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FDA Approves INFUSE Bone Graft for Use in Dentistry

...in implant dentistry Dr. Mark went on to say, "the accelerated bone growth promoted by this morphogenetic protein-2 will enable patients who were previously poor candidates for dental implants to revisit this procedure as a more permanent means to help restore their natural bite characteristics." Source- Emedi...

ChemGenex Treats First Patient With Ceflatonin

...tation and will recruit CML patients from chronic, accelerated and blast-phase disease states. The patient was enrolled into CML-203 at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, and ChemGenex is expanding the study to an estimated 15 centers through the United States and Europe. It is anticipated t...

High Melatonin can Help Delay Ageing

...Both normal and genetically-modified mice, with an accelerated cell ageing, were analysed. "We proved", says professor Acu?a Castroviejo, “that the first signs of ageing in animal tissues start at the age of five months [in mice] – equivalent to 30 human years of age – due to an increase in free radicals (oxygen...

Norwegian Glacier Shrinks and Marine Life Poisoned as the Globe Warms

...valbard, such as Longyearbyen glacier, has clearly accelerated in recent years. Two climate activists studying the region stripped off to swimming costumes and sat on the ice by the fjord to highlight risks of climate change. "If the climate keeps warming, the Arctic might be warm enough for swimming," said ...

New Clues for Treatment of Disease That Causes Accelerated Aging

...nt of a rare genetic condition that causes rapidly accelerated aging and leads to an average life expectancy// of 13 years. Scientists studying the genes of two infants who died of mysterious illnesses found the infants had mutations in LMNA, the same gene altered in patients with the premature aging condition...

Dengue Sweeping Across Southeast Asia

...ito and is endemic in much of the region, has also accelerated in recent years due to increasing urbanization and travel or migration within the region So why not consider a vaccine?Not possible, say health officials as four different viruses cause dengue. Hence the only real weapon against the dengue is pre...

Dire Future Predicted for Europe's 4 Seas

... every sea, we found serious damage related to the accelerated pace of coastal development, the way we transport our goods and the way we produce our food on land as well as the sea. Without a concerted effort, to integrate protection of the sea into Europes development plans, its biodiversity and resources will...

Export of Herbal Products to Reach Rs.120 Billion by 2012: Study

...ia, says a study. Herbal product exports can be accelerated with the setting up of EPZs in about 12 Indian states as their demand soars at a rate of over 25 percent in countries like the US, Britain, Spain, Australia, Russia and Indonesia, said the study "Future of Herbal Exports" conducted by the Associated ...

Loss of Stem Cells Correlates With Premature Aging

...ls that reside in each tissue type, says Brown. We accelerated the aging process by wiping out a large fraction of these cells prematurely, in one fell swoop. Essentially, ATR-deleted mice start their young adulthood with two strikes against them in terms of long-term tissue maintenance, and so, they subsequentl...

Taiwan Skincare Empire Built on 'Natural Beauty'

...l salons to merge or upgrade into spas, and I also accelerated research and development in NB products to serve a more demanding clientele.' In 1992, she also started investing in China, where, she says, 'the cultural background, social structure and market conditions were just like Taiwan when I first started m...

Stress Protein Inactivation Cuts Alzheimer's Peptide in Mice

...ed mice under isolated conditions in smaller cages accelerated the deposition of brain plaques and declines in cognitive ability. Since brain plaques are mostly comprised of a peptide known as amyloid beta, the researchers suspected that stress was increasing its levels. In the present study, the scientists u...

Gene Responsible for Blindness in Infants and Children Identified

...to accomplish this. The SNP micro array technology accelerated the process of locating the gene and enabled the investigators to isolate it within a few months instead of several years. This method may become a model for identifying other retinal diseases and causes of blindness in the future, says Dr. Koenekoop...

FDA: New Drug for Advance Kidney Cancer

...ease. In January 2006, Sutent (sunitinib) received accelerated approval based on durable response rate, or tumor size reduction, and was later demonstrated to delay tumor progression. The safety and effectiveness of Torisel were shown in a clinical trial of 626 patients divided into three groups. One group rec...

Hearing Loss Becoming an Epidemic in Canada

...f long-term side-effects, including depression and accelerated dementia. The fact is, listening to any sound at 85 decibels or higher for a prolonged period of time can cause permanent damage to hearing. The maximum safe exposure time to 120 decibels is eight seconds. The problem is there is a raft of activiti...

UK Scientists Identify Gene Mutations That Trigger Breast Cancer

...institute, said that the new technique has greatly accelerated the rate at which cancer genes can be found. "We have been able to search two thirds of the genome in one go. Rather than fish for new genes one at time with a rod and line, we have trawled the pool," Professor Ponder said. "At the moment we don't ...

New Insights into Chronic Inflammation and Atherosclerosis

..., the mechanism of inflammation and the reason for accelerated atherosclerosis in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease remain unclear. Does atherosclerosis result from systemic inflammation, a hallmark of these rheumatic diseases, or from local inflammation of vessels? To shed light on the link between...

New Clues for Treatment of Disease That Causes Accelerated Aging

...nt of a rare genetic condition that causes rapidly accelerated aging and leads to an average life expectancy of 13 years. Scientists studying the genes of two infants who died of mysterious illnesses found the infants had mutations in LMNA, the same gene altered in patients with the premature aging condition ...

Indian Projects Win Top Ashden Awards

...00 pounds) awarded to a past winner whose work has accelerated since winning an award. In the words of the judges, "the way in which this visionary individual has demonstrated beyond doubt that it is possible to run a renewable energy business which is both a striking commercial success, and which lifts people...

Premature Vascular and Bone Changes Occur in COPD Patients

...her relationships between this studys findings and accelerated aging processes in COPD, which might then be avoided....

Manic Depression Linked With Shrinking Brain

...s linked bipolar disorder or manic depression with accelerated shrinking of the brain. Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition defined as recurrent episodes of significant disturbance in moods. The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by Dr. Andrew McIntosh at the University of Edinburgh. ...

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