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New therapeutic options for diabetes-related tissue injury
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by altered glucose tolerance and impaired lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and is associated with a number of complications directly resulting from hyperglycemiainduced inflammation.   view more (2008-07-07)

Tetanus toxin found to have therapeutic properties
A team of researchers from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Institute of Neuroscience at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona has discovered that tetanus toxin, which causes tetanus, could be extremely useful as a therapy against psychological disorders... view more (2005-06-15)

Molecular studies in cancer of the colon
According to Dr. Jes√∫s Garc√≠a-Foncillas, Director of the Department of Oncology at the University Hospital (University of Navarra), molecular studies in cancer of the colon will contribute to the establishment of more efficient and less toxic treatments.   view more (2005-10-24)

Should the UK adopt Dutch rules on euthanasia in newborn babies?
Euthanasia for newborn babies with lethal and disabling conditions is illegal worldwide, but in reality, its acceptance and practice vary between different countries.   view more (2007-05-04)

Innocuous intestinal bacteria may be reservoir for resistance
"Harmless" bacteria in the digestive tracts of dairy cows, may not be so harmless after all. They may be a reservoir for antibiotic resistance genes that can be transferred to more harmful, disease-causing bacteria.   view more (2006-05-25)

Evolution of fruit size in tomato
Domesticated tomatoes can be up to 1000 times larger than their wild relatives. How did they get so big? In general, domesticated food plants have larger fruits, heads of grain, tubers, etc, because this is one of the characteristics that early hunter-gatherers chose when foraging for food.   view more (2008-06-30)

Ground rules for Finnish research on embryos and stem cells
Finnish researchers held a discussion forum on embryonic and stem cell research in November 2001. The researchers surveyed the use of embryos and stem cells in Finnish research and discussed the goals, fields of emphasis and ethical principles of this research in Finland. More than 140 researchers... view more (2002-02-20)

MIT works toward novel therapeutic device
MIT and University of Rochester researchers report important advances toward a therapeutic device that has the potential to capture cells as they flow through the blood stream and treat them. Among other applications, such a device could zapp cancer cells spreading to other tissues, or signal stem... view more (2007-10-23)

Test for Dioxin Sensitivity in Wildlife Could Result from New Study
Why are chickens so sensitive to dioxins, but terns seem much more resistant, despite their exposure through eating dioxin-tainted fish? The life-or-death difference researchers have found can be partially explained by two amino acids in the chain of 858 amino acids that form one critical protein.   view more (2006-05-19)

A glimmer of hope in the struggle against neurodegenerative diseases: the virtues of proteins that can save dying neurons
Diseases characterized by neurodegeneration affect individuals over 50 years of age and they attack one particular class of neurons in the brain or spinal cord. The research interest of Professor Ann Kato and her team is principally focalized on ALS in which there is a progressive paralysis caused... view more (2002-01-25)

Umbilical cord blood cell therapy in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease
A novel strategy based on targeted immune suppression using human umbilical cord blood cells may improve the pathology and cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease.   view more (2008-03-27)

metaGen and RNAx Announce Target Validation Agreement
metaGen Pharmaceuticals and RNAx announced today the signing of a target validation agreement. Under the terms of the agreement RNAx provides metaGen with access to RNA interference validation technology (RNAi). metaGen will employ this technology to validate proprietary gene targets relevant for... view more (2003-03-25)

Double Duty: Loss of Protective Heart Failure Protein Causes High Blood Pressure
Scientists at the Center for Translational Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have found that a protein that appears to have protective and perhaps healing effects for failing hearts also plays a similar role in high blood pressure.   view more (2008-05-06)

Study uncovers significant functional differences of novel estrogen receptor
Because of these differences, this new estrogen receptor could become an important therapeutic target and may play a further signaling role in other estrogen target tissues, including uterus and prostate tissues.   view more (2006-06-09)

First production of human monoclonal antibodies in chicken eggs published in Nature Biotechnology
Origen Therapeutics today announced the first published scientific report of fully functional, human sequence monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) produced in chickens. The antibodies were expressed solely in the chicken oviduct and deposited into egg white in concentrations of 1-3 milligrams per egg.   view more (2005-08-29)

Gene expression pattern could lead to improved treatment of pediatric septic shock
A consortium of researchers headed by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has discovered a gene expression pattern that could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of pediatric septic shock - still a serious public health problem despite today's potent antibiotics and pediatric... view more (2007-07-27)

Another boost for stem cell research
In the wake of the Senate's decision to pass the human embryo cloning legislation, another Australian research breakthrough is likely to strengthen the case for embryonic stem cell research.   view more (2006-11-16)

Don't ban embryo-based research says new chairman of European fertility organisation
The incoming chairman of an organisation representing over 4,000 international fertility experts has urged the EU not to go down the road of attempting to ban research on embryonic stem cells. Professor Arne Sunde, who takes over tomorrow as chairman of the European Society of Human Reproduction... view more (2003-06-27)

New study zeroes in on the genetic roots of Alzheimer's
Scientists have known for more than a decade that individuals with a certain gene are at higher risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. Now a new study helps explain why this is so.   view more (2007-04-11)

The Dana Centre Launches 2004 Programme
From breast implants to live heart surgery, cloning to Edinburgh-Fringe-style stand-up's - The Dana Centre is the only place in the UK where the public can meet with top scientists and discuss the issues that matter. A select number of events will also be devoted to the concept of The Seven Deadly... view more (2004-01-16)

OXFORD BIOMEDICA - AGREEMENT WITH VIRAGEN INC RE. LICENCE TO LENTIVECTOR TECHNOLOGY
Oxford BioMedica announced that it has signed an option agreement with the US biotechnology company Viragen Inc that may lead to a licence for the use of Oxford BioMedica's LentiVector® gene transfer technology for the production of therapeutic proteins from the eggs of transgenic chickens. The... view more (2003-03-18)

New treatment option breaks Leukemia's resistance to chemotherapy, radiation therapy
German researchers set out to outwit cancer tumor cells that have become resistant to chemotherapy or radiation therapy and ended up expanding therapeutic applications of radionuclides in fighting leukemia.   view more (2006-06-05)

Methadone Even at Therapeutic Levels Can Kill
Methadone is a possible cause of sudden cardiac death even when it isn't overdosed but is taken at therapeutic levels primarily for relief of chronic pain or drug addiction withdrawal, a new study by Oregon Health & Science University researchers suggests.   view more (2008-01-10)

Carnegie Mellon MRI technology that non-invasively locates, quantifies specific cells in the body
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) isn't just for capturing detailed images of the body's anatomy. Thanks to novel imaging reagents and technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University scientist Eric Ahrens, MRI can be used to visualize - with "exquisite" specificity - cell populations of... view more (2008-08-22)

Toys and technology for rehabilitation in cerebral palsy patients
What began as a college course project to design therapeutic toys has resulted in the first toys of their kind, designed as therapy for children with cerebral palsy (CP).   view more (2008-07-02)

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