Tropical plant called moringa shows promise in health, anti-aging products
Ilya Raskin is seeking cures and treatments for ailments afflicting hundreds of millions of people.
Other
Apr 28, 2016
1
47
Page 18 - News tagged with chronic diseases
Researchers refute textbook knowledge on macrophage metabolism in inflammatory diseases
What happens when macrophage immune cells are activated in the course of an inflammation to combat pathogens such as bacteria or viruses? Researchers of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University ...
Biochemistry
Mar 17, 2016
0
6
Pioneering research using honey exploits potential to save lives by destroying harmful fungus
The healing powers of honey have been known for thousands of years. Now a graduate from The University of Manchester has discovered a powerful link between a medicinal type of honey and the destruction of a fungus that can ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 5, 2016
0
9
Waterloo to lead new experiment aboard International Space Station
A spacecraft carrying supplies for a new physiology experiment led by a University of Waterloo researcher will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, the Canadian Space Agency announced.
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2015
0
14
World 'facing flood of new toxins'
The world needs to prepare for a flood of potentially dangerous new pollutants, an international expert in environmental chemistry has warned.
Environment
Sep 14, 2015
0
88
Team develops targeted drug delivery to lung
Researchers from Columbia Engineering and Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have developed a new method that can target delivery of very small volumes of drugs into the lung. Their approach, in which micro-liters ...
Engineering
Sep 2, 2015
0
40
Video: Handheld diagnostics
Sam Sia, associate professor of Biomedical Engineering, and his team developed a smartphone dongle to bring diagnostic testing to remote areas where health care access is limited and funds are low.
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 2, 2015
0
18
Will the elderly rely on the Internet of Things to look after them?
We are facing the "silver tsunami" of an ageing society that within a few years will see for the first time, more people over the age of 65 living on this planet than those under 5 years of age. Apart from the increased ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 18, 2015
0
116
Chronic wasting disease containment demands vigilance, common sense
A positive case of chronic wasting disease was recently verified in a captive white-tailed deer in Medina County, and hunters are advised to learn precautionary measures.
Ecology
Jul 20, 2015
1
22
Major step for implantable drug-delivery device
An implantable, microchip-based device may soon replace the injections and pills now needed to treat chronic diseases: Earlier this month, MIT spinout Microchips Biotech partnered with a pharmaceutical giant to commercialize ...
Engineering
Jun 29, 2015
0
39
