Researchers with the U.S. National Institutes of health today announced the discovery of a new genetic disorder. The disease is known to affect young children, causing fever, rashes, and strokes that can cause severe disability. It has been dubbed DADA2 for deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2. Doctors at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) used genome sequencing to provide a diagnosis for the condition. They found that some variants of the CECR1 gene stall production of a protein important for blood vessel integrity. The findings have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. This discovery is another example of genome sequencing playing a central role in revealing the genomic basis for an important rare disease, said Dr. Eric Green, director of the NHGRI. Such studies illustrate how genomics is paving the way to improved human health. Through the genetic testing, researchers were able to determine that the condition causes a lack of the ADA2 enzyme. This, in turn causes abnormalities in the wall of blood vessels causing them to swell and produce the symptoms seen in affected children. Green and his colleagues hope that the discovery of DADA2 could soon lead to better treatment options for such … Continue reading →

Poway, California (PRWEB) February 20, 2014 Four-and-a-half year old Dakota, a German Shepherd from Colorado, is managing the pain from osteoarthritis with the help of stem cell therapy thanks to Mountain Ridge Animal Hospital and Pain Management Center of Lafayette. Dakotas positive results showed almost immediately, and just a few months post stem cell therapy using Vet-Stem, Inc. services, he is doing activities that he has not done for years. Dakota was diagnosed with hip dysplasia at just three years old, and in less than two years time his owners felt his quality of life had significantly started to deteriorate. Robert Landry, DVM at Mountain Ridge Animal Hospital and Pain Management Center has been doing regenerative cell therapy with Vet-Stem for six years, treating various types of orthopedic issues and arthritis in small animals, and determined Dakota was a good candidate for the procedure. Dr. Landry began Dakotas procedure on a Tuesday in October by collecting a small sample of fat called the falciform fat pad, which was sent overnight to Vet-Stems lab in San Diego, California. Received the next morning, the lab processed Dakotas fat and created injectable doses of his own stem cells to be overnighted back to … Continue reading →

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Interview with Medical Animator YURIY SVIDINENKO, about Nanotechnology Videos FINDING OUT THE BACKGROUND OF YURIY, AND HOW HE CAME TO DO MEDICAL ANIMATIONS ABOUT NANOTECHNOLOGY, ONCOLOGY, AND GENOMICS. By: NanoMedicine … Continue reading →

Published on Feb 20, 2014 6:11 PM By Amelia Teng The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is partnering the International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN) to set up a $70 million research institute to develop healthcare innovations in the field of nanotechnology. The IIN, which was established in 2000 and is part of the Northwestern University in the United States, focuses on research in the field of nanotechnology including medicine. The new NTU-Northwestern Institute for Nanomedicine will support scientists from around the world working on joint research projects in the areas of disease diagnostics and targeted drug delivery methods, which aim to increase the efficacy of existing drugs. Researchers will also design new methods, like gene silencing, to treat diseases. NTU President Bertil Andersson announced the collaboration on Monday at the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting held in Chicago. Read the original here: NTU and Northwestern University to set up $70 million nanomedicine research institute … Continue reading →