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Genetic mutations suggest link between type 1 diabetes and common viral infection

Scientists from Cambridge University have discovered four rare mutations of a gene associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D) that reduce the risk of developing the disease.

5 Mar 2009

Discovery of new gene that causes Leber congenital amaurosis and retinitis pigmentosa

The team of Dr. Robert Koenekoop which includes Dr. Irma Lopez from the Research Institute of the MUHC at the Montreal Children's Hospital played a crucial role in the international collaboration that led to the discovery of a new gene that causes Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP), two devastating forms of childhood blindness.

5 Mar 2009

Discovery of stem cells that repair injured muscles

A University of Colorado at Boulder research team has identified a type of skeletal muscle stem cell that contributes to the repair of damaged muscles in mice, which could have important implications in the treatment of injured, diseased or aging muscle tissue in humans, including the ravages of muscular dystrophy.

5 Mar 2009

Breakthrough produces Parkinson's patient-specific stem cells free of harmful reprogramming genes

Deploying a method that removes potentially cancer-causing genes, Whitehead Institute researchers have "reprogrammed" human skin cells from Parkinson's disease patients into an embryonic-stem-cell-like state.

5 Mar 2009

Brain tumor treatment may increase number of cancer stem-like cells

A new study suggests that the standard treatment for a common brain tumor increases the aggressiveness of surviving cancer cells, possibly leaving patients more vulnerable to tumor recurrence.

5 Mar 2009

Bottom up assembly of cells into 3-D microtissues

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory can now control how cells connect with one another in vitro and assemble themselves into three-dimensional, multicellular microtissues.

5 Mar 2009

Better physician education would improve hospital prescription of emergency birth control to teens

Many doctors don't offer emergency contraception pills to adolescents who may benefit from them during emergency department visits because of misinformation about how the medicine works, according to a study by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

5 Mar 2009

New study using combination of bioengineered skin and stem cells shows promise in treatment of non-healing wounds

Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that leads to thickening and severe scarring of skin as well as thickening and failure of internal organs, including the lungs, heart, kidneys and intestines.

5 Mar 2009

High levels of mental distress in Southern Sudan long after end of conflict

The first study of mental health in post-conflict Southern Sudan has found high levels of mental distress, and revealed evidence of continued exposure to traumatic events.

5 Mar 2009

Combination of genes and prenatal exposure to smoking increases teens' risk of disruptive behavior

A study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a component of the National Institutes of Health, shows that prenatal exposure to smoking combined with a specific genetic variant places children at greatest risk for behavioral problems.

5 Mar 2009

Number of cardiovascular risk factors could determine safety of intravenous gammaglobulin treatment

New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine identifies the presence of cardiovascular risk factors as an indicator of how likely it is that elderly, hospitalized patients who receive intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) treatment will have a stroke or heart attack.

5 Mar 2009

Positive emotions critical for upkeep of physical health for people worldwide

A researcher from the University of Kansas has spearheaded a new investigation into the link between emotions and health.

4 Mar 2009

Stem cells could halt osteoporosis, promote bone growth

While interferon gamma sounds like an outer space weapon, it's actually a hormone produced by our own bodies, and it holds great promise to repair bones affected by osteoporosis.

4 Mar 2009

RNA World: a new frontier in biomedical research

Research into RNA, a molecule found in every cell of our bodies, could lead to remarkable advances in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and diabetes, a meeting organised by the European Science Foundation was told.

4 Mar 2009

Believers and non-believers have distinct brain differences

Believing in God can help block anxiety and minimize stress, according to new University of Toronto research that shows distinct brain differences between believers and non-believers.

4 Mar 2009

Patients with severe asthma benefit from injections of the antibody, mepolizumab

McMaster University researchers have found patients with a very severe asthma benefit from injections of the antibody, mepolizumab.

4 Mar 2009

Control of emotions varies with age

With age comes the ability to better regulate emotions in order to not disrupt performance on a memory-intensive task, according to a study published in the March issue of the journal Psychology and Aging.

4 Mar 2009

Pride undeserving of its negative reputation

The age-old question of whether pride is the seventh sin or an adaptive virtue has been answered by two Northeastern University scientists.

4 Mar 2009

Naked mole rats may hold clues to successful aging

Naked mole rats resemble pink, wrinkly, saber-toothed sausages and would never win a beauty contest, even among other rodents.

4 Mar 2009

Pretreatment MRI and PET/CT for cervical cancer improves chances for optimal treatment

Pretreatment MRI and PET/CT for cervical cancer may direct more women to optimal therapy choices and spare many women potential long-term morbidity and complications of trimodality therapy (surgery followed by chemoradiation), according to a study performed at the Institute for Technology Assessment in Boston, MA.

4 Mar 2009

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Genetic mutations suggest link between type 1 diabetes and common viral infection

Discovery of new gene that causes Leber congenital amaurosis and retinitis pigmentosa

Discovery of stem cells that repair injured muscles

Breakthrough produces Parkinson's patient-specific stem cells free of harmful reprogramming genes

Brain tumor treatment may increase number of cancer stem-like cells

Bottom up assembly of cells into 3-D microtissues

Better physician education would improve hospital prescription of emergency birth control to teens

New study using combination of bioengineered skin and stem cells shows promise in treatment of non-healing wounds

High levels of mental distress in Southern Sudan long after end of conflict

Combination of genes and prenatal exposure to smoking increases teens' risk of disruptive behavior

Number of cardiovascular risk factors could determine safety of intravenous gammaglobulin treatment

Positive emotions critical for upkeep of physical health for people worldwide

Stem cells could halt osteoporosis, promote bone growth

RNA World: a new frontier in biomedical research

Believers and non-believers have distinct brain differences

Patients with severe asthma benefit from injections of the antibody, mepolizumab

Control of emotions varies with age

Pride undeserving of its negative reputation

Naked mole rats may hold clues to successful aging

Pretreatment MRI and PET/CT for cervical cancer improves chances for optimal treatment

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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