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'Cell assay on a chip': solid results from simple means

(PhysOrg.com) -- The great artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci once said that "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research engineer Javier Atencia ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Balancing oxaliplatin dose with neurological side effects in metastatic colon cancer

The drug oxaliplatin is a major reason the prognosis for metastatic colon cancer has gone from an expected survival of several months to a couple years. Unfortunately, the drug can also carry with it debilitating neurological ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cactus may give farmers a cure for poisoned crop land

The prickly pear cactus may not sound like a trendy cash crop, but it could become a phenomenon among farmers on the arid west side of California's San Joaquin Valley.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How antipsychotic medications cause metabolic side effects such as obesity and diabetes

In 2008, roughly 14.3 million Americans were taking antipsychotics—typically prescribed for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or a number of other behavioral disorders—making them among the most prescribed drugs ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study questions proton therapy for prostate cancer

A warning to men considering a pricey new treatment for prostate cancer called proton therapy: Research suggests it might have more side effects than traditional radiation does.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New tool for cleaning up soils and waterways: Prickly pear

A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has discovered what may be an effective tool for cleaning up soils and waterways in parts of California's San Joaquin Valley: a drought-tolerant cactus.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New 'smart' nanotherapeutics can deliver drugs directly to the pancreas

A research collaboration between the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Children's Hospital Boston has developed "smart" injectable nanotherapeutics that can be programmed to selectively ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Treatment of psoriasis gets new hope

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden are now launching a plan to effectively treat psoriasis.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover new gene that regulates body weight

Abraham Kovoor was studying a brain protein, called RGS9 2, that he had previously related to the involuntary, random and repetitive body movements that are side effects of drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Avastin disappoints against ovarian cancer

Avastin, the blockbuster drug that just lost approval for treating breast cancer, now looks disappointing against ovarian cancer, too. Two studies found it did not improve survival for most of these patients and kept their ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

New discovery may lead to safer treatments for asthma, allergies and arthritis

Scientists have discovered a missing link between the body's biological clock and sugar metabolism system, a finding that may help avoid the serious side effects of drugs used for treating asthma, allergies and arthritis.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Spread of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is reduced by bevacizumab, according to phase 2 trial results

The trial conducted by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) shows the feasibility to deliver bevacizumab to the current chemoradiation standard without any apparent increased adverse side effects.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Let's do the twist: Spiral proteins are efficient gene delivery agents

Clinical gene therapy may be one step closer, thanks to a new twist on an old class of molecules.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New incision-free surgery helps tame chronic acid reflux

(Medical Xpress) -- Adam Vasser would wake up at night choking on partially digested food and liquid. Stomach acid burned the delicate tissue of his throat. “I’d sleep really badly,” he said.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why women quit breast cancer drugs early

Why do so many postmenopausal women who are treated for estrogen-sensitive breast cancer quit using drugs that help prevent the disease from recurring?

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0