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Promising 3-year data: Saving limbs with drug-eluting stents
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Attempts to treat critical limb ischemia in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) patients with below-the-knee angioplasty are still thwarted by restenosis (the re-narrowing of the artery at the site of angioplasty or stenting), ...
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Antibody finds, wipes out prostate cancer: study
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US researchers have found an antibody that hunts down prostate cancer cells in mice and can destroy the killer disease even in an advanced stage, a study showed Monday.
Enhanced stem cells promote tissue regeneration
Oct 05, 2009 |
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MIT engineers have boosted stem cells' ability to regenerate vascular tissue (such as blood vessels) by equipping them with genes that produce extra growth factors (naturally occurring compounds that stimulate tissue growth). ...
Scientists provide important insight into apoptosis or programmed cell death
Jul 14, 2009 |
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A study by Nanyang Technological University (NTU)'s Assistant Professor Li Hoi Yeung, Assistant Professor Koh Cheng Gee and their team have made an important contribution to the understanding of the process that cells go ...
New imaging technology reveals prevalence of 'silent' heart attacks
Apr 21, 2009 |
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So-called "silent" heart attacks may be much more common than previously believed, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
Study finds increased risk of death for patients with celiac disease-related disorders
Sep 15, 2009 |
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New research indicates that patients with lesser degrees of celiac disease-related symptoms, such as intestinal inflammation or latent celiac disease, have a modestly increased risk of death, according to a study in the September ...
Why don't brain tumors respond to medication?
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Malignant brain tumors often fail to respond to promising new medication. Researchers in Heidelberg have discovered a mechanism and a tumor marker for the development of this resistance. A "death receptor" can possibly provide ...
Finding a protective mechanism for retinal cells could save sight
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Determining what triggers the death of retinal cells, called photoreceptors, could hold the key to stopping blinding disorders caused by a wide range of eye diseases, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the November ...
Adult bone marrow stem cells injected into skeletal muscle can repair heart tissue
May 28, 2009 |
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University at Buffalo researchers have demonstrated for the first time that injecting adult bone marrow stem cells into skeletal muscle can repair cardiac tissue, reversing heart failure.
What is the role of reactive oxygen species in ethanol-mediated cell death of polarized hepatic cells?
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Liver disease that results as a consequence of alcohol abuse is a major medical problem worldwide. Ethanol consumption leads to a variety of liver alterations including the accumulation of fat, inflammation of the liver, ...
Research puts a 'Fas' to the cause of programmed cell death
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have put an end to a 10-year debate over which form of a molecular messenger called Fas ligand is responsible for killing cells during programmed cell death (also ...
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