Researchers say genetic testing may help predict which children suffering from asthma will grow out of the condition. No tests currently exist which can forecast which sufferers will be stuck with the symptoms all of their lives and which will recover as they age, but research from the University of Otago indicates genetic testing will help identify those who will have lifelong asthma. Analysing data from the long-running Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, a team of Otago and Duke University researchers found those with childhood asthma and higher genetic risk scores for being predisposed to it were more than one-third more likely to develop asthma long-term. The findings, published online in the UK journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, looked at data from around 1000 children born in 1972-73. The study investigated whether several genetic variants, known as single nucleotide polymorphisms and which carry a small increased risk of asthma, were related to the onset, persistence and severity of the condition. It found that boys and girls with higher risk scores had a greater likelihood of developing asthma over the 38 years of follow-up than those with a lower genetic risk. "Although our study revealed that genetic risks can help … Continue reading →

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Public release date: 28-Jun-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Robert Miranda cogcomm@aol.com Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair Putnam Valley, NY. (June 28 2013) A study carried out in India examining the safety and efficacy of self-donated (autologous), transplanted bone marrow stem cells in patients with type 2 diabetes (TD2M), has found that patients receiving the transplants, when compared to a control group of TD2M patients who did not receive transplantation, required less insulin post-transplantation. The study appears as an early e-publication for the journal Cell Transplantation, and is now freely available on-line at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/ct/pre-prints/ct0920bhansali. "There is growing interest in the scientific community for cellular therapies that use bone marrow-derived cells for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications," said study corresponding author Anil Bhansali, PhD professor and head of the Endocrinology Department at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education in Chandrigarh, India. "But the potential of stem cell therapy for this disease is yet to be fully explored." While there is growing interest in using stem cell transplantation to treat TD2M, few studies have examined the utility of bone marrow-derived stem cells. By experimenting with bone marrow-derived stem cells, … Continue reading →

MANILA - A government official on Thursday said he is no believer in stem cell therapy after undergoing the procedure but getting zero health benefits. Speaking to radio dzMM, Dangerous Drugs Board chairman Antonio "Bebot" Villar said he was enticed to try out the procedure after hearing from other people about the near-miraculous effect of stem cell therapy. He noted that even former President Joseph Estrada has attributed his rejuvenated health to stem cells. "Kasi nababalitaan ko maganda itong stem cell. Ako ay madalas na [masakit] ang buto ko. Siguro nanghihina yung buto ko na at tsaka medyo mahina ang katawan ko kaya sinubukan ko ito," he said. Villar said he paid 16,000 euros or more than P900,000 to Villamedica for stem cell therapy to cure aches and pains in his bones and general body weakness. He said he underwent treatment with his wife at Makati Shangri-la hotel, along with at least a dozen others. "July 9 may schedule na stem cell sa Shangri-la EDSA. Mga dose or kinse kami. Halos buong floor, yun chairman doctor kasama assistants na taga-Thailand," he said. The DDB chief said he received several injections on the buttocks and ordered to stay in the hotel … Continue reading →