News tagged with bone disease
Strategy discovered to activate genes that suppress tumors and inhibit cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- A team of scientists has developed a promising new strategy for "reactivating" genes that cause cancer tumors to shrink and die. The researchers hope that their discovery will aid in the ...
May 21, 2012 |
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Reprogramming stem cells to a more basic form results in more effective transplant, study shows
Chinese stem cell scientists have published new research that improves the survival and effectiveness of transplanted stem cells. The research led by Dr Hsiao Chang Chan, from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, is published ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Cancer-killing cells are caught on film in more 3D detail than ever before
Scientists reveal in more detail than ever before how white blood cells kill diseased tissue using deadly granules, in research published today in PLoS Biology.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Premature aging seen as issue for AIDS survivors
(AP) -- Having survived the first and worst years of the AIDS epidemic, when he was losing three friends to the disease in a day and undergoing every primitive, toxic treatment that then existed, Peter Greene ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 11, 2011 |
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Study of stem cell diseases advanced by new technique
A rare genetic disease called dyskeratosis congenita, caused by the rapid shortening of telomeres (protective caps on the ends of chromosomes), can be mimicked through the study of undifferentiated induced pluripotent stem ...
May 23, 2011 |
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Potential treatment found for debilitating bone disease in wounded soldiers and children
Promising new research reveals a potentially highly effective treatment for heterotopic ossification (HO), a painful and often debilitating abnormal buildup of bone tissue. HO comes in two main forms—one that appears ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 03, 2011 |
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Research suggests HIV-infected patients at higher risk for bone fractures
Low bone mineral density in HIV-infected patients is common and raises concerns about increased risks of fracture. Although there have been several studies regarding bone mineral density, there have been few data on rates ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 11, 2011 |
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Gene responsible for severe osteoporosis disorder discovered
Scientists have identified a single mutated gene that causes Hajdu-Cheney syndrome, a disorder of the bones causing progressive bone loss and osteoporosis (fragile bones). The study, published in Nature Genetics today, gives ...
Mar 06, 2011 |
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Prototype drug targets metabolism, halts disease that limits bone marrow transplantation
(PhysOrg.com) -- A prototype drug already shown to hold promise for treating autoimmune disorders like lupus, arthritis and psoriasis halts established graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in mouse models of bone marrow transplantation, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Measles virus plays role in Paget's disease of bone, team says
A gene from the measles virus plays a key role in the development of Paget's disease of bone, according to a team of researchers led by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Their findings, recently published in ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 14, 2011 |
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An important breakthrough in hematopoiesis and the development of B cells
A team at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM) led by Dr. Tarik Moroy, President and Scientific Director of the institute and Director of the Hematopoiesis and Cancer research unit, will be publishing an ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Don't trouble your heart: Naturally high hemoglobin OK in dialysis patients
Naturally occurring high hemoglobin levels are safe for kidney disease patients on dialysis, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results sugge ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Everyone should boost intake of vitamin D, IOM says
(PhysOrg.com) -- The nation's top scientific advisory panel today recommended that adults modestly increase their intake of vitamin D, known as the "sunshine vitamin," from a daily dose of 200 international ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Belly fat puts women at risk for osteoporosis
For years, it was believed that obese women were at lower risk for developing osteoporosis, and that excess body fat actually protected against bone loss. However, a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Rare disease reveals new path for creating stem cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- As debilitating as disease can be, sometimes it acts as a teacher. Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine have found that by mimicking a rare genetic ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 21, 2010 |
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