News tagged with toxic effects
Novel nanoparticles communicate to target tumors more efficiently
(PhysOrg.com) -- For decades, researchers have been working to develop nanoparticles that deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors, minimizing the toxic side effects of chemotherapy. However, even with the ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 19, 2011 |
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Scientists solve long-standing mystery of protein 'quality control' mechanism
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have solved a long-standing mystery of how cells conduct "quality control" to eliminate the toxic effects of a certain kind of error in protein production. The findings may lead ...
Sep 12, 2010 |
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Gold used as safe driver of cancer drug
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gold nanoparticles can be used as delivery vehicles for platinum anticancer drugs, improving targeting and uptake into cells, according to research published in this month's edition of the ...
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Mar 21, 2012 |
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Chemical-munching mussels contaminating Great Lakes
Zebra mussels from the Caspian Sea, introduced to North America by accident, are becoming a veritable plague releasing toxic chemicals into the Great Lakes, Canadian biologists say.
Oct 01, 2011 |
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In the brain, 'ORMOSIL' nanoparticles hold promise as a potential vehicle for drug delivery
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the images of fruit flies, clusters of neurons are all lit up, forming a brightly glowing network of highways within the brain.
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Jan 09, 2012 |
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Researchers find high levels of toxic PCBs in Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal
University of Iowa researchers have found high levels of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the deep sediments lining the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC) in East Chicago, Ind. Scientists say the discovery is cause ...
Sep 09, 2011 |
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How do green algae react to carbon nanotubes?
Nanoparticles such as carbon nanotubes (CNT), which are found in an ever-increasing number of products, are ending up more and more frequently in our surroundings. If and how they affect aquatic ecosystems ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 04, 2011 |
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New bacteria toxins against resistant insect pests
Toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria (Bt toxins) are used in organic and conventional farming to manage pest insects. Sprayed as pesticides or produced in genetically modified plants, Bt toxins, us ...
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Nanotechnology may lead to new treatment of liver cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanotechnology may open a new door on the treatment of liver cancer, according to a team of Penn State College of Medicine researchers. They used molecular-sized bubbles filled with chemotherapy drugs to ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Nanoparticles working in harmony
For decades, researchers have been working to develop nanoparticles that deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors, minimizing the toxic side effects of chemotherapy. However, even with the best of these nanoparticles, only ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 15, 2011 |
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Study shows nanoparticles used as additives in diesel fuels can travel from lungs to liver
Recent studies conducted at Marshall University have demonstrated that nanoparticles of cerium oxide -- common diesel fuel additives used to increase the fuel efficiency of automobile engines -- can travel from the lungs ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Researchers find cancer-fighting properties in papaya tea
(PhysOrg.com) -- The humble papaya is gaining credibility in Western medicine for anticancer powers that folk cultures have recognized for generations.
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Phosphorous in sodas and processed foods accelerates signs of aging, scientists say
Here's another reason to kick the soda habit. New research published online in the FASEB Journal shows that high levels of phosphates may add more "pop" to sodas and processed foods than once thought. That's because resear ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Growing evidence of marijuana smoke's potential dangers
In a finding that challenges the increasingly popular belief that smoking marijuana is less harmful to health than smoking tobacco, researchers in Canada are reporting that smoking marijuana, like smoking ...
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Ancient Chinese herbal recipe eases side effects of chemotherapy
A combination of Chinese herbs in use for more than 1,800 years reduced the gastrointestinal side effects of chemotherapy in mice, while actually enhancing the effects of the cancer treatment, Yale University researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 18, 2010 |
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