Authors: Tot Bui, Jeff Stevenson, John Hoekman, Shanrong Zhang, Kenneth Maravilla, Rodney J. Y. Ho DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013082 Abstract Summary Researchers developed gadolinium-lipid nanoparticles (Gd-LNP) that achieve 33-fold higher MRI contrast sensitivity than current agents,...
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Authors: Linley E. Watson, Shu-ru Kuo, Khurshed Katki, Tongyun Dang, Seong Kyu Park, David E. Dostal, Wei-Jen Tang, Stephen H. Leppla, Arthur E. Frankel DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000466 Abstract Summary Anthrax toxins cause deadly hypotensive shock...
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Authors: Ferruh Artunc, Christian Mueller, Tobias Breidthardt, Raphael Twerenbold, Andreas Peter, Claus Thamer, Peter Weyrich, Hans-Ulrich Haering, Bjoern Friedrich DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047610 Abstract Summary Elevated troponin levels are common in hemodialysis patients, especially with sensitive...
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Authors: Solange Moll, Martin Ebeling, Franziska Weibel, Annarita Farina, Andrea Araujo Del Rosario, Jean Christophe Hoflack, Silvia Pomposiello, Marco Prunotto DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056575 Abstract Summary New research reveals that injured kidney epithelial cells can trigger...
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Authors: Olga Tornavaca, Eduard Sarró, Gloria Pascual, Beatriz Bardaji, M. Angeles Montero, M. Teresa Salcedo, Maria Plana, Joan López-Hellin, Emilio Itarte, Anna Meseguer DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025746 Abstract Summary Researchers discovered a novel mechanism behind cyclosporine...
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