Monthly Archives: February 2012

Stem cells put women on fertile ground [video] | GrrlScientist

Using cutting-edge technologies and some imagination, a Harvard professor and his team find that ovaries in women of reproductive age contain stem cells that give rise to mature oocytes When I taught comparative reproductive biology in university, I taught my students that a human female (and probably all female mammals), was born with as many oocytes (egg cells) as she'd ever have in her life … Continue reading

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Factbox – Neurotechnologies in spotlight of UK ethics review

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Nuffield Council on Bioethics, which examines ethical issues raised by new developments in biology and medicine, launched a consultation on Thursday on the ethics of new technologies and devices that intervene in the human brain. The three main areas of the group’s focus are brain-computer interfaces, neurostimulation and neural stem cell therapy. Here are some details about each area of research and how it is being explored Continue reading

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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. The award ceremony hosted by Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development at Qatar National Convention Centre recognised two professional researchers and one student researcher for excellence in stem cell research, with the research exhibited through poster presentations during the conference. Continue reading

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Adult stem cell coatings for regenerative medicine – Review article

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We try to treat poverty with pills. You need to treat it with money

Tuesday 28 February 2012 Social affairs correspondent Glasgow GP Dr Margaret McCartney is on a crusade against what she calls “sexed-up medicine”. Custom byline text: Glasgow GP Dr Margaret McCartney tells Stephen Naysmith why her new book is a broadside against sexed-up medicine It’s an arresting phrase, and she says there’s a lot of it about, but what does it mean? The term, as she uses it in The Patient Paradox, her first book, covers everything from the oversold promise of preventative scans for cancer and “full-body MoTs” to charities pushing the cause of the week or pharmaceutical companies putting out misleading press releases. 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 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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Watch: Two Sides of Integrative Medicine

Home > Video > Health > Health News Astronauts’ Fainting Spells Lead to Breakthrough How to Be a Bone Marrow Donor Two Sides of Integrative Medicine Secrets to a Successful Cleanse ‘Fighting Encephalitis’ Pricey Primping: Gold Nail Polish, Jewel Facials Value of Selenium Supplements Questioned Dental Care in the ER? Mother’s Cancer Passed on to Her Baby 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. Continue reading

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Lafayette's 'R.U.R' deals with robots, role of technology

Lafayette College theater director Michael O’Neill has never seen the classic Czech play “R.U.R,” but after teaching it in his theater classes for years, he became intrigued by the relevance of its premise. So after reading many translations of the play about robots and a mechanized world where people show no emotions, O’Neill decided to write his own translation and produce it at the college. The play opened Wednesday and continues through Saturday at the Williams arts center. Continue reading

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Q: Can gene therapy or stem cell therapy save Coats’ eyes? – Video


24-02-2012 12:40 Dr. Michael Jumper answers questions about Coats Diseases at the 2012 Pediatric Retinal Vascular Disease Conference in San Francisco, California. 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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Commercialization of Advanced Biofuels to be Key Theme at BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and …

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Biofuel and biobased product company executives, scientists and government officials from across the globe will speak in breakout sessions at BIOs 9th annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing. Continue reading

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Stem-Cell Therapy Takes Off in Texas

By David Cyranoski of Nature magazine With Texas pouring millions of dollars into developing adult stem-cell treatments, doctors there are already injecting paying customers with unproven preparations, supplied by an ambitious new company. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any such stem-cell treatment for routine clinical use, although it does sanction them for patients enrolled in registered clinical trials Continue reading

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Ovarian Stem Cells Holds Promise for Infertile Women: Study

Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have isolated egg producing stem cells from human ovarian tissues. Scientists at the Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology, MGH used a special fluorescence-activated cell sorting protocol in mice models to grow new eggs from isolated stem cells. Continue reading

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Advanced Cell Technology To Announce 2011 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results on March 1st

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. Continue reading

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International Cellular Medicine Society Grants First Worldwide Accreditation to Tijuana Clinical Trial

Regenerative Medicine Institute, Mexico has been granted full accreditation for its clinical stem cell trials Portland, Oregon (PRWEB) February 29, 2012 We are pleased that RMI undertook this process, says David Audley, executive director of the ICMS. The clinic understood that patient safety can only be assured through strict evaluation and rigorous oversight. Continue reading

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Research and Markets: Intelligent Nanomaterials

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/48cbd2/intelligent_nanoma) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd’s new book “Intelligent Nanomaterials” to their offering. Smart and intelligent nanomaterials are currently in sharp focus in materials research as their properties are increasingly becoming more understood Continue reading

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Once science fiction, nano-rockets carrying medicine through body closer to reality

Your office is now under siege from the flu. Continue reading

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