Gene therapy used in mice protect from influenza virus

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Gene therapy protected mice influenza virus pandemic...

A dose of adeno-associated virus, which acts as an activator of the antibody that neutralizes the influenza pandemic strains in the nostrils of mice and ferrets (rodents), protected them from the flu.

A study by specialists at the University of Pennsylvania, in the United States (U.S.) revealed on Wednesday that a genes-related therapy protected mice against different influenza viruses that have caused pandemics such as the Spanish flu, that in the early twentieth century killed about 50 million people.

The authors of this study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine explained that a dose of adeno-associated virus, which acts as an activator of the antibody that neutralizes the influenza pandemic strains in the nostrils of mice and ferrets, protected the rodents from influenza.

Adeno-associated viruses were used to transfer genes that occur naturally in humans and primates, and are not pathogenic.

The analysis showed that the mice were completely protected from H5N1 and H1N1, highly pathogenic and responsible for deadly flu.

These strains were isolated from samples associated with various historical pandemics, including the 1918 and 2009.

"The experiments described in this study demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach in animals, which could be used to fight any pandemic or bioterrorism agent, for which antibodies are available and can be easily isolated," said James Wilson, of the University of Pennsylvania, author of the study.

The expert added that "the development of this genetic technology has become even more urgent with the recent surge in China's H7N9 bird flu, deadly to humans".

Meanwhile, Maria Lambris, University of Pennsylvania, found that the novelty of this approach is the use of adeno-associated virus to achieve a simple and effective prophylactic vaccine in the nasal passages.

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Freedom Riders took great risks

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As a child in Jackson, Miss., Luvaghn Brown understood the indignities of discrimination only too well.

I grew up in a segregated environment. I was always angry about it but I didnt know what to do, said Brown, 68, in a phone interview from his home in Westchester County, N.Y.

On Sunday, Brown will join Terry Hickerson, Lew Zuchman and Stu Wechsler as part of a Michener Art Museum exhibit spotlighting what it means to be American.

The four will discuss their experiences as Freedom Riders and civil rights activists during the 1960s and beyond.

Brown was 16 when he graduated high school in 1961 and started hanging around a local cafe, where he heard people talking about the struggle.

I kinda listened, but the whole concept of nonviolence ... I wasnt sure that made sense to me, Brown said.

Still, the stirrings of the civil rights movement struck a chord with the teen, who tolerated routine insults such as whites-only restaurants, movies and not being allowed to try on clothing in stores.

The whole environment was one of oppression, explained Brown, a retired director of risk management for a financial firm.

He and his friend decided to push back. They walked into Jacksons segregated Woolworths lunch counter and took their seats. After refusing to leave, the young men were arrested.

From that point on, I was involved, Brown said. We were all freedom fighters.

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Freedom Energy Holdings Maintains Current Information Status

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FORT WAYNE, IN--(Marketwired - May 31, 2013) - FreedomEnergyHoldings, Inc. (OTC PINK: FDMF)announcedtoday thatOTC Markets has approved the most recent filing that will allow the company to maintain its Current Information Status.

Brian Kistler, Chief Executive Officer, Freedom Energy Holdings, commented, "Last fall the company made a strategic decision not to renew its current status on OTC Markets as I fully expected to have things in place to become full reporting and step back up to the OTC BB. However, when things did not develop as I had expected,after the reverse split last fall,it was only right to provide the information to OTC Markets in order toregain the current status once again. On May 20, 2013, I received the notification that all review was completed andCurrent Status would be maintained.

"I am looking forward to giving further updates in the very near future regarding the projects we have entered into both internationally and domestically," concluded Kistler.

ABOUT FREEDOM ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. Freedom Energy Holdings, Inc. (OTC PINK: FDMF) is a publicly traded company that specializes in the identification and development of technologies with commercial applications in the energy industry sector. The company'soriginalprimary focus is the commercial development of itsproprietary,heavy oil technology.KC 9000,a breakthrough technology, provides an effective and cost efficient system to enable heavy oil deposits to flow without heat.Recent research has developed andshowntheSR-139 to beeffectiveat breaking down asphalt shinglesallowing theextraction and recoveryof hydrocarbons.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT This press release contains certain "forward-looking" statements, as defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements. The Company, through its management, makes forward-looking public statements concerning itsexpected future operations, performance and other developments. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the Company's best judgment based upon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by the Company. They include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to develop operations, the Company's ability to consummate and complete the acquisition, the Company's access to future capital, the successful integration of acquired companies, government regulation, managing and maintaining growth, the effect of adverse publicity, litigation, competition, sales and other factors that may be identified from time to time in the Company's public announcements.

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