News tagged with reperfusion injury

Ischemic preconditioning alters hepatic blood supply

Liver surgery has become a safe procedure in the past years and is mainly done because of malignant tumors. A common strategy to reduce blood loss during surgery is to temporarily shut down the blood supply to the liver [pringle ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Piece from childhood virus may save soldiers' lives

A harmless shard from the shell of a common childhood virus may halt a biological process that kills a significant percentage of battlefield casualties, heart attack victims and oxygen-deprived newborns, according to research ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 06, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 1




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Researchers have a natural sidekick that may resolve the antibiotic-resistant bacteria dilemma

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to be a global concern with devastating repercussions, such as increased healthcare costs, potential spread of infections across continents, and prolonged illness.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hyperspectral imaging: Shedding new light on wound healing

(Phys.org) -- Clinicians who treat severe wounds may soon have powerful new diagnostic tools in the form of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) devices, calibrated to new NIST standard reference spectra, which will ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Simple injection could limit damage from heart attacks and stroke

(PhysOrg.com) -- This weeks Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) will publish a fascinating new milestone achievement in the search for novel clinical therapies to significantly reduce the lo ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Striking the right chords

Practice was nearly over when high school wrestler Darrin Ching collapsed and found himself pinned to the mat, a searing pain gripping his right temple. Alarmed, his coach and teammates huddled around and tried to get him ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Protein with cardioprotective capabilities during heart attack discovered

University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have discovered a new protein that could be cardioprotective during heart attack, potentially leading to more targeted treatments for patients at risk.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antibiotic could be the key to treating heart ailments

A researcher at the University of Alberta has discovered that treating basic heart ailments could be as simple as using a well-known antibiotic.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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

Aiding injury recovery in aged livers improve transplant success in seniors

University of Florida scientists have identified a key cellular process involved in age-related damage to the liver — and ways to reverse that damage by manipulating genes or administering certain drugs.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers closer to development of drug to prevent deadly immune response

Researchers have isolated a molecule, small enough to be used as a drug, that can shut down a dysfunctional immune response that causes deadly hemorrhagic shock, results in delayed death of heart attack patients, promotes ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Antibiotic may reduce stroke risk and injury in diabetics

A daily dose of an old antibiotic may help diabetics avoid a stroke or at least minimize its damage, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Synthetic peptide may enhance lung transplantation

Lung transplant patients may one day benefit from a synthetic peptide that mimics the body's natural ability to reduce excess fluid accumulation, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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