Regeneration of Nerve Connections

Posted on August 10th, 2010 by Good Mood
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Good news is coming from a group of researchers who succeeded in causing robust regeneration of nerve connections after spinal cord injury. The researchers turned back the developmental clock of rodents by deleting PTEN enzyme which enabled growth of corticospinal tract nerve connections.

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Canadians Eat More Fruits and Veggies Than Before

Posted on June 7th, 2010 by Good Mood Admin
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According to new Statistics Canada data, The  Canadians are decreasing their daily calories and are eating more fruits and vegetables.
when comparing 2001 and 2009 the daily calories intake per person is down by 155 and during 2009 there was a  record consumption of vegetables.

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Breakthrough Medicine Which Kills Cancer

Posted on May 9th, 2010 by Good Mood
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New research in Tel-Aviv university has found medical solution for cancer disease which will block blood supply to the tumor preventing it from spreading. This new treatment will allow living with cancer as chronic disease without the need to eliminate it within the body.

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Hilton Humanitarian Prize for Aravind

Posted on March 15th, 2010 by Good Mood
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The world’s largest eye care provider, Aravind Eye Care System, will receive Hilton Humanitarian Prize of $1.5 million for performing 300,000 surgeries each year where 70% of these surgeries are subsidized or free. The organization manages to be very efficient and low-cost where for example an Aravind doctor performs an average of 2,000 or more surgeries annually while a typical ophthalmologist might perform 250 to 400.

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Breakthrough in Growing Stem Cells

Posted on March 8th, 2010 by Good Mood
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Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered a way to grow and maintain adult stem cells in large amounts for weeks. Until now it was impossible to keep stem cells ‘alive’ for more than 4-5 days. this discovery can lead to applications for regeneration of organs, inhibition of cancer cell growth and more.

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Effective Prostate Cancer Treatment Discovered

Posted on February 26th, 2010 by Good Mood
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Scientists from Monash University discovered new effective way of treating prostate cancer – the second most common cancer for men in the world.  The new treatment deals with resistent cells which cannot be cured using existing treatments by activating the beta estrogen receptor in the prostate.

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Pfizer Cuts the Price

Posted on August 8th, 2009 by Good Mood Admin
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Pfizer became the first research-based pharmaceutical company to cut prices on medicines in low income countreis.

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New Hope for Alzheimer’s Treatment

Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by Good Mood
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For the first time, scientists have shown great improvements on memroy tests and cognitive functions in mice with Alzheimer’s disease after injecting stem cells to those mice.

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Eyes Can be the Key to the Brain

Posted on January 17th, 2009 by Good Mood Admin
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A new optical similar to ultrasound device can monitor brain tumors and other neurodegenerative conditions (such as  Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s ) through the eyes.  The eye is connected to the brain by a nerve and each condition change on the brain can also damage the eye.

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Medical Breakthrough: Nano MRI

Posted on January 14th, 2009 by Good Mood
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IBM researchers in collaboration with Stanford University have developed new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) with 3-D image about one hundred million times finer than standard MRI. This amazing development will enable monitoring basic biological elements such as viruses and will pave the way for a breakthrough in medical capabilities.

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