Biotechnology-Genetic-Human Cells

HEPATITIS C: A NEW ANTI-VIRAL DRUG SHOWS DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT IN THE TREATMENT

2010-10-01T08:30:00.000-07:00

Hepatitis C: A New Anti-Viral Drug Shows Dramatic Improvement in the Treatment World - Adding a direct acting anti-viral boceprevir drug to the standard treatment regimen for hepatitis C significantly increases the cure rate in the most difficult to treat patients, according to a research report published in the online edition of the Journal The Lancet. The research team, led by Paul Kwo, M.D.,

OPHTHALMOLOGY: STEM CELLS TO REPAIR THE CORNEA

2010-08-06T07:15:00.001-07:00

Illustration Ophthalmology: Stem Cells to Repair the CorneaItaly - A study published the work of Italian doctors who restored sight to more than 100 people, restoring their corneas from stem cells taken from patients' eyes themselves. Researchers at the Centre for Regenerative Medicine Stefano Modena Ferrari have taken on the limb - a membrane surrounding the iris - a few of each patient and

SPINAL CORD INJURY: HOPE TO IMPROVE HEALING

2010-08-04T02:22:00.000-07:00

Spinal Cord Injury: Hope To Improve HealingThe spinal cord often tragic consequences, about half of people suffering such an injury following an accident are paraplegic and have to undergo costly and lengthy hospitalization rehabilitation sessions. U.S. researchers have made a discovery that opens the way for new treatments. A protein called SUR1 (sulfonylurea receptor 1) plays a crucial role in

INCREASING FERTILITY THREEFOLD WITH DHEA ?

2010-08-03T02:39:00.000-07:00

Increasing Fertility Threefold With DHEA?Israel - A team of researcher from a Tel Aviv University has studied the effect of DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) on women trying to become pregnant.DHEA is known by consumers as the hormone of youth. Some say it slows the aging of the skin. However, its effectiveness remains controversial. Following rumors, Professor Adrian Shulman and his team focused on

ANTAGONIZING ATHEROSCLEROSIS

2010-07-27T07:58:00.000-07:00

Antagonizing AtherosclerosisFrance - Atherosclerosis or fatty plaque build up on the arterial wall is the source of most cardiovascular diseases. While B cells of the immune system were previously considered as elements of protection against the formation of these plaques, researchers from Inserm now refute this hypothesis. These findings were published online in the Journal of Experimental

EARLY MENOPAUSE: RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

2010-07-08T09:44:00.000-07:00

Early Menopause: Risk of Cardiovascular DiseaseUnited States - A more than doubled risk of developing cardiovascular disease was observed in postmenopausal women before age 46.The results are being presented at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.A Menopause is considered premature when it occurs before the age of 46 years, either spontaneously or by the removal of both

ACCURATE WAY TO PREDICT THE AGE WHEN WOMEN WILL HIT THE MENOPAUSE DEVELOPED

2010-06-29T03:06:00.001-07:00

Accurate Way to Predict the Age When Women Will Hit the Menopause DevelopedIran - Researchers have developed a way of accurately predicting when women will hit the menopause using a simple blood test. The average difference between the predicted age and the actual age that the women in their study reached the menopause was only a third of a year, and the maximum margin of error was between three

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR MAY EXPLAIN MALE DOMINANCE IN LIVER CANCER

2010-06-27T07:11:00.000-07:00

Androgen Receptor May Explain Male Dominance in Liver CancerHepatitis B and liver cancer: why men are more exposed?Sex hormones play a role in liver cancer associated with hepatitis B, which could finally explain why men infected with the virus are much more likely than women to say the cancer according to a new study published in the journal "Translational Medicine". These findings open new

REPLACING WHITE RICE WITH BROWN RICE OR OTHER WHOLE GRAINS MAY REDUCE DIABETES RISK

2010-06-20T21:57:00.000-07:00

Replacing white rice with brown rice or other whole grains may reduce diabetes riskWorld - In a new study, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that eating five or more servings of white rice per week was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. In contrast, eating two or more servings of brown rice per week was associated with a lower risk of the

GENETICS : CREATING A CELL WITH SYNTHETIC DNA

2010-06-06T22:26:00.000-07:00

Genetics: Creating a cell with synthetic DNAUnited States - John Craig Venter, an American biologist shows for his research in genome sequencing, has managed his teams to create the first bacterium with a fully synthetic genome.This bacterium has been made from the sequencing of the genome of the bacterium Mycoplasma mycoides. It's been 15 years since researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute

CAMPAIGN CANCER SCREENING CERVICAL

2010-03-13T05:05:00.000-08:00

Campaign Cancer Screening CervicalFrance - The National Cancer Institute launched a national awareness campaign to screening for cervical cancer of the uterus, causing over a thousand deaths a year.Throughout the month of June, the 23,000 pharmacies in France and overseas and occupational physicians will make the relay of information and awareness of women screened for cervical cancer. If the

BLOOD PRESSURE VARIES WITH SOCIAL STATUS

2010-01-30T06:16:00.000-08:00

Blood Pressure Varies With Social StatusFrance - A study by a team of Inserm Unit 707 and the Center for Preventive and Clinical Investigations of Paris shows that the more educated a person, but his district of residence, the lower blood pressure will be.The study involved 7292 people aged 30 to 79 years, between March 2007 and February 2008 in Paris and its suburbs. She tried to target the

AVAIN FLU: IT's TOO COLD IN THE HUMAN NOSE THAT H5N1 CAN SPREAD

2010-01-22T05:40:00.000-08:00

Avian flu: It's too cold in the human nose that H5N1 can spreadWhile all the media attention at the moment is focused towards the H1N1 influenza A (also known as swine flu), researchers continue to try to understand how the H5N1 avian influenza. In an article published in the journal free online access PLoS Pathogens (reference below), an Anglo-American study reveals that a likely reason why the

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS : HOPE WITH AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELLS

2009-11-01T02:07:00.000-08:00

Multiple Sclerosis : Hope With Autologous Stem CellA U.S. team has achieved encouraging results in the fight against multiple sclerosis (MS) using a new technique of autotransplantation of stem cells extracted from bone marrow of the patient. The results of this clinical trial was conducted on 21 patients in the first phase of the disease have been published in the online version of Lancet

DAILY SEX "HELPS IMPROVE SPERM QUALITY"

2009-10-22T01:10:00.000-07:00

Daily Sex "Helps Improve Sperm Quality"Australian study - Having sex daily increase sperm quality and thus assist men who have fertility problems.The study was conducted on 118 Australians whose semen showed alterations, the researchers found that daily ejaculation for a week increased significantly reduce the number of DNA damage sperm of patients.Dr David Greening and colleagues at the private

MOTHER'S CANCER CAN PASS TO FETUS

2009-10-20T01:48:00.001-07:00

A Mother Sends Cancer To Her Baby During PregnancyEngland - A mother of 28 years, died of leukemia, a cancer cell transmitted to her daughter, while it was still in her uterus.This event is rare and researchers proves that cancer can be passed from mother to child. Seventeen cases were identified earlier when the mother and baby share the same cancer often leukemia or melanoma. However,

THE INCREDIBLE PHOTOS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FETUS OVER THE MONTHS

2009-10-18T01:15:00.000-07:00

The Incredible Photos Of The Development Of A Fetus Over The MonthsThese photos also touching surprising that we can dive into the intimacy of a fetus, his fifth to twentieth week of development in utero.Credits: Lennart Nilsson, A Child is Born, published by Jonathan Cape

A VERY PROMISING NEW DRUG AGAINST CANCER

2009-10-17T03:14:00.000-07:00

A Very Promising New Drug Against CancerBritish researchers (from The Institute of Cancer Research) announce that they have obtained through a new drug against certain cancers, genetic, very promising results in preliminary clinical trials. The results were published in the medical journal The New England Journal of Medicine dated June 24, 2009 (Reference below).A drug that targets cancer cells

THE LONGEST SOLAR ECLIPSE OF THE CENTURY IN PICTURES

2009-10-13T02:35:00.000-07:00

The Longest Solar Eclipse Of The Century In PicturesThe longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century plunged Wednesday, July 22 in the dark much of Asia, in western India to Polynesia. an exceptional phenomenon, with a period of total eclipse maximum of 6 minutes 36 seconds (less than 3 minutes on average).Potentially, two billion earthlings were able to observe the eclipse of the Sun "monster

NEW THERAPIES AGAINST HIV-AIDS : COMBINATION ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY WITH CHEMOTHERAPY TARGETED

2009-10-12T22:03:00.000-07:00

New Therapies Against HIV-AIDS : Combination Antiretroviral Therapy With Chemotherapy TargetedThe discovery opens the way for new therapies against HIV-AIDS. Now, it might be possible to treat HIV / AIDS adding chemotherapy targeted to current treatment called HAART (Highly Active Anti-Retroviral). This new solution would destroy all the viruses circulating in the body than those hidden in immune

WOMEN HAVE A MORE POWERFUL IMMUNE SYSTEM THAN MEN ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY

2009-10-10T08:09:00.000-07:00

Women Have A More Powerful Immune System Than Men According To A New Study.Men and women are not equal before biology: the latest study by Dr. Maya Saleh, of the Research Institute of the University Health Center McGill and the McGill University (Canada), shows that women have a more powerful immune systems than men. Indeed, the production of estrogen in females would have a positive effect on

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY 2009 : RIBOSOMES IN THE SPOTLIGHT

2009-10-09T07:18:00.001-07:00

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 : Ribosomes In The SpotlightThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to two Americans and one Israeli for their work on ribosomes. This research promises advances in the treatment of diseases through the improvement of antibiotics.The Nobel chemistry prize three researchers for their studies of ribosomes: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (MRC Laboratory of Molecular

NANOTECHNOLOGY TO TREAT CANCER

2009-10-09T06:07:00.000-07:00

Nanotechnology To Treat CancerU.S. - A team of researchers from Harvard University and the Institute of Technology Massachusetts (MIT) has developed a new way of treating cancer by administering the treatment only to diseased cells without killing cells.Current treatments against cancer certainly target the diseased cells but also reach those in good health. This new treatment will prevent the

BLOOD GENETICALLY MODIFIED TO CREATE RARE BLOOD

2009-10-07T07:52:00.001-07:00

Blood Genetically Modified To Create Rare BloodFrance - Researchers from the French Blood Alps-Mediterranean could change one blood group through gene transfer. A breakthrough that will perhaps eventually to produce samples of rare blood.Their work used the blood group system Kidd / JK as a model, a blood group among the 30 known, particularly critical in the field of blood transfusion.While for

PREVENTION : BEWARE OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIs)

2009-10-07T02:33:00.000-07:00

Prevention: Beware Of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)France - National Institute of Prevention and Health Education (INPES) is launching an information campaign about prevention and STI. His credo: the screening.Sexually transmitted infections are caused by different agents (viruses, bacteria, parasites ...) transmitted from one person to another during sex. But some of them, such as HIV,

BREAKTHROUGH IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VACCINE AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S

2009-10-06T08:11:00.001-07:00

Breakthrough In The Development Of A Vaccine Against Alzheimer'sIsrael - Dr Mononego University in Beer Shiva has demonstrated the ability to test and measure specific immune responses in mice carrying human genes: he hopes to anticipate the immune response of patients with AD.Amyloid plaques accumulate in the brains of Alzheimer patients. Dr. Monsonego has determined that the introduction of

IDENTIFICATION OF THE GENETIC CAUSE OF MOST COMMON FORM OF BREAST CANCER

2009-10-04T03:10:00.001-07:00

Identification Of The Genetic Cause Of Most Common Form Of Breast Cancer The discovery of tumor suppressor genes has been the main key to having an understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms leading to uncontrolled proliferation of cells, a mechanism of cancer.Researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have found that defects in a gene called p18, can lead to

BLACK TEA MAY FIGHT DIABETES

2009-10-03T02:49:00.001-07:00

Black Tea May Fight DiabetesBlack tea was hitherto known for its antioxidant properties, stimulating the immune system or more recently as an anti-hypertensive, another property may well be added to the list. Black tea for use in the management of diabetes in a Chinese study published in the Journal of Food Science (reference below).After water tea is the second most consumed beverage in the

Synthetic Biology: Genome Transferred Between Two Bacteria Via Yeast

2009-10-03T01:35:00.001-07:00

One More Step Towards A Synthetic Genome - Artificial lifeScientists were able to transfer the genome of a type of bacteria in yeast, edit, and then successfully transplanted into a second type of bacteria. This research has helped to overcome any obstacles to create new micro-organisms that may one day be used to produce biofuels, clean up toxic sites, retaining the carbon or other applications.

A NEW TECHNIQUE OF MAGNETIC DETOXIFICATION OF BLOOD

2009-10-02T07:58:00.001-07:00

A New Technique Of Magnetic Detoxification Of BloodSouth Korea - Researchers at the Jinju National University have discovered a new way to rid the blood of some metal.A team of researchers has identified a receiver that attaches securely and only lead in the body. She has designed a magnetic nanoparticle containing a nickel alloy, equipped with this receiver. By injecting these particles into the

THE SILVER NANOPARTICLES TO PREVENT BLOOD CLOTS

2009-10-01T22:03:00.000-07:00

The Silver Nanoparticles To Prevent Blood ClotsIndia - The team of Dr. Dash of Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi has discovered an alternative to aspirin and other anticoagulants in preventing the formation of blood clots. A discovery size in the treatment of coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke. Their study involves particles of silver which is about 1/50,000th the diameter of a

NEW WAY TO TREAT ADDICTION

2009-09-30T08:21:00.001-07:00

New Way To Treat AddictionU.S. - Researchers from the University of Buffalo have developed a new nanoparticle that can disable a gene involved in many forms of addiction.The team of researchers has discovered a way to "turn off" the signal sent by the brain protein DARPP-32 neurons, which indicates the drug addiction. The short interfering ribonucleic acids (siRNA), cellular components were fixed

HUMAN STEM CELLS FREE OF FOREIGN DNA

2009-09-29T02:25:00.001-07:00

Human Stem Cells Free Of Foreign DNAU.S. researchers have developed a method to produce human induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, which contain no foreign, potentially harmful DNA. The report of this work are published in the latest issue of the journal Science.Stem cells are induced pluripotent human adult cells that were "reprogrammed" into embryonic stem cells.This result is

THERAPEUTIC CLONING HAS CURED PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN MICE

2009-09-28T07:12:00.000-07:00

Therapeutic Cloning Has Cured Parkinson's Disease In MiceU.S. researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York) have successfully treated Parkinson's disease in mice through therapeutic cloning. The discovery is published in the medical journal Nature Medicine.Therapeutic cloning or "nuclear transfer of somatic cells (SCNT)” involves inserting the nucleus of a differentiated

GENE THERAPY SHOWS PROMISING RESULTS AGAINST HIV

2009-09-27T05:54:00.001-07:00

Gene Therapy Shows Promising Results Against HIVThe uses gene therapy to treat HIV patients shows promising results in clinical trial phase 2.The results on 74 volunteers show that the technique is safe and has reduced the effects of viruses on the immune system. The research was conducted by the University of California (USA) and results are published in the medical journal Nature Medicine.Gene

Large Quantity Of Laboratory Stem Cells Produced From Small Number Of Blood Stem Cells

2009-09-27T03:13:00.001-07:00

Large Quantity Of Laboratory Stem Cells Produced From Small Number Of Blood Stem CellsA team from the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC), University of Montreal has managed to produce a large quantity of laboratory stem cells from a small number of blood stem cells obtained from bone marrow. The multidisciplinary team headed by Dr.Guy Sauvageau did so a giant step towards the

A PROTEIN TO THE REGENERATION OF THE KIDNEY

2009-09-26T07:29:00.001-07:00

A Protein To The Regeneration Of The KidneySpain - A team from the Spanish Research Network failure (REDinREN) was able to establish why the kidney is able to grow significantly to offset the loss of another kidney, due to illness, accident or of organ donation.The team of Dr. Ortiz de Jimenez Diaz Foundation in Madrid has seen, in mice, only 2 to 4 hours after removal of both kidneys, a receptor

THE INFERTILE OBESE WOMAN EXPLAINED ?

2009-09-26T07:23:00.000-07:00

The Infertile Obese Women Explained ?Australia - Dr Robk University of Adelaide have found the reason for infertility in obese women.By studying cases of ninety-six women seeking assistance for reproduction in a private clinic between February 2006 and April 2007, Dr. Robk could target an alteration of the ovaries in obese patients, tainting their eggs are unable to into embryos.Obese women, even

STIMULATION OF OVULATION DO NOT INCREASE CANCER RISK

2009-09-25T07:31:00.000-07:00

Stimulators Of Ovulation Do Not Increase Cancer RiskDenmark - ovulation induction, used in the treatment of female infertility, would not affect cancer risk, according to a study conducted by Professor Jensen.The study was conducted among 50,000 women with infertility problems to show the link between this type of treatment and cancer risk. By comparing the number of ovarian cancer in women who

INFERTILITY DUE TO CHANGES IN REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS ?

2009-09-24T02:24:00.000-07:00

Infertility Due To Changes In Reproductive Organs?Israel - Dr Hasson of the University of Tel Aviv issued a new theory about the declining fertility of human couples. The evolution of reproductive organs would make sperm more aggressive face of ova more protectionist.To Dr. Hasson, thousands of years of evolution have altered the complementarity of the reproductive organs of men and women. "The

IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS CURE DIABETES THROUGH EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS

2009-09-24T01:58:00.001-07:00

Important Step Towards Cure Diabetes Through Embryonic Stem Cells American researchers have managed to make embryonic stem cells behave as cells of the pancreas can produce insulin. Published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, this study marks an important step in using stem cells to treat diabetes. Treating diabetes is a promise based on embryonic stem cells, scientists are trying to actually

CURE DIABETES : HOPE TO TRANSPLANT PANCREATIC CELLS

2009-09-23T08:38:00.001-07:00

Cure Diabetes : Hope To Transplant Pancreatic CellsU.S. researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed a technique for transplanting pancreatic cells secreting insulin, which causes only a very moderate response of the immune system. This discovery could have important repercussions on how to treat type 1 diabetes. This work was published in the

LIFE

2009-09-23T08:31:00.000-07:00

LifeLife appeared on Earth there are 3.5 million years. Primitive organic molecules were transferred into organic molecules, with a favourable composition of atmospheric gases. They then evolved into cells, organism’s basic living world. Therefore, living beings have been born through protein synthesis, carried out by RNA enzymes, and multicellular organization, permitted by the system of

A MOLECULE OF LIFE FOUND IN A COMET

2009-09-23T01:36:00.000-07:00