News from the Wonderful World of Science: Breakthrough progress in the field of tissue engineering could revolutionize the way doctors regrow damaged organs — and the way celebs get their boobs enlarged. Scientists have discovered a technique that allows women to grow new breast tissue, according to a report featured in the new issue of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘tissue’
Evening Crunch Crumbs: “Zoolander†Sequel; Mooned By Ke$ha; “We Are The World†YouTube Edition; Oops, Russian Mag Photoshops Taylor Swift
February 26th, 2010 |
No Comments
-Oops is right. What on Earth happened to Taylor Swift’s face?
-We sure hope Levi saved some of that Playgirl cash — the teen dad has been ordered to fork over $18,000 in back child support to ex-girlfriend Bristol Palin. Bristol has been raising the former couple’s one-year-old son, Tripp…..
-Kanye’s beard does her best Grace Jones [...]
Enzyme that causes breast tumours identified
November 20th, 2009 |
No Comments
Scientists from Institute for Cancer Research have discovered an enzyme that plays a critical role in turning breast tissue into tumours.
The enzyme called lysyl oxidase (LOX) has been found to stiffen collagen, a major component of the supportive tissue in the breast.
It causes the collagen to change in a process known as cross-linking, which [...]
Allergy drugs may help reduce obesity and diabetes
July 27th, 2009 |
No Comments
Drugs commonly used to treat allergies have been found to reduce obesity and type 2 diabetes in mice, say Harvard researchers.
Lead researchers Guo-Ping Shi and Jian Liu focussed their study on inflammatory immune cells called mast cells, which facilitate healing in wounded tissue, primarily by increasing blood flow to the site.
In certain conditions, mast cells [...]
Now, a ‘molecular imaging’ technique for breast cancer screening
July 25th, 2009 |
1 Comment
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester have developed a less expensive “molecular imaging” technique for detecting cancer in dense breast tissue using radioactive tracers.
Although mammography is quite effective at lowering mortality related to breast cancer, it does not work equally well in all women.
It frequently misses tumours that are there at the time [...]