Archive for the 'Biomedical' Category

New Research to Help in Treating Fatal Blood Clots

New scientific research published by the American Heart Association has indicated that doctors are motivated to turn towards therapeutic treatments along with blood thinners to relieve patients suffering from fatal blood clots found in deep veins that ultimately travel to the lungs.

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Impact of Parasitic Infection on Behavior

A latest study conducted by Jianchun Xiao and colleagues at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has found distinct differences in the manipulation of host gene expression among the three clonal lineages of parasites that are found in Europe and North America.

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Variations in Taste Buds Linked to Obesity and Chronic Ear Inflammation

A recent report published by a journal dealing with Otolaryngology has indicated that children suffering from chronic inflammation in the middle ear can feel variations in their sense of taste which might simultaneously be connected to childhood obesity. Chronic otitis media with effusion is a persistent inflammation of the middle ear, in which effusion fluid is retained in the middle ear cavity.

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Researchers Identify Gene Responsible for Severe Skin Condition in Epilepsy Patients

Researchers at the University of Liverpool and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have discovered a gene that has the potential to indicate if epilepsy patients starting drug treatment are likely to experience side-effects resulting in blistering of the skin.

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Deriving Terrestrial Solutions from Spacebound Bacteria

A recent study that took place on the Space Shuttle has provided scientists a better know-how on tackling infectious diseases that occur in space. The research study has indicated that the solution could make an astronaut’s health better as well as enable new treatments for mankind on Earth.

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Switch that Releases Insulin Discovered

Researchers at John Hopkins have indicated that they might have discovered the molecular switch that controls the release of insulin, the hormone responsible for regulating the blood sugar in the body. This discovery can lead to an explanation for the entire regulation process.

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Cells with an Identity of their Own

New research from the Stanford University School of Medicine has revealed that if a group of your brain cells suddenly went rogue and decided to become fat cells, it could cloud your decision-making capacity a bit.

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New Method Developed for Studying Gene Regulation

In a breakthrough for modern medicine, researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, have come up with a novel procedure called Gromit for studying gene regulation. The method employs a transposon, or a jumping gene.

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Visual of Protein Folding Used to Develop Brain Disease Therapies

Researchers have always know that many diseases resulting from problems in the brain are a direct result of the misfolding of vital proteins in our body.  New studies have now indicated that if researchers could see the actual folding happen, they might be able to design treatments for some of these diseases or even keep them from occurring. However, most of the most critical proteins found in our body are folded, hidden from sight, inside tiny molecular chambers.

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Eye Circuitry to be Decoded with Help of New Microscope

In an example of how newer gadgets are advancing the field of medicine and health care, the development of a new type of microscope is going to help doctors and researchers to decode the mysteries behind the complex circuitry of the human eye.

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