http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Raising hopes for cell-based therapies, UC San Francisco researchers have created the first functioning human thymus tissue from embryonic stem cells in the laboratory. The researchers showed that, in mice, the tissue can be used to foster the development of white blood cells the body needs to mount healthy immune responses and to prevent harmful autoimmune reactions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-stem-cell-based-strategy-boosts-immune-mice.html Immunology Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:03 EST news287923006 Researchers have discovered how oxidative stress can turn to the dark side a cellular protein that's usually benign, and make it become a powerful, unwanted accomplice in neuronal death. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-discovery-door-drug-options-diseases.html Medical research Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:00:14 EST news281615911 A study out today in the journal Cell Stem Cell shows that human brain cells created by reprogramming skin cells are highly effective in treating myelin disorders, a family of diseases that includes multiple sclerosis and rare childhood disorders called pediatric leukodystrophies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-cells-forged-human-skin-multiple.html Medical research Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:00:04 EST news279447246 (Medical Xpress)—Research at Oregon State University has found that one particular omega-3 fatty acid has a powerful effect in preventing liver inflammation and fibrosis – common problems that are steadily rising along with the number of Americans who are overweight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-omega-oils-liver-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:47:46 EST news279290860 Obesity kills, giving rise to a host of fatal diseases. This much is well known. But when it comes to seniors, a slew of prominent research has reported an "obesity paradox" that says, at age 65 and older, having an elevated BMI won't shorten your lifespan, and may even extend it. A new study takes another look at the numbers, finding the earlier research flawed. The paradox was a mirage: As obese Americans grow older, in fact, their risk of death climbs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-age-obesity-death.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:20:44 EST news279289238 New research from the Children's Outcomes Research Program at Children's Hospital Colorado shows that timely reminders by state or local health departments are more effective at increasing immunization rates among preschool children than those from primary care practices. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-boost-childhood-immunizations.html Health Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:27:03 EST news276784012 Researchers of motor neuron diseases have long had a hunch that two fatal diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), might somehow be linked. A new study confirms that this link exists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-pathway-links-lou-gehrig-disease.html Medical research Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:00:04 EST news267965154 (HealthDay) -- A look at statistics stretching from 1935 to 2010 found significant improvements in Americans' expected lifespans, mainly due to factors such as better medical care and declines in smoking rates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-year-lifespans.html Health Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:40:01 EST news250856131 A new research paper sheds light on the way antibodies distinguish between different but closely related 'biomarkers' - proteins which reveal information about the condition of the human body. This new understanding could enable pharmaceutical companies to develop new technologies for quickly diagnosing and treating fatal diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-biomarkers-earlier-diagnosis-fatal-diseases.html Cancer Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:29:03 EST news229919318 A powerful new class of therapeutics, known as recombinant attenuated Salmonella vaccines (RASV), holds great potential in the fight against fatal diseases including hepatitis B, tuberculosis, cholera, typhoid fever, AIDS and pneumonia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-salmonella-based-vaccines-aid-infectious-disease.html Medical research Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:48:50 EST news228570514