News tagged with oxidative stress

MHI develops 12-inch wafer bonding machine capable of producing 3-D integrated LSI circuits at room temperature

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) has developed the world's first fully automated 12-inch (300 millimeters) wafer bonding machine, dubbed the "Bond Meister MWB-12-ST," capable of producing 3-dimensionally integrated LSI ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study suggests link between chronic estrogen exposure and high blood pressure

For many years doctors believed the estrogen women consumed in the form of oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) pills was good for their patients' hearts. Recent studies however have shown that long-term ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mapping deformation in buried semiconductor structures using the hard X-Ray nanoprobe

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from IBM's T. J. Watson Research Center and Columbia University, working with the X-Ray Microscopy Group, have mapped rotation and strain fields across a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Animals have personalities, too

An individual's personality can have a big effect on their life. Some people are outgoing and gregarious while others find novel situations stressful which can be detrimental to their health and wellbeing. Increasingly, scientists ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers provide genetic evidence that antioxidants can help treat cancer

Researchers from Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center have genetic evidence suggesting the antioxidant drugs currently used to treat lung disease, malaria and even the common cold can also help prevent and treat cancers because ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers unveil new approach to blocking malaria transmission

University of Illinois at Chicago researcher Dr. John Quigley will describe a promising new approach to blocking malaria transmission during the American Society of Hematology's annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein protects cancer cells from oxidative stress

High levels of a protein called thioredoxin-like 2 helps protect cancer cells from the oxidative stress that they generate as they grow and invade tissues throughout the body, said a consortium of researchers led by those ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Controlling bone formation to prevent osteoporosis

Aging disrupts the balance between bone formation and bone destruction, resulting in osteoporosis, which is characterized by reduced bone mass and increased risk of fracture. Recent data have suggested that this imbalance ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Air pollution doesn't increase risk of preeclampsia, early delivery, study finds

While pregnant women may worry about the effects of air pollution on their health and that of their developing child, exposure to carbon monoxide and fine particles in the air during pregnancy does not appear to increase ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Folate helps repair damage linked to aging and disease

(PhysOrg.com) -- For more than half a century, scientists have known the importance of folate for good health, especially for expectant mothers. But now, researchers at the University of Florida have discovered an entirely ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 11, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study uses Chinese wolfberries to improve vision imperfections caused by type-2 diabetes

A Kansas State University researcher is exploring the use of Chinese wolfberries to improve vision deficiencies that are common for type-2 diabetics.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New fiber nanogenerators could lead to electric clothing

(PhysOrg.com) -- In research that gives literal meaning to the term "power suit," University of California, Berkeley, engineers have created energy-scavenging nanofibers that could one day be woven into clothing ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 12, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Pathogen protection and virulence: Dark side of fungal membrane protein revealed

Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech and Montana State University have discovered a fungal protein that plays a key role in causing disease in plants and animals and which also shields ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Antioxidant ingredient proven to relieve stress

A dietary ingredient derived from a melon rich in antioxidant superoxide dismutase enzymes has been shown to relieve stress. In a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial, published in BioMed Central's open access ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

New method monitors early sign of oxidative stress in cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- The growth of cancerous tumors is fueled, at least in part, by the buildup of free radicals -- highly reactive oxygen-containing molecules.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0