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CA$2.4 million toward gene therapy for human degenerative retinal diseases

This release is available in French . Montreal, December 3rd, 2008 A Canadian and American research group including the team of Dr. Robert Koenekoop from the Research Institute at the Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC has just been awarded $2.4 million from the Canadian Institutes...

Consuming extra virgin olive oil helps to combat degenerative diseases such as cancer

This release is also available in Spanish . In the 1960s, Ancer Keys, a US expert on nutrition, studied the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet for the first time. Since then many studies on the benefits of olive oil have been conducted. According to several studies performed in Ital...

New Non-Surgical Stem-Cell Procedure Relieves Degenerative Joint Disease

First-of-its-kind procedure from Colorado-based company DENVER, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Regenerative Sciences, Inc., has launched its patent-pending Regenexx(TM) procedure, which uses a patient's own stem cells to regenerate bone and cartilage -- a welcome relief for the more than 20 mi...

Antioxidants do not prevent degenerative eye disease

A diet rich in antioxidant vitamins and minerals does not seem to prevent the degenerative eye disease known as age related macular degeneration, finds a study published on bmj.com today. Age related macular degeneration is the leading cause of visual loss in older people. It is caused by the...

Lipoic Acid may Help to Live Long, Free of Degenerative Disease

Oregon State University (OSU) researchers have found the mechanism through which lipoic acid may help people live a long life with comparatively good health and vigour, free of degenerative disease, until very near death. Lipoic acid has been found to slow down the process of ageing, impro...

Genetic Testing Sheds Light on Degenerative Eye Disease

Genetic testing for eye disease is providing vital information about complex retinal diseases, especially when used to// confirm a clinician’s diagnosis. In a newly published review of such tests that were conducted over a five-year period at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, sc...

Another feather in fish oil cap: hope against retinal degenerative diseases

Fish oil has numerous health benefits and is being touted as a new age elixir. So another research is in its honour is welcome.Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor// and Director of the Neuroscience Centre of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Centre in New Orleans, in a paper reports on the r...

Macugen drug for treating degenerative eye disease

The drug Macugen is found to be effective in treating wet age related macular degeneration disease which is a progressive disease// of the macula. Wet age related macular degeneration is caused due to a chronic degenerative disease of the macula region of the eye, macula is present in the retina wh...

Woman suffering from degenerative disorder committed assisted suicide

Mrs. May Murphy from Glasgow was confirmed to have committed suicide five months ago using a lethal dose of drugs. Mrs. Murphy was 75 years old and was suffering from degenerative disease// which made her life very traumatic and she had painful days. Mrs. Murphy wanted to end her life to escape...

Cell molecules behind neuro degenerative diseases

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in the current issue of PLoS Computational Biology, had reported that there may be possible molecular origin of at least nine human diseases of nervous system degeneration. // These neuro degenerative diseases, including Hunting...

Treatment May Be Possible For Degenerative Brain And Spinal Cord Disease

Researchers have found out a key protein that can block the degenerative process of the brain diseases //like Alzheimer’s disease and many other similar diseases. The study, published in the online version of the Journal of Neuroscience Research, shows how a protein called KDI tri-peptide (KDI...

American Health Assistance Foundation & Asbury Methodist Village to Host Special Community Screening and Discussion of the HBO Series, The Alzheimer's Project

...nce Foundation: The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding cures for age-related and degenerative diseases by funding research worldwide on Alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. The American Health Assistance Foundation also pro...

EHE International Supports The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

... Foundation reach new members who are eager to support our work to find a cure for this devastating disease." Parkinson's disease is a chronic, degenerative neurological disorder that affects roughly one million Americans and six million people worldwide and is the 14th leading cause of death worldwide. W...

Nephros, Inc. Completes $1.25 Million Private Placement

...ively as "middle molecules." These molecules have been found to contribute to such conditions as dialysis-related amyloidosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, degenerative bone disease and, ultimately, mortality in the ESRD patient. Nephros ESRD products are sold and distributed throughout Europe and are currently being ...

American Health Assistance Foundation & Asbury Methodist Village to Host Special Community Screenings and Discussion of HBO Series The Alzheimer's Project

...ce Foundation: The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding cures for age-related and degenerative diseases by funding research worldwide on Alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. The American Health Assistance Foundation also pro...

Home Oxygen Patients and Family Members Visit Capitol Hill to Ask Congress to Protect Medicare Home Oxygen Therapy Benefit

...e. Across the United States, more than 12 million Americans have been diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and other degenerative lung conditions. COPD is currently the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and is on the rise. As a progressive, incurable disease tha...

Scientists Reverse Muscular Dystrophy in Mice

...ng causes," she said. According to the MDA, myotonic (muscle-stiffening) dystrophy is one of nine forms of muscular dystrophy, a group of genetic, degenerative and potentially disabling diseases which primarily affect voluntary muscles. Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is the most common form of muscular dystrop...

AstraZeneca and Mental Health Research Institute in Australia Announce Collaboration to Improve Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease

... improve understanding of the causes and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, and help develop preventative strategies. Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative brain disease for which there is currently no definitive diagnostic tool. Doctors rely on their clinical judgment to diagnose the disease once it has ...

National Advocacy Organization Representing Home Oxygen Patients Praises Introduction of Medicare Home Oxygen Therapy Act

...rd." Across the United States, more than 12 million Americans have been diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and other degenerative lung conditions. COPD is currently the fourth leading cause of death and the second leading cause of disability in the United States, and is on the ri...

Mayo Clinic study continues to refine most effective methods to predict Alzheimer's disease

...udy will be presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease on July 14 in Vienna. Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative disorder of the brain in which nerve cells die over time, resulting in a steady loss of memory and other thinking abilities. An estimated 5.3 million ...

Mayo Clinic Study Continues to Refine Most Effective Methods to Predict Alzheimer's Disease

...y will be presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease on July 14 in Vienna. Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative disorder of the brain in which nerve cells die over time, resulting in a steady loss of memory and other thinking abilities. An estimated 5.3 million ...

National Insurance Carriers Now Cover Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery

...the cervical artificial disc as of April 2009 can be found on the CINN website.) Currently, the most common surgical treatment for patients with degenerative discs in the cervical spine is spinal fusion. In this procedure, a surgeon removes the damaged disc, then implants a bone graft and metal plate to fu...

New research to reduce drug side-effects

...cribing the drugs with the associated risks of heart and digestive problems. NSAIDS are widely used in medicine for treating pain, inflammation and degenerative diseases like arthritis. The most commonly-used are aspirin and ibuprofen. But their use is associated with an increased risk of minor and serious gas...

Local Company Gives Out Injury Supplies at No Cost to Customers

...ation that they need in order to have their insurance pay for the medical equipment they need. In addition to providing solutions for arthritis, degenerative disc disease, discogenic pain, sprains/strains, sports injuries and other maladies, http://www.injurysupplies.com provides nutritional supplements f...

Study identifies potential fix for damaged knees

...ve," Dr. Bedi said. Left untreated, these injuries can increase loads placed on the remaining intact cartilage and increase the risk of progression to degenerative arthritis. One way to treat patients with symptomatic chondral lesions is an OATS procedure, in which cartilage is transferred from one portion of the...

Fate Therapeutics to Present Data on Stimulation of Osteogenic Activity Using Small Molecule Modulators of Wnt Pathway

...ate's approach has broad therapeutic potential in areas such as regenerative medicine, hematological diseases, metastatic cancer, traumatic injury and degenerative diseases. The Company is currently conducting a Phase 1b clinical trial of FT1050, a small molecule SCM designed to increase hematopoietic stem cell ...

Rice University team's award-winning device could benefit treatment of hand injuries

... he said. Xu hopes it will help hospitals and rehabilitation clinics compare the effectiveness of surgical interventions and diagnose neuromuscular degenerative diseases. "There's so much applicability, it's hard to pinpoint our market size," he said. Gogola said PRIME has found a home in her clinic. "We've...

Nephros Receives 510k Approval for Dual Stage Ultrafilters

...ively as "middle molecules." These molecules have been found to contribute to such conditions as dialysis-related amyloidosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, degenerative bone disease and, ultimately, mortality in the ESRD patient. Nephros ESRD products are sold and distributed throughout Europe and are currently being ...

Fate Therapeutics Granted Exclusive License By The Regents of the University of California to Stem Cell Modulators for Osteo-Regeneration

...must undergo complicated surgeries and long recovery times. In the case of degenerative bone diseases, such as osteoporosis, current therapies focus on blocking bo...e medicine, hematological diseases, metastatic cancer, traumatic injury and degenerative diseases. The Company is currently conducting a Phase 1b clinical trial of...

Stemedica Discovers Significant Breakthrough in the Use of Stem Cells and Stem Cell Factors for the Treatment of Retinal Degeneration

...E, CB, NSC) in xenotransplantation. This immune privilege amplifies the significant promise of allogeneic donor stem cells in the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases", stated Dr. Edwin Boldrey. The research team compared the efficacy of each of the three cell types. A summary of the results yield...

Statins Might Stave Off Alzheimer's

...ngs are in the June issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease . Alzheimer's disease affects more than 5 million people in the United States. The degenerative disease attacks brain cells and ruins memory and thinking. It is the leading cause of dementia and the seventh-leading cause of death in the United St...

LSUHSC research identifies enzyme that makes survival molecule for key vision cells

...f NPD1 in RPE cells. "These studies have created a new interest in RPE cells not only due to the potential applications in the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases, but also in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease," notes Dr. Bazan. "This research has helped us define NPD1 survival bioa...

HealthSource of Chicago: New Techniques for Back Pain Relief in Chicago

... that give 2 minutes of relief and really don't take into consideration what is going on under the surface. Some of the worst of this damage is called degenerative disc disease. It's like termites working, unseen, on the foundation of a house, eating it away, bit by bit. When people's spine, feet, knees, pelv...

People With Huntington's Report Discrimination

...onne Bombard and colleagues at the University of British Columbia surveyed 233 people in Canada who were at risk of developing Huntington's disease, a degenerative disorder that leads to involuntary movements, personality changes, psychiatric issues and loss of intellectual functioning. People with Huntington...

Wii-hab may enhance Parkinson's treatment

...o Wii may help treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease, including depression, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says. Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disease that impairs motor skills. Dr. Herz theorized that the popular computer game console, which simulates various sports and activities, could imp...

Principal Management Group Walks to Fight Blindness

...ch that will provide all levels of assistance to individuals affected by retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, and other retinal degenerative diseases. FFB currently funds over 115 research studies at 80 prominent research facilities and has established the National Neurovision Research Inst...

"Alliance between Europe Cosmetiques and Probiox brings new oxydative stress profiling technologies to North America"

...tion to our outstanding line of Health & Wellness services and products. It has been scientifically demonstrated that diabetes, cardiovascular and degenerative illnesses and other chronic diseases are closely linked to oxidative stress. These new technologies licenced by Probiox are being launched through our...

Impliant Granted Two New U.S. Patents and Successfully Defends European Patent Opposition Case

...sterior device, is designed to stabilize but not fuse the L3-4 or L4-5 vertebral level to alleviate pain stemming from spinal stenosis with or without degenerative facet arthrosis, and spondylolisthesis. Following a laminectomy and medial facetectomy, the device is affixed to the spine via four pedicle screws us...

Sangamo BioSciences Presents Positive Phase 2 ZFP Therapeutic Data at ADA 2009

...gamo's clinical trials of this drug visit http://www.clinicaltrials.org . About Diabetic Neuropathy Diabetic neuropathy is a progressive degenerative disease that is one of the most frequent complications of diabetes, affecting between 14 and 16.5 million Americans in 2007. High blood glucose levels...

Discovery Sheds Light on Huntington's Disease

...n THURSDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have pinpointed a protein that plays a key role in cell death in Huntingdon's disease, a degenerative disorder that leads to uncontrolled movements and loss of intellectual functioning. The discovery raises hope that drugs could be developed to slow...