Diabetes drug spurs growth of brain cells
July 6th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 6 (IANS) Popular diabetes drug metformin offers an unexpected yet alluring side effect - it encourages the growth of new brain cells.The discovery is an important step toward ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Chronic liver disease cure on the horizon
March 6th, 2012 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
London, March 6 (IANS) Scientists have made an important breakthrough that could eventually lead to the development of new treatments for chronic liver illnesses.At present such illnesses can only be ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Bad breath chemical converts dental pulp into liver cells
February 27th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Feb 27 (IANS) A compound that gives the mouth its bad breadth or halitosis, can also help tweak stem cells from human dental pulp into liver cells, a study ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
New therapy could help beat Hepatitis C virus
January 17th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Jan 17 (IANS) Scientists have found a way to block the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and possibly benefit 170 million people worldwide.The breakthrough opens the way for new therapies ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Antioxidant may prevent alcohol-induced liver damage
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 3 (IANS) An antioxidant may prevent liver damage caused by excessive alcohol. The findings potentially open the way to treating and reversing steatosis, or fatty deposits in the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Antioxidant may prevent liver damage caused by excessive alcohol intake
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham has suggested that an antioxidant may prevent damage to the liver caused by excessive alcohol.The findings may ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Vitamin E can fight fatty liver disease in kids
April 28th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 28 (IANS) A specific form of Vitamin E can improve the most severe form of fatty liver disease in some children.Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Vitamin E helps cut fatty liver disease in kids
April 28th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): A new study has suggested that a specific form of vitamin E improved the most severe form of fatty liver disease in some children.Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Healthy liver-cell transplants may help treat genetic liver-lung disorder
April 23rd, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 23 (ANI): A animal study has found that transplanting cells from healthy adult livers may work in treating a genetic liver-lung disorder that affects millions of people worldwide.The genetic disorder, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists discover a key to maintaining our DNA
March 19th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 19 (ANI): Scientists have discovered how DNA maintenance is regulated, opening the door to interventions that may enhance the body's natural preservation of genetic information.DNA contains all of the genetic ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Molecules act as ’shift workers’ to protect liver from accumulating fat
March 11th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): Researchers have known for decades that fat production by the liver runs on a 24-hour cycle, the circadian rhythm, and is similar to the sleep-wake cycle.Now, a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New way found to kill malaria parasite
March 9th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 9 (IANS) A class of chemotherapy drugs designed to block signalling pathways in cancer cells also kills the parasite that causes malaria, opening up a whole new way ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
New discovery opens up novel strategy for combating malaria
March 9th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 09 (ANI): A group of researchers has discovered that a class of chemotherapy drugs originally designed to inhibit key signaling pathways in cancer cells also kills the parasite that causes ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Vaccine slashes malaria risk by half
January 14th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 14 (IANS) A vaccine that slashes malaria risk by 50 percent could practically save hundreds of thousands of lives every year.
The latest study indicates that the jab reduces ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
A vaccine that gives you hangover to help quit liquor!
January 9th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 9 (IANS) A vaccine that helps alcoholics kick the habit by triggering a terrible hangover is undergoing animal trials.
The vaccine would increase nausea, accelerate heartbeats, induce sweating and a ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
New booze vaccine works by ‘giving terrible hangover just after 1 drink’
January 8th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 8 (ANI): A new vaccine for treating alcoholism gives the sensation of a terrible hangover after just a few drinks, to deter the person from drinking any more.Chile researchers explained ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New study paves for novel treatments for regenerating liver, bone marrow
November 13th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 13 (ANI): A new study has shed light on how the liver regenerates itself by demonstrating that endothelial cells-the cells that form the lining of blood vessels-play a key role.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Stem Cell Researchers Create Working Miniature Human Livers in Lab
November 2nd, 2010 - 2:15 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An early breakthrough milestone has been reached by researchers at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. In the attempt to grow human ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists grow miniature liver using human cells
October 30th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Wake Forest have grown a miniature liver-only an inch in diameter-using human cells.The liver, however, is not big enough to work for ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Hepatitis C virus infection linked to fat enzyme in liver cells
October 11th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 11 (ANI): Scientists have found that an enzyme associated with the storage of fat in the liver is necessary for the infectious activity of the hepatitis C virus (HCV).This discovery ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Only 10 percent liver transplants on female patients: Doctors (With Image)
September 22nd, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Jordan's Haneen Abushakra and Noida's Simran Chadha have little in common, except the fact that they are females and underwent a liver transplant. As common as it ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Patients could grow own liver from skin slivers
August 26th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 26 (IANS) Transplant patients who are very ill may be able to grow their own livers in the near future. In a novel attempt, Cambridge University researchers turned slivers of ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Scientists create liver cells from patients’ skin
August 26th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 26 (ANI): Scientists at Cambridge University have created liver cells in a lab for the first time by reprogramming stem cells taken from human skin, paving the way for potential ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New generation of drugs to cure hepatitis C
August 14th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 14 (ANI): Help is on its way for those suffering from hepatitis C - a new generation of drugs with the potential to cure the infectious disease is set to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Protein that controls liver stem cells, prevents tumor development found
August 13th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): Scientists have found that a protein known to be involved in a rare hereditary cancer syndrome may have a role in the regulation of liver stem cells and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Antibiotics could act as ‘needle-free’ malaria vaccine
July 21st, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 21 (ANI): Advance administration of antibiotics in residents of areas with high malaria transmission could act as a natural "needle-free" vaccination against the disease, a new study has found.In the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Advance made towards development of transplantable replacement livers
June 14th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 14 (ANI): A team led by researchers from the Center for Engineering in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has developed functional, transplantable rat liver grafts.The technique may someday allow ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Seizure drug could help treat severe genetic liver disease
June 4th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 4 (ANI): According to new research, a drug used in treating seizures can prove effective in treating genetic liver disease - for which many children undergo liver transplantation.The liver scarring ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Drinking too much during pregnancy can harm offspring permanently
January 15th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (AN): Drinking too much alcohol during pregnancy can cause permanent damage to unborn child, say researchers.The new study conducted using mouse model suggests this may be because alcohol chemically ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Now, device that prints human tissue
January 2nd, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 2 (ANI): In a scientific breakthrough, researchers have created what could be called the "world's first production model 3D bio-printer"-a device that could print human tissue.Invetech has delivered the first ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New strategy for developing ‘next-generation’ malaria vaccines
November 3rd, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): Experts have suggested a novel strategy for developing 'next-generation' malaria vaccines that will help targeting the long-term goal of eliminating and eradicating the deadly mosquito-borne disease.While trials are ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New technique paves way for effective liver disease treatments
October 10th, 2009 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 10 (ANI): Scientists from University of California, San Diego have developed a novel technique that would pave way for more effective treatments for liver disease.During the study, researchers utilized ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists produce liver cells from patients’ skin cells
October 9th, 2009 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) Scientists have successfully produced liver cells from patients' skin cells, potentially opening the way to treating a range of diseases that affect the liver's functioning.
The research team ... Read more...
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Scientists grow liver cells from patients’ skin cells
October 9th, 2009 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have succeeded in producing liver cells from patients' skin cells.Led by Dr. Stephen A. Duncan, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke linked to liver disease
September 11th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 11 (ANI): People can develop liver disease even when they are exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke, according to a study.Scientists at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have found ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |