Breakthrough

Sperm washing helps couples – Breakthrough in focu

In many unfortunate instances we see couples who are HIV sero discordant but who would like to have a baby. If the husband is HIV –1 positive and the wife is negative and they are planning to have a child the problem arises because sexual intercourse carries a 1 in 500 risk of transmitting the virus to the female partner and through her to the fetus. Sperm washing is a risk-reduction option in wh...

ZD1839 Proves Effective - A Breakthrough in fighting Lung Cancer

Lung cancer, the header among all forms of cancer, is avenged now by the new proven effective ZD1839. It has been shown that ZD1839, an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has confirmed, durable responses and safety in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as monotherapy and in combination with standard chemotherapy agents after segmental scrut...

Breakthrough in eye treatment

Millions of baby boomers and seniors are now using different sets of glasses to see and read far away or close up. Till now, the only alternative to glasses and contact lens, was laser surgery. Researchers at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, felt that this was a breakthrough - because it was a non-laser treatment for people who were far-sighted. //Conductive Kerato-plasty, or “CK”, is the first minimall...

Genetic Breakthrough in Common Eye Problem

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in the developed world. New research finds a genetic defect that could be involved with this disease. The discovery also helps // researchers understand the true complexity of this disease. Researchers collected blood samples from 402 people with AMD and 429 healthy individuals. The DNA was examined f...

Breakthrough in cancer therapy

Scientists have developed a way to stop the hair loss associated with drug treatment for cancer. This type of hair loss, known as chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA), is a frequent side effect of cancer therapy and is often very distressing for patients at a vulnerable time in their lives.// Currently, there is no effective way to stop this type of hair loss. The only way doctors can...

Xenotransplantation “breakthrough”

The birth of five cloned piglets last week could significantly increase the success rate of pig-to-human organ transplantation, according to creators, PPL Therapeutics.Previous research has indicated that rejection of animal cells and organs by the human immune system is partially due to the presence of the gene alpha 1,3 galactosyl transferase. The gene codes for an enzyme that adds a sugar//...

Breakthrough in Type II Diabetes

"This is a big step forward in dissecting the pathways and mechanisms of diabetes. It is fascinating." Yes the researchers of Yale University have seen a break through in the identification of the missing protein in the adult onset Type II Diabetes mellitus. They have discovered that mice lacking a gene that produces the enzyme called Akt2 or //Protein Kinase B are born witho...

Breakthrough In Stem Cell Work

Scientists have, for the first time, taken adult stem cells and turned them into the bone and cartilage found in the human jaw.They say the groundbreaking work may one day //lead to better treatments for the approximately 30 million people who suffer from temporomandibular disorders. The study started with adult stem cells taken from rats. Previous research has shown these cells can be...

A Likely Breakthrough For Prostate Cancer Patients

Most men with prostate cancer would rather find out sooner than later if they have the disease. At present, men are tested for prostate cancer using the prostate-specific antigen test. But since PSA levels normally go up and down over time, it’s hard // for doctors to know what a high reading is and what may just be normal for any particular man. Hence men with higher levels have to undergo repe...

New DNA Breakthrough Can Change Future Of Medicine

In a collaborative work Scientists now been able to map the most common minor differences in human genome.// This breakthrough could change the face of future medicine. The study called 'HapMap' study by an international team have now been able to chart genetic differences between 269 individuals that originate from different parts of the world like Africa, the Far East and Western Euro...

Breakthrough In New Vaccine For Malaria

The trial of a new malaria vaccine on both humans and mice has been successful and could help eradicate the disease that causes at least one million deaths annually, researchers say//. Pierre Druilhe and his team at the Pasteur Institute here injected an MSP-3-based vaccine into 30 European volunteers who had never had malaria, re-administering it after one month and again after four m...

Medical Breakthrough - Kidney Transplant Recipient Survives Without Drugs

In what can be called a medical breakthrough, a Singaporean, who had a bone marrow transplant in July last year, survived a recent kidney transplant operation without taking drugs to prevent rejection//. Koh Hock Heng, 43, was diagnosed with kidney failure four years ago. Two years later, doctors discovered he also had a stem cell disease called myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Accordi...

Breakthrough In Tasmanian Devil Disease

Scientists in northern Tasmania have revealed that they might have made a breakthrough in the mystifying tumor disease affecting Tasmanian devils. // These tumors spread by biting and feeding and could also be transferred when the animals are mating, the researchers said. Devil researcher Anne-Maree Pearse from the state's Primary Industries Department said that unlike most cancers thes...

'Winter Blues' Treated by Breakthrough Lighting Technology

Almost 10 to 12 million suffer from winter depression, of which 8 to 10 million are females from 17 to 35 years of age.// Current research indicates that the absence of sunlight triggers a biochemical reaction that may cause symptoms such as loss of energy, fatigue, lethargy, decreased activity, sadness, excessive eating, carbohydrate cravings and sleepiness. Individuals affected by "wi...

Aussie Scientists Claim Genetic Breakthrough In Dietary Fibre

Scientists from the University of Melbourne and La Trobe University have identified the genes, which control the amount of fibre in grains such as wheat and barley. With the stress being on eating a fibre-rich diet, // the Aussie researchers fell that this discovery would allow them to manipulate the fibre content of foods. The genes are important in the production of beta-glucans, whic...

Breakthrough in Battle Against Cancer

Scientists in the United States have stumbled upon ground breaking discoveries in the battle against cancer by reversing cell division//. This discovery could also hold promise for new treatments for birth defects.Cell division is the driving force behind cancer when it runs out of control. The research was led by Dr Gary Gorbsky at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. Results o...

Breakthrough In Parkinson's research

The accumulation of clumps of the protein, alpha-synuclein, in the brain, in is considered to be the hallmark of Parkinson's disease// , according to Aaron Gitler, a postdoctoral scientist , at the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He, along with fellow postdoctoral researcher, Anil Cashikar, are investigating the ways of preventing formation of these clumps, and also to unders...

Scientist Optimistic In Breakthrough For Causes Of Neurodegenerative Diseases

A study by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine shows that the damage in neurodegenerative diseases// is linked to a natural by-product of oxidation called nitration. It was explained that Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Lou Gehrig's disease and other brain disorders are a few among a growing list of problems in health conditions th...

Breakthrough Announced in Development of Bird flu drug

A breakthrough in the development of a bird flu drug that could treat humans in the event of an outbreak has been announced by scientists.// However they have warned that the final version of the drug to be used to treat the H5N1 virus would probably take another five years to be produced. The 238 cases of human infection have all been from direct contact with infected birds...

Breakthrough In Prostate Cancer Detection And Treatment

In a research conducted in the US, scientists have claimed that a new blood test they have now found could change the way the disease of prostate cancer is diagnosed and// treated. Researchers hoping that the test will be available to patients in 18 months, have explained that not only is the test more accurate than the standard PSA test, but it might also be able to identify the canc...

Researchers Make a Major Strategic Breakthrough in Controlling the AIDS Virus

A team of researchers from the Université de Montréal and the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) have announced an important breakthrough in fighting the// human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). For the first time, scientists have identified a defect in the immune response to HIV and found a way to correct the flaw. Dr. Rafick-Pierre Sékaly, an eminent researcher in cell biology,...

An All Important Breakthrough Reached In Understanding T cell response For Parasitic Diseases

Researchers from the University of Georgia have conducted a new study that gives vital information as to how the T cells in the body react to parasitic diseases that affect scores of people every year. // A study led by scientists at the University of Georgia, that has been just published in the online journal PLOS Pathogens, which is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by...

Breakthrough In The Identity Of Compounds That Encourage Stem Cell Growth

Scientists at Harvard University have identified key compounds that stimulate stem cell growth in the brain. // The researchers whose findings, is set to appear in the September 2006 issue of The FASEB Journal hope that this discovery might one day lead to restored function for people who are affected by diseases like the Parkinson's, strokes, multiple sclerosis, and a wide range of neur...

MRI Development Yields Breakthrough in Diagnosis of Liver Fibrosis

A new technique for measuring the hardness or elasticity of the liver has been developed by Mayo Clinic researchers using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).// Initial tests show promise for this technology, MR Elastography (MRE), for detecting liver fibrosis, a common condition that can lead to incurable cirrhosis if not treated in time. Traditionally, liver fibrosis is usually diagnosed...

Researchers Discover Breakthrough in Major Third World Scourge

Researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), The New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture// (USDA) have discovered a mechanism that provides natural protection against intestinal roundworm infections, which affect more than 1.4 billion people throughout the world, and which may lead to more effective therapies against nematode para...

Aussie Doctors Claim Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Treatment

Australian doctors are claiming to have found a breakthrough in the treatment of breast cancer by using scans to better predict the success of therapies.// According to Professor Miles Prince from Melbourne's Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre a six-year study using positron emission tomography (PET) would probably change the way breast cancers were treated worldwide. The centre's st...

Scientists Make World Breakthrough

A team of scientists from the University of Adelaide, Monash University and the United States has made a world breakthrough in understanding how bacterial toxins cause// severe gastrointestinal diseases. The scientists, led by Dr Adrienne Paton from the University of Adelaide’s School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, have discovered that a highly potent bacterial toxin kills cells...

Genetics to bring about Medical Breakthroughs

Recently, 10 top Australian researchers have predicted what they hope to be medical breakthroughs of the future.According to them//, gene profiling will transform the way patients are treated, within a period of ten years. "This new technology means consumers will have little choice but to take preventive action when faced with proof their lives might be at risk, " says John Shine,...

A Breakthrough in the Study of Hepatitis C

Researchers have devised a novel viral culture system, which makes way for a better study of Hepatitis C virus. This system enables the replication of virus// (isolated from patient) in non-transformed hepatocytes. Systems in vogue involve culture of permissive viral strains in transformed cell lines. The study report by Lázaro et al, ‘Hepatitis C virus replication in transfected and...

Researchers Discover Breakthrough in Malaria Treatment

An article published in the prestigious international journal 'The Lancet' by researchers from the Menzies School of Health Research (MSHR) in Darwin// has revealed a breakthrough in the battle to treat Malaria – a disease which effects 40 per cent of the worlds population. There are two major strains of malaria effecting humans, P. vivax and P. falciparum. Although attention focuses on...

Breakthrough in Converting Blood Groups

European scientists have identified two novel enzymes that could help convert blood groups A, B and AB into the universal O group.// The shortage of blood available for transfusion to those in need essentially arises precisely because of the shortage in the O group that could be donated to any one. Now an international team led by Henrik Clausen of the University of Copenhage...

Breakthrough in MRI Scanning in the Near Future

Scientists and clinicians from Aberdeen University are on the brink of another global MRI breakthrough, which could save thousands of lives,// by an early diagnosis of cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis and other disorders. A prototype of an MRI scanner has been developed which provides up to 100 different images, compared to one image from current MRI scanners. <br...

Lesser the Better- Minimally Invasive Surgery Breakthrough

In the quest of newer ways to better minimally invasive surgery, physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center and engineers at UT Arlington// have joined heads to bring about a system that works by magnetically maneuvering surgical instruments into the abdomen, via the belly button or throat. “A fixed hole has a limited working envelope that is conical in shape,” said Dr. Jeffrey Cadedd...

Hungarian Researchers Claim Cancer Breathalyzer Breakthrough

Hungarian researchers are testing a breathalyzer that has so far been able to detect lung cancer// with over 70 percent accuracy, the daily Nepszabadsag reported Tuesday. The technology itself is not new, and researchers across the world have been working on such a breathalyzer for several years. Ildiko Horvath, the head of university's lung treatment program said, howeve...

Breakthrough Discovery- Human Sperms From Bone Marrow

In this 'Brave New World' fact is truly becoming stranger than fiction. The p...

Scientists Make Major Breakthrough in Regenerative Medicine

A new study by Stanford scientists may be the first step toward a major revolution in human regenerative medicine—a future where advanced organ damage// can be repaired by the body itself. Researchers show that a human evolutionary ancestor, the sea squirt, can correct abnormalities over a series of generations, suggesting that a similar regenerative process might be possible in people....

Breakthrough for Treatment of Fatal Heart Condition

Researchers at the University of Leeds have found a mechanism to prevent a potentially fatal heart condition that can strike without warning. Dr Lezanne Ooi, a postdoctoral researcher in the Faculty of Biological Sciences, has found that the progression of cardiac hypertrophy can be halted by increasing one of the bodys naturally occurring proteins. This is a significant discovery b...

HIVmirror, LLC Launching Breakthrough Genetic Product for HIV Positive Consumer

PHILADELPHIA, HIVmirror LLC, a Philadelphia-based company offering HIV positive consumers the latest in confidential DNA testing, is announcing the launch of their innovative HIV progression test , HIVmirror(TM). This affordable, easy-to-use product, with its user-friendly Web site (http: www.hivmirror.com), empowers modern consumers and gives a unique insight into their genetic code and its role...

Significant Scientific Breakthrough in Stem Cell Banking

Scientists from the Research Department of Cryo-Save Group NV together with the University of Cologne (DE) have developed a new scientifically validated method to collect adult mesenchymal stem cells ("MSCs") from the lining of umbilical cord tissue. This revolutionary new approach allows the collection and cryopreservation of very high quantities of valuable mesenchymal stem cells without invas...

Revolutionary Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Detection

A revolutionary new imaging technology is expected to help physicians better classify breast lesions. Elasticity imaging is an ultrasound technique recently cleared by the FDA that allows doctors to measure the stiffness of tissue, relative to surrounding areas. This new technique may significantly reduce the need for biopsies. In fact, the American Cancer Society confirms only 20 percent of bio...