© mckaysavage Green tea consumption has been found to increase the efficacy of antibiotics by up to three times. "In every single case green tea enhanced the bacteria-killing activity of the...
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An international team of researchers has sequenced the genome from the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum, making it the first beetle and the first insect pest, whose genome has been sequenced. A...
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Filed in archive Stem Cells
by ruth on March 29, 2008
In a paper published in the journal Cardiovascular Research, researchers demonstrate that stem cells isolated from sheep hair follicles contain the smooth muscle cells that could grow into new blood...
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In animal trials, researchers have demonstrated that a protein called collagenase-2 plays a role in the development of multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that causes various physical and mental...
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Filed in archive Stem Cells
by ruth on March 28, 2008
In animal trials, researchers found that umbilical cord blood cell therapy improved the pathology and cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease. According to a report: Following a...
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The Norwegian Tooth Bank is requesting milk teeth from 100 000 children and could become the biggest tooth bank in the world. Milk teeth can give invaluable information about environmental factors and...
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Soon, salivary proteins may replace blood tests as diagnostic tools, as researchers carry on research cataloguing the "complete" salivary proteome, a set of proteins in human ductal saliva....
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The US FDA has approved Baxter Pharmaceuticals' new medical adhesivecalled Artiss, the first and only slow-setting fibrin sealant indicated for use in adhering skin grafts in adult and pediatric...
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Botox is popularly known as a drug used in cosmetic procedures. Another less known application, however is in the treatment of CHARGE Syndrome, a congenital genetic disease characterized by heart...
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Filed in archive Stem Cells
by ruth on March 16, 2008
In an animal study, scientists have shown that injection with human umbilical cord blood rejuvenated the hippocampus region of aging brains, which helped prevent age-related decrease in neurogenesis,...
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What: First Annual World Science Festival When: May 28 to June 1, 2008 Where: New York City For five days, the Festival will bring together Nobel Laureates, leading researchers, top-level...
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Scientists have identified 2 protein receptors in a guinea pig - P2Y1 and P2Y11 - that relax the gut and thus allow it to accommodate a bigger meal. these receptors are also present in humans and may...
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