Novel system rapidly detects low levels of bacteria in blood [PreClinical]
1. The Integrated Comprehensive Droplet Digital Detection (IC 3D) system combined three distinct technologies to detect down to single-cell levels...
Chronic marijuana use linked to structural differences in the brain
1. Researchers used fMRI and diffusion tensor imaging to identify differences in brain structure and function associated with chronic marijuana...
Rapamycin inhibits intestinal tumor formation and growth [PreClinical]
1. Rapamycin (rapa) inhibited tumor initiation in Adenomatous polyposis coli gene (Apc)-deficient mouse intestinal epithelial cells, and enhanced survival in...
Cholesterol-containing lipid particles protect mice from lethal bacterial toxins
1. Liposomes, small spheres composed of lipids, were engineered to contain artificially high cholesterol (Chol) concentrations to promote preferential binding...
Modified embryonic stem cells may prolong survival of surgical grafts
1. When stimulated with a variety of growth and inflammatory factors, embryonic stem cells (ESCs) took on a macrophage-like phenotype,...
Flavanols in cocoa may improve brain function in older adults
1. Older adults who randomized to a high cocoa–containing diet had improved scores on a task designed to test their...
Endovascular coiling provides lasting benefits for brain aneurysms
1. Ten years after patients received endovascular coiling (EC) or neurosurgical clipping (NC) for a subarachnoid hemorrhage, EC patients were...
Noninvasive imaging method detects and evaluates size of metastases
1. Dually injecting mice featuring lymph node cancer metastases with a non-targeted fluorescent antibody (noTRGT) and a cancer-targeted fluorescent antibody...
Key gut bacteria may prevent Clostridium difficile infection
1. The reduction of the gut bacterium, C. scindens, following antibiotic treatment was correlated with increased risk of C. diff...
Laparoscopic colon cancer management may be beneficial in elderly
1. In older patients with colorectal cancer, laparoscopic surgery (LAP) resulted in overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and cancer-specific...
