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”Barcode chip” developed for cheap, fast blood tests

November 26th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 26 (ANI): Getting a blood test done would soon become cheap and matter of minutes, all thanks to a new "barcode chip" developed by researchers at the California Institute ...

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Genes behind aging and cancer resistance identified

November 15th, 2008 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine (UCLA) have found that two genes, called p16(Ink4a) and Arf, play a major role in aging and offer resistance ...

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Mini microscope mounted on mices heads can help study human diseases

October 6th, 2008 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI -
London, October 6 (ANI): Stanford University researchers have created a microscope that is small enough to be mounted to the head of a freely moving mouse to watch brain cell activity, ...

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Type 1 diabetes may be the outcome of good genes behaving badly

September 20th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): Researchers from Stanford University have revealed that type 1 diabetes may not be due to bad genes but rather to good genes behaving badly. Previous studies in identical ...

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Steroids less effective in obese asthma patients

September 17th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Sept 17 (ANI): Steroids may not be as effective in obese asthmatics as in those with normal weight, finds a new study from National Jewish Health. The researchers have found that ...

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Viagra may be the panacea for many ills

August 27th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, August 27 (ANI): New research conducted by Queens researchers has given fresh insights into why Viagra may be the panacea for many health conditions, including heart attacks and strokes. Lead ...

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Viagra could also help prevent heart attacks, stroke: Study

August 27th, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Aug 27 (IANS) A breakthrough by researchers into regulating a single enzyme may lead to new drug therapies, involving Viagra, that will help prevent heart attacks and strokes. Led by Queen's ...

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Protein behind growth of blood cells unveiled

August 14th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, August 14 (ANI): Experts at The Children''s Hospital of Philadelphia have discovered that a protein called Lnk is key to the normal growth of blood cells, shedding new light on ...

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Greek mummy found inside lead coffin dates back to A.D. 300

August 5th, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, August 5 (ANI): A mummy of a middle-aged woman dating to A.D. 300 has been discovered in a lead coffin inside a marble sarcophagus in northern Greece, the first clear ...

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Agent that breaks opioid drugs craving can help fight leukemia

August 2nd, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Aug 2 (ANI): A group of researchers in Germany have found that an agent used to break addiction to opioid drugs can help in combating leukemia cells. According to the research ...

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Methadone can kill resistant forms of cancer

August 1st, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) Researchers have discovered that methadone, an agent used to break addiction to drugs, has killing power against leukaemia cells, including resistant forms of cancer. Their lab study suggests ...

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Soft tissues recovered from dinos are just slime, claims new study

July 30th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 30 (ANI): A new research has challenged the finding that soft, pliable tissues had been recovered from dissolved dinosaur bones in 2005. The finding, made by paleontologists 3 years back, ...

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Can natural sugars help create stem cell therapies?

July 23rd, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS -
London, July 23 (IANS) Scientists are examining whether the body's natural sugars can be utilised for creating stem cell treatments for heart disease and to repair nerve damage. All cells that make ...

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Chinese walker’s coach gets four-year ban

July 15th, 2008 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Beijing, July 15 (Xinhua) Chinese walker Song Hongjuan's coach is banned for four years after the athlete tested positive and was banned, a Chinese athletics official said. Chinese Athletic Association official Zhang ...

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Umbilical cord stem cells may offer treatment for hepatic diseases

July 4th, 2008 - 10:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 4 (ANI): A new study has revealed that stem cells derived from human umbilical cord may offer a treatment option for hepatic diseases. Researchers from Universities of Granada and ...

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Caffeine may help prevent Multiple Sclerosis

July 1st, 2008 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 1 (ANI): It gives you the much-needed head start in the morning, and now according to a new the research, the hot cup of coffee may help protect against ...

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Umbilical cord blood cell transplants may harbour Lou Gehrig’s cure

June 25th, 2008 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 25 (ANI): Researchers from University of South Florida have revealed that umbilical cord blood cells transplants may offer a treatment for patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known ...

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Dressing with freeze-dried blood platelets may help heal wounds

June 24th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI -
London, June 24 (ANI): US scientists have come up with an idea of freeze-drying blood platelets to make them release human growth factors, small blood cells that trigger the formation of ...

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How cells move to create patterns on a butterflys wings

June 22nd, 2008 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 22 (ANI): Johns Hopkins researchers say that they have discovered a gene that underpins the process of cell movement to create patterns like a zebras stripes, a seashells spirals, ...

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New technology to enhance therapeutic potential of cord blood stem cells

June 7th, 2008 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 7 (ANI): Researchers from Rush University Medical Centre have found a new method to enhance and expand homing and therapeutic potential of cord blood stem cells in bone marrow ...

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Simple, cost-effective technique of halting HIV progression unveiled

May 3rd, 2008 - 12:54 pm ICT by admin -
Washington , May 3 (ANI): Aussie researchers have developed a new cost-effective immunotherapy technique that can prevent the progression of HIV to AIDS. This new technique called OPAL therapy, Overlapping Peptide-pulsed Autologous ...

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Cell fusions that occur during inflammation may protect neurons

April 21st, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by admin -
London, April 21 (ANI): Scientists at the Stanford University Medical Center have found in a study on mice that inflammation triggers cell fusions that may protect neurons. The study suggests that ...

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Immunotherapy could help prevent AIDS

April 9th, 2008 - 12:16 pm ICT by admin -
Sydney, April 9 (IANS) The immune system can be primed to attack the HIV virus more strongly, making it fitter to fight off the incidental infections and immune breakdown that lead to ...

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Umbilical cord blood cell therapy halves Alzheimers pathology in mice

March 27th, 2008 - 11:03 am ICT by admin -
Washington, Mar 27 (ANI): Using human umbilical cord blood cells may improve the pathology associated with Alzheimers disease, finds a new study on mice. Researchers at the University of South Florida along ...

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Gene networks behind obesity uncovered

March 17th, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by admin -
London, March 17 (ANI): A novel way to discover networks of genes linked with obesity in mice as well as humans has been discovered, say scientists. The new approach, which is ...

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Chinese herbs may help treat eczema

March 13th, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by admin -
London, Mar 13 (ANI): A traditional combinations of five Chinese herbs may help treat people suffering from eczema, a new study by researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong suggests. In ...

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Human umbilical cord blood injection helps rejuvenate an aging brain

March 11th, 2008 - 12:17 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): A new study conducted at the University of South Florida (USF) has found that the injection of human umbilical cord cells helps an aging brain. The study, led by ...

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Inactivating platelets blocks cancer cell progression

March 7th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Mar 7 (ANI): A new study at Washington University School of Medicine suggests that deactivating platelets, specialized blood cells involved in clotting, may inhibit cancer cell progression. Cancer cells get a helping ...

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New research shows blood stem cells originate, are nurtured in the placenta

March 6th, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Mar 6 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) have found that blood stem cells originate and are nurtured in the placenta, a discovery that may allow ...

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Scientists discover how certain proteins control programmed cell death

March 1st, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by admin -
London, March 1 (ANI): Researchers at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital have achieved a breakthrough understanding how certain proteins control the process of apoptosis, which rids the body of faulty or unneeded ...

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