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Researchers show that fibrosis can be stopped, cured and reversed Medicine & Health / Research December 27, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of California, San Diego researchers have proven in animal studies that fibrosis in the liver can be not only stopped, but reversed. Their discovery, to be published in PLoS Online on December 26, opens ...

Adult stem cell breakthrough Medicine & Health / Research November 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 38 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 (PhysOrg.com) -- The first tissue-engineered trachea (windpipe), utilising the patient's own stem cells, has been successfully transplanted into a young woman with a failing airway. The bioengineered trachea ...

New aspirin-like substances may provide safer way to fight heart disease Medicine & Health / Research March 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers in Italy report development of a new group of aspirin-like substances that may be safer and as effective as conventional aspirin for fighting heart disease, the leading cause of death in the developed world. Their ...

Alzheimer's vaccine clears plaque but has little effect on learning and memory impairment Medicine & Health / Research April 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 A promising vaccine being tested for Alzheimer's disease does what it is designed to do -- clear beta-amyloid plaques from the brain -- but it does not seem to help restore lost learning and memory abilities, according to ...

Sleight of hand and sense of self Medicine & Health / Research August 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (PhysOrg.com) -- An illusion that tricks people into believing a rubber hand belongs to them isn’t all in the mind, Oxford University researchers have found. They have observed a physical response as well, ...

Blood test takes step toward predicting Alzheimer's risk Medicine & Health / Research October 14, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| No comments yet One of the most distressing aspects of Alzheimer's disease is the difficulty in determining whether mild memory problems are the beginning of an inevitable mental decline. Researchers at the Stanford University School of ...

Study shows how 'horse tranquiliser' stops depression Medicine & Health / Research May 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Researchers have shown exactly how the anaesthetic ketamine helps depression with images that show the orbitofrontal cortex – the part of the brain that is overactive in depression – being ‘switched off’.

Memory loss linked to common sleep disorder Medicine & Health / Research June 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet For the first time, UCLA researchers have discovered that people with sleep apnea show tissue loss in brain regions that help store memory. Reported in the June 27 edition of the journal Neuroscience Letters, ...

Study identifies changes to DNA in major depression and suicide Medicine & Health / Research July 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Autopsies usually point to a cause of death but now a study of brain tissue collected during these procedures, may explain an underlying cause of major depression and suicide. The international research group, led by Dr. ...

Antidepressants need new nerve cells to be effective Medicine & Health / Research August 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in mice that the brain must create new nerve cells for either exercise or antidepressants to reduce depression-like behavior. In addition, the researchers found ...

Vasectomy may put men at risk for type of dementia Medicine & Health / Research February 12, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 21 vote(s) \| No comments yet Northwestern University researchers have discovered men with an unusual form of dementia have a higher rate of vasectomy than men the same age who are cognitively normal.

Scientists discover how to isolate stem cells in womb tissue Medicine & Health / Research September 13, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists in Australia have found a way of identifying probable stem cells in the lining of women’s wombs. The finding opens up the possibility of using the stem cells for tissue engineering applications such as building ...

Gene, stem cell therapy only needs to be 50 percent effective to create a healthy heart Medicine & Health / Research October 31, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and greatly affects the quality and length of life for individuals with specific forms of muscular dystrophy. Recent discoveries have demonstrated that gene ...

Molecule prompts blood stem cells to help repair heart damage in animal model Medicine & Health / Research April 15, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have for the first time used drug-treated blood stem cells to repair heart damage in an animal model, results that might point to methods for healing injuries from heart attacks ...

Enzyme complex could be key to new cancer treatments Medicine & Health / Research April 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Penn State scientists are the first to observe in living cells a key step in the creation of adenine and guanine, two of the four building blocks that comprise DNA. Also called purines, the two building blocks ...

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Researchers show that fibrosis can be stopped, cured and reversed Medicine & Health / Research December 27, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of California, San Diego researchers have proven in animal studies that fibrosis in the liver can be not only stopped, but reversed. Their discovery, to be published in PLoS Online on December 26, opens ...

Adult stem cell breakthrough Medicine & Health / Research November 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 38 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 (PhysOrg.com) -- The first tissue-engineered trachea (windpipe), utilising the patient's own stem cells, has been successfully transplanted into a young woman with a failing airway. The bioengineered trachea ...

New aspirin-like substances may provide safer way to fight heart disease Medicine & Health / Research March 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers in Italy report development of a new group of aspirin-like substances that may be safer and as effective as conventional aspirin for fighting heart disease, the leading cause of death in the developed world. Their ...

Alzheimer's vaccine clears plaque but has little effect on learning and memory impairment Medicine & Health / Research April 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 A promising vaccine being tested for Alzheimer's disease does what it is designed to do -- clear beta-amyloid plaques from the brain -- but it does not seem to help restore lost learning and memory abilities, according to ...

Sleight of hand and sense of self Medicine & Health / Research August 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (PhysOrg.com) -- An illusion that tricks people into believing a rubber hand belongs to them isn’t all in the mind, Oxford University researchers have found. They have observed a physical response as well, ...

Blood test takes step toward predicting Alzheimer's risk Medicine & Health / Research October 14, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| No comments yet One of the most distressing aspects of Alzheimer's disease is the difficulty in determining whether mild memory problems are the beginning of an inevitable mental decline. Researchers at the Stanford University School of ...

Study shows how 'horse tranquiliser' stops depression Medicine & Health / Research May 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Researchers have shown exactly how the anaesthetic ketamine helps depression with images that show the orbitofrontal cortex – the part of the brain that is overactive in depression – being ‘switched off’.

Memory loss linked to common sleep disorder Medicine & Health / Research June 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet For the first time, UCLA researchers have discovered that people with sleep apnea show tissue loss in brain regions that help store memory. Reported in the June 27 edition of the journal Neuroscience Letters, ...

Study identifies changes to DNA in major depression and suicide Medicine & Health / Research July 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Autopsies usually point to a cause of death but now a study of brain tissue collected during these procedures, may explain an underlying cause of major depression and suicide. The international research group, led by Dr. ...

Antidepressants need new nerve cells to be effective Medicine & Health / Research August 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in mice that the brain must create new nerve cells for either exercise or antidepressants to reduce depression-like behavior. In addition, the researchers found ...

Vasectomy may put men at risk for type of dementia Medicine & Health / Research February 12, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 21 vote(s) \| No comments yet Northwestern University researchers have discovered men with an unusual form of dementia have a higher rate of vasectomy than men the same age who are cognitively normal.

Scientists discover how to isolate stem cells in womb tissue Medicine & Health / Research September 13, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists in Australia have found a way of identifying probable stem cells in the lining of women’s wombs. The finding opens up the possibility of using the stem cells for tissue engineering applications such as building ...

Gene, stem cell therapy only needs to be 50 percent effective to create a healthy heart Medicine & Health / Research October 31, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and greatly affects the quality and length of life for individuals with specific forms of muscular dystrophy. Recent discoveries have demonstrated that gene ...

Molecule prompts blood stem cells to help repair heart damage in animal model Medicine & Health / Research April 15, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have for the first time used drug-treated blood stem cells to repair heart damage in an animal model, results that might point to methods for healing injuries from heart attacks ...

Enzyme complex could be key to new cancer treatments Medicine & Health / Research April 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Penn State scientists are the first to observe in living cells a key step in the creation of adenine and guanine, two of the four building blocks that comprise DNA. Also called purines, the two building blocks ...

Researchers show that fibrosis can be stopped, cured and reversed

Adult stem cell breakthrough

New aspirin-like substances may provide safer way to fight heart disease

Alzheimer's vaccine clears plaque but has little effect on learning and memory impairment

Sleight of hand and sense of self

Blood test takes step toward predicting Alzheimer's risk

Study shows how 'horse tranquiliser' stops depression

Memory loss linked to common sleep disorder

Study identifies changes to DNA in major depression and suicide

Antidepressants need new nerve cells to be effective

Vasectomy may put men at risk for type of dementia

Scientists discover how to isolate stem cells in womb tissue

Gene, stem cell therapy only needs to be 50 percent effective to create a healthy heart

Molecule prompts blood stem cells to help repair heart damage in animal model

Enzyme complex could be key to new cancer treatments

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