Cyosurgery in curing cancer
Modern medicine has many new, inovative techniques of dealing with the tough diseases that attack our body, most of them still at the beginning or in research. One of these methods that has a good potential is cryosurgery.

Cryobiology - a science of the future
Cryobiology is a part of biology that studies life at low temperatures, temperatures that are too low to sustain it.

Cryopreserved microvascular conduits: current applications and future prospects
Abstract: Modern cryopreservation techniques have resulted in the clinical use of cryopreserved allograft heart valves and large diameter veins.

Proteoglycan content in fresh and cryopreserved porcine aortic tissue
Abstract: Quantitative analysis of proteoglycans (PGs) revealed that the content of PG material from cryopreserved aorta, measured as uronate-positive material, was similar to that from fresh tissue

Cryopreservation of Sperm From Adolescents and Adults With Malignancies
In this study, an update of the previous study that consists of 72 additional adolescent patients (previously, 39 patients) is presented.

Human ovarian tissue cryopreservation: indications and feasibility
The study evaluated the feasibility of long-term cryopreservation of ovarian tissue in women and young girls admitted to undergo treatments that would probably render them sterile

Cryopreservation Induces an Apoptosis-Like Mechanism in Bull Sperm
Results are presented concerning apoptosis markers, which shed light on the effects of cryopreservation on bovine spermatozoa.

Effect of antifreeze proteins on the motility of ram spermatozoa
The effect of the antifreeze peptide type I (AFP) from Winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, and the antifreeze glycoprotein (AFGP) from Antarctic cod..

Cryoprotection of yeast by alcohols during rapid freezing
We have investigated the cryoprotective effect of alcohols on Saccharomyces cerevisiae and other yeast under various freezing conditions.

Release of ATP from cholinergic synaptic vesicles during freeze-thaw cycling
Cholinergic synaptic vesicles were isolated from Torpedo californica and subjected to repeated freeze/thraw (F/T) cycles.

Composition and behavior of head membrane lipids of fresh and cryopreserved boar sperm
Head plasma membranes were isolated from fresh or cryopreserved ejaculated boar spermatozoa and the lipids were extracted for determination of lipid fluidity...

Reduced Body Temperature Extends Lifespan, Study Finds
Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have found that reducing the core body temperature of mice extends their median lifespan by up to 20 percent.

Different inflammatory mediators induce inflammation and pain after application of liquid nitrogen to the skin
The application of liquid nitrogen to the skin induces inflammation and pain.

Freezing Cancer Cells Makes Them Prime Targets For Anti-Cancer Drug, New Study Finds
The answer to improving the effectiveness of certain cancer treatments may be in stopping the malignant cells cold.

Protein Keeps Cold Fish From Becoming Frozen Flounder, New Study Shows
Kingston, ON A surprising discovery by Queen's researchers helps explain why fish swimming in icy sea water don't freeze.

New Cryogenic Refrigerator Dips Chips Into A Deep Freeze
In a major advance for cryogenics, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a compact, solid-state refrigerator capable of reaching temperatures as low as 100 milliKelvin.

Ultra rapid freezing and vitrification of human embryos derived from abnormally fertilised zygotes
The present study was undertaken to compare the developmental capacity of human embryos derived from abnormally fertilised zygotes (1PN, ≥3 PN; 16-18 hours after ICSI) cryopreserved using two techniques: ultra rapid freezing and vitrification.

Characteristics of fresh gander semen and its susceptibility to cryopreservation in six generations derived from geese inseminated with frozen-thawed semen
Abstrract: The paper summarises seven years experiments designed to determine the effect of continuous insemination with frozen-thawed semen on fresh semen quality and sperm susceptibility to freezing stress in succeeding generations

Cryopreservation of shoot tips of blackberry and raspberry by encapsulation-dehydration and vitrrification
Encapsulation-dehydration and PVS2-vitrification cryopreservation protocols were evaluated for the long-term conservation of a diverse group of Rubus germplasm.

Spermatozoa and spermatids retrieved from frozen reproductive organs or frozen whole bodies of male mice can produce normal offspring
Spermatozoa or spermatids, retrieved from frozen reproductive organs or frozen bodies of mice, can produce offspring by microinsemination, based on the results.