Sandy Andolong credits stem cell treatment for revitalized health; supports daughter Mariel's plan to join showbiz Marami ang natuwa sa mas batang hitsura at mas malusog na pangangatawan ngayon ni Sandy Andolong. Kinuwento nga nito na sumailalim siya sa stem cell treatment kaya malaki ang naging improvement ng kanyang kalusugan. Kung matatandaan ay nagkaroon ng maraming sakit si Sandy noong 2003. She was diagnosed with kidney maladies, her large intestines had lacerations, her uterus was inflamed, there was a polyp in her gall bladder and her pituitary gland had a disorder resulting in abnormal lactation. Muntik na nga raw sumailalim sa isang kidney transplant operation ang butihing asawa ni Christopher de Leon. Pero dahil sa malakas na panalangin nila sa Panginoon, nagkaroon ng kasagutan ang kanilang mga dasal and ten years after, maganda na ang kalusugan ng aktres. I went through six months of stem cell treatment. Dito lang naman sa atin ginawa kaya hindi na namin kailangang pumunta sa ibang bansa. After the treatment, mas lumakas na ang katawan ko kasi nga bagong mga cells ang nasa loob ng katawan ko. I feel more energized at parang nagdahilan lang ako sa sakit ko before. See the original post here: … Continue reading →

Newswise Dr. Gary Mathern, professor of pediatric neurosurgery and director of the UCLA Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program at Mattel Childrens Hospital UCLA, has been appointed co-editor-in-chief of Epilepsia, the official journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the leading source for current clinical and research results on all aspects of epilepsy. Mathern will serve as co-editor-in-chief with Astrid Nehlig, a researcher at the INSERM facility in Strasbourg, France. The pair will begin their four-year term starting July 1. According to the ILAE, Mathern and Nehlig were selected through a multi-tiered process in which applicants presented their thoughts about the future development of the journal and how it can continue to serve the international epilepsy community in an era of rapidly changing approaches to communicating new scientific information. Matherns clinical focus is on the surgical treatment of epilepsy, and his research work also involves the investigation of the neuropathology of epilepsy in the clinic and the laboratory. He has served the ILAE in a variety of capacities, most notably as co-chair of the Commission of Therapeutic Strategies and as chair of the Strategic Planning Commission. He has been on the editorial boards of seven journals and acts as reviewer … Continue reading →

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Surprise discovery may lead to drug for autism, other disorders. Bob Wright arrives for the Autism Speaks NFL Kickoff for a Cure II Benefit Gala at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh) License photo CHICAGO, June 13 (UPI) -- In a surprising finding, U.S. researchers say there is a common molecular vulnerability in autism and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, making treatment closer. Senior author Eva Redei, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said both disorders have symptoms of social impairment and originate during brain development in utero. The study, published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, found male offspring of rat mothers who were given alcohol during pregnancy had social impairment and altered levels of autism-related genes found in humans. Female offspring were not affected. However, Redei and colleagues found the alcohol damage could be reversed. A low dose of the thyroid hormone thyroxin given to the alcohol consuming rat mothers at critical times during their pregnancy alleviated social impairments and reversed the expression of autism-related genes in their male offspring, Redei said. "The beneficial effects of thyroxin in this animal model raises an exciting question … Continue reading →