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Maggot therapy similar to standard care for leg ulcers

Larval (maggot) therapy has similar health benefits and costs compared with a standard treatment for leg ulcers, find two studies published on bmj.com today.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Neurobiologists identify animal model for a deadly human metabolic disorder

In medical research, finding a reliable and cost-effective animal model can greatly enhance success in identifying disease mechanisms and genetic pathways, potentially cutting years off drug testing regimes and development ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Bacteria in wasp antennae produce antibiotic cocktails

Bacteria that grow in the antennae of wasps help ward off fungal threats by secreting a 'cocktail' of antibiotics explains a scientist at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Harrogate.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Adult kidney stem cells found in fish

(PhysOrg.com) -- It has long been a given that adult humans -- and mammals in general -- lack the capacity to grow new nephrons, the kidney?s delicate blood filtering tubules, which has meant that dialysis, and ultimately ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sodium plays key role in tissue regeneration

Sodium gets a bad rap for contributing to hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Now biologists at Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences have discovered that sodium also plays a key role in initiating ...

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created Sep 28, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scientists reveal how an old drug could have a new use for treating river blindness

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a potential new use for the drug closantel, currently the standard treatment for sheep and cattle infected with liver fluke. The new research suggests that the ...

Medicine & Health / Research

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Is RTA a new potential option for the treatment of hydatid cysts?

Current treatment of cystic echinococcosis is surgery or percutaneous aspiration, injection and reaspiration (PAIR) using hypertonic saline or ethanol. It is aimed at causing permanent damage to the endocyst - the thin, delicate, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New algorithm charts evolution of genetic networks during fruit fly life cycle

A new algorithm developed by Carnegie Mellon University computer scientists has revealed for the first time how genetic networks in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, evolve during the insect's life cycle.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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