News tagged with rat model
Research shows rats have best bite of rodent world
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that mice and rats have evolved to gnaw with their front teeth and chew with their back teeth more successfully than rodents that 'specialise' in one or ...
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Compound in Apples Inhibits E. coli O157:H7
A compound that is abundant in apples and strawberries inhibits the highly pathogenic E. coli O157:H7 biofilms while sparing a beneficial strain of E. coli that also forms biofilms in the human gut, according to a paper in ...
Dec 16, 2011 |
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What's in a name? Broadening the biological lexicon to bolster translational research
So-called model organisms have long been at the core of biomedical research, allowing scientists to study the ins and outs of human disorders in non-human subjects.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 09, 2011 |
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FDA-approved drug shows promise as alcoholism treatment
(PhysOrg.com) -- A medication commonly prescribed as a muscle relaxant shows promise as a potential treatment for alcoholism, based on a study in rats by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center and the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Scientists discover that a specific enzyme inhibitor may help control lung inflammation
All of us may be able to breathe a little easier now that scientists from Pennsylvania have found a new therapeutic target for controlling dangerous inflammation in the lungs. A new research report in the January 2011 issue ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Common diabetes drug may halt growth of cysts in polycystic kidney disease
Researchers report that a drug commonly used to treat diabetes may also retard the growth of fluid-filled cysts of the most common genetic disorder, polycystic kidney disease. PKD does not discriminate by ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Haptoglobin as an early serum biomarker of virus-induced type 1 diabetes in rats
Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is a multifactorial disease of complex etiology characterized by the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells. In addition to genetic susceptibility, it is ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Study shows how insulin stimulates fat cells to take in glucose
Using high-resolution microscopy, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have shown how insulin prompts fat cells to take in glucose in a rat model. The findings were reported in the Sept. 8 issue of the journal ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Scientists implant regenerated lung tissue in rats (w/ Video)
A Yale University-led team of scientists reports that it has achieved an important first step in regenerating fully functional lung tissue that can exchange gas, which is the key role of the lungs. Their paper appears in ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 24, 2010 |
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Hypertensive rat genome sequence expected to uncover genetic basis of human hypertension
Chronic high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a serious health risk factor that afflicts more than 25% of all adults worldwide, but the molecular basis of the disease remains poorly understood. In a study published ...
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Identifying molecular targets for diabetes-related ED
Erectile dysfunction is one of the most prevalent diabetes-induced complications in men; current estimates suggest that as many as 75% of men with diabetes will develop some degree of ED, and in many cases diabetics develop ...
Apr 06, 2010 |
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UW Researchers Develop New Model for Macular Degeneration
(PhysOrg.com) -- Exposing albino rats to moderately intense light has produced a new animal model for the most common cause of severe vision loss in humans.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 12, 2010 |
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Overfed rats may distort research results
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many laboratory animals are over-fed and under-excercised, and failing to recognize this may lead researchers to misinterpret the results of their experiments, according to a new study by ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 05, 2010 |
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Acetaminophen protects kidneys after muscle injury
Severe muscle injuries -- such as crush injuries suffered in earthquakes, car accidents and explosions, and muscle damage from excessive exercise or statin drug interactions - can cause life-threatening kidney damage. Treatment ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 01, 2010 |
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New hope for therapy in heartburn-related cancer
A new study published in the journal Disease Models and Mechanisms shows that DBZ, a drug currently in clinical trials for use in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, is able in rats to stop the growth of Barrett's esophagus, ...
Jan 12, 2010 |
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