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Why could prednisolone suppress the hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 07, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury is a serious complication but unavoidable problem in liver surgery including liver transplantation and hepatic resection. The most important consequence of this pathological process is ...





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Complex Changes in the Brain's Vascular System Occur after Menopause

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 16, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Many women experience menopausal changes in their body including hot flashes, moodiness and fatigue, but the changes they don’t notice can be more dangerous. In a new study, researchers at the University of Missouri have ...


Inhibiting proteins may prevent cartilage breakdown in arthritis patients

Chemistry /

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Current arthritis medications can ease the pain, but stopping the progression of the disease requires more aggressive treatments: use of very limited available drugs or surgical intervention. University of Missouri researchers ...


Opioids and cannabinoids influence mobility of spermatozoids

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 20, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A PhD thesis from the University of the Basque Country has concluded that there are opioid and cannabinoid receptors in human sperm and that these influence the mobility of spermatozoid. The research by Mr Ekaitz Agirregoitia ...


New brain-chemistry differences found in depressed women

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created Nov 06, 2006 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A new brain study finds major differences between women with serious depression and healthy women in a brain-chemical system that's crucial to stress and emotions.


MU engineers develop safer, blast-resistant glass (w/ Video)

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

To protect from potential terrorist attacks, federal buildings and other critical infrastructures are made with special windows that contain blast-resistant glass. However, the glass is thick and expensive. Currently, University ...


Researchers discover antibody receptor identity, propose renaming immune-system gene

Researchers discover antibody receptor identity, propose renaming immune-system gene

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have uncovered the genetic identity of a cellular receptor for the immune system's first-response antibody, a discovery that sheds new light on ...


Monetary gain and high-risk tactics stimulate activity in the brain

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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

Monetary gain stimulates activity in the brain. Even the mere possibility of receiving a reward is known to activate an area of the brain called the striatum. A team of Japanese researchers report in the January 2010 issue ...


Researcher Discovers Pathway Plants Use to Fight Back Against Pathogens

Biology /

created Mar 31, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Plants are not only smart, but they also wage a good fight, according to a University of Missouri biochemist. Previous studies have shown that plants can sense attacks by pathogens and activate their defenses. However, it ...


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Researchers find genetic link between physical pain and social rejection

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created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA psychologists have determined for the first time that a gene linked with physical pain sensitivity is associated with social pain sensitivity as well.


Why one way of learning is better than another

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A new study from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) of McGill University reveals that different patterns of training and learning lead to different types of memory formation. The significance of ...



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