The Global Syndicator - biomedical

Could Dr. House be replaced by a computer?

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:09:35 +0000

Scientists know that different normal and diseased tissues behave differently. But a method that tells them just how they do so may one day give medical science a new way to fight obesity, hypertension, diabetes and other dangerous disorders of the metabolism.

Second lumpectomy for breast cancer reduces survival rates

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:04:47 +0000

A majority of women with breast cancer today are candidates for lumpectomy, allowing for conservation of most of their breast tissue. Results of a UC Davis study, however, show that a number of women

Many receptor models used in drug design may not be useful after all

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:01:42 +0000

It may very well be that models used for the design of new drugs have to be regarded as impractical. This is the sobering though important conclusion of the work of two Leiden University scientists published in Science this week.

Eating veggies helps with chronic lung disease

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:22:11 +0000

You know it’s good for you in other ways, but could eating your broccoli also help patients with chronic lung disease? It just might. According to recent research from Johns Hopkins Medical School,

Eating fish may explain very low levels of heart disease in Japan

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:50:08 +0000

Consuming large quantities of fish loaded with omega-3 fatty acids may explain low levels of heart disease in Japan, according to a study led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

Stem Cells Restore Muscle In Mice With Muscular Dystrophy

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:09:22 +0000

Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have demonstrated for the first time that transplanted muscle stem cells can both improve muscle function in animals with a form of muscular dystrophy and replenish the stem cell population for use in the repair of future muscle injuries.

Slipping through cell walls, nanotubes deliver high-potency punch to cancer tumors in mice

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:49:13 +0000

The problem with using a shotgun to kill a housefly is that even if you get the pest, you’ll likely do a lot of damage to your home in the process. Hence the value of the more surgical flyswatter. C

Synthetic molecules could add spice to fight against cancer

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:07:03 +0000

Seeking to improve on nature, scientists used a spice-based compound as a starting point and developed synthetic molecules that, in lab settings, are able to kill cancer cells and stop the cells from spreading.

Exercise in a pill

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:21:04 +0000

Trying to reap the health benefits of exercise? Forget treadmills and spin classes, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies may have found a way around the sweat and pain. They identified two signaling pathways that are activated in response to exercise and converge to dramatically increase endurance.

The missing link between belly fat and heart disease?

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:44:32 +0000

By now, everyone knows that overweight people have a higher risk of heart attacks, strokes and other problems that arise from clogged, hardened arteries. And people who carry their extra weight around

New insight into factors that drive muscle-building stem cells

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:28:34 +0000

A report in the January issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press, provides new evidence explaining how stem cells known as satellite cells contribute to building muscles up in response to exercise.

Human genetic variation — Science’s ‘Breakthrough of the Year’

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:24:24 +0000

In 2007, researchers were dazzled by the degree to which genomes differ from one human to another and began to understand the role of these variations in disease and personal traits. Science and its

UC Irvine scientists find new way to sort stem cells

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:09:21 +0000

UC Irvine scientists have found a new way to sort stem cells that should be quicker, easier and more cost-effective than current methods. The technique could in the future expedite therapies for peopl

Eating your greens could prove life-saving if a heart attack strikes

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:24:57 +0000

A diet rich in leafy vegetables may minimize the tissue damage caused by heart attacks, according to researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Their findings, publi

Appetite Regulation Molecule Found: Could Lead To Treatments For Obesity And Unwanted Weight Loss

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:49:04 +0000

A team of researchers from the St Vincent’s Campus in Sydney have developed a novel way to control the extreme weight loss, common in late stage cancer, which often speeds death.