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Measuring and modeling blood flow in malaria

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When people have malaria, they are infected with Plasmodium parasites, which enter the body from the saliva of a mosquito, infect cells in the liver, and then spread to red blood cells. Inside the blood cells, the parasites ...


Study: Kidney angioplasty brings risks, no benefit

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

If you're among the hundreds of thousands of Americans with clogged kidney arteries, you might want to consider trying medicines before rushing into angioplasty to open them up. The pricey procedure is no more effective and ...


Scientists discover genetic pattern that indicates early-stage lung cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wistar Institute researchers and collaborators from the University of Pennsylvania and New York University have identified immune system markers in the blood which indicate early-stage lung tumors in people at high risk for ...


Small increases in phosphorus mean higher risk of heart disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Higher levels of phosphorus in the blood are linked to increased calcification of the coronary arteries— a key marker of heart disease risk, according to a study in an upcoming issue of Clinical Journal of the American So ...


Researchers pioneer kidney disease prediction method

Researchers pioneer kidney disease prediction method

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study into the relationship between antibodies and proteins in people with Lupus could mean earlier diagnosis of kidney disease in such patients, and lead the way for earlier diagnoses for ...


Researchers find two units of umbilical cord blood reduce risk of leukemia recurrence

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A new study from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota shows that patients who have acute leukemia and are transplanted with two units of umbilical cord blood (UCB) have significantly reduced risk of the disease ...


Hybrid molecules show promise for exploring, treating Alzheimer's

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

One of the many mysteries of Alzheimer's disease is how protein-like snippets called amyloid-beta peptides, which clump together to form plaques in the brain, may cause cell death, leading to the disease's devastating symptoms ...


Your own stem cells can treat heart disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The largest national stem cell study for heart disease showed the first evidence that transplanting a potent form of adult stem cells into the heart muscle of subjects with severe angina results in less pain and an improved ...


Nanoparticles may cause DNA damage across a cellular barrier

Nanoparticles may cause DNA damage across a cellular barrier

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have shown in the laboratory that metal nanoparticles damaged the DNA in cells on the other side of a cellular barrier. The research, by the University of Bristol, is published ...


Drugs to treat anemia in cancer patients linked to thromboembolism

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Medications frequently given to cancer patients to reduce their risk of anemia are associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, according to new research led by Dawn Hershman, M.D, M.S., ...



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