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Regeneration of Nerve Connections

Good Mood — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:00:08 +0000

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

Good Mood Admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:49:08 +0000

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

Good Mood — Sun, 09 May 2010 10:48:34 +0000

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

Good Mood — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:52:30 +0000

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

Good Mood — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:47:56 +0000

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

Good Mood — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:35:45 +0000

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

Good Mood Admin — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:37:21 +0000

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

Good Mood — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:06:43 +0000

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

Good Mood Admin — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:11:58 +0000

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

Good Mood — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:02:58 +0000

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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