Tag Archives: Body
Stem cell ‘first aid’ for rat stroke
27 January 2013 Last updated at 20:06 ET Stem cells given in the vital period immediately after a stroke may aid recovery, suggest researchers. Rats injected with stem cells 30 minutes after a stroke had almost normal brain function restored within a fortnight. The Bolivian research team say the method has potential in human trials
Decrease in ‘man boob’ operations
27 January 2013 Last updated at 20:05 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News The number of operations to deal with ‘man boobs’ has fallen by a fifth in the past year in the UK, data on cosmetic surgery suggests.
Deadly ‘self-eating enzymes’ blocked
24 January 2013 Last updated at 06:03 ET By Smitha Mundasad BBC News Digestive juices normally used to break down food can turn against the body and start damaging it when people are critically unwell, research suggests. The study undertaken in rats looks closely at why the body starts to shut down when facing overwhelming illness. And this research could help explain why vital organs often fail during sepsis and shock, University of California researchers say
Linchpin of skin response to UVA light discovered
Jan. 21, 2013 Researchers have strengthened their understanding of how skin cells called melanocytes sense ultraviolet light and act to protect themselves with melanin. In a new study, they report experiments showing that an ion channel well-known elsewhere in the body for its chemical sensitivity, plays a central role in this process
Red wine could mask testosterone levels, experts warn
Jan. 7, 2013 Red wine could give athletes and players a boost in the sports arena by increasing the amount of performance-enhancing hormone testosterone in their bodies, according to researchers from London’s Kingston University. However not only could the beverage help them to trophy success, it could also allow them to beat anti-doping tests
New hope for lowering cholesterol
ScienceDaily (Mar. 1, 2011) A promising new way to inhibit cholesterol production in the body has been discovered, one that may yield treatments as effective as existing medications but with fewer side-effects. In a new study published in the journal Cell Metabolism , a team of researchers from the UNSW School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences — led by Associate Professor Andrew Brown — report that an enzyme — squalene mono-oxygenase (SM) — plays a previously unrecognized role as a key checkpoint in cholesterol production
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