Body Rebuilding: Scientists Regenerate Muscle In Mice
BioresearchOnline Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:23 PM PST
A team of scientists from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and CellThera, a private company located in WPI's Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center, have regenerated functional muscle tissue in mice, opening the door for a new clinical therapy to treat people who suffer major muscle trauma. |
In Russia, nationalists turn on Putin
The Malaysian Insider Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:40 PM PST
MOSCOW, Dec 2 â€" Jonibek Kosimov had been missing for nearly a week when his cousin found his body in the morgue. Kosimov, 24, had been discovered in the early autumn sunlight of a forest clearing near the monastery city of Sergiev Posad outside Moscow. His throat had been slit, his face slashed by 21 knife wounds. Turning to relatives and friends ... |
Body fights cancer same way it battles allergies
Belfast Telegraph Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:56 PM PST
Scientists have found the body protects itself from cancer in the same way it responds to allergies. Related Stories New campaign on medicine use Warning over food poisoning risk |
End Of The Road For Pfizer's Lipitor
Medical News Today Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:41 PM PST
The FDA approved today a generic version of Pfizer's Lipitor, one of the world's best selling drugs. Known pharmaceutically as atorvastatin calcium tablets, Lipitor is used to reduce cholesterol. The generic version will be manufactured by Ohm Laboratories in New Brunswick, N.J. Cholesterol itself is not a major problem and is, in fact, an essential nutrient for the body. However, if blood ... |
Gene Associated with Herpes-Related Cold Sores Identified
Medical News Today Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:41 PM PST
Over 70% of the U.S. population suffers from herpes (Herpes simplex labialis - HSL) caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which is characterized by cold sores on or around the mouth. Once infected, the virus is never removed by the immune system and lies dormant in the body's nerve cells until reactivated. Even though the majority of people are infected with HSV-1, the frequency of ... |
REGION: World AIDS Day commemorates 30 years since AIDS arrived
North County Times Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:35 PM PST
Whether living with the disease or helping others cope with it, thousands of North County residents took a moment Thursday to commemorate World AIDS Day and the 30-year anniversary of a disease that attacks the body's most basic defense systems. |
Aids breakthrough?
Gulf Daily News Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:33 PM PST
MANAMA: A Bahraini scientist could make history in the fight against killer diseases, particularly Aids and cancer. Dr Safiya Taha told CNN Arabic that her groundbreaking technique is based on biological therapies, using the body’s immune system. |
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