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Optimal modulation of ion channels rescues neurons associated with epilepsy
New research successfully reverses epilepsy-associated pathology by using a sophisticated single-cell modeling paradigm to examine abnormal cell behavior and identify the optimal modulation of channel activity. The study, ...
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Hackers nab card data from 200,000 Citi customers (Update 2)
Citigroup Inc. has become the latest victim in a string of high-profile data thefts by hackers targeting some of the world's best-known companies.
Jun 09, 2011 |
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MicroRNA suppresses prostate cancer stem cells and metastasis
A small slice of RNA inhibits prostate cancer metastasis by suppressing a surface protein commonly found on prostate cancer stem cells. A research team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ...
Jan 16, 2011 |
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Fluorescent probes light up cancerous tumors
Building on his Nobel Prize-winning work creating fluorescent proteins that light up the inner workings of cells, a team of researchers led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Roger Tsien, PhD, professor of pharmacology, ...
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Detecting the undetectable in prostate cancer screening
A team of Northwestern University researchers, using an extremely sensitive tool based on nanotechnology, has detected previously undetectable levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in patients who have undergone radical ...
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Droplet array sheds light on drug-resistant cancer stem cells
Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have developed a miniaturized biochip for investigating the effect of drugs on cancer stem cells (CSCs). Published recently in Nano Today, this new te ...
May 09, 2012 |
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Researchers develop novel drug delivery system
Long duration, controllable drug delivery is of wide interest to medical researchers and clinicians, particularly those seeking to improve treatment for patients with chronic pain or to prevent cancer recurrence after surgery. ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Finding cancer cells in blood: Chip-based method for the rapid, sensitive isolation of rare cells in blood
(PhysOrg.com) -- Even in the early stages of cancer, individual cancer cells can be found in the blood. Certain subsets of these circulating tumor cells can cause metastasis. In cases of breast cancer, it ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Researchers develop new drug release mechanism utilizing 3-D superhydrophobic materials
According to a recent study, there is a new mechanism of drug release using 3D superhydrophobic materials that utilizes air as a removable barrier to control the rate at which drug is released.
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Detecting the Undetectable in Prostate Cancer Testing
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Northwestern University researchers, using an extremely sensitive nanotechnology-based tool known as the biobarcode system, has detected previously undetectable levels of prostate-specific antigen ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 18, 2009 |
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'Space headaches' come out of the blue
Researchers are calling for space headache to be established as a new secondary disorder after carrying out a study of 17 astronauts, published in the June issue of Cephalalgia.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Meditation provides hope for people with depression
(PhysOrg.com) -- People with severe and recurrent depression could benefit from a new form of therapy that combines ancient forms of meditation with modern cognitive behaviour therapy, early-stage research ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 21, 2009 |
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New gene may provide breast cancer diagnostic marker
In a research article published in this week's PLoS Medicine, Ann Killary (from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) and colleagues describe a new gene called DEAR1 that is genetically altered by mutation and de ...
May 05, 2009 |
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Some women worry too much about breast cancer returning, study finds
Most women face only a small risk of breast cancer coming back after they complete their treatment. Yet a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds that nearly half of Latinas who speak little ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Test may help predict colon cancer recurrence risk
A new gene test may help predict which colon cancer patients are at higher or lower risk of having their cancer return after surgery, doctors report, but whether it is useful enough to justify its likely high price remains ...
May 14, 2009 |
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