News articles tagged with 'nitric'
Portable and precise gas sensor could monitor pollution and detect disease
— 19 Sep 2009 10:20 | TechnologyIn the air, it is a serious pollutant. In the body, it plays a role in heart rate, blood flow, nerve signals and immune function... — full story
New method for detecting nitroxyl will boost cardiac drug research
— 6 Jul 2009 11:35 | HealthWake Forest University scientists have developed a new research tool in the pursuit of heart medications based on the compound nitroxyl by identifying unique chemical markers for its... — full story
Novel light-sensitive compounds show promise for cancer therapy
— 17 Jun 2009 05:01 | HealthChemists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed novel compounds that show promise for photodynamic cancer therapy, which uses light-activated drugs to kill tumour... — full story
New proxy reveals how humans have disrupted the nitrogen cycle
— 5 Jun 2009 17:34 | EnvironmentMore and more, scientists are getting a better grip on the nitrogen cycle. They are learning about sources of nitrogen and how this element changes as it loops from the nonliving, such... — full story
U-M researcher's idea jells into potential new disease-detection method
— 23 Mar 2009 13:58 | HealthRelying on principles similar to those that cause Jell-O to congeal into that familiar, wiggly treat, University of Michigan researchers are devising a new method of detecting nitric... — full story
Aminoguanidine: An attractive line as a multi-modal avenue to overcome tumour
— 9 Mar 2009 15:00 | HealthAminoguanidine is a compound that exerts multiple biological actions. Aminoguanidine has well described antioxidant properties and is also an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthases, the... — full story
Stunning finding: Compounds protect against cerebral palsy
— 26 Feb 2009 15:20 | HealthTwo compounds developed by Northwestern University chemists have been shown to be effective in pre-clinical trials in protecting against cerebral palsy, a condition caused by neurodegeneration... — full story
Watching Venus glow in the dark
— 25 Feb 2009 13:50 | AstronomyESA's Venus Express spacecraft has observed an eerie glow in the night-time atmosphere of Venus. This infrared light comes from nitric oxide and is showing scientists that the atmosphere... — full story
Nitric oxide can alter brain function
— 27 Nov 2008 10:38 | HealthResearch from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Toxicology Unit at the University of Leicester shows that nitric oxide (NO) can change the computational ability of the brain. This... — full story
Drug therapy for phenylketonuria reverses heart damage
— 14 May 2008 10:49 | HealthA pricey drug used to treat a rare but well-known genetic disorder may hold wider promise as a treatment for millions of Americans with potentially lethal enlarged hearts, due mainly... — full story