Editor's Choice Main Category: Cystic Fibrosis Article Date: 05 Sep 2012 - 10:00 PDT Current ratings for: Ivacaftor Improves Lung Function And Symptoms In Cystic Fibrosis Patients With Specific Genetic Mutation The STRIVE study randomised 161 patients aged 12 and over with cystic fibrosis and at least one copy of the G551D mutation in the CFTR gene to ivacaftor (150mg every 12 hours) or placebo. Results showed a mean absolute improvement of 10.6% in predicted FEV1 after 24 weeks' treatment with ivacaftor compared to placebo (p … Continue reading →

Public release date: 5-Sep-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Haley Bridger hbridger@broadinstitute.org 617-714-7968 Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Cambridge, MA. Wed. September 5, 2012 Most of the DNA alterations that are tied to disease do not alter protein-coding genes, but rather the "switches" that control them. Characterizing these switches is one of many goals of the ENCODE project a sweeping, international effort to create a compendium of all of the working parts of the human genome that have not been well studied or well understood. The function of the vast majority of the human genome has remained largely unknown, but the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project, launched in 2003, set out to change that. Comprised of more than 30 participating institutions, including the Broad Institute, the ENCODE Project Consortium has helped to ascribe potential biochemical function to a large fraction of the non-coding genome. This work has revealed elements that act like dimmer switches, subtly turning up or down a gene's activity and influencing what parts of the genome are utilized in different kinds of cells. The team characterized and mapped out the locations of thousands of these switches and signals. More than 30 papers detailing … Continue reading →

NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: http://www.reportlinker.com/p0958103/Global-Markets-for-Stem-Cells.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Biological_Therapy INTRODUCTION The report examines strategies employed by companies specializing in this field to meet the challenges of a competitive and fast-growing market. REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY Products based on stem cells do not yet form an established market, but unlike some other potential applications of bioscience, stem cell technology has already produced a number of significant products in important therapeutic areas. The potential scope of the stem cell market is now becoming clear, and it is appropriate to review the technology, see its practical applications so far, evaluate the participating companies and look to its future. SCOPE OF REPORT This report discusses the implications of stem cell research and commercial trends in the context of the current size and growth of the pharmaceutical market, both in global terms and analyzed by the most important national markets. The important technologies supporting stem cells are reviewed, and the nature and structure of the stem cell industry is discussed with profiles of the leading companies, including recent M&A activity. Five-year sales forecasts are provided for the national markets and the major … Continue reading →

May pagsubok na kinakaharap ngayon ang actress-turned-politician na si Alma Morena dahil sa kanyang karamdaman na wala umanong lunas, at maaaring maging dahilan para siya maging paralitiko. Sa panayam ni showbiz reporter Lhar Santiago, sinabi ni Alma na mayroong siyang multiple sclerosis. Natuklasan umano ng aktres na mayroon siyang ganitong karamdaman noong 1990s. Nitong nakaraang buwan, nakita umano ng isang anak ni Alma ang pag-atake ng sakit sa kanyang ina. Nagkukulong daw kasi ang aktres sa kuwarto kapag sinusumpong ng sakit. Kapag umatake ang sakit, ang pasyente ay hindi umano makakilos, masakit ang ulo at buong katawan. Sinisira din umano ng sakit ang nerve cells sa utak at spinal cord ng tao. Walang gamot dito e. Totoo yan kapag inatake ka at bumigay na talaga yung katawan mo, paralyzed ka po talaga," pahayag ni Alma sa Chika Minute ng 24 Oras nitong Miyerkules. Ang hirap na wag naman sana kunin na lang ako pag ganun," halos naluluhang pagtatapat ng aktres. Bukod sa naaapektuhan ng sakit ang galaw ng katawan ng tao, naaapektuhan din nito ang mata ng pasyente na nagiging dahilan ng paglabo ng paningin. Ayon kay Alam, mayaman siya sa sakit. Bukod sa multiple sclerosis, diabetic at mayroon din … Continue reading →

ROCHESTER - The Oakland University William Beaumont Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine will welcome both national and international experts in stem cell research and its biotechnological applications when it hosts the Second Midwest Conference on Stem Cell Biology and Therapy set for Oct. 5-7. Researchers from hospitals, medical organizations, academic institutions and the business community throughout the country will discuss not only the latest advances in this rapidly expanding field of medical science, but the ethical and moral issues that surround it. Rasul Chaudhry, an OU faculty member, co-director of the ISCRM and a lead organizer of the conference, has studied embryonic and umbilical cord blood stem cells and multipotent progenitors for more than a decade. He said he is looking forward to sharing the work he, colleagues and students have been zealously pursuing. "This conference provides an excellent opportunity to showcase Oakland University being a world-class institution involved in cutting-edge biomedical research," Chaudhry explained. "This is also a chance to show the high-caliber research efforts that are going on at OU and recognize the efforts of our faculty and students." Bernard Siegel, executive director of the Genetics Policy Institute (GPI) and founder of the annual World Stem … Continue reading →

Albert Martinez claims stem cell therapy cleared wife Liezl Martinez of breast cancer Dineklarang cancer-free ang nakita at tinanggal na tumor sa kidney ni Zsa Zsa Padilla kamakailan. Malaking pasasalamat naman ngayon ni Albert Martinez at ang kanyang pamilya na cleared na sa breast cancer din ang asawa niyang si Liezl Martinez. Kuwento ni Albert sa PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal), sa tulong daw ng stem cell therapy ay naging cancer-free ang asawa. Ok naman, so far with Gods blessing,. Its all cleared. So, were very, very happy. Dealing with cancer is a struggle from day one, and Im really thankful that theres such a thing as stem cell na naging solusyon sa recovery ni Liezl. EXTENSIVE RESEARCH. Ayon kay Albert ay pinag-aralan niya ang lahat ng puwedeng maging solusyon sa sakit ng asawa. Pero sa huli, ang stem cell pa rin ang naging solusyon. Marami akong pinagdaanan kasi ni-research ko lahat yan. Kailangang alamin mo kung ano ba ang mga dapat gawin. Lahat pinag-aralan natin More here: Albert Martinez claims stem cell therapy cleared wife Liezl Martinez of breast cancer … Continue reading →

Public release date: 5-Sep-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Matthew Chin mchin@support.ucla.edu 310-206-0680 University of California - Los Angeles A multidisciplinary team of researchers from UCLA and other universities is poised to help turn science fiction into reality in the form of some of the world's tiniest electromagnetic devices thanks to a major grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Research Center (ERC) program. The grant, worth up to $35 million over 10 years, will fund a new center headquartered at UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science that will focus on research aimed at developing highly efficient and powerful electromagnetic systems roughly the size of a biological cell systems that can power a range of devices, from miniaturized consumer electronics and technologies important for national security to as-yet unimagined machines, like nanoscale submarines that can navigate through the human blood stream. Employing a fundamentally new approach to electromagnetic power at the nanoscale, researchers at the NSF-funded TANMS center (Translational Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems) are working to replace traditional wire-based electronics with a revolutionary technique that couples electricity and magnetism by using multiferroic materials, which can be magnetically switched "on" and "off" by an electric … Continue reading →