Medicine :: Scientists Canvas

DNA sequencers stymie superbug spread by tracing its roots.
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Ex-lax for your arteries might soon be a reality

[sciencemag.org]

Jul 23, 2012

Bio Medical Engineers from Harvard have developed a nano-particle based polymer that can detect blood flow reduction, break apart and stick to a clot. It then releases a drug called tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) that dissolves the clot. The treatments have worked on mice so far but has not progressed to human trials.

Nanoparticle Completely Eradicates Hepatitis C Virus

[spectrum.ieee.org]

Jul 18, 2012

Nanoparticle Completely Eradicates Hepatitis C Virus.
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Powerful new approach to attack flu virus

May 27, 2012

Powerful new approach to attack flu virus.
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Restoring sight with wireless implants

[nature.com]

May 16, 2012

Restoring sight with wireless implants.
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Did a Copying Mistake Make Humans So Smart?

[discovery.com]

May 07, 2012

As DNA replicates, damages may occur. In certain circumstances, DNA will actually duplicate parts of existing genes. The result of this is that the new, duplicated gene can be manipulated with minimal repercussions on the host (as the original gene still exists.)

Scientists have found, by activating similar genes in mice, that a past duplication and then manipulation in human DNA might have contributed to the current complexity of our brains.

Junk DNA Can Sense Viral Infection

[scienceblog.com]

Apr 24, 2012

Junk DNA Can Sense Viral Infection.
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Restoration of grasp following paralysis through brain-controlled stimulation of muscles

[nature.com]

Apr 20, 2012

Restoration of grasp following paralysis through brain-controlled stimulation of muscles.
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Scientists Engineer Stem Cells To Seek Out And Kill HIV

[ibtimes.com]

Apr 16, 2012

Scientists Engineer Stem Cells To Seek Out And Kill HIV.
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Epilepsy Seizures Often Aren't

[scienceblog.com]

Apr 10, 2012

Epilepsy Seizures Often Aren't.
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Study of Bone Marrow Cells Influence On Heart Disease Treatment Proves Ineffective

Mar 27, 2012

The patients that received the placebo were statistically no better off than the patients who received the treatment of their own stem-cells derived from bone marrow tissue. However; it was noted that this did improve the overall quantity of blood flow, pumped out of ventricles, in patients age 62 or younger.

First successful diagnosis of a disease using DNA sequencing

[newscientist.com]

Jan 25, 2012

First successful diagnosis of a disease using DNA sequencing.
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Molecule Ties Itself In A Complex Knot

[sciencenews.org]

Dec 29, 2011

Molecule Ties Itself In A Complex Knot.
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Developing broad spectrum antiviral drugs for use against Influenza, Common Cold and HIV

[bbc.co.uk]

Dec 21, 2011

Developing broad spectrum antiviral drugs for use against Influenza, Common Cold and HIV.
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Using Light to Target and Kill Cancer Cells Without Chemotherapys Side Effects

[popsci.com]

Nov 09, 2011

Using Light to Target and Kill Cancer Cells Without Chemotherapys Side Effects.
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Study finds a decrease in observed rate of TB during times of economic recession

Nov 07, 2011

Study finds a decrease in observed rate of TB during times of economic recession.
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Biologists use flies and mice to get to the heart of Down syndrome

Nov 04, 2011

Biologists use flies and mice to get to the heart of Down syndrome.
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Men Really Do Get Sicker With Longer Recovery

[cosmosmagazine.com]

Oct 13, 2011

Men Really Do Get Sicker With Longer Recovery.
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Researchers reconstruct genome of the Black Death

Oct 13, 2011

Researchers reconstruct genome of the Black Death.
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Paralysed man controls robotic arm with his mind

[newscientist.com]

Oct 12, 2011

Paralysed man controls robotic arm with his mind.
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Another Reason To Eat More Chocolate

[discovery.com]

Oct 11, 2011

Another Reason To Eat More Chocolate.
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Vitamin pills do more harm than good

[cosmosmagazine.com]

Oct 11, 2011

Vitamin pills do more harm than good.
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Please welcome Megavirus, the worlds most ginormous virus

[discovermagazine.com]

Oct 11, 2011

Please welcome Megavirus, the worlds most ginormous virus.
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Too much booze blunts your immune system

[newscientist.com]

Sep 30, 2011

Too much booze blunts your immune system.
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Europe to map the human epigenome

[nature.com]

Sep 28, 2011

Europe to map the human epigenome.
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Living donor liver transplantation improves survival over deceased donor transplants

Sep 28, 2011

Living donor liver transplantation improves survival over deceased donor transplants.
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Hide-and-seek: Altered HIV can't evade immune system

[sciencedaily.com]

Sep 28, 2011

Hide-and-seek: Altered HIV can't evade immune system.
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Gene Therapy May Thwart HIV

[sciencemag.org]

Sep 21, 2011

Gene Therapy May Thwart HIV.
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Glowing Kittens Fight Feline AIDS

[sciencemag.org]

Sep 12, 2011

Glowing Kittens Fight Feline AIDS.
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Birth control pills affect memory

[scienceblog.com]

Sep 09, 2011

Birth control pills affect memory.
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