control pill.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Painless plasma jets could replace dentist's drill

Plasma jets capable of obliterating tooth decay-causing bacteria could be an effective and less painful alternative to the dentist's drill, according to a new study published in the February issue of the Journal of Medical Mi ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 19, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Nano-Bio-Chip Checks for Oral Cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- The gentle touch of a brush on the tongue or cheek can help detect oral cancer with success rates comparable to more invasive techniques like biopsies, according to preliminary studies by researchers at Rice ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast