News tagged with vascular tissue
Human origins traced to worm fossil in Canada
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most primitive known vertebrate and therefore the ancestor of all descendant vertebrates, including humans, discovered.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 05, 2012 |
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New 'nanoburrs' could add to arsenal of therapies against heart disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School have built targeted nanoparticles that can cling to artery walls and slowly release medicine, an advance that potentially provides an alternative ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 18, 2010 |
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Artificial tissue promotes skin growth in wounds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Victims of third-degree burns and other traumatic injuries endure pain, disfigurement, invasive surgeries and a long time waiting for skin to grow back. Improved tissue grafts designed by ...
May 17, 2011 |
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Study reveals major genetic differences between blood and tissue cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by a group of Montreal scientists calls into question one of the most basic assumptions of human genetics: that when it comes to DNA, every cell in the body is essentially identical ...
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Study describes how space flight impacts astronauts' eyes and vision
A new study sponsored by NASA finds that space flights lasting six months or more can cause a spectrum of changes in astronauts' visual systems. Some problems, including blurry vision, appear to persist long after astronauts' ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Capillary formation’s mechanical determinants: One growth factor can have many effects
(PhysOrg.com) -- Harvard researchers have established a link between the growth of blood vessels and the mechanical stresses caused by the environment within which the vessels grow, a new understanding that ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 09, 2009 |
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New device detects heart disease using less than one drop of blood
Testing people for heart disease might be just a finger prick away thanks to a new credit card-sized device created by a team of researchers from Harvard and Northeastern universities in Boston. In a research report published ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Scientists make advance in dementia research
The preservation of a protein found in particular synapses in the brain plays a key role in protecting against vascular dementia after a stroke, say researchers at King's College London.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Enzyme helps prepare lung tissue for metastatic development
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has identified a new role for an important enzyme in preparing lung tissue for the development of metastases. Published in the early edition of Proceedings of the National Ac ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Researchers develop functional, transplantable rat liver grafts
A team led by researchers from the Center for Engineering in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has developed a technique that someday may allow growth of transplantable replacement livers. In their report ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 13, 2010 |
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