Apr. 28, 2013 Injection of human stem cells into mice with tumors slowed down tumor growth, finds research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy Continue reading
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Realizing the potential of stem cell therapy: Studies report progress in developing treatments for diseases and injuries
ScienceDaily (Oct. 15, 2012) New animal studies provide additional support for investigating stem cell treatments for Parkinson’s disease, head trauma, and dangerous heart problems that accompany spinal cord injury, according to research findings released today. The work, presented at Neuroscience 2012, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health, shows scientists making progress toward using stem cell therapies to repair neurological damage Continue reading
Genetic variants' role in increasing Parkinson's disease risk investigated
ScienceDaily (Oct. 5, 2012) Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) investigators have led the first genome-wide evaluation of genetic variants associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Continue reading
Genetic risk for uterine fibroids identified
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Accelerated radiation effective for noninvasive breast cancer: Cut treatment time in half, study suggests
ScienceDaily (June 29, 2012) Accelerated whole breast irradiation after lumpectomy is an effective treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a very common early stage and noninvasive form of breast cancer, meaning many more breast cancer patients could see their treatment times reduced by half, according to a study in the June issue of the International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics, the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The widespread use of mammography beginning in the early 1980s has led to a dramatic increase in the number of DCIS instances detected, making this one of the most common forms of breast cancer. Multiple studies have proven that lumpectomy plus radiation significantly reduces the risk of recurrence in both noninvasive and invasive breast cancers and for DCIS, the current standard of treatment is lumpectomy followed by five to six weeks of whole breast radiation Continue reading
Artificial noses as diseases busters
ScienceDaily (June 6, 2012) Artificial noses have, until now, been used to detect diseases such as urinary tract infection, Helicobacter pylori, tuberculosis, ear, nose and throat conditions and even lung cancer. They have also been clinically tested for use in continuous monitoring of different disease stages. Continue reading
Gene therapy can correct forms of severe combined immunodeficiency, study suggests
ScienceDaily (May 24, 2012) Severe combined immunodeficiency is defect in the immune system that results in a loss of the adaptive immune cells known as B cells and T cells. Continue reading