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New Muscular Dystrophy Treatment Approach Developed Using Human Stem Cells
7.5.2012 | Press monitoring
Researchers from the University of Minnesota's Lillehei Heart Institute have effectively treated muscular dystrophy in mice using human stem cells derived from a new process that -- for the first time -- makes the production of human muscle cells from stem cells efficient and effective. The research, published May 4 in Cell Stem Cell, outlines...
Garlic Compound Fights Source of Food-Borne Illness Better Than Antibiotics
4.5.2012 | Press monitoring
Researchers at Washington State University have found that a compound in garlic is 100 times more effective than two popular antibiotics at fighting the Campylobacter bacterium, one of the most common causes of intestinal illness. The discovery opens the door to new treatments for raw and processed meats and food preparation surfaces. "This...
Potent Protein Heals Wounds, Boosts Immunity and Protects from Cancer
3.5.2012 | Press monitoring
Lactoferrin is an important iron-binding protein with many health benefits. The major form of this powerful protein, is secreted into human biofluids (e.g. milk, blood, tears, saliva), and is responsible for most of the host-defense properties. Because of the many beneficial activities associated with it, researchers are starting to use...
Gene Involved in Sperm-To-Egg Binding Is Key to Fertility in Mammals
2.5.2012 | Press monitoring
Experts from Durham University have identified a new gene that could help the development of fertility treatments in humans in the future. Scientists from Durham University, UK, and Osaka University, Japan, looking at fertility in mice, have discovered for the first time that the gene, which makes a protein called PDILT, enables sperm to bind to...
Vegetarian Cutlet: New Method to Prepare a Meat Substitute
26.4.2012 | Press monitoring
Meat production is complicated, costly and not eco-friendly: fatted animals have to consume five to eight kilos of grain just to generate one kilogram of meat. It would be simpler and more sustainable if one were to make cutlets out of seed -- without the detour through the animal's body. Impossible? Not entirely: there are plants that are...
Fibre Protects Against Cardiovascular Disease, Especially in Women
25.4.2012 | Press monitoring
Foods high in fiber provide good protection against cardiovascular disease, and the effect is particularly marked in women. The new study, which was recently published in the scientific journal PLoS One, involved the study of the eating habits of over 20,000 residents of the Swedish city of Malmö, with a focus on the risk of cardiovascular...
Cancer-Fighting Goodness Found in Cholesterol, Study Suggests
24.4.2012 | Press monitoring
A Simon Fraser University researcher is among four scientists who argue that cholesterol may slow or stop cancer cell growth. They describe how cholesterol-binding proteins called ORPs may control cell growth. Beh and his colleagues noted that genetic changes engineered by them block the ability of ORPs to bind cholesterol but don't stop ORPs...
Aspirin: New Evidence Is Helping Explain Additional Health Benefits and Open Potential for New Uses
23.4.2012 | Press monitoring
New evidence is helping explain additional health benefits of aspirin. Researchers in Canada, Scotland and Australia have discovered that salicylate, the active ingredient in aspirin, directly increases the activity of the protein AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase), a key player in regulating cell growth and metabolism. "We're finding this old...
Positive Feelings May Help Protect Cardiovascular Health
20.4.2012 | Press monitoring
Over the last few decades numerous studies have shown negative states, such as depression, anger, anxiety, and hostility, to be detrimental to cardiovascular health. Less is known about how positive psychological characteristics are related to heart health. In the first and largest systematic review on this topic to date, Harvard School of Public...
Blood Type A May Predispose to Some Rotavirus Infections
18.4.2012 | Press monitoring
Whether you become infected by some strains of rotavirus may depend on your blood type. Some strains of rotavirus find their way into the cells of the gastrointestinal tract by recognizing antigens associated with the type A blood group, a finding that represents a new paradigm in understanding how this gut pathogen infects humans, said Baylor...
