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Author Archives: pytidjop
Oral nutriceutical restores vision to otherwise hopeless patients facing permanent loss
There may be new found hope for patients whose vision is threatened when medicine injected directly into the eyes fails to cause abnormal blood vessels to recede. While injectable drugs called angiogenesis (an-gee-oh-jen-esis) inhibitors are considered a modern miracle and have become the standard of care for patients with the fast-progressive form of macular degeneration, they are not foolproof. For the first time researchers report that an oral nutriceutical, used on a last resort basis, rapidly restores vision to otherwise hopeless patients who face permanent loss. Continue reading
Posted in Preventative Medicine
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Seattle Genetics pares 1Q loss on Adcetris sales
Seattle Genetics Inc. said Tuesday it took a smaller loss in the first quarter after launching its cancer drug Adcetris. Its revenue for the quarter, however, came in below Wall Street forecasts and its shares dropped 7 percent in extended trading. Continue reading
Posted in Genetics
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Neural stem cell transplants for spinal cord injury maximized by combined, complimentary therapies
Public release date: 17-Apr-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: David Eve celltransplantation@gmail.com Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair Tampa, Fla. (April Continue reading
Posted in Cell Medicine
Tagged a-recent-issue, a-spinal-cord, and-co-authors, brain-repair, medicine, spinal, study, transplanted
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New Physics and Future Medicine
Physicists have been struggling for decades to unify quantum mechanics, which corrals the particle flock, with Einsteins general theory of relativity, which sculpts space and time. Theyve come at it with various approaches, including string theory, but it remains stubbornly intractable. Continue reading
Posted in Nano medicine
Tagged a-book-imprint, a-common-tactic, article, attack-or-help, eases-the-task, exoplanets, first, imprint, join-the-first, miller-enjoy, mobile, scientific, search, sister
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Gene therapy group looks to new frontiers in fight against cancer
Written by Greenwich Post Staff Tuesday, 17 April 2012 10:45 The Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT) is celebrating its 10th anniversary next Thursday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m. with a tribute dinner honoring co-founder the late Edward Netter. The event titled New Frontiers, will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich Continue reading
Posted in Gene therapy
Tagged edward-netter-, event-titled, frontiers, greenwich-post, held-at-the, hyatt, hyatt-regency, ravages, staff-tuesday, tribute-dinner, visionary
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Baldness Cure: Japanese Study Finds Stem Cells Induce Hair Regrowth for Bald Heads on Mouse [PHOTO & VIDEO]
From Rogaine to hair plugs, there have been many strides made to induce hair regrowth for bald or balding heads, but a new Japanese study found a possible cure to baldness by using stem cells. Using stem cell therapy, scientists at the Tokyo University of Science in Japan led by Takashi Tsuki gave a hairless mouse a Mohawk by regenerating hair follicles Continue reading
Posted in Stem Cell Therapy
Tagged a-standard-hair, bald-or-balding, japanese, nature, properly-on-the, skin, takashi-tsuki, tokyo, video, view-the-video
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Cell Therapy Improves Damaged Heart In Study
March 27, 2012 According to a new study, using a patients own bone marrow may help repair damaged areas of the heart caused by heart failure. Researchers found that left ventricular ejection fraction increased by 2.7 percent in patients who received stem cell therapy Continue reading
Posted in Stem Cell Therapy
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Tengion Announces Significant Advances in Neo-Urinary Conduit™ and Neo-Kidney Augment™ Programs
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Tengion, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNGN – News), a leader in regenerative medicine, today announced that it has made significant advances in its two lead programs Continue reading
Posted in Regenerative Medicine
Tagged augment, chicago-, conduit, data-, kidney-augment, need-, ongoing, united-states, urinary-conduit
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Stem-Cell Trial Failed to Treat Heart Failure
SATURDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) — An innovative approach using patients’ own bone marrow cells to treat chronic heart failure came up short in terms of effectiveness, researchers report. Continue reading
Posted in Stem Cell Therapy
Tagged blood-institute, cardiology-, determine-which, heart, heart-function, lemuel-moye, measures, national-heart, repair-the-slow, some-difficulty, study, texas, while-the-hoped
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Drosophila meeting poster award recipients announced
Public release date: 21-Mar-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Phyllis Edelman pedelman@genetics-gsa.org 301-634-7302 Genetics Society of America BETHESDA, MD — The Genetics Society of America (GSA) and the Drosophila community are pleased to announce the nine award recipients for their poster presentations at the 53rd Annual Drosophila Research Conference held March 7-11, 2011 in Chicago, IL. Poster awards were presented to scientists at three career stages: undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers. Each category offered a first prize for $500, second for $300 and third for $200. Continue reading
Posted in Genetics
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‘World beating’ 3D printer enables nano-precision
Printing three dimensional objects with incredibly fine details is now possible using two-photon lithography. Continue reading
Posted in Nano medicine
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Organogenesis Inc. Announces FDA Approval of GINTUIT™ for Oral Soft Tissue Regeneration
CANTON, Mass., March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Today Organogenesis Inc., a business leader in the regenerative medicine field, announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GINTUIT (Allogeneic Cultured Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts in Bovine Collagen), a cell-based product that has been shown to predictably generate new and aesthetically appealing oral soft tissue (gum tissue). The GINTUIT approval marks two important firsts: the first-ever approval of an allogeneic cell product via the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) arm of the FDA, and the first cell-based technology that is FDA-approved for use in the dental market. “This FDA approval is a significant milestone for our company, for the FDA, and for the regenerative medicine and dental surgery fields,” said Organogenesis President & CEO Geoff MacKay. Continue reading
Posted in Regenerative Medicine
Tagged bovine-collagen, center, discomfort, generate-new, massachusetts, research, summer, united, united-states
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Poor genetics blamed for Kakapo death
Poor genetics may be linked to the death of a young male kakapo last week. It’s the fifth kakapo death since September. The Kakapo Recovery team is now considering removing Basil, an Anchor Island-based bird, from the breeding programme. Continue reading
Posted in Genetics
Tagged a-young-male, anchor, from-the, genetics-may, says-four, the-death, were-fathered, young-male
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What is naturopathic medicine?
TAHOE/TRUCKEE — Naturopathic medicine operates on the premise “when the root cause of disease is properly understood and treated, symptoms disappear and health is restored.” Naturopathic doctors are clinically trained in both natural and conventional medicine through four years of post-graduate medical school. Naturopathic medicine recognizes your body has an ability to heal itself when all of your body’s natural defenses are strong and fully supported. While conventional medicine is limited to treating mostly with pharmaceuticals and surgery, naturopathy examines the whole body and the individual symptoms you experience beyond a strict diagnosis, and uses a wide variety of non-drug therapies (sometimes in conjunction with conventional medicines) to support your whole body. Continue reading
Posted in Preventative Medicine
Tagged body, chinese, energy-medicine, focuses-on-the, fundamental, health, kings-beach-, naturopathic, operates-on-the, root
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Susan Samueli, PhD of the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine UC Irvine to Headline A2Z Health Expo in Los …
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire -02/24/12)- A2Z Health Expo today announced it will hold its 5th annual Health Expo at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, March 22, 2012 from 4pm to 10pm. Continue reading
Posted in Cell Medicine
Tagged advisory-board, director, health, health-expo, international, models, sepulveda-blvd-, susan
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ISSCR Honors Stem Cell Research Pioneer with Prestigious McEwen Award for Innovation
Newswise — The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2012 McEwen Award for Innovation, a coveted prize in the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. The 2012 recipient is Rudolf Jaenisch, MD, Founding Member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in recognition of his pioneering discoveries in the areas of genetic and epigenetic control of development in mice that directly impact the future potential of embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells for therapeutic utility. The McEwen Award for Innovation is supported by the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Continue reading
Posted in Regenerative Medicine
Tagged award, biology, careers, field, innovation, international, japan, professor, technology
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White House open to compromise over contraception: adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is willing to work with Catholic universities and hospitals in implementing new rules that require health insurance to cover birth control, a top adviser to the president's re-election campaign said on Tuesday. Signaling possible room for compromise on the issue, David Axelrod said such religious institutions have a grace period to find a way to … Continue reading
Posted in Preventative Medicine
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Andalusian Centre for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology, BIONAND – Video
25-01-2012 12:00 The Andalusian Centre for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology, BIONAND, is a mixed centre with stakes held by the Regional Ministry of Innovation, Science and Enterprise, the Regional Ministry of Health and the University of Malaga with the purpose to promote and encourage the development of an andalusian centre for excellence research in Nanomedicine. Continue reading
Posted in Nano medicine
Tagged a-mixed-centre, andalusian, Biotechnology, enterprise, for-excellence, health, innovation, mixed-centre, nanomedicine, with-stakes, with-the
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