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Inflammation worsens danger due to atherosclerosis
Jan 22, 2009 |
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Current research suggests that inflammation increases the risk of plaque rupture in atherosclerosis. The related report by Ovchinnikova et al, "T cell activation leads to reduced collagen maturation in atherosclerotic plaques ...
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Collagen injections can help some incontinence patients when surgery fails, researcher finds
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Collagen injections can benefit women who still suffer from stress urinary incontinence (SUI) even after urethral or periurethral surgery, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found.
Researchers identify protein that may explain 'healthy' obesity
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Jan 29, 2009 |
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Mice whose fat cells were allowed to grow larger than fat cells in normal mice developed "healthy" obesity when fed a high-fat diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found in a new study.
Collagen VI may help protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND), UCSF, and Stanford have discovered that a certain type of collagen, collagen VI, protects brain cells against amyloid-beta (Aβ) proteins, which ...
Researcher Eyes Collagen to Follow Tumor Metastasis
Sep 08, 2009 |
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A Medical Center scientist has been awarded a $2 million Era of Hope Scholar Research Award to study how breast cancer cells use collagen fibers to spread, and to investigate whether the process can be predicted and disrupted.
Sun-damaged skin does not improve with estrogen treatments
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Treating the skin with estrogen can stimulate collagen production—which improves the appearance of the skin—in areas not typically exposed to the sun, according to new research from the University of Michigan Health System.
'Grandma's penicillin' also may help high blood pressure
Oct 13, 2008 |
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Chicken soup, that popular home remedy for the common cold sometimes known as "Grandma's Penicillin," may have a new role alongside medication and other medical measures in fighting high blood pressure, scientists in Japan ...
Antifibrotic effects of green tea
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Several studies have shown that lipid peroxidation stimulates collagen production in fibroblasts and hepatic stellate cells (HSC), and plays an important role in the development of liver fibrosis. Hepatoprotective effects ...
A special type of collagen may help protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease
Dec 10, 2008 |
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Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND), UCSF, and Stanford have discovered that a certain type of collagen, collagen VI, protects brain cells against amyloid-beta (Aâ ) proteins, which are ...
In the animal world, bigger isn't necessarily better
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Dec 11, 2008 |
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Shocking new research shows size isn't always an advantage in the animal world, shattering a widely-held belief that bigger is better.
Certain type of implanted lenses may be a treatment option for some patients with nearsightedness
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Implantable lenses made of a collagen-like substance appear to provide stable correction of moderate to high nearsightedness (myopia) over four years of follow-up, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Op ...
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