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A simple therapy for brain injury
Jun 27, 2008 |
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Severe brain injury due to blunt force trauma could be reduced by application of a simple polymer, Polyethylene glycol or PEG, mixed in sterile water and injected into the blood stream – as reported in BioMed Central's Journal of ...
Cancer drug delivery research cuts time from days to hours
Jul 22, 2008 |
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Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a technique that has the potential to deliver cancer-fighting drugs to diseased areas within hours, as opposed to the two days it currently takes for existing ...
Why does percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy fail to eliminate gastroesophageal reflux?
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Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a common problem in mechanically ventilated patients and contributes to the development of esophageal mucosal injury and even erosive esophagitis. The relationship between percutaneous endoscopic ...
How to predict post-operative enteral nutrition problems
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has become one of the most useful and established enteral nutrition techniques. However, since PEG is based on a surgical technique and is mainly performed in elderly individuals ...
Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver treatment for brain, spinal cord injuries
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 01, 2008 |
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Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells. A team led by Richard Borgens of the School of Veterinary Medicine's Center for Paralysis ...
Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver treatment for brain, spinal cord injuries
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 01, 2008 |
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Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells. A team led by Richard Borgens of the School of Veterinary Medicine's Center for Paralysis ...
Researchers prolong the half-life of biopharmaceutical proteins
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Many biopharmaceuticals comprise small proteins that are quickly eliminated from the body. Scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (Germany) combine such small proteins with a kind of molecular ...
Carbon Nanotubes Target Tumors
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 08, 2007 |
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In the first experiment of its kind, investigators at the Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence Focused on Therapy Response (CCNE-TR), based at Stanford University, have shown that single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) ...
Micropatterned material surface controls cell orientation
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Cells could be orientated in a controlled way on a micro-patterned surface based upon a delicate material technique, and the orientation could be semi-quantitatively described by some statistical parameters, as suggested ...
Researchers evaluate new bowel prep approaches
Oct 26, 2009 |
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While there is little doubt concerning the effectiveness of colonoscopy procedures to detect colon cancer, a new study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 74th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego places ...
Discovery could improve hepatitis C treatment
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers are part of an international team that has discovered a genetic variation that could identify those people infected with hepatitis C who are most likely to benefit ...
Artificial cells, simple model for complex structure
Feb 14, 2009 |
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A simple, chemical materials model may lead to a better understanding of the structure and organization of the cell according to a Penn State researcher.
Simple Model Cell is Key to Understanding Cell Complexity
May 15, 2008 |
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A team of Penn State researchers has developed a simple artificial cell with which to investigate the organization and function of two of the most basic cell components: the cell membrane and the cytoplasm--the ...
Nanoparticles Make Cancer Cells Visible
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 04, 2006 |
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Wouldn’t it be nice if we could detect tumors and their metastases as easily as we find broken bones with X-rays? A team of scientists headed by S. Bhatia in Boston has been working on this problem. They have found a way ...
New method of drug delivery more effective at reaching brain tumors
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Bioengineers at Yale and Cornell have created a modified chemotherapy that more effectively reaches and remains at the site of brain tumors — by adding a water-soluble polymer to the anti-cancer drug, according to a report ...
