Big advance against cystic fibrosis
Harvard stem cell researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have taken a critical step in making possible the discovery in the relatively near future of a drug to control cystic fibrosis (CF), a fatal lung disease ...
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Apr 05, 2012 |
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Two experimental drugs could improve psoriasis treatment
(HealthDay) -- A new type of treatment may be on the horizon for people with moderate to severe cases of the chronic skin condition known as psoriasis.
Immunology
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Stem cell study aids quest for motor neurone disease therapies
A breakthrough using cutting-edge stem cell research could speed up the discovery of new treatments for motor neurone disease (MND).
Medical research
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Treating psoriasis to prevent heart attacks and strokes
A clinical study co-led by the Montreal Heart Institute and Innovaderm Research Inc., which was presented today at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, shows that a new treatment for psoriasis could ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Smoke exposure late in pregnancy might boost baby's eczema risk
(HealthDay) -- A mother's exposure to tobacco smoke during the last three months of pregnancy may increase the risk that her child will develop the allergic skin condition eczema during infancy, a new study ...
Health
Mar 03, 2012 |
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Artificial liver cells win their creator prize for their potential to reduce animal experiments
Cambridge research that created liver cells from stem cells has today been recognised with a national prize by the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs).
Medical research
Feb 29, 2012 |
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First vaccine against fatal visceral leishmaniasis enters clinical trial
The first clinical trial of a new vaccine for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been launched by the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), a Seattle-based nonprofit that develops products to prevent, detect, and treat ...
Medications
Feb 23, 2012 |
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UGA animal vaccine may slow deadly spread of Chagas disease
Chagas disease is the single most common cause of congestive heart failure and sudden death in the world. The devastating parasitic infection affects millions of people throughout Central and South America. But as global ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Human 'shock absorbers' discovered
(Medical Xpress) -- An international team of scientists, led by the University of Sydney, has found the molecular structure in the body which functions as our 'shock absorber'.
Medical research
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Drug halts organ damage in inflammatory genetic disorder
A new study shows that Kineret (anakinra), a medication approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, is effective in stopping the progression of organ damage in people with neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease ...
Inflammatory disorders
Feb 10, 2012 |
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4.5 million Americans living with total knee replacement
New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that more than 4.5 million Americans are living with a total knee replacement (TKR), as the number of TKR surgeries ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Researchers develop method of directing stem cells to increase bone formation and bone strength
A research team led by UC Davis Health System scientists has developed a novel technique to enhance bone growth by using a molecule which, when injected into the bloodstream, directs the body's stem cells to travel to the ...
Medical research
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Gatekeeper signal controls skin inflammation
A new study unravels key signals that regulate protective and sometimes pathological inflammation of the skin. The research, published online on January 26th in the journal Immunity by Cell Press, identifies a "gatekeeper" that, ...
Medical research
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Cambridge team first to grow smooth muscle cells from patient skin cells
A Cambridge University research team has for the first time discovered a method of generating different types of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) - the cells which make up the walls of blood vessels - using cells from ...
Cardiology
Jan 26, 2012 |
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2 in 5 adults with rheumatoid arthritis are physically inactive
A new study, funded by a grant from the National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), found that two in five adults (42%) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were inactive. Taking measures to ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Jan 26, 2012 |
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