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Explainer: what are stem cells?

By Merlin CrossleyIn a paper published in Cell yesterday, scientists from the US and Thailand have, for the first time, successfully produced embryonic stem cells from human skin cells.That sounds interesting, but what are stem cells and where do they come from?If you take a limb from a rose tree, and put it in soil, it will grow into a thriving bush.But you might say: “Plants are special. This...

Study evaluates effects menu labeling in restaurant meals

Menu labeling has made more people aware of how many calories are in restaurant meals and has some people reducing their intake, according to new research published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

St. Louis College of Pharmacy students win national Script Your Future Award

A team of students at St. Louis College of Pharmacy and Washington University School of Medicine was chosen as one of three winners of the national Script Your Future Award, a national campaign to raise awareness about medication adherence.

Loss of Merlin protein leads to abnormal growth of tumours

A study led by researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has for the first time revealed how the loss of a particular tumour suppressing protein leads to the abnormal growth of tumours of the brain and nervous s...

Degenerative Changes Identified in Spinal Discs and Reversed With Drug Cocktail In Diabetic Mice

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Degenerative changes to the area of the spinal disc that absorbs most of the shock felt with compression, known as the nucleus pulposus, has been demonstrated and reversed in a diabetic mouse model, according to a...

Changes in specific proteins contribute to 'leaky-gut' wall

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made an important advance in understanding the biological factors that keep the lining of the gut wall intact. Associate Professor, Maria O'Sullivan at Trinity's School of Medicine and St James's Hospital and...

The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine to Hold Extended Medical Education Conference in San Diego June 5-8

Boca Raton, FL, May 17, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Medical professionals from seven different countries, 37 different states in the union, and several different specialties in the medical field will convene at San Diego’s Marriott Hotel and Marina the second weekend in June for a continuing education conference on Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy and Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. Do...

Wild Medicine On View at The New York Botanical Garden Through Sept. 8

NEW YORK , May 17, 2013 /- The power of plants to cure and rejuvenate, one of the most important ways in which mankind depends on the plant kingdom, is the subject of The New York Botanical Garden's multifaceted exhibition Wild Medicine: Healing...

Delaware Periodontist, Dr. Leo J. Kituskie is Now Providing Laser Gum Disease Treatment for Patients in Wilmington

Dr. Leo J. Kituskie is now providing patients in Pennsylvania and Delaware with the technologically advanced Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure for gum disease treatment. The periodontist removes the disease from the mouth with the FDA cleared PerioLase MVP-7 laser. Wilmington, DE (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Leo J. Kituskie, D.M.D., works with patients in Delaware and Pennsylvania to eradicate gum...

China NDRC Considers EDL Drug Price Cuts

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is considering the adjustment of essential drug prices, says NDRC medicine pricing director Song Dacai.

Skin Cancer Link To Lower Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease, Says Study

People who have skin cancer may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to research published this week in Neurology®. Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, followed 1,102 people who did not have dement...

Tall Scrubs Arrive Online at Medelita.com

Performance medical scrubs brand Medelita has renewed its line of tall scrub pants for men and women. San Clemente, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Medelita® received its first shipment of tall medical scrubs since selling out of its tall scrub tops and tall scrub pants months ago. Physicians and medical professionals seeking a longer inseam on their scrub pants have been eager to find more choices...

Relationship Between Sleep Duration And Suicidal Thoughts In People With Insomnia.

Results of a new study show that every one-hour increase in sleep duration was associated with a 72 percent decrease in the likelihood of moderate or high suicide risk, in comparison with low risk. Data were adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity,...

Infection And Sepsis-Related Mortality Hotspots Identified Across The US

In the past, researchers have sought to determine the geographic distribution of many life-threatening conditions, including stroke and cardiac arrest. Now, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have created...

Experts Challenge Assumption, Describe Pathway That Leads To Organ Rejection

Transplant researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine challenge a long-held assumption about how biologic pathways trigger immune system rejection of donor organs in a report published online today in the Journal of Clinical Inves...

Cytomedix to Present at the World Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Congress 2013

GAITHERSBURG, MD -- (Marketwired) -- 05/17/13 -- Cytomedix, Inc. (OTCQX: CMXI), a regenerative therapies company commercializing and developing innovative platelet and adult stem cell technologies, announced today that Edward Field, the Company's Chief Operating Officer, has been invited to make a presentation on Partnering & Collaboration at the World Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine C...

Genomind Demonstrates Broader Commitment to the Mental Health Community

CHALFONT, PA--(Marketwired - May 17, 2013) -  Genomind, a personalized medicine company, is pleased to announce that we will attend and present at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting, held May 18 - 22, 2013, in San Francisco at the Moscone Center. The APA Annual Meeting is a hands-on learning convention designed to help practicing professionals in all levels of psychiatric r...

Marijuana Users Have 16 Percent Lower Fasting Insulin Levels Compared To Non-Users

Regular marijuana use is associated with favorable indices related to diabetic control, say investigators. They found that current marijuana users had significantly lower fasting insulin and were less likely to be insulin resistant, even after exclud...

Study suggests new role for ECMO in treating patients with cardiac arrest and profound shock

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) ECMO, traditionally used during cardiac surgeries and in the ICU, has also been used to resuscitate cardiac arrest victims in Asia. Now, a novel study of this technique in the US has been completed by r...

New malaria test kit gives a boost to elimination efforts worldwide

(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) A new, highly sensitive blood test that quickly detects even the lowest levels of malaria parasites in the body could make a dramatic difference in efforts to tackle the disease in the UK and across the...

Study: Patient openness to research can depend on race and sex of study personnel

(University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center) Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that the race and sex of study personnel can influence a patient's decision on whether or not to participate in clinical research. The study, pre...

Now we know why old scizophrenia medicine works on antibiotics-resistant bacteria

(University of Southern Denmark) An old medicine for schizophrenia is effective at treating something completely different than it was designed for: antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So far it has been a mystery how this old schizophrenia medicine works...

Cystic fibrosis patients in Wales to get access to ivacaftor

Cystic fibrosis patients in Wales are to have access to ivacaftor (Kalydeco), despite the All-Wales Medicines Strategy Group advising that the drug should not be made available on the NHS. In a statement, Minister for Health and Social Services...

Activation of executioner caspases is a predictor of progression-free survival in glioblastoma patients: a systems medicine approach

Wanted: Entrepreneurial business models for doctors

My perception is that doctors in previous generations were more likely to devote their entire lives (professional and “personal” time) to the practice of medicine. Today’s doctors are more likely to consider lifestyle and not automa...