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Scientists use blood-brain barrier as therapy delivery system

Scientists use blood-brain barrier as therapy delivery system

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The blood brain barrier is generally considered an obstacle to delivering therapies from the bloodstream to the brain. However, University of Iowa researchers have discovered a way to turn the blood vessels ...


Exercise protects against damage causing leakage in the blood-brain barrier

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Regular exercise can prevent the disruption of the blood brain barrier that normally occurs with a dose of methamphetamine comparable to that used by heavy meth users.





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First case of highly drug-resistant TB found in US (AP)

First case of highly drug-resistant TB found in US

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 19 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(AP) -- It started with a cough, an autumn hack that refused to go away.


Study shows a key protein helps control blood pressure

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

University of Iowa researchers have shown that a protein channel helps nerve sensors in blood vessels keep blood pressure in check. Without the protein channel, known as ASIC2, the sensors are unable to send the brain the ...


Understanding relationship of proteins, fatty acids could help treat diseases

Understanding relationship of proteins, fatty acids could help treat diseases

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's widely understood that eating a diet high in saturated fats increases the risk for a long list of chronic and deadly diseases, including diabetes and coronary heart disease. Understanding ...


Growing evidence suggests progesterone should be considered a treatment option for traumatic brain injuries

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, recommend that progesterone (PROG), a naturally occurring hormone found in both males and females that can protect damaged cells in the central and peripheral nervous systems, ...


Chemistry makes the natural 'wonder fabric' -- wool -- more wonderful

Chemistry makes the natural 'wonder fabric' -- wool -- more wonderful

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists in China are reporting an advance that may improve the natural wonders of wool — already regarded as the "wonder fabric" for its lightness, softness, warmth even when wet, and other qualities. They ...


'Invisible bracelet' for emergency health alerts?

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(AP) -- Emergency health alerts for the Facebook generation? The nation's ambulance crews are pushing a virtual medical ID system to rapidly learn a patient's health history during a crisis - and which can immediately text-message ...


Dutch researchers explore advanced brain diagnostic techniques

Dutch researchers explore advanced brain diagnostic techniques

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

At present the task of diagnosing brain disorders using electroencephalography (EEG) is still performed by humans, but in years to come it will increasingly be taken over by computerized systems. This will ...


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Polluting pets: the devastating impact of man's best friend

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (28) | comments 33

Man's best friend could be one of the environment's worst enemies, according to a new study which says the carbon pawprint of a pet dog is more than double that of a gas-guzzling sports utility vehicle.


Metastasis formation revealed in detail and real time

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 20, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Up to 25% of cancer patients develop metastases in the brain - often long after successful treatment of the primary tumor. In almost all such cases, the prognosis is poor. The mechanisms responsible for the appearance of ...


Breathlessness eased in patients with rare, often fatal disease

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created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with a rare, deadly disease that mostly affects young women felt a dramatic reduction in breathlessness using an approved drug, according to study results published online today in The Journal of Heart and Lung Tr ...



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