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Renato Dulbecco, 1975 Nobel medicine prize winner, dies at 97

ROME – Renato Dulbecco, who shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in medicine for his seminal research on the interaction between tumors and cells, has died in California. He was 97 Continue reading

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Yosemite’s alpine chipmunks take genetic hit from climate change

BERKELEY — Global warming has forced alpine chipmunks in Yosemite to higher ground, prompting a startling decline in the species’ genetic diversity, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. An alpine chipmunk (Tamias alpinus) is shown at Yosemite's Ten Lakes Pass at an elevation of 9,631 feet. (Risa Sargent photo) The study, appearing Sunday, Feb Continue reading

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Samueli Institute Funded Research Indicates ‘Biofield Healing’ Reduces Fatigue and Improves Hormonal Functioning in …

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Plandai Biotechnology, Inc. Highlights Health Benefits, Advantages of Green Tea Extract Process Cited in Murphy …

SEATTLE, WA–(Marketwire -02/17/12)- Plandaí Biotechnology, Inc. (OTC.BB: PLPL.OB – News) today commented on the Murphy Analytics, LLC research report issued February 8, 2012 that initiated a buy recommendation with a twelve-month price potential of $2.20 per share. Roger Duffield, Chief Executive Officer of Plandaí, stated, “The Murphy report touches many of the highlights about the market for green tea extract and the unique position of Plandaí within that market. Continue reading

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Nano-technology uses virus' coats to fool cancer cells

Public release date: 16-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Dr Hilary Glover hilary.glover@biomedcentral.com 44-020-319-22370 BioMed Central While there have been major advances in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of tumors within the brain, brain cancer continues to have a very low survival rate in part to high levels of resistance to treatment. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Journal of Nanobiotechnology has used Sendai virus to transport Quantum Dots (Qdots) into brain cancer cells and to specifically bind Qdots to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) which is often over-expressed and up-regulated in tumors Continue reading

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Investigators at The Saban Research Institute Demonstrate That Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells Can Slow Progression of …

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have found that amniotic fluid stem cells (AFSC) can slow the progression of chronic kidney disease. A new study, published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, reveals that these stem cells can protect the kidneys and help maintain their function. “We believe that this novel and innovative study clearly demonstrates the value and promise for amniotic fluid stem cells,” comments Roger De Filippo, MD, head of the GOFARR Laboratory for Organ Regenerative Research and Cell Therapeutics at The Saban Research Institute. Continue reading

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The future of manmade materials

These advances are part of an emerging field focused on using functional supramolecular polymers to unlock previously unknown functions of materials. A review article to be published in the Feb. 16 issue of the journal Science details this field and highlights some of the key developments made in the past decade Continue reading

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Remote-controlled chip implant delivers bone drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — Medication via remote-control instead of a shot? Scientists implanted microchips in seven women that did just that, oozing out the right dose of a bone-strengthening drug once a day without them even noticing. Implanted medicine is a hot field, aiming to help patients better stick to their meds and to deliver those drugs straight to the body part that needs them Continue reading

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Hot nanotubes blast chemo-resistant breast cancer cells into oblivion

These cancer stem cells are difficult to kill because they don't divide rapidly–a common behavior that most cancer treatments target. When it comes to cancer cells, a particularly confounding breed called cancer stem cells have proven difficult to kill. Because they divide so slowly, chemo drugs do them little harm, and they appear resistant to heat therapies that are generally good at killing most cells Continue reading

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Synthetic protein amplifies genes needed for stem cells

Researchers from Denmark, Scotland and the USA have created synthetic versions of a protein, which manipulates adult cells – such as skin cells – so that they can subsequently revert to an earlier, embryonic like state. Continue reading

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