Smart insulin nanostructures pass feasibility test on animal models

Washington, September 21 : A smart particle insulin release system that detects spikes in glucose and blood sugar levels, and releases insulin to counteract them has shown promising results in feasibility tests on animal models.

Researchers at The University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston have announced the findings of the pre-clinical test in the International Journal of Nanomedicine.

Kidman, Urban get ready for farm life

Washington, Sept 21 : Nicole Kidman and hubby Keith Urban’s new home will be on a farm.

The couple have already packed up their stuff and put their home in a gated community in the Green Hills neighbourhood of Nashville up for sale for 2.45 million dollars.

Now, Urban’s rep Paul Freundlich has revealed to the Tennessean that the couple have purchased land in Music City in order to build a farm.

New target to axe heart problems triggered by air pollutants

Washington, September 21: An animal study at Northwestern University in Chicago has shown how exposure to particulate matter leads to accelerated blood clotting and thrombosis, which can in turn cause heart attacks and stroke.

Particulates, chemical or biological agents that change the natural characteristics of the atmosphere, cause air pollution.

Mechanism that helps in coping with stress also boosts cancer

Washington, Sept 21 : A new research has revealed that heat-shock factor 1 (HSF1) that helps in coping with environmental stresses, including heat and toxic exposures, also gives cancerous tumors a boost.

This finding has researchers excited as targeting this mechanism could help treat cancer, and may also have implications for the treatment of neurodegenerative and other diseases.

Washing hands with soap and warm water is the best way to fight C.difficile

Anna Faris to play porn queen Linda Lovelace in biopic

Washington, Sept 20 : Anna Faris is gearing up to play porn queen Linda Lovelace in a forthcoming biopic titled ‘Inferno’.

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