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[Ru1138]

Major study finds memory in adults impacted by versions of four genes

Two research studies, co-led by UC Davis neurologist Charles DeCarli and conducted by an international team that included more than 80 scientists at 71 institutions in eight countries, has advanced understanding of the genetic components of Alzheimer's disease and of brain development. Both studies appear in the April 15 edition of the journal Nature Genetics.

http://medicalxpress...d-versions.html

[wjfox]

New treatment for prostate cancer gives 'perfect results' for nine in ten men: research

A new treatment for prostate cancer can rid the disease from nine in ten men without debilitating side effects, a study has found, leading to new hope for tens of thousands of men.

http://www.telegraph...n-research.html

[Raklian]

'Universal' cancer vaccine developed


The therapy, which targets a molecule found in 90 per cent of all cancers, could provide a universal injection that allows patients' immune systems to fight off common cancers including breast and prostate cancer.


Preliminary results from early clinical trials have shown the vaccine can trigger an immune response in patients and reduce levels of disease.


http://www.telegraph...-developed.html

[EVanimations]

Man, they are kicking the crap out of cancer.

[Craven]

Let's just hope this one goes through all stages of testing. I have cancer history in my family, so I'd gladly pay for such vaccine.

[Zeitgeist123]

now how about that vaccine that fights all forms of viruses? i know there's one company up to this and which has also been featured on TED.

[Time_Traveller]

Bioengineered Follicles Grow Hair On Bald Mice

In a proof of concept study for bioengineered organ replacement, researchers in Japan made hair follicles derived from adult stem cells interact with surrounding tissue and show normal hair cycles, when transplanted into the skin of bald mice.



From http://www.medicalne...cles/244346.php

[Ru1138]

Positive results from Alnylam’s ALN-PCS Phase I trial on severe hypercholesterolemia

http://www.news-medi...sterolemia.aspx

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today positive results from its Phase I clinical trial of ALN-PCS, an RNAi therapeutic targeting PCSK9 for the treatment of severe hypercholesterolemia.

[Logically Irrational]

Bioengineered Follicles Grow Hair On Bald Mice

There's a field of research that you know will not have any trouble getting money.

[wjfox]

Artificial kidney put on research fast-track

Researchers hope to begin clinical trials in 2017.

http://www.smartplan...ast-track/25851

[wjfox]

Key Genes That Switch Off With Aging Highlighted as Potential Targets for Anti-Aging Therapies

Researchers have identified key genes that switch off with aging, highlighting them as potential targets for anti-aging therapies.

http://www.scienceda...20419191709.htm

[wjfox]

Window of Opportunity to Prevent Cerebral Palsy Discovered: Nanodrugs Work in Newborn Rabbits

Researchers have demonstrated that a nanotechnology-based drug treatment in newborn rabbits with cerebral palsy enabled dramatic improvement of movement disorders and the inflammatory process of the brain that causes many cases of CP. The findings strongly suggest that there may be an opportunity immediately after birth for drug treatment that could minimize CP.

http://www.scienceda...20418143755.htm

[Ru1138]

Duke team turns scar tissue into heart muscle without using stem cells

http://www.eurekaler...c-dtt042412.php

Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have shown the ability to turn scar tissue that forms after a heart attack into heart muscle cells using a new process that eliminates the need for stem cell transplant.

[Guyverman1990]

Artificial kidney put on research fast-track

Researchers hope to begin clinical trials in 2017.

http://www.smartplan...ast-track/25851

I think that by then, they should actually be able to grow kidneys in labs, rendering the use for these things obsolete fairly quickly.

[Raklian]

I agree but it is good to have something in the meantime, you know. We can't grow kidneys from scratch just yet.

[Guyverman1990]

I agree but it is good to have something in the meantime, you know. We can't grow kidneys from scratch just yet.

Just last year they were able to grow a trachea, a lung and bladder, so they can grow a kidney with ease in less than a decade.

[SG-1]

With ease? Maybe not easy but hopefully they will figure it out by then.

[Time_Traveller]

New Drug to Tackle Body Fat Problems

Medical researchers at the University of Sheffield have defined the structure of a key part of the human obesity receptor- an essential factor in the regulation of body fat- which could help provide new treatments for the complications of obesity and anorexia.

From http://www.scienceda...20427114600.htm

[Ru1138]

Researchers creating "designer lymph nodes"


http://medicalxpress...ymph-nodes.html

[wjfox]

Technology Eases Migraine Pain in the Deep Brain

Migraine pain sits at the upper end of the typical pain scale -- an angry-red section often labeled "severe." At this intensity, pain is debilitating. Yet many sufferers do not get relief from -- or cannot tolerate -- over-the-counter and commonly prescribed pain medications.

Recently, a team of researchers that includes Dr. Marom Bikson, associate professor of biomedical engineering in CCNY's Grove School of Engineering, has shown that a brain stimulation technology can prevent migraine attacks from occurring. Their technique, using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), applies a mild electrical current to the brain from electrodes attached to the scalp.

"We developed this technology and methodology in order to get the currents deep into the brain," said Bikson. The researchers aimed to tap into the so-called pain network, among other areas, a collection of interconnected brain regions involved in perceiving and regulating pain.

http://www.scienceda...20430192625.htm




Migraine Therapy: Computer model of the distribution of electrical
current in the brain's pain network (sub-cortical and brainstem
structures) during transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
(Credit: Image courtesy of City College of New York)