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Leukemia Patients Remain in Remission More Than Two Years After Engineered T Cell Therapy
December 10, 2012 Nine of 12 leukemia patients who received infusions of their own T cells after the cells had been genetically engineered to attack the patients' tumors responded to the ... > full storyMore: -
Gene Therapy as a New Option for Bone Defects
December 7, 2012 Gene therapy involving modified stem cells obtained from fatty tissue and bone marrow could represent a new option for the treatment of severe orthopaedic injuries to the extremities. The treatment ... > full story -
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Antibody Therapy Clears Alzheimer's Plaques in Mice, Study Shows
December 5, 2012 Antibodies against amyloid beta protein deposits that are thought to play a role in Alzheimer's disease have shown some success in preventing the buildup of deposits in animals, but they have not ... > full story -
Cork the Key to Unlocking the Potential of Graphene
December 4, 2012 Scientists have taken inspiration from one of the oldest natural materials, cork, to engineer graphene, which normally exists layers one atom thick, into useful 3D forms for the first ... > full story -
Arthritis Research: Mouse Model of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Discovered
December 3, 2012 Researchers have made a breakthrough that could lead to a better understanding of the second most common form of arthritis that, until now, has eluded scientists. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal ... > full story -
Lithium Restores Cognitive Function in Down Syndrome Mice
December 3, 2012 Researchers report that lithium, a drug commonly used for the treatment of mood disorders in humans, restores neurogenesis in the hippocampus, a part of the brain strongly associated with learning ... > full story -
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Inflammation May Be a Cause of Plaque Buildup in Heart Vessels
December 2, 2012 Fifteen new genetic regions associated with coronary artery disease have been identified by a large, international consortium of scientists -- taking a significant step forward in understanding the ... > full story -
First Direct Evidence Linking TB Infection in Cattle to Local Badger Populations
November 29, 2012 Transmission of tuberculosis between cattle and badgers has been tracked at a local scale for the first time, using a combination of bacterial whole genome DNA sequencing and mathematical modelling. ... > full story -
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Enzyme Inhibition Protects Against Huntington's Disease Damage in Two Animal Models
November 29, 2012 Treatment with a novel agent that inhibits the activity of SIRT2, an enzyme that regulates many important cellular functions, reduced neurological damage, slowed the loss of motor function and ... > full story -
Immune Cells of the Brain Renew Hopes for Curing Alzheimer’s Disease
November 29, 2012 A new experimental study carried out in mice shows that microglia, immune cells of the brain, might play a key role in protecting the brain from Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It is long believed ... > full story
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