No small feat: First ever gene therapy success for muscular dystrophy achieved
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh report the first study to achieve success with gene therapy for the treatment of congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) in mice, demonstrating that the formidable scientific challenges that have cast doubt on gene therapy ever being feasible for children with muscular dystrophy can be overcome. Moreover, their results, published in this week's online edi...Targeted drug delivery achieved with nanoparticle-aptamer bioconjugates
Ground-breaking results from researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, disclosed at the 13th European Cancer Conference (ECCO) have shown for the first time that targeted drug delivery is possible using nanoparticle-apatamer conjugates. Nucleic acid ligands (referred to as aptamers) are short DNA or RNA fragments that can bind to target an...High-Efficiency Transfections Achieved with New Low-Toxicity Reagent
Nonliposomal formulation yields high efficiencies in a variety oftransfection conditions Stratagene Introducing foreign DNA into eukaryotic cells requires high-potencytransfections, which demand superior quality transfection reagents that areefficient, have low toxicity, and wor...140-Fold Increase of Protein Achieved in Pichia Fermentation
NBS microbiologists recently assisted researchers at the University of California in achieving a140-fold increase in protein production from a recombinant strain of Pichia pastoris yeast. Topyields by the researchers thus far had been 1.4 mg/L of a throm-bomodulin fragment whenculturing Pichia in shake flasks. By switching to a BioFlo 3000 </...Calcium Supplements May Not Be Useful After A Certain Threshold Is Achieved
According to The World Health Organisation one in three women and one in seven men will experience a fracture due to osteoporosis at some point after the age of 50.The recommended daily// intake of calcium for women aged between 18 and 50 years is 1000mg. Calcium, together with vitamin D is crucial for maintaining strong bones and helps in preventing brittle bone disease osteoporosis in...Boost of Memory Can Be Achieved Through Physical Activity
The beneficial effects of physical activities such as running, jogging on physical health have been known for a long time. It has now been found by neuroscientists from Germany that running can improve the mental health status as well by a boost of memory. // The study participants had to complete a minimum of 30- minute jogging sessions per week followed by which they had to take up...Diabetes cure can be achieved using pig islets
Bernhard J. Hering, M.D., associate professor of surgery and researchers at the University of Minnesota's Diabetes Institute for Immunology and Transplantation has successfully reversed diabetes in monkeys using transplanted islet cells from pigs. // Suppression of graft rejection was possible with the use of novel immunosuppressive protocol. They have reversed the type 1 diabetes in h...Better Weight Management Can be Achieved By Increased Intake Of Fibre & Fruits
Researchers from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, study the diet patterns in 52 normal weight people and 52 obese or overweight people and found// that the normal people generally ate more fruits and fibres than their obese counterparts. The study that was published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association stated that the composition of a diet, especial...Weight Management Achieved by Controlling and Not Suppressing Food Cravings
According to a new calorie-restriction study, accepting food cravings and keeping them in check may be an important component of weight management. The first six-month phase of the study provides new insights into food cravings, specific types of foods craved, and their role in weight control. Cravings are really normal; almost everyone has them, says corresponding aut...Diovan Achieved 40% Reduction in Stroke and Cardiovascular Events in Landmark Jikei Heart Study
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: 0in"align="left"> <li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'News Gothic MT'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Independent Japanese study demonstrates dramati...Diovan Achieved 40% Reduction in Stroke and Cardiovascular Events in Landmark Jikei Heart Study
Independent Japanese study demonstrates dramaticbenefits of adding Diovan to conventional therapy Study halted early due to superior outcomes forDiovan patients BASEL,Switzerland, April 27, 2007 - New findings from th...