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New Treatment Associated With Improved Cognition In Cancer, Alzheimer's Patients

Jun 26, 2012

Growth factors shown to cure Alzheimer's disease in a mouse model and administered to cancer patients as part of their treatment regimen were linked to significant improvements in the patients' cognitive function following stem cell transplantation, a preliminary clinical study reports... Read More

New Treatment Associated With Improved Cognition In Cancer, Alzheimer's Patients

Jun 26, 2012

Growth factors shown to cure Alzheimer's disease in a mouse model and administered to cancer patients as part of their treatment regimen were linked to significant improvements in the patients' cognitive function following stem cell transplantation, a preliminary clinical study reports... Read More

Cigarette Smoke Damages DNA In The Reproductive Cells Of Fathers And These Changes Are Inherited By The Offspring

Jun 26, 2012

If your father smoked, your genes are likely damaged, and your odds for cancers and other diseases throughout your life could be increased. A new research report appearing online in the FASEB Journal, scientists show for the first time in humans that men who smoke before conception can damage the genetic information of their offspring... Read More

Protein That Binds To Growth Factor Receptor, Priming It For Normal Function, Likely Linked To 4 Cancers

Jun 26, 2012

Once considered merely a passive link between proteins that matter, Grb2 - pronounced "grab2" - actually lives up to its nickname with its controlling grip on an important cell signaling pathway, scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in Cell... Read More

Augmenting Blood System Protein Pathway Protects Against Radiation Poisoning

Jun 26, 2012

New research in Nature Medicine shows that boosting a protein pathway in the body's blood making system protects mice from otherwise fatal radiation poisoning... Read More

Augmenting Blood System Protein Pathway Protects Against Radiation Poisoning

Jun 26, 2012

New research in Nature Medicine shows that boosting a protein pathway in the body's blood making system protects mice from otherwise fatal radiation poisoning... Read More

Pluristem Therapeutics' Cell Therapy Broadens Addressable Markets - Demonstrates Systemic Effectiveness Of Intramuscular Delivery

Jun 26, 2012

Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQCM:PSTI; TASE: PLTR) announced last week at the 2012 Bio International Convention the results of a pre clinical study it conducted measuring the effectiveness of its Placental eXpanded (PLX) cells when administered intramuscularly(IM). Cell therapies are traditionally delivered through intravenous (IV) injections for systemic effect... Read More

Pluristem Therapeutics' Cell Therapy Broadens Addressable Markets - Demonstrates Systemic Effectiveness Of Intramuscular Delivery

Jun 26, 2012

Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQCM:PSTI; TASE: PLTR) announced last week at the 2012 Bio International Convention the results of a pre clinical study it conducted measuring the effectiveness of its Placental eXpanded (PLX) cells when administered intramuscularly(IM). Cell therapies are traditionally delivered through intravenous (IV) injections for systemic effect... Read More

Dabrafenib Shows Promise For Melanoma Patients

Jun 25, 2012

Results of the 'BREAK3 trial, a Phase III study of dabrafenib to treat patients with BRAF mutation-positive melanoma, i.e. a type of advanced skin cancer that works by inhibiting a key signaling protein, has demonstrated that these patients have better results with dabrafenib than with chemotherapy. The study has been published Online First in The Lancet... Read More

Keeping Fit May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

Jun 25, 2012

Women who keep fit with regular exercise, even mild physical activity, may reduce their risk of developing breast cancer, even after the menopause, but not if they also put on a lot of weight, according to a new study from the US... Read More

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