News articles tagged with 'cells'
Herbal tonic for radiotherapy
— 20 Oct 2009 13:41 | HealthAntioxidant extracts of the leaves of the Gingko biloba tree may protect cells from radiation damage, according to a study published in the International Journal of Low Radiation. The... — full story
Scientists take early steps toward mapping epigenetic variability
— 15 Aug 2009 15:12 | HealthBrown University and other scientists have taken the first steps toward mapping epigenetic variability in cells and tissues. Mapping the human epigenome, similar to the human genome... — full story
Scarring key to link between obesity and diabetes
— 14 Aug 2009 12:41 | HealthThe team, in collaboration with University Hospital Aintree, the University of Warwick and researchers in Sweden, found that people classified as obese and those with pre-diabetes have... — full story
New method takes aim at aggressive cancer cells
— 14 Aug 2009 12:21 | HealthA multi-institutional team of Boston-area researchers has discovered a chemical that works in mice to kill the rare but aggressive cells within breast cancers that have the ability... — full story
Anti-psychotic drugs could help fight cancer
— 13 Aug 2009 11:44 | HealthThe observation that people taking medication for schizophrenia have lower cancer rates than other people has prompted new research revealing that anti-psychotic drugs could help treat... — full story
Researchers successfully reverse multiple sclerosis in animals
— 12 Aug 2009 12:51 | HealthA new experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) completely reverses the devastating autoimmune disorder in mice, and might work exactly the same way in humans, say researchers... — full story
UCF scientists control living cells with light
— 12 Aug 2009 12:16 | HealthUniversity of Central Florida researchers have shown for the first time that light energy can gently guide and change the orientation of living cells within lab cultures. That ability... — full story
Discovery may lead to powerful new therapy for asthma
— 12 Aug 2009 11:31 | HealthUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have found that a single enzyme is apparently critical to most allergen-provoked asthma attacks - and that activity of the... — full story
Finding may explain anti-cancer activity of thiazole antibiotics
— 12 Aug 2009 11:16 | HealthUniversity of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine researchers have discovered how some recently approved drugs act against cancer cells. The finding may lead to a more effectively... — full story
Researchers unravel mystery behind long-lasting memories
— 12 Aug 2009 09:41 | HealthA new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine may reveal how long-lasting memories form in the brain... — full story