Scientists have designed peptide-coated iron oxide nanoparticles that can seek out tumor cells and make detection using magnetic resonance imaging possible. The team created peptide-coated iron oxide...
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© Carmen Martínez Banús Researchers found that minocycline, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections such as pneumonia and other respiratory tract infections, acne, and infections of skin,...
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© no copyright infoA new study published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture indicates that oregano oil is as effective as synthetic pesticides in controlling the presence of the...
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Two research studies presented during the recently held American Thoracic Society's 2008 International Conference in Toronto point to diagnostic tests for lung cancer: a blood test for accurately...
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The article Dandruff Genomics in a recent issue of The Scientist featured Procter & Gamble scientist Thomas Dawson and the role of genomics in the development of anti-Dandruff shampoo Head &...
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© Harris Graber Scientists have found that luteolin, a plant flavonoid found in celery and green peppers can disrupt a key component of the inflammatory response in the brain typical of aging and...
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Filed in archive Stem Cells
by ruth on May 17, 2008
Scientists from Germany and Austria have successfully used muscle-derived stem cells to repair damage to the urinary sphincter that causes incontinence. Certain medical procedures, including...
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In this month's issue of Plastic and Reconstructive surgery, doctors report of using skin flaps to deliver anti-cancer proteins on rat tumors, resulting in a 79 percent reduction in tumor volume....
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German scientists have successfully re-implanted a patient's ovarian tissues following cancer therapy, thus allowing the patient the possibility of becoming pregnant. The case report may be...
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Scientists from Japan and China are exploring the use of the brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida, known as wakame as a means to extract organic and inorganic pollutants in seawater. After culturing...
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In a study published in Nature Biotechnology, scientists discover that based on the genome analysis of Tricoderma reesei, the fungus has the genes required to break down plant cell walls, to simple...
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A new mucosal vaccine against anthrax with a new formulation and mode of delivery (via a nose spray) has been developed. "Our study found that a mucosal delivery system promises to add a second...
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© subewl Canada's McGill University has brought us the world's first fully automated anesthesia system: McSleepy. McSleepy" assists the anesthesiologist in the same way an automatic...
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