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Sea urchin genome suprisingly similar to man and may hold key to cures

...r to humans?and may hold the key to preventing and curing several human diseases, according to a University of Central Florida researcher and several colleagues. UCF Professor Cristina Calestani was part of the Sea Urchin Genome Sequencing Group, which recently completed sequencing of the sea urchin genome...

Scientists show drug can counteract muscular dystrophy in mice

...g is only promoting muscle regeneration ?it is not curing the defect that causes muscle deterioration. Further studies are needed to determine how long the drug works and if it works in larger animals with bigger muscles, such as dogs, before such drugs can be tested in people. The finding has its roots in...

Einstein researchers demonstrate a novel approach to treating AIDS

...n of therapies--then we could start to think about curing HIV-infected patients." Dr. Goldstein, also a senior author of the study, notes that radioimmunotherapy might be particularly useful for people newly exposed to HIV, such as healthcare workers with needlestick injuries. "Studies show that giving h...

Mother knows best: Plant knowledge key to childhood health in remote Amazon

...eir environment to getting food and preventing and curing disease, explained Reyes-García. "However, globalization threatens this knowledge to the extent that formal schooling and jobs in emerging markets devalue folk knowledge and provide access to products not made from local resources, but without provid...

Stem cell transplants explored at Stanford as a possible treatment for hearing loss

...ransplantation into humans, with the goal of first curing deafness in mice within the next five years. His lab is also busy studying the ability of birds to regenerate the tiny hair cells in the cochlea. It's these cells that convert the mechanical energy of sound into electrical impulses that are sent ...

Surgeons develop simpler way to cure atrial fibrillation

...x-maze IV is just as effective as Cox-maze III for curing atrial fibrillation, yet takes one-third the time to perform. "The older Cox-maze procedure was a very complicated operation, and very few surgeons were willing to do it," Damiano says. "So we started working on new technology and helped develop a...

Radiation therapy combo cures prostate cancer long-term

... external beam therapy are successful long-term at curing men of their prostate cancer," said John E. Sylvester, M.D., lead author of the study and the Director of the Seattle Prostate Institute in Seattle. "This is good news for men with prostate cancer since radiation therapy is less invasive, spares heal...

Synthetic peptide targets latent papilloma virus infections

... DNA from chromosomes, and this is a long way from curing cells in people." The researchers hope to partner with a biotechnology company to improve the peptide or develop better drug candidates, and ideally to find a formulation that can be taken orally rather than applied topically. Botchan, Voitenleit...

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