Articles Posted in the Health – Medicine Category
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How a class of proteins from plant pathogenic bacteria find and bind specific sequences in plant genomes
In the two and a half years since Adam Bogdanove, professor at Iowa State University in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, along with Matthew Moscou, a former graduate student in that department, discovered…
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Testing the effectiveness of new pharmaceuticals may get faster
Testing the effectiveness of new pharmaceuticals may get faster thanks to a new technique incorporating quantum dots developed at the University of Central Florida. Some drug testing can take a decade or more, but UCF…
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Short spiral-shaped proteins can efficiently deliver DNA segments to cells
Clinical gene therapy may be one step closer, thanks to a new twist on an old class of molecules. A group of University of Illinois researchers, led by professors Jianjun Cheng and Fei Wang, have…
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Gene therapy as an alternative to conventional treatment of haemophilia
A recent experiment showed that a single gene therapy session stimulates the secretion of vital role coagulation factor, offering hope of finding a permanent cure for hemophilia. Haemophilia is a congenital (inborn), Inherited and characterized…
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The secret of organ regeneration?
German scientists have discovered the mechanism by which zebra fish manage to regenerate lost body parts. They knew that some species use a special acid to regenerate amputated member or to repair damaged organs, but…
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Smart contact lenses administering medicinal substances through the eyes
A research team from Auburn University, U.S., invented a new type of contact lens bearing the “drugs” that could replace the classic final medicinal drops administered to the eye. Because lenses are the first devices…
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Was made the first transfusion with blood created in the laboratory
Erythrocytes – or red blood cells – artificial, generated in the laboratory were first successfully injected into a human volunteer. Step is vital in terms of a future in which all the blood needed for…
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Red wine component reservatol counteract effects of sedentary lifestyle
Healthy component of wine, resveratrol, may counteract the negative effects of space flight on humans or sedentary lifestyle. A new study published in FASEB Journal suggests that a daily intake of resveratrol prevents the negative…
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Scientists have measured the speed at which neurons communicate
A new study indicates that it takes a few seconds for the brain cells to regroup and re-use chemicals that help to fast and continuous data communication. Neurons communicate with each other by a space…
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Alzheimer’s disease could be diagnosed 10 years before manifesting
A brain scan that can detect Alzheimer’s disease in advance, could be available within 12 months, new studies claim. Researchers have developed an innovative technique that they claim can predict whether a person is prone…
