Medical Discoveries
Tuberculosis vaccine target foundA protein which could be targeted for a tuberculosis vaccine has been discovered by scientists at Imperial College London. |
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Gene therapy ‘treats’ Parkinson’s diseaseTreating Parkinson's disease with gene therapy has been shown to be successful in clinical trials for the first time, say US researchers. |
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Scientists ‘seed’ cells, make new organsIn a small pilot study, published Monday in the Lancet, scientists reported successfully reconstructing urethras in five young patients, using their own cells. |
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Mice baldness reversedMouse researchers conducting stress hormone experiments have stumbled onto a surprising new discovery — a potential treatment for hair loss. |
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Key breast cancer ‘driver’ gene foundCancer experts have identified a gene which can cause a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer to develop. |
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Severely short Ecuadorians resistant to diabetes, cancer, study saysFor years, Dr. Jaime Guevara-Aguirre of Quito, Ecuador, noticed that his shortest patients never seemed to get the common ailments that befell others. |
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Prostate cancer ‘gene test’ hopeExperts believe they can develop a genetic screening test that can tell doctors which men with prostate cancer need aggressive treatment. |
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Spanish doctors unveil promising AIDS vaccineSpanish researchers announced Tuesday they have developed an AIDS vaccine which cuts the viral load by a significant amount in most patients although they cautioned it is still not enough as a treatment. |
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New research shows we could ‘rewind’ the ageing process
via BBC |
Thu January 27, 2011 |
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Blocking ‘rogue gene’ may stop cancer spreadBritish scientists have discovered a ''rogue gene'' which helps cancer spread around the body and say blocking it with the right kind of drugs could stop many types of the disease in their tracks. |
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Alzheimer’s blood test ‘fishes’ for signs of diseaseA new technique could lead to a blood test for detecting Alzheimer's, a US study claims. |
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Blood test to spot cancer gets big boost from J&J
via NPR |
Tue January 04, 2011 |
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Stem cell transplant ‘cures’ HIV: studyA US cancer patient who received a stem cell transplant has been cured of HIV, said a team of German doctors whose research was published in the peer-reviewed journal Blood on Wednesday. |
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Slow protein clearance ‘clue to Alzheimer’s’Scientists suggest people with Alzheimer's disease clear a damaging protein from their brains more slowly than those who are healthy. |
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Health news
- Safer vaccine created without virus
- Lenses found to ‘cure colour-blindness’
- Nations agree on legally binding mercury rules
- Totally blind mice get sight back
- Human immune system proteins shown to suppress HIV
- Fighting cancer with cell phones
- First liver cancer ‘chemo-bath’ in the UK
- New opportunity for rapid treatment of malaria
- Fear can be erased from the brain before its memory has been formed
- Enjoyment of life ‘key to living longer’
- Scientists uncover gene behind skin disease
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
- Robots join the fight against cancer
- Canada will no longer oppose global fight against asbestos
- ‘Stem cell hope’ for deaf people
- Deaf girl fitted with bionic ear speaks her first word
- Johnson & Johnson Announces a Ban on Harmful Chemicals in Products
- Male contraceptive pill ‘step closer’ after mice studies
- Spotting Cancer Cells in Blood With a 27-Picosecond Camera
- Hope for more effective TB treatment
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