News articles tagged with 'blood' (Page 205)
Understanding the have-knots: The role of stress in just about everything
— 10 Jan 2008 16:07 | HealthStress, to put it bluntly, is bad for you. It can kill you, in fact. A study now reveals that stress causes deterioration in everything from your gums to your heart and can make you…
Researchers trigger insulin production in diabetic mice
— 10 Jan 2008 16:07 | HealthIf the human body were a stage, then proteins would rank among the lead actors in the play we call 'Life.' These large biological molecules hold many starring roles, and their lines…
Carrot cake study on sugar in type 2 diabetes
— 9 Jan 2008 13:26 | HealthPatients with type 2 diabetes are often advised to cut out sucrose (table sugar) all together. However, in recent years this traditional advice has been questioned by some researchers…
When tsetse flies fall for a host, they keep coming back for more
— 8 Jan 2008 23:15 | BiologyIf you like a restaurant first time around, you're likely to go back, aren't you? Well the same goes, more or less, for tsetse flies, as researchers from CIRAD, CIRDES and the University…
Ceramic hybrid needles take the sting out of shots
— 8 Jan 2008 17:30 | HealthNew polymerisation technology may one day take the pain out of injections and blood draws. A team of researchers at the University of North Carolina and Laser Zentrum Hannover have…
Researchers use magnetism to target cells to animal arteries
— 7 Jan 2008 22:00 | HealthScientists have used magnetic fields and tiny iron-bearing particles to drive healthy cells to targeted sites in blood vessels. The research, done in animals, may lead to a new method…
Bacterial infections in premature babies more common than previously realised
— 7 Jan 2008 18:50 | HealthPremature babies are subject to a host of threats that can result in fetal/neonatal disease. In a study published in the January 2008 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and…
Mini stress tests could help condition heart to survive major attack
— 7 Jan 2008 16:52 | HealthPeople who experience brief periods of blocked blood flow may be better conditioned to survive a full-blown heart attack later, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati…
Do-it-yourself cardiac bypass surgery
— 4 Jan 2008 13:32 | HealthWhen cholesterol-clogged plaque narrows an artery that feeds the heart, the body responds by trying to bulk up tiny blood vessels in the heart. As these so-called collateral vessels…
New anticancer strategy moves from laboratory to clinic
— 3 Jan 2008 21:38 | HealthResearchers at Emory University have developed a novel anti-tumour compound that represents a distinct strategy: targeting one of the most important 'intercept points' for cancer cells.…