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Vitamin D: Builds Bones And Much More
July 14, 2008 — Vitamin D is essential to strong bones. Inadequate vitamin D can lead to osteoporosis, a brittle bone disease. Recently, researchers have found that vitamin D may help reduce the risk of other ... > full story -
Statins Have Unexpected Effect On Pool Of Powerful Brain Cells
July 3, 2008 — Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have a profound effect on an elite group of cells known as glial progenitor cells that are important to brain health as we age, scientists have found. The ... > full story -
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Best Treatment For Multiple Sclerosis May Depend On Disease Subtype
July 1, 2008 — In animal studies, scientists discover different inflammatory pathways at work. Relatively new drugs now help some patients, but not others, with the most common form of multiple sclerosis. That may ... > full story -
Adult Stem Cells Reprogrammed In Their Natural Environment
June 30, 2008 — In recent years, stem cell researchers have become very adept at manipulating the fate of adult stem cells cultured in the lab. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies achieved ... > full story -
Potential New Way To Block Inflammation In Autoimmune Disease Discovered
June 19, 2008 — Researchers have identified a promising new target for autoimmune disease treatment -- a cell-surface receptor called DR3. Their research in mice, published in Immunity, suggests that blocking this ... > full story -
Specific Mutations In The IL2RA Gene Associated With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
June 13, 2008 — Certain single nucleotide polymorphisms within the interleukin 2 receptor alpha (IL2RA) gene region are shown to be associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to a new study of two ... > full story -
Hi-Dose Immunosuppressant Drug Reverses Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms In Selected Patients
June 9, 2008 — A short-term, very-high dose regimen of the immune-suppressing drug cyclophosphamide seems to slow progression of multiple sclerosis in most of a small group of patients studied and may even restore ... > full story -
Treatment Improves Walking Ability Of Parkinson's Patients
June 2, 2008 — The use of electrical impulses to stimulate weak or paralyzed muscles, called functional electrical stimulation, is often used to help stroke or multiple sclerosis patients to ... > full story -
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Multiple Sclerosis Can Affect Children's IQ, Thinking Skills
May 12, 2008 — Multiple sclerosis typically starts in young adulthood, but about five percent of cases start in childhood or the teen years. Children with MS are at risk to exhibit low IQ scores and problems with ... > full story -
New Study Shows How Genes Control Blood Proteins Important To Health
May 8, 2008 — A new study shows how genes control levels of many blood proteins implicated in disease. Newly published determine how many of the key proteins within our blood are under genetic control, showing ... > full story
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