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Carbon nanotube based electrical immunosensor to rapidly detect troponin I during a heart attack
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. Therefore, a fast and reliable diagnosis of heart attack is urgently needed. A study, led by Prof. Jaesung Jang (School of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering) has developed an electrical immunosensor to detect the acute myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack…
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Optical projection tomography used to generate 3D model of beta cells to better understand pancreatic lesions in Diabetics
Researchers at the Umeå Center for Molecular Medicine have created the first 3D spatial visualization of an obese mouse pancreas showing the distribution dynamics of insulin-producing beta cells. The results show significant amounts of cystic lesions within pancreatic islets. These lesions could be linked to alterations in the mass and function of insulin-producing beta cells.…
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New approach to targeted cancer treatment and imaging by utilizing glycosidase activation of glyconaphthalimides.
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have uncovered a new class of compounds glyconaphthalimides that can be used to target cancer cells with greater specificity than current options allow. The study was published in the journal Chemical Communications. Cervical cancer cells show green fluorescence from enzyme-activated compound. Credit: Eoin Scanlan, Trinity College Dublin. Cancer is difficult to treat,…
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Universal shear-thinning biomaterial for endovascular embolization.
Researchers at Mayo Clinic, Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing a biomaterial that has potential to protect patients at high risk for bleeding in surgery. The article”An Injectable Shear-Thinning Biomaterial for Endovascular Embolization,” in the journal Science Translational Medicine reports on a universal shear-thinning biomaterial that may provide an alternative…
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New lung cancer biomarker Protein PD-1 for predicting survival
The biomarker PD-1, a protein, could potentially be used to predict survival or disease-free survival of lung cancer patients who have had the tumor surgically removed. This is substantiated by the results of a study conducted under the direction of the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital, together with MedUni…
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Deep brain magnetic stimulation provides precise and reliable activation of target neurons
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have developed what appears to be a significant improvement in the technology behind brain implants used to activate neural circuits responsible for vision, hearing or movement. The investigators, who are also affiliated with the Boston VA Healthcare System, describe their development of tiny magnetic coils capable of selectively activating target…
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New approach to treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Researchers from the University of South Carolina, Duke University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Metabolon Inc. Research Triangle Park has discovered a new pathway in the liver that opens the door to treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition that affects up to 25 percent of the population and may lead to cirrhosis…
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Exercise improves memory in Diabetic rats
University of Tsukuba led researchers shows that moderate exercise may improve hippocampal memory dysfunction caused by type 2 diabetes and that enhanced transport of lactate to neurons may be the underlying mechanism. Type 2 diabetes is characterized by impaired glucose metabolism and can cause central nervous system-related complications, such as memory dysfunction. The hippocampus is…
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Research categorizes depression in to 4 subtypes based on fMRI scans
Patients with depression can be categorized into four unique subtypes defined by distinct patterns of abnormal connectivity in the brain, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine. In a collaborative study published in Nature Medicine, Dr. Conor Liston, an assistant professor of neuroscience in the Feil Family Brain and Mind Institute and an assistant…
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