A computer model that uses the principles of evolution to map the growth of populations of cancer cells in tumors could help doctors choose where to take biopsies from tumors, improving decisions about treatment.
Biotechnology
May 15, 2020
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The cotransporter NKCC1 moves sodium, potassium and chloride ions across the cell membrane and has roles regulating cell volume, epithelial transport and neuronal excitability.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 21, 2020
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For rapid freezing of a biopsy sample taken from a patient, the standard procedure uses liquid nitrogen. However, this is not allowed inside the operating room. The consequence is a laborious procedure causing unnecessary ...
General Physics
Mar 6, 2019
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Small vessel vasculitis—inflammation of the small blood vessels—appears as a stain of tiny, red dots covering the skin that, depending on the severity, can evolve into painful pustules or ulcers. In some patients, it ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 30, 2018
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Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men and the fifth leading cause of death from cancer in men worldwide, according to 2012 numbers. While several viable treatment options for prostate cancer exist, many ...
Biochemistry
Apr 2, 2018
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Can a cell show its biological age? And is it possible to foresee an animal's lifespan? Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Cologne discovered a connection between the size of the nucleolus - ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 31, 2017
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Imagine being able to see the signs of cancer decades before we can now. URI Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor Daniel Roxbury and researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have invented a technique that ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 17, 2017
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A new system developed by UCLA researchers could make it easier and less expensive to diagnose chronic diseases, particularly in remote areas without expensive lab equipment.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 14, 2017
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Our intestine is a highly complex organ – a tortuous, rugged channel built of many specialized cell-types and coated with a protective, slimy matrix. Yet the intestine begins as a simple tube consisting of a central lumen ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 27, 2017
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The world's smallest and most accurate 3-D-printed biopsy robot was revealed last week.
Engineering
Jul 4, 2017
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