Sentences with phrase «drug pumps»

They do this by making a lot more of a transport protein on the food - vacuole membrane that acts like a selective drug pump (multidrug - resistant cancer cells have evolved a similar mechanism to expel cytotoxic drugs).

He dreams of minuscule drug pumps or implanted electrodes that could tickle the brain back into shape before a seizure occurs.

Profiles of the most promising and innovative approaches to fighting malaria, from a living drug pump to strategic computer models.

Elevators suddenly drop passengers to the ground, malfunctioning drug pumps overdose patients, failed aircraft engines cause planes to crash, and punch presses amputate machinists» limbs.

Without power, hospitals can not keep ventilators, drug pumps and dialysis machines running.

Based on these observations, the researchers developed a mathematical model to identify how this biased partitioning of the drug pump affects the bacterial population.

For decades, drug pumps have been a «set it and forget it» type of treatment, delivering the same amount of drugs regardless of the patient's condition, says Ludwig.

But a device that combines electrical treatments and drug pumps could target an area of the body, use sensors to read the patient's physiology and condition, and deliver the correct dose of drugs to just the right tissue.

She said yes, probably after all the drugs I pumped into her.»

It's not just cars or drug pumps that raise concerns.