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Integrin helps healing process in cells

... chemical signals, the second integrin essentially blocked laminin 5 by turning off the first integrin. These findings are reported in the April 30 issue of The Journal of Cell Biology. This breakthrough gives us the chance of unraveling the unknown truths of wound healing....

OCT - Optical Coherence Tomography - the buzzword in cardiology

...oon is inflated inside a mesh tube placed within a blocked artery, gradually opening the vessel. However in about 30 percent of patients tissue often grows back, either inside or at either end of the stent, a problem known as restenosis. Stent angioplasty is performed on nearly 500,000 patients each ...

Revolution in surgery

...r in Trier, Germany.The patient had a heart artery blocked by a build-up of fatty deposits in the vessel wall... open for blood to pass through. The vein was then blocked above the new channel which had been created. Blood now flowed in the opposite direction, towards ...

Stem cells form blood vessels

...o re-establish blood flow to hearts failing due to blocked arteries. The research was conducted under a private grant, but Langer said the cell culture used is one of 55 worldwide that have been approved by the National Institutes of Health for federally funded research. The use of embryonic stem cells is c...

Reducing The Risk Of Death In Sickle Cell Disease

...om severe attacks of pain from blood vessels being blocked by red blood cells // that become rigid and form a sickle shape when de-oxygenated. High blood pressure in the lungs is known as pulmonary hypertension. Specialists say it has nothing to do with blood pressure measured by a cuff on your arm. Instead,...

Slowing Down The Progression Of Tumour Cells With Omega-6 Fatty Acids

...flammatory drug commonly prescribed for arthritis, blocked the production of cPLA2 and broke the chain leading to cell growth, pointing to a new drug development target. Studies have shown that COX2 has been implicated in the growth of many types of tumours, hence researchers feel that if they could find a...

Diabetic Amputation May Reduce If Free Screenings Are There

...stemic disease, people with PAD are likely to have blocked arteries in other areas of their body. Over time, ...e heart or the carotid artery to the brain, become blocked as well. Thus, PAD in the legs is an early warning for future life-threatening vascular disease. If ...

Cardiac bypass seems to be favoring men more than women

...bypass. Coronary bypass surgery is a way to treat blocked heart arteries by creating new passages for blood to flow to your heart muscle. It works by taking arteries or veins from other parts of your body — called grafts — and using them to reroute the blood around the clogged artery. Women have a 22 perce...

Neurobiology Provides Answers To Block Memory-Related Drug Cravings

...nhibitory effect was long lasting, with the memory blocked for at least two weeks after the single infusion. The finding also suggests that memories responsible for relapse in drug addicts may be similarly disrupted by a therapeutic agent targeting ERK or related proteins. This work, however, is a first ste...

Stents That Release Medication To Check Artery Narrowing

...n which a tiny inflated balloon is used to widen a blocked artery. Artery blocks may be due to a build up of plaque from high levels of cholesterol....

Lesions in the eyes may forecast a stroke

...sient ischemic attacks, or mini-strokes, caused by blocked blood vessels. Special photographs of the retina of the eyes of the participants were taken and examined for changes suggestive of small blood vessel damage, or retinopathy. These small vessel changes can be seen in the early stages of the conditio...

Leeches Provide Clues Regarding The Prevention Of Heart Disease

...st heart attacks and strokes are associated with a blocked artery and in a majority of the cases; blood clots may cause the blockage of blood vessels supplying the heart, leading to heart disease. Furthermore, people with cardiovascular disease typically have an increased tendency to form blood clots, and a ...

Missing teeth associated with blocked arteries

...ssing teeth and the severity of atherosclerosis or blocked arteries.// The researchers checked up on the number of missing teeth in 115 patients referred for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and measured the concurrent thickness of the aortic plaque using this method. They also looked for the presenc...

Sugar may help cure cancer

...complex natural sugar from the glucose family that blocked the growth of tumours in tests in mice, reports online edition of New Scientist. // The technique, used by researchers in Gordon Jayson Manchester’s Christie’s Hospital and others, uses a complex natural sugar called heparin. During the tests, the ...

Placenta Problems In Pregnancy Linked To Early Heart Disease

...g or an area of dead tissue in the placenta due to blocked circulation in the area. They found that women who had maternal placental syndrome had double the relative risk of premature cardiovascular disease. The women experienced heart problems at an average age of 38. The risk was further increased if t...

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) Has An Answer Now!

...suming the treatment, they observed that forskolin blocked Bcr-Abl activity and reinstated normal cell functioning in the mice that received forskolin, while others without treatment died. The findings are significant because they may yield new treatment options – especially those with advanced CML, or who ...

British Grandmother has timely bypass surgery in India

...s Hospital, Wolverhampton, she was found to have a blocked aorta, which restricted blood flow to her legs. Mavis was in severe pain and could not walk more than 20 yards."I had a medical procedure in September 2004 but this wasn't successful, so they decided that invasive surgery was needed," she told the S...

Iranian Government Declares Holiday Due To Pollution

...otect themselves from severe pollution, which even blocked the view of the Elburz Mountains in the north. Tehran, which is 900 square kilometers in size, is one of the world's most polluted cities. On weekdays, the population in the city reaches between 12 to 15 million, leading to traffic jams and pollutio...

Initial Steps In Spread Of Cancer Identified

...on by the tumor. If these bone marrow cells can be blocked by drugs, then the spread of cancer, which is what makes the disease so deadly can be easily contained, "These nests provide attachment factors for the tumor cells to implant and nurture them. It causes them not only to bind but to proliferate. Once ...

Doctors Advice A Couple Of Pegs For The New Year

...s when the flow of blood to a part of the brain is blocked and oxygen cannot be delivered to that part. According to a study published by the Tulane University in the US, moderate drinking lowers the risk of an ischemic stroke by about 30%, but heavy drinking increases the risk of ischemic stroke by 69%. ...

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