Archive for May, 2009
Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Genetically diseased cells that have had their defect corrected through gene therapy can be reprogrammed into stem cells capable of forming any tissue in the body, say researchers
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Sunday, May 31st, 2009
New guidelines on whether and when to carry out tests on children at risk of inherited disorders say that sooner is better – but the child's interest must come first
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Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Researchers have uncovered variation around two genes that are associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, which is the most common cancer among young men -- it now affects seven out of 100,000 white men in the United States each year. The discovery is the first step toward understanding ...
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Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Initial results from research designed to discover genetic markers that may predict individuals at risk for serious drug induced liver injury (DILI) have been released. Analysis of a subset of DNA patients has led to the discovery that HLA-B*5701 is a major determinant of liver injury induced by flucloxacillin. Flucloxacillin ...
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Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Scientists have catapulted the field of regenerative medicine significantly forward, proving in principle that a human genetic disease can be cured using a combination of gene therapy and induced pluripotent stem cell technology. The study is a major milestone on the path from the laboratory to the clinic.
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Sunday, May 31st, 2009
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have uncovered variation around two genes that are associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, which is the most common cancer among young men -- it now affects seven out of 100,000 white men ...
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Sunday, May 31st, 2009
(Salk Institute) A study led by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, has catapulted the field of regenerative medicine significantly forward, proving in principle that a human genetic disease can be cured using a combination of gene therapy and induced pluripotent stem cell technology. The study, published in ...
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Sunday, May 31st, 2009
(International Serious Adverse Events Consortium) The International Serious Adverse Events Consortium (SAEC) announced today initial results from its research designed to discover genetic markers that may predict individuals at risk for serious drug induced liver injury. The SAEC is a nonprofit research corporation, launched in the fall of 2007, ...
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009
DNA allows our bodies to reproduce our cells and at the end of our DNA strands is a small end cap known as the telomere. As we age, our telomeres shorten and we begin to lose our ability to reproduce ...
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
Scientists are carrying out clinical tests with patients who have suffered from a severe heart attack. With the implantation of the patientâs stem cells, the heart regenerates thus improving its wall motion, that is, its cardiac performance.
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