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

Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc., a leader in the manufacturing and development of clinical grade allogeneic adult stem cell technology, has discovered a significant breakthrough in the use of human stem cells and stem cell factors for the potential treatment of degenerations of the retina and r...

New research discovers link between smoking and brain damage

New research which suggests a direct link between smoking and brain damage will be published in the July issue of the Journal of Neurochemistry . Researchers, led by Debapriya Ghosh and Dr Anirban Basu from the Indian National Brain Research Center (NBRC), have found that a compound in tobacco pr...

Man Discovers Cure for Excessive Sweating

Mike Ramsey, a middle-aged business man from Texas, stumbled upon a simple all-natural treatment for excessive sweating. He explains the process in his book "Stop Sweating and Start Living." (PRWEB) June 16, 2009 -- If you suffer from excessive sweating and ar...

Quest Diagnostics Discovers New Genetic Mutations Affecting Cystic Fibrosis Screening

Company's Scientists also Enhance Industry Standards for Quality Screening in Three Articles Published in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics MADISON, N.J., April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quest Diagnostics scientists provide new insights into genetic factors affecting the accuracy an...

JHU researcher discovers brain cells have 'memory'

As we look at the world around us, images flicker into our brains like so many disparate pixels on a computer screen that change every time our eyes move, which is several times a second. Yet we don't perceive the world as a constantly flashing computer display. Why not? Neuroscientists a...

OHSU School of Dentistry team discovers new molecule in blood-pressure control system

PORTLAND, Ore. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's School of Dentistry ( www.ohsu.edu/sod ) have discovered that the nerve cells controlling heart rate and blood pressure synthesize a molecule known to be critically important for proper nervous system growth. The finding could som...

Welsh Laboratory Discovers Natural Antidote for Sleep Disturbance Caused by Cell Phones; Don't Disturb Me! Asphalia for Natural Sleep

Four scientific studies have now reported that exposure to cellphones, especially after 9 p.m., can increase the likelihood of sleep disturbance. The cause appears to be that cell phone radiation, as well as those from other electrical appliances and high voltage power lines; all cause a build-up...

Team discovers new inhibitors of estrogen-dependent breast cancer cells

Researchers have discovered a new family of agents that inhibit the growth of estrogen-dependent breast cancer cells. The finding, described today at a meeting of the Endocrine Society, has opened an avenue of research into new drugs to combat estrogen-dependent breast cancers. "This cell-based...

U of Minnesota researcher discovers the starting point of sun-induced skin cancer

According to a new study from the University of Minnesota, the earliest event in the development of sun-induced skin cancer may have been identified. The researchers found that the point of entry for skin cancer in response to sun exposure is in receptor molecules, molecular "hooks" on the outer s...

NYU dental professor discovers biological clock

Why do rats live faster and die younger than humans? A newly discovered biological clock provides tantalizing clues. This clock, or biological rhythm, controls many metabolic functions and is based on the circadian rhythm, which is a roughly 24-hour cycle that is important in determining sleep...

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deCODE Discovers Second Common Genetic Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scientists at deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN ) and colleagues from Europe and the United States today report the discovery of a common single-letter variant in the sequence of the human genome (SNP) conferring increased risk of atrial fibr...

A Milestone in Cancer Genetics: deCODE Discovers First Common Genetic Variants Affecting the Risk of Many Types of Cancer

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scientists at deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN ) and colleagues from the US and ten European countries today announced a long-awaited first in cancer research: the discovery of common single-letter variations in the human genome (SNPs) linke...

Neurosciences Institute Discovers Drug Extends Stroke Treatment Time to 24 Hours, Repairs Brain Tissue

Could Be Life-Changing for Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Alzheimer's Patients MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists at the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (BRNI) have discovered that Bryostatin -- and a related class o...

Bionovo Discovers New Estrogen Regulatory Elements for Breast Cancer and Osteoporosis Drugs

- Results Presented at Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting - SAN FRANCISCO and EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bionovo Inc. (Nasdaq: BNVI ) today announced results on the role of estrogen regulatory elements important in developing drugs for breast cancer and ost...

deCODE Discovers Novel Genetic Links Between Pigmentation Traits and Risk of Skin Cancer

Discoveries help to detail how some fair coloring traits contribute to risk of skin cancer; findings will be integrated into the deCODEme(TM) service REYKJAVIK, Iceland, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In two papers published today, deCODE scientists and academic colleagues from Europe and the U.S. expa...

Dynamis Therapeutics, Inc. Discovers RAGE Inhibitor

Potential to Develop Disease Treatments for Diabetic Kidney Disease and Retinopathy, Each Multi-Billion-Dollar Drug Markets JENKINTOWN, Pa., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynamis Therapeutics, Inc. announced the discovery of a new class of compounds that inhibit the production of RAGE, the...

St. Jude Discovers Factors That Accelerate Resistance to Gleevec(TM) Targeted Therapy in Lymphoblastic Leukemia

A new study shows that loss of Arf gene in presence of BCR-ABL mutation leaves ALL cells vulnerable to the growth-enhancing environment of the bone marrow, helping cells develop immunity to the anti-leukemia drug imatinib MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Results of a study ...

Video: New Research Discovers Independent Brain Networks Control Human Walking

Kennedy Krieger Institute Study Enhances Understanding of Brain Plasticity and Motor Skills, Signaling Advancements for Future Rehab Practices BALTIMORE, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a study published in the August issue of Nature Neuroscience, researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Instit...

National Stem Cell Holding, Inc. Discovers Non-Embryonic Biomaterials that Promote Tissue Repair

MOUNTAINSIDE, N.J., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Stem Cell Holding, Inc. (OTC: NHGI.PK), today announced that Michael Cohen, CEO of the Company, and Jacob Cohen, have discovered biomaterial derived from non- embryonic stem cells, which appears to promote tissue repair in various ...

Millennium Discovers Biomarkers Potentially Predictive of Response to Velcade (Bortezomib) for Injection

- Findings Published in Blood Highlight Millennium Leadership in Personalized Medicine and Could Strengthen the Role of VELCADE as Foundation of Therapy in Broad Range of Multiple Myeloma Patients - CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 17, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Findings published in the April 15th iss...

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La Jolla Institute discovers novel tumor suppressor

SAN DIEGO (August 3, 2009) La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology researchers studying an enzyme believed to play a role in allergy onset, instead have discovered its previously unknown role as a tumor suppressor that may be important in myeloproliferative diseases and some types of lymphoma...

NTU professor discovers method to efficiently produce less toxic drugs using organic molecules

Nanyang Technological University (NTU)'s Associate Professor Zhong Guofu has made a significant contribution to the field of organic chemistry, in particular the study of using small organic molecules as catalysts, in the synthesis process called organocatalysis. Such synthesis process takes place...

Biologist discovers pink-winged moth in Chiracahua Mountains

University of Arizona biologist Bruce Walsh has identified a new species of moth in southern Arizona. Normally, this is not a big deal. The region is one of the most biologically rich areas in the country and collectors have been finding hundreds of new species for decades. This one, however, is d...

UCSF discovers new glucose-regulating protein linked with diabetes

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and collaborators at Harvard Medical School have linked a specialized protein in human muscles to the process that clears glucose out of the bloodstream, shedding light on what goes wrong in type 2 diabetes on a cellular level. Estab...

Stowers Institute's Workman Lab discovers novel histone demethylase protein complex

The Stowers Institute's Workman Lab has discovered a novel histone demethylase protein complex characterized in work published today in Molecular Cell . The Histone H3 protein is an important component of chromatin, the packing material wrapping up chromosomal DNA and preventing unwanted tra...

Texas A&M anthropologist discovers long-lost primate in Indonesia

COLLEGE STATION, Nov. 18, 2008 A team led by a Texas A&M University anthropologist has discovered a group of primates not seen alive in 85 years. The pygmy tarsiers, furry Furby/gremlin-looking* creatures about the size of a small mouse and weighing less than 2 ounces, have not been observed sinc...

International team discovers gene associated with epilepsy

A University of Iowa-led international research team has found a new gene associated with the brain disorder epilepsy. While the PRICKLE1 gene mutation was specific to a rare form of epilepsy, the study results could help lead to new ideas for overall epilepsy treatment. The findings, which inv...

Wildlife Conservation Society discovers 'Planet of the Apes'

The world's population of critically endangered western lowland gorillas received a huge boost today when the Wildlife Conservation Society released a census showing massive numbers of these secretive great apes alive and well in the Republic of Congo. The new census tallied more than 125,000...

N.Y. research team discovers how antidepressants and cocaine interact with brain cell targets

NEW YORK (July 28, 2008) -- In a first, scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University Medical Center have described the specifics of how brain cells process antidepressant drugs, cocaine and amphetamines. These novel findings could prove useful in the development of more ta...

U of T discovers environmental factors linked to sex ratio of plants

TORONTO, ON. Environmental factors can transform the ratio of females to males in plant populations according to new research out of the University of Toronto. The study conducted by Ivana Stehlik, a lecturer, Jannice Friedman, a PhD candidate, and Spencer Barrett, a professor, involved a ...

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It's Not Just the Sun: deCODE Discovers Sequence Variants Affecting Susceptibility to Skin Cancer

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scientists at deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN ) and academic colleagues from Europe and the United States today present in the journal Nature Genetics the discovery of common genetic risk factors for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) that affect peop...

deCODE Discovers a Gene Linked to Risk of Kidney Stones and Osteoporosis

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A discovery by scientists at deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN ) and academic colleagues from Iceland, the Netherlands and Denmark has pointed to a common biological mechanism contributing to both kidney stones and decreased bone mineral densi...

NIST discovers how strain at grain boundaries suppresses high-temperature superconductivity

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered that a reduction in mechanical strain at the boundaries of crystal grains can significantly improve the performance of high-temperature superconductors (HTS). Their results* could lead to lower cost and signif...

Biologist discovers pink-winged moth in Chiricahua Mountains

University of Arizona biologist Bruce Walsh has identified a new species of moth in southern Arizona. Normally, this is not a big deal. The region is one of the most biologically rich areas in the country and collectors have been finding hundreds of new species for decades. This one, however, is d...

TauTaTis Discovers Potent Inhibitor of Parkinson's Disease Gene Activity

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- TauTaTis, Inc. announces that its lead compound for inhibition of tau protein pathology, the specific neurodegenerative process in Alzheimer's Disease, has been recognized as the most potent inhibitor of the activity of the Parkinson's Disease gene LRRK...

deCODE Discovers First Genetic Variant Conferring Increased Risk of Essential Tremor

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, February 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scientists from deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN ) today report the discovery of the first variation in the sequence of the human genome ever shown to confer increased risk of essential tremor. The single-letter variant (or SNP) was...

deCODE Discovers Common Genetic Variations Contributing to Low Bone Mineral Density and Risk of Osteoporosis

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, December 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Findings Point to Potential Therapeutic Pathways and Provide Widening Basis for the Development of a Risk Assessment Test Scientists from deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN ) and colleagues from Australia and Denmark today rep...

deCODE Discovers Fourth Major Set of Common Genetic Variants Linked to Risk of Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer

Markers will form the basis of a DNA diagnostic test to identify women who may benefit from more intensive screening; latest findings folded into deCODEme(TM) REYKJAVIK, Iceland, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scientists from deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN ) ...

deCODE Discovers Gene Variants that May Help to Distribute the Work of Evolution between Men and Women

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scientists from deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN ) today report the discovery of two common, single-letter variants in the sequence of the human genome (SNPs) that regulate one of the principle motors of evolution. Versions of the two SNPs, l...

Medical Breakthrough ... Doctor Discovers 'Penetrating Carrier' That Eradicates Fungus

Innovative Custom Products, Inc., has obtained exclusive distribution rights to a 'first of its kind' product line, CureCeuticals, invented by Dr. Marc Selner, a nationally renowned Sports Podiatrist; Cure Toenail Fungus and Cure Athlete's Foot. MILWAUKEE, Nov. 7 /PRNe...

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