Prostate cancer, kidney disease detected in urine samples on the spot
When you flush the toilet, you may be discarding microscopic warning signs about your health.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 27, 2014
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How cells translate signals from surroundings into internal signals
Every organism has one aim: to survive. Its body cells all work in concert to keep it alive. They do so through finely tuned means of communication. Together with cooperation partners from Berlin and Cambridge, scientists ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 3, 2014
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Macau female panda Xin Xin dies of kidney failure
The female half of a giant panda couple that the Asian gambling hub of Macau received as a gift from Beijing has died from kidney failure, the southern Chinese city's government said Monday.
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2014
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Veterinary surgeons use feline adult stem cells in kidney transplant
Veterinary surgeons in the University of Georgia Veterinary Teaching Hospital successfully performed a kidney transplant in a domestic cat and used stem cells harvested from the patient to optimize the cat's acceptance of ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 18, 2014
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Mammalian cells engineered to produce longer-lived versions of therapeutic protein erythropoietin
Erythropoietin (EPO)—a key regulator of red blood cell production—is widely used for treating certain cancers and anemia induced by chronic kidney disease. However, the time that EPO resides in the bloodstream depends ...
Biotechnology
Jun 4, 2014
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Veterinarian cautions pet owners of disease affecting both pets and humans
Due to recent storms and flooding, a Kansas State University veterinarian is warning of a disease that spreads through water to both dogs and people.
Plants & Animals
May 14, 2014
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Students design artificial kidney with 3-D printing
(Phys.org) —Three-dimensional printing has garnered coverage in the popular press for its application in the custom manufacturing of tools and mechanical parts. But six School of Engineering seniors have recently taken ...
Engineering
May 12, 2014
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Keep cats away from Easter lilies
Emergency Room veterinarians at the Foster Hospital for Small Animals at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University are warning pet owners that Easter lilies can cause kidney failure – and often death ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 14, 2014
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3-D imaging and modern electron microscopy to see cellular structures in high resolution
You've never seen cilia like these before. Brandeis University researchers have developed a new model to study these tiny but vital cellular structures with more clarity and detail than ever before, providing a clearer picture ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 27, 2014
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New lens design drastically improves kidney stone treatment
Duke engineers have devised a way to improve the efficiency of lithotripsy—the demolition of kidney stones using focused shock waves. After decades of research, all it took was cutting a groove near the perimeter of the ...
General Physics
Mar 18, 2014
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