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Researchers Crack the Mystery of Resilient Teeth
Apr 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After years of biting and chewing, how are human teeth able to remain intact and functional? A team of researchers from The George Washington University and other international scholars have ...
Did I see what I think I saw?
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Jan 28, 2009 |
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Eyewitness testimony is a crucial part of many criminal trials even though research increasingly suggests that it may not be as accurate as we (and many lawyers) would like it to be. For example, if you witness a man in a ...
New specialty to focus on advanced heart failure and heart transplantation
Mar 05, 2009 |
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The new medical subspecialty of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology will lead the way in providing technically advanced yet cost-effective care for patients with heart failure, says a perspective article in the ...
New drug development still takes 8 years despite faster FDA review, according to Tufts CSDD
Jan 08, 2009 |
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While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Drug has quickened review and approval of new medicines, the complex nature of diseases for which new therapeutics are being developed has resulted in longer clinical development ...
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Experimental agent reduces breast cancer metastasis to bone
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Researchers have reduced breast cancer metastasis to bone using an experimental agent to inhibit ROCK, a protein that was found to be over-expressed in metastatic breast cancer. In a study in mice, the team of researchers ...
Silk-based optical waveguides meet biomedical needs
Aug 31, 2009 |
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There is a growing need for biocompatible photonic components for biomedical applications - from in vivo glucose monitoring to detecting harmful viruses or the telltale markers of Alzheimer's. Optical waveguides are of ...
Heart protein regulates blood vessel maintenance
May 11, 2009 |
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Researchers identify a protein that regulates the physical state of blood vessels. The biochemical processes involved in this regulation are important in the study of cardiovascular health.
Need microRNA processing? Get Smad
Jun 11, 2008 |
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Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center have found that Smad proteins regulate microRNA (miRNA) processing. Understanding the role of Smad proteins enables researchers to investigate abnormal ...
New 'control knobs' for stem cells identified
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Dec 03, 2008 |
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Natural changes in voltage that occur across the membrane of adult human stem cells are a powerful controlling factor in the process by which these stem cells differentiate, according to research published by Tufts University ...
Dehydration Affects Mood, Not Just Motor Skills
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dehydration has long been known to compromise physical performance. Now, a new study provides insight into the effects of mild dehydration on young athletes, and possibly into the lives of ...
Experts discuss applying systematic review to the field of nutrition
Dec 02, 2008 |
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Performing systematic reviews of nutrition related topics raises unique challenges not often encountered in the field of medicine. In a new article, a team of researchers use specific examples to describe the steps, strengths, ...
Biologists discover link between CGG repeats in DNA and neurological disorders
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Jan 11, 2009 |
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Researchers have long known that some repetitive DNA sequences can make human chromosomes "fragile," i.e. appearing constricted or even broken during cell divisions. Scientists at Tufts University have found that one such ...
STAT3 gene regulates cancer stem cells in brain cancer
Aug 10, 2009 |
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In a study published online in advance of print in Stem Cells, Tufts researchers report that the STAT3 gene regulates cancer stem cells in brain cancer. Cancer stem cells have many characteristics of stem c ...
Skin-like tissue developed from human embryonic stem cells
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Dental and tissue engineering researchers at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts have harnessed the pluripotency of human embryonic stem cells (hESC) ...
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