Search results for permeability transition
Mitochondria could be a target for therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's disease patients
Nov 05, 2008 |
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A study in the Sept. 21 on-line edition of Nature Medicine describes the function and interaction of a critical molecule involved in cell death in Alzheimer's disease patients. These new findings reveal that blocking this m ...
Intestinal bacteria associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
May 29, 2009 |
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Intestinal permeability and an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine are both associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). These findings are revealed in a new study in the June issue of Hepatology, a jour ...
More convenient and helpful for colitis patients? An absorption enhancer may do
Sep 19, 2008 |
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Previous studies have shown the beneficial effect of rebamipide, a novel anti-ulcer drug, on experimental colitis. The permeabilities of rebamipide in different intestinal segments remained unknown.
Why does aspirin increase the susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori to antimicrobials?
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Resent studies reported that aspirin inhibited the growth of H. pylori in a dose-dependent manner and significantly affected the activity of virulence factors of H. pylori. In addition, aspirin increased the susceptibilit ...
Come on in: Nuclear barrier less restrictive than expected in new cells
Oct 06, 2009 |
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When it comes to the two basic types of cells, prokaryotes and eukaryotes, compartmentalization is everything. Prokaryotes are evolutionarily ancient cells that only have a membrane surrounding their outer boundary, while ...
High-flux hemodialysis prolongs survival in many patients with CKD
Feb 20, 2009 |
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High-flux hemodialysis (which removes large toxins) reduces the risk of premature death in many patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of the American So ...
Researchers develop better membranes for water treatment, drug delivery
Nov 29, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a new generation of biomimetic membranes for water treatment and drug delivery. The highly permeable and selective membranes are based on the incorporation of the functional ...
Mathematics and climate change: Gaining insights into the nature of sea ice
Apr 13, 2009 |
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In 1994, University of Utah mathematician Ken Golden went to the Eastern Weddell Sea for the Antarctic Zone Flux Experiment. The sea's surface is normally covered with sea ice, the complex composite material that results ...
Plastics component affects intestine: study
Dec 14, 2009 |
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The chemical Bisphenol A used in plastic containers and drinks cans has been shown for the first time to affect the functioning of the intestines, according to a French study published Monday.
The breakdown of barriers in old cells may hold clues to aging process
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Jan 22, 2009 |
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Like guards controlling access to a gated community, nuclear pore complexes are communication channels that regulate the passage of proteins and RNA to and from a cell's nucleus. Recent studies by researchers ...
CO2 storage in coal can be predicted better
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 13, 2007 |
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CO2 storage in the ground is being considered increasingly more often in order to realise the climate and energy objectives. Dutch researcher Saikat Mazumder made it possible to better predict routes of the 'underground highways' ...
Researchers describe protease inhibitor that may aid in diabetic retinopathy treatment
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Researchers from Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, and ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Francisco, announced today that they have demonstrated that a specific inhibitor of the protease plasma kallikrein, ASP-440, developed ...
Sunitinib may slow growth and spread of liver cancer
Apr 14, 2008 |
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Treatment with sunitinib slows tumor growth and reduces the risk of metastasis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, an aggressive cancer of the liver, researchers report.
Stiffening arteries could change cell behavior
Feb 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Like skin that loses elasticity, blood vessels lose their pliability and stiffen with age. In more than half of the U.S. population over 65, this stiffening of the blood vessels is accompanied ...
Wormholes on Earth?
Nov 14, 2007 |
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According to a group of mathematicians, it may be possible to create devices with internal tunnels that are invisible to detection by electromagnetic waves—wormholes, in a sense. The group discusses the idea in a paper published ...
