Monthly Archives: February 2012

QF honours stem cell researchers

Research on preventing breast cancer recurrence, using organ regeneration to combat obesity-related diseases, and enabling vascular repair for patients suffering from cardiovascular disease has received awards at the ongoing Qatar International Conference on Stem Cell Science and Policy 2012. Continue reading

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Study: Old flu drug speeds brain injury recovery

By STEPHANIE NANO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – Researchers are reporting the first treatment to speed recovery from severe brain injuries caused by falls and car crashes: a cheap flu medicine whose side benefits were discovered by accident decades ago. Severely injured patients who were given amantadine got better faster than those who received a dummy medicine. Continue reading

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Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsStudy: Old flu drug speeds brain injury recovery

By STEPHANIE NANO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – Researchers are reporting the first treatment to speed recovery from severe brain injuries caused by falls and car crashes: a cheap flu medicine whose side benefits were discovered by accident decades ago. Severely injured patients who were given amantadine got better faster than those who received a dummy medicine. After four weeks, more people in the flu drug group could give reliable yes-and-no answers, follow commands or use a spoon or hairbrush – things that few of them could do at the start. Continue reading

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Alternative Medicine Answers

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BCT | Bio-medical Carbon Technology – Press Conference – Video




29-02-2012 01:26 BCT Product Press Conference To learn more, please visit www.bm-carbon.com Continue reading

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Bill Hawkins & Amy Peterson to Lead FDA Regulatory Science Partnership for LifeScience Alley

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– LifeScience Alley announced today that Bill Hawkins, former CEO of Medtronic and current CEO of Immucor, Inc., will serve as inaugural chairman of a new public-private partnership among Minnesota’s medical technology community, the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and the University of Minnesota, aimed at advancing regulatory science. The partnership was initiated following a LifeScience Alley-hosted visit of senior CDRH members to the Twin Cities in August 2011, and was formalized in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between LifeScience Alley and FDA on Dec. Continue reading

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Fourth monkey dies at Southborough primate center

For thefourth time in 21 months, a monkey died at Harvard Medical School’s New England Primate Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture officials confirmed today. Spokesman for the USDA David Sacks said officials at Harvard Medical School reported the death to the USDA Sunday night. The USDA will send an inspector to the Southborough facility to investigate the death in the coming days Continue reading

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Wausau Still A Possibility For School Of Medicine

A plan to bring a medical school to Wausau has run into a roadblock now that Aspirus Hospital has backed out on the project. Continue reading

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Experts at Newcastle Fertility Centre claim major breakthrough

IVF breakthrough increases chance of pregnancy by a quarter 10:00pm Wednesday 29th February 2012 in News By Barry Nelson , Health Editor INFERTILITY experts in the North-East are claiming a major breakthrough after a new approach to processing embryos has led to a big increase in the number of pregnancies. Continue reading

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Increased fertility rate for IVF patients achieved by new equipment design

Public release date: 29-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Karen Bidewell karen.bidewell@ncl.ac.uk 44-191-222-6972 Newcastle University A novel system for processing embryos during IVF treatment has been shown to significantly improve the chances of pregnancy by more than a quarter. Continue reading

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Lotus Tissue Repair Announces Support of First International Patient Registry for Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) and …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Lotus Tissue Repair, Inc., a biotechnology company developing the first and only protein replacement therapy for the treatment of the rare genetic disorder dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB), today announced that it is providing grants to support the development and maintenance of the first international EB patient-reported registry, EBCare.org. The registry was launched today by the DEB Research Association (DEBRA) International and DEBRA of America in conjunction with Rare Disease Day, as Lotus Tissue Repair participated in a Rare Disease Day event hosted by the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council at the Massachusetts State House. Continue reading

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New treatment using inhaled interferon may improve lung function in pulmonary fibrosis

Public release date: 29-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Cathia Falvey cfalvey@liebertpub.com 914-740-2100 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle — Inhaled interferon-gamma may be an effective treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic and progressive form of lung disease caused by excessive formation of fibrotic, or scar tissue, in the lungs, according to an article published in Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery (http://www.liebertpub.com/jamp), a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (http://www.liebertpub.com) The article on inhaled interferon-gamma (http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jamp.2011.0919) is available free online at the Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery website. Normally, systemic delivery of interferon-gamma can cause substantial side effects; however, delivery of aerosolized interferon-gamma directly into the lungs was shown to be safe and was associated with significantly reduced levels of profibrotic regulatory proteins. Continue reading

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Gene Therapy Could Help Corals Survive Climate Change

Image: Erinn Muller/Mote Marine Laboratory Editor’s note: Climate Query is a semi-weekly feature offered by Daily Climate, presenting short Q&A’s with players large and small in the climate arena. Read others in the series at http://wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/query/climate-queries. Kim Ritchie fell into coral research as an undergraduate, got a Ph.D Continue reading

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Gene therapy cures life-threatening lung infection in teenage boy

Doctors used the new technique to temporarily boost the immune system of the boy, who has an inherited condition A 16-year-old boy who was born with a life-threatening immune disorder has become the first patient to benefit from a new form of gene therapy. Doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London said the treatment had only a temporary effect but was sufficient to help the boy overcome … Continue reading

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European Researchers and Pharmas Launch Effort to Link Gene Markers to Diabetes, Personalize Drugs

By Turna Ray Researchers from 21 European institutions and four major drug companies have launched a large research effort to identify molecular biomarkers associated with type 2 diabetes, develop an algorithm that can predict patient response to existing drugs, and use the markers to advance new personalized treatments for the disease. With 45 million ($61 million) in funding from the European Union and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, researchers involved in the Diabetes Research for Patient Stratification, or DIRECT, project will apply systems biology and pathway analysis approaches to investigate more than 100,000 samples from type 2 diabetes patients. Continue reading

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41-year-old black rhino 'Gene' dies of kidney failure

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Zoo officials are mourning the death of “Gene,” a 41-year-old black rhinoceros who’s been a popular figure at the zoo since 1978. Zoo officials, who described Gene as gentle and friendly, said he died of kidney failure on Monday. The zoo’s animal care and veterinary staff had been keeping an eye on Gene because his appetite had dropped and he was lethargic, according to zoo officials. Continue reading

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San Francisco: 41-year-old black rhino 'Gene' dies zoo

SAN FRANCISCO –San Francisco zoo officials are mourning the death of “Gene,” a 41-year-old black rhinoceros who’s been a popular figure at the zoo since 1978. Zoo officials, who described Gene as gentle and friendly, said he died of kidney failure on Monday Continue reading

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Robots, gaming technology, video chats: the future of medicine?

SALT LAKE CITY Virtual therapy, 3-D printing and video chats with physicians may sound futuristic, but Intermountain Healthcare is working on making them reality. The various technologies, some of them still prototypes, are helping one of Utah’s health care leaders to imagine the future of ongoing industry reform. Continue reading

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DNA results in Stephenson murder case delivered to Boone County Sheriff's Office for examination

FLORENCE, Ky. – 9 News has learned that the much-anticipated results of DNA testing in the 9-month-old double murder case of an N.Ky. couple has been sent from the lab to the Boone County Sheriffs Office for examining Continue reading

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DNA in N.Ky. double murder delivered

FLORENCE, Ky. – 9 News has learned that the much-anticipated results of DNA testing in the 9-month-old double murder case of an N.Ky Continue reading

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