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'Bubble' children treatment hope
Children seriously ill because their immune systems have genetic flaws could have their lives saved by a safer form of bone marrow transplant, doctors say.... |
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Gel hope for brain injury repair
 An injectable hydrogel could aid recovery from brain injury by helping stimulate tissue growth at the site of the wound, researchers say. Research on rats suggests the gel, made from synthetic and natural sources, may spur growth of stem cells in the brain. The gel has been developed by Dr Ning Zhang at Clemson University, South Carolina, who presented her work to a conference on military health research. She predicted the gel may be ready for human testing in about three years.... |
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Thin thighs - maybe not your heart's desire
People who have agonized over their fat thighs might be able to relax a bit -- Danish doctors said on Thursday they found patients with the thinnest thighs died sooner than the more endowed. Obesity, age, smoking and other factors did not reduce the effect, the researchers reported in the British Medical Journal. "Our results suggest that there might be an increased risk of premature death related to thigh size," Berit Heitmann of Copenhagen University Hospital and Peder Frederiksen of Glostrup University Hospital wrote.. |
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Alzheimer's genes link uncovered Two potentially key genes linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease have been uncovered by UK researchers. It is the first gene clue to the condition in 16 years and has prompted scientists to rethink their theories on how the disease develops. The genes were pinpointed in a study of 16,000 DNA samples and are known to be implicated in inflammation and cholesterol breakdown. It is hoped the Nature Genetics study will open the way for new treatments. The last and only gene to be linked to the common form of Alzheimer's disease is APOE4 gene, which has been the focus of much research. read on: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8237686.stm NB: Notable this is the BBC. Foreign news agencies in several places stated it was a collaborative of Belgian and UK Researchers.
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Stanford scientists turn liposuction leftovers into embryonic-like stem cells
In medicine's version of winning the daily double, Stanford University researchers took ordinary fat cells and transformed them into what are effectively embryonic stem cells — those versatile cellular building blocks that can morph into a variety of tissues. Scientists warn it's too soon to use excess fat to cure disease. But in theory, it would allow people to grow personalized replacement parts for ailing organs. And it avoids the use of embryos, which has embroiled the field in political and ethical debates.... |
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Study exposes how bacteria resist antibiotics
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered how bacteria fend off a wide range of antibiotics, and blocking that defense mechanism could give existing antibiotics more power to fight dangerous infections.... |
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Dangerous staph germs found at West Coast beaches
Dangerous staph bacteria have been found in sand and water for the first time at five public beaches along the coast of Washington, and scientists think the state is not the only one with this problem. The germ is MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - a hard-to-treat bug once rarely seen outside of hospitals but that increasingly is spreading in ordinary community settings such as schools, locker rooms and gyms. The germ causes nasty skin infections as well as pneumonia and other life-threatening problems. It spreads mostly through human contact. Little is known about environmental sources that also may harbor the germ. Finding it at the beach suggests one place that people may be picking it up, said Marilyn Roberts, a microbiologist at the University of Washington in Seattle... |
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Some showerheads harbor disease-causing bacteria
What's in your showerhead? Don't wanna know, do you? Too late, you're reading this — it's disease-causing "mycobacteria" microbes stuck there in their own slime. "Microbes are everywhere, so in fact finding them in showers is not a surprise," says Laura Baumgartner of the University of Colorado, Boulder, an author of the showerhead survey study. "Finding large numbers of (disease-causing) mycobacteria was a bit of a surprise, though." Released Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science journal, the study looked at 45 showerheads in nine cities, including Denver and New York. Using standard genetic tests, the team looked for microbes, expecting to find harmless varieties usually seen in tap water.... This undated handout photo provided by the University of Colorado shows visible microbial growth on a showerhead, with the colored growth seen on the white inner surfaces.  . |
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Gene therapy fixes color blindness in monkeys
Results could one day lead to cures for human vision disorders Monkeys once color-blind can now see the world in full color thanks to gene therapy. The results demonstrate the potential for such methods to eventually cure human vision disorders, from color blindness to possibly other conditions leading to full blindness. The primate patients, named Dalton and Sam, are two adult, male squirrel monkeys that were red-green color-blind since birth — a condition that similarly affects human males more than females. Five months after researchers injected human genes into the monkeys' eyes, the duo could see red as if they had always had this ability..... |
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