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Hypoxia is a condition in which there is a decrease in the oxygen supply to a tissue. In cancer treatment, the level of hypoxia in a tumor may help predict the response of the tumor to the treatment.

Researchers find neuroprotective effects of trigeminal nerve stimulation in severe TBI

Researchers at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and the department of neurosurgery at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, announced today that they have published a paper with research findings that could have implications for the treatment of many neurological conditions, including severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).

28 Jul 2017

Study determines safest temperature and duration for body-cooling of newborns

After more than 20 years of research on the best treatment for full-term infants affected by oxygen deprivation during the birthing process, Seetha Shankaran, M.D., neonatologist at DMC's Children's Hospital of Michigan and Hutzel Women's Hospital, served as the lead investigator in a definitive Journal of the American Medical Association study that documented the safest depth and duration of body-cooling to minimize injury from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in newborns.

25 Jul 2017

Tracking pulse rate before C-section can predict hypotension events, improve maternal health

Doctors often prescribe preventative drugs to women who are to receive spinal blocks while giving birth via a Caesarean section.

11 Jul 2017

Scientists link new gene clusters to poor breast cancer prognosis

Breast cancer patients could get more reliable idea of how long they will live now scientists have linked a new group of genes to poor prognosis.

28 Jun 2017

LMU scientists uncover molecular mechanism that links tumor hypoxia and metastasis

The low oxygen concentrations that prevail in many tumors enhance their propensity to metastasize to other tissues. Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich led by Professor Heiko Hermeking have now uncovered the molecular mechanism that links the two phenomena.

11 May 2017

Disruption of altered immune cells may blunt dangerous complications of preeclampsia, study shows

Though the exact cascade of events leading to preeclampsia is unknown, reduced blood flow to the placenta (placental ischemia) is commonly thought to be a factor that contributes to the development of the pregnancy-related condition.

24 Apr 2017

Scientists develop lab-scale laser device for treatments based on optical hyperthermia applications

Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, in collaboration with Universitat Politécnica de Valencia and CIBER's Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, have designed a laser device specifically designed for optical hyperthermia applications.

7 Apr 2017

OSU scientists find way to fight solid tumors using new cancer-drug delivery system

A new cancer-drug delivery system shows the ability to exploit the oxygen-poor areas of solid tumors that make the growths resistant to standard chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

4 Apr 2017

PHD2-knockdown overcomes breast cancer cell death in response to glucose starvation

B55α is one of the regulatory subunits of the PP2A phosphatase. This phosphatases has been associated to the control of many biological functions but the multiplicity of complexes that can be formed by the combination of different subunits renders this protein hard in its understanding.

22 Mar 2017

Hypoxia may be cause for seizure-related neuronal degeneration in epilepsy, study finds

Neuronal degeneration is the most severe long-term consequence of repetitive seizures in patients with epilepsy, which until now was thought to be primarily caused by excitotoxicity, or over-stimulation of the neurons.

27 Feb 2017

Study finds biochemical pathway that triggers regrowth of breast cancer stem cells after chemotherapy

Working with human breast cancer cells and mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins say they have identified a biochemical pathway that triggers the regrowth of breast cancer stem cells after chemotherapy.

22 Feb 2017

VIB-KU Leuven scientists identify new mechanism that impacts cancer growth

Scientists at VIB-KU Leuven have identified a new mechanism that impacts tumor growth. The typical lack of oxygen in tumors doesn't only stimulate proliferation, but also offsets the important role of the protein PHD2 as 'cancer cell killer'.

14 Feb 2017

Non-invasive imaging technique accurately detects skin cancer without surgical biopsy

Researchers funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering have developed a non-invasive imaging technique that accurately detects skin cancer without surgical biopsy.

13 Feb 2017

NIH researchers identify genes that may predict how melanoma spreads

Cancerous tumors are voracious. Once they have consumed all the oxygen and nutrients in the original tumor site, the cancer cells travel to other parts of the body (metastasize) to find more nourishment.

8 Feb 2017

Living at high altitudes linked to lower risk of developing Metabolic Syndrome

Could something as simple as the geographic area in which you live contribute to your risk of developing heart disease and diabetes, or suffering a stroke? A new study, published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Physiology, has revealed that the incidence of Metabolic Syndrome could be linked to the altitude of where a person lives.

30 Jan 2017

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Researchers find neuroprotective effects of trigeminal nerve stimulation in severe TBI

Study determines safest temperature and duration for body-cooling of newborns

Tracking pulse rate before C-section can predict hypotension events, improve maternal health

Scientists link new gene clusters to poor breast cancer prognosis

LMU scientists uncover molecular mechanism that links tumor hypoxia and metastasis

Disruption of altered immune cells may blunt dangerous complications of preeclampsia, study shows

Scientists develop lab-scale laser device for treatments based on optical hyperthermia applications

OSU scientists find way to fight solid tumors using new cancer-drug delivery system

PHD2-knockdown overcomes breast cancer cell death in response to glucose starvation

Hypoxia may be cause for seizure-related neuronal degeneration in epilepsy, study finds

Study finds biochemical pathway that triggers regrowth of breast cancer stem cells after chemotherapy

VIB-KU Leuven scientists identify new mechanism that impacts cancer growth

Non-invasive imaging technique accurately detects skin cancer without surgical biopsy

NIH researchers identify genes that may predict how melanoma spreads

Living at high altitudes linked to lower risk of developing Metabolic Syndrome

Hypoxia in primary tumors influences dormant DTCs that evade cancer therapy, study shows

Research reveals causes of motor abnormalities in low birth weight babies

Rice bioengineers reveal how heart valves use different strategies to handle oxygen starvation

CNIC scientists reveal fundamental role of hypoxia response in correct formation of the heart

Sirt1 plays key role in regenerating glial progenitor cells after hypoxia-induced brain injury in preemies

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