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Stem Cells Could Hold Key To Muscle Repair, Says Study

Posted: Published on July 26th, 2014

Details Published on Saturday, 26 July 2014 21:02 A study found that stem cells injected into mice helped shorten muscle repair time. Picture courtesy of Shutterstock.com NEW YORK: Research conducted on exercising mice at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign could open new doors in the field of muscle repair using stem cells. Scientists injected stem cells prior to encouraging mice to perform exercises considered the rough equivalent of human lengthening contractions performed as part of resistance training. They found the time of muscle repair was shortened and they achieved considerable development of the mices muscles. We have an interest in understanding how muscle responds to exercise, and which cellular components contribute to the increase in repair and growth with exercise, says study author and University of Illinois kinesiology and community health professor Marni Boppart. Boppart says the research is important in treating atrophy and age-related degradation in both the structure and the function of muscles. But the primary goal of our lab really is to have some understanding of how we can rejuvenate the aged muscle to prevent the physical disability that occurs with age, and to increase quality of life in general as well, she continued. The types … Continue reading →

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Retinitis pigmentosa low vision management with video magnifier (In Bengali) – Video

Posted: Published on July 26th, 2014

Retinitis pigmentosa low vision management with video magnifier (In Bengali) Ritayan gupta Ranaghat. I am at Artificial Eye Co Liluah,Howrah. I had difficulty in reading. I am a primary school teacher. I got madams reference from Medi... By: Aggarwal Sumitra … Continue reading →

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What Is Stem Cell Transplant and When Is It Appropriate? – Video

Posted: Published on July 26th, 2014

What Is Stem Cell Transplant and When Is It Appropriate? MPN experts, Dr. Bart Scott from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Dr. David Snyder from City of Hope, share their knowledge about stem cell transplants and when they are appropriate. Dr. Scott... By: Patient Power … Continue reading →

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California stem cell agency head takes stand on 'personal ethics'

Posted: Published on July 26th, 2014

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has continued in damage-control mode since the state agencys former president, Alan Trounson, joined the board of directors at StemCells Inc. this month, just seven days after leaving the agency. Newark-based StemCells has been awarded nearly $20 million in CIRM funding, as part of a long relationship that, in the wake of Trounson's departure, has raised concern about potential conflict of interest. The agency's new president, C. Randal Mills, said he was taking a strong stand on personal ethics, signing an agreement not to accept a job with any company funded by CIRM for at least one year after leaving his position at the state agency. "We take even the appearance of conflicts of interest very seriously," Mills said in a statement this month. But a scientist whose grant proposal was turned down even though it received a higher rating than the StemCells proposal called the relationship between the state agency and the company interesting. In my opinion, Mr. Trounson and the CIRM staff were clearly antagonistic to us and strongly supportive of StemCells, Lon S. Schneider, a scientist at USCs Keck School of Medicine, told the California Stem Cell Report ,a blog that … Continue reading →

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STEM CELL THERAPY SUPERNOVA – Video

Posted: Published on July 26th, 2014

STEM CELL THERAPY SUPERNOVA We implant EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS from our STEM CELL BANK This is state-of-the-art ADVANTAGE for it eliminates the suffering and pain from liposuction(fat removal) or bone marrow extraction,... By: Leong Lau … Continue reading →

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Pinpointing genetic links to schizophrenia may open doors to better treatment

Posted: Published on July 26th, 2014

JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight: understanding the connections between human genetics and schizophrenia. Its part of our series on the science of the brain. Tonight, we look at a study published this week, the largest ever of schizophrenia patients. There are more than three million of them in the U.S. The study found that perhaps more than 100 genes were associated with the condition. Genetics has long been assumed to play a role. But for the first time, researchers found genes in the immune system are among those involved. Patients have long awaited better treatments. Dr. Steven Hyman is the director of the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. His center was involved in this study. And I spoke with him yesterday. Dr. Steven Hyman, welcome to the NewsHour. First of all, tell us what it is like to have schizophrenia. We know that something like three million Americans suffer from this. DR. STEVEN HYMAN, Broad Institute: Thats right. It affects about 1 percent of people worldwide, including the United States. And what patients experience is extremely distressing and also disabling. There are three kinds of symptoms. Most famously, people have what are called … Continue reading →

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Study shows epigenetic changes can drive cancer

Posted: Published on July 26th, 2014

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 25-Jul-2014 Contact: Dipali Pathak pathak@bcm.edu 713-798-4710 Baylor College of Medicine Houston -- Cancer has long been thought to be primarily a genetic disease, but in recent decades scientists have come to believe that epigenetic changes which don't change the DNA sequence but how it is 'read' also play a role in cancer. In particular DNA methylation, the addition of a methyl group (or molecule), is an epigenetic switch that can stably turn off genes, suggesting the potential to cause cancer just as a genetic mutation can. Until now, however, direct evidence that DNA methylation drives cancer formation was lacking. Researchers at the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have now created a mouse model providing the first in vivo evidence that epigenetic alterations alone can cause cancer. Their report appears today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. "We knew that epigenetic changes are associated with cancer, but didn't know whether these were a cause or consequence of cancer. Developing this new approach for 'epigenetic engineering' allowed us to test whether DNA methylation changes alone can drive cancer," said Dr. Lanlan Shen, associate professor of pediatrics at Baylor and senior … Continue reading →

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DNA: Rebels accused of stealing dead bodies of MH17 crash victims – Video

Posted: Published on July 26th, 2014

DNA: Rebels accused of stealing dead bodies of MH17 crash victims Pro-Kremlin rebels have been accused of stealing bodies from the site where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed after being brought down by a suspected su... By: Zee News … Continue reading →

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DNA: Is the postmortem of ‘Lucknow’s Nirbhaya’ manipulated? – Video

Posted: Published on July 26th, 2014

DNA: Is the postmortem of'Lucknow's Nirbhaya' manipulated? The family of the woman who was murdered in Mohanlalganj last week, on Tuesday questioned the post-mortem report which inferred "both her kidneys" were intac... By: Zee News … Continue reading →

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DNA: ATM paper-slip receipt can cause cancer, finds research – Video

Posted: Published on July 26th, 2014

DNA: ATM paper-slip receipt can cause cancer, finds research A research conducted by the Chemical department of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University in Aurangabad has found that the paper-slip receipt rolled out... By: Zee News … Continue reading →

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