Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Jeff Strickler In a study published in Arthritis Research and Therapy, researchers demonstrated the efficacy of 5-loxin, an extract of the 'Indian Frankincense'...
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Filed in archive Stem Cells
by ruth on July 29, 2008
Stem cells within the spinal cord that could differentiate into more healing cells and fewer scarring cells following an injury, have been identified. The researchers at MIT and the Karolinska...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Oleg Fedorkin Phase 1 trials of the the first human tests of a vaccine grown in tobacco plants proved that the vaccine against against follicular B-cell lymphoma were...
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© piddy77 Scientists have identified a protein transporter for the compounds lutein and zeaxanthin, which are believed to protect against the development of age-related macular degeneration. These...
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The scientific R&D integration partner to companies in the life sciences, chemicals, energy, electronics and consumer products industries - Symyx Technologies, Inc. - has recently launched its new...
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A video has been submitted as part of a manuscript published the open access journal BMC Neurology, documenting the rapid language improvement within minutes of using a novel immune-based treatment...
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Currently, leading healthcare company Roche already owns 55.9% of all of Genetech's outstanding shares. Now Roche has offered a bid of US$43.7 billion to the rest of Genentech that it doesn't...
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Scientists have successfully genetically engineered Salmonella enterica to deliver an antigen that protects against pneumonia. The method apparently effectively delivers the antigen in the body, does...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Marcin Stalmach Researchers have shown that hyaluronic acid, a common fluid naturally produced in the human body, can be used as a natural moisturizing agent in contact...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 4201865 The DOE's Joint Genome Institute is supporting the genomic sequencing of duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza) as one of its priority projects for 2009...
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© Manjith Kainickara Korean research has come up with the potential of tomato as carrier of an edible vaccine against Alzheimer's disease. Kim and colleagues' aim was to develop a...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Martin Strmko Scientists have isolated compound from marine animals which interfere with a protein termed NF-kB and may thus have potentials for treating cancer, as well...
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© digiyesica Artichoke leaf extract (ALE) can reduce cholesterol levels in healthy adults, said a research in UK. Levels dropped six per cent in otherwise healthy adults with raised cholesterol...
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Here's an interesting report by scientists in Texas: a slice of cool, fresh watermelon has effects similar to Viagra (Sildafenil Citrate). Of course, that isn't really a substitute for the...
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Filed in archive by ruth on July 04, 2008
A newly identified enzyme, Cpl-1, has been reported to successfully treat symptoms of bacterial meningitis in mice trials. Working with colleagues from the Institute for Infectious Diseases in Bern,...
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Filed in archive by ruth on July 04, 2008
A newly identified enzyme, Cpl-1, has been reported to successfully treat symptoms of bacterial meningitis in mice trials. Working with colleagues from the Institute for Infectious Diseases in Bern,...
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The broad-spectrum antibiotic Ceftobiprole, discovered by Swiss company Basilea Pharmaceuticals, has been demonstrated to be effective against some of the deadliest strains of multiple-resistant...
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