Along with Belgian collaborators, investigators from the Mao Clinic have shown that when logically “guided”, human adult stem cells can successfully repair, regenerate and heal heart tissue that has been damaged. The findings, which have also been termed as a “landmark work” in an accompanying editorial, have appeared in the Journal of the American College [...]
Continue reading...16. August 2010
The new ironic truth is that scientists and biologists are probing into graveyards to veil clues of longevity. What scientists are looking for in graveyards are a new enzyme with the ability to remove old cells. They merely perfect human metabolism does constantly accumulate tiny waste chemicals, which the body is unable to remove. The [...]
Continue reading...4. August 2010
Anti-bodies are proteins that are produced by the immune system to safeguard the human body against bacteria and viruses. Stanford is the first institute to show that antibodies are not only warriors fighting infectious diseases but as well nurses. This has been shown by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine. The lack of antibodies [...]
Continue reading...4. July 2010
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A new blood test has been developed by Researchers to diagnose and examine the risk of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), which is often a deadly complication that affects people who have had a bone marrow transplant because of cancer or other conditions. The blood test will help doctors to comprehend whether patients require more intense treatment. [...]
Continue reading...2. July 2010
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The scientists of the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), a biomedical research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), along with their colleagues of the Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore, Princeton University and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School have newly found out that the viruses that “invaded” the human genome millions [...]
Continue reading...1. July 2010
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In accordance with the researchers from the Regenerative Medicine and the Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University and the Centre for Stem Cell Biology, a gene which was shown to play a part in the process of aging seems to play an important role in regulating the differentiation of embryonic stem cells. In the research [...]
Continue reading...30. June 2010
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A team of scientists from Yale University states that it has accomplished a crucial initial step in the regeneration of completely functional lung tissue that can replace gas, which is the main role of the lungs. Their papers were published in the June issue of Science Express. Lung disease is responsible for nearly 400,000 deaths [...]
Continue reading...22. June 2010
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The spirit of optimism is expanding widely in our age of unreason. This is bringing change in practices, ideologies, action and a more universal attitude towards science and technology. Apartheid, communist societies and slavery are a few examples of obsolete social, economic and political systems. They are being left behind with all its sorrows and [...]
Continue reading...15. June 2010
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Life is a journey of desirable and undesirable events. Remember, while you are reading this sentence, more than 10 people will pass away. This includes helpless children as well as those suffering from an extreme agony. In the span of a day, 2,700 children are killed by measles; 6,000 children die from diarrhea; 1,400 women [...]
Continue reading...14. June 2010
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Aubrey de Grey is an impressive research but considered by many as a maverick scientist. The truth is that he might be holding the key solution for boosting longevity to unimaginable heights. He outshines the crowd when it comes to advocating an astounding pathway towards healthier and longer life. It is through his non-profit institution [...]
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17. August 2010
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