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Partial Laryngectomy: Donor Aortic Graft Improves Reconstruction

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[23/05/2012] Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) surgeons have developed a new technique for reconstructing the larynx after surgery for advanced cancer. Partial Laryngectomy: Donor Aortic Graft Improves Reconstruction - read more

Quorum Sensing: Fighting Bacteria's Strength in Numbers

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[21/05/2012] Scientists at The University of Nottingham have opened the way for more accurate research into new ways to fight dangerous bacterial infections by proving a long-held theory about how bacteria communicate with each other. Quorum Sensing: Fighting Bacteria's Strength in Numbers - read more

Cancer: Dietary Supplements Increase Risk

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[18/05/2012] Beta-carotene, selenium and folic acid – taken up to three times their recommended daily allowance, these supplements are probably harmless. But taken at much higher levels as some supplement manufacturers suggest, these three supplements have now been proven to increase the risk of developing a host of cancers. Cancer: Dietary Supplements Increase Risk - read more

Inflammation: Novel Drugs Offer New Route to Controlling

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[16/05/2012] Pursuing a relatively untapped route for regulating the immune system, an international team of researchers has designed and conducted initial tests on molecules that have the potential to treat diseases involving inflammation, such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, stroke and sepsis. Inflammation: Novel Drugs Offer New Route to Controlling - read more

Psychology: The Downside of Good Memory

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[16/05/2012] Experiencing distressing memories of a shocking experience. Scientists from the University of Basel have now discovered that a genetic factor for good memory is also associated with a heightened risk for the development of a posttraumatic stress disorder in war victims. Psychology: The Downside of Good Memory - read more

Cancer: Growth Regulator mTORC2 Linked to Diabetes

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[15/05/2012] Scientists of the University of Basel show how inhibition of the protein mTOR signalling can impair carbohydrate metabolism and potentially lead to diabetes. Cancer: Growth Regulator mTORC2 Linked to Diabetes - read more

Neurotransmission: Powerful Function of Single Protein

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[14/05/2012] Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that the single protein – alpha 2 delta – exerts a spigot-like function, controlling the volume of neurotransmitters and other chemicals that flow between the synapses of brain neurons. Neurotransmission: Powerful Function of Single Protein - read more

Nerve Fibres: Glial Cells Pass on Metabolites to Neurons

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[11/05/2012] Klaus Armin and his research group from the Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine in Göttingen, Germany, have now discovered possible mechanisms by which these glial cells in the brain can support their associated axons and keep them alive in the long term. Nerve Fibres: Glial Cells Pass on Metabolites to Neurons - read more

Fibrosis: Scarring Cells Revert to Inactive State as Liver Heals

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[09/05/2012] An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, show that significant numbers of myofibroblasts – cells that produce the fibrous scarring in chronic liver injury – revert to an inactive phenotype as the liver heals. Fibrosis: Scarring Cells Revert to Inactive State as Liver Heals - read more

Stomach: Biomarkers Can Reveal Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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[08/05/2012] Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is hard to diagnose as well as treat, but researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have discovered a way of confirming the disorder using stool samples. Stomach: Biomarkers Can Reveal Irritable Bowel Syndrome - read more

 
 

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