Posted on June 26, 2010 by uscma
Two new lab-grown versions of lungs may one day serve as a way to sidestep both animal testing and organ transplantation. Image: Wikimedia commons, Patrick J. Lynch One engineered rat lung, described in Science Express today (June 24), even successfully helped rats breathe for brief periods. “This is the first ever published paper that really [...]
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Posted on June 19, 2010 by uscma
Genetically modifying the stem cells of HIV patients may one day prove to be an effective, one-time therapy against the hard-to-kill virus, according to the results of a proof-of-principle trial published this week in Science Translational Medicine. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Image: Wikimedia commons, NIAID In contrast to the widely used highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), [...]
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Posted on June 6, 2010 by uscma
An experimental pill from Pfizer Inc. shrank tumors in patients with a rare form of lung cancer that is caused by a defective gene and occurs mostly in nonsmokers, a study showed. The medicine, crizotinib, reduced tumor size in 57 percent of patients and stopped the progression of the disease in 87 percent of those [...]
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Posted on June 2, 2010 by uscma
Researchers in Cleveland may be close to a medical breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer.Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic claim a single vaccination can prevent breast cancer tumors from forming in animals, while stopping the growth of existing tumors. While the group is optimistic, they warn it’s a big leap from results in animals [...]
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