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Diet high in soy could be good for the hearts and bones of premenopausal women

The results suggest that for cholesterol and bone density, the natural plant estrogens in soy may be most effective in conjunction with the body’s own estrogen – which would make it especially potent in women who haven’t reached menopause. They also point to the possibility the estrogen-soy synergy could have other benefits as well.

10 Oct 2004

Scientists have developed a new technology capable of improving survival outcomes after bone marrow transplantation

The study was published in the September issue of the prestigious medical journal, British Journal of Hematology. The technology involves the rational design and application of tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment of leukemia, lymphoma, and graft versus host disease.

8 Oct 2004

Transatlantic study to help damaged hearts repair themselves

A $6 million, five-year grant from the Parisian Fondation Leduq has set up a transatlantic effort to study ways to help damaged hearts repair themselves, using stem cells from bone marrow, bloodstream, and adult heart tissue.

6 Oct 2004

Best approach for repairing breaks in bone separating brain from the nasal cavity is through the nasal cavity

The best approach for repairing breaks in the thin bone that separates the brain from the nasal cavity is through the nasal cavity, according to an analysis of 92 patients who had this increasingly common approach to treating a fortunately rare problem.

6 Oct 2004

Compound derived from fruit and vegetables could be used to improve the effects of an established cancer drug

The drug, mitomycin C (MMC), is a well-known anticancer treatment used mainly against solid tumours in the bladder and lower bowel. It is activated by enzymes naturally found in the human body, but its use is limited by severe side effects at higher doses.

5 Oct 2004

Researchers grow mouth lining into pieces of bio-bandage

University of Michigan researchers are testing a new procedure in which they can take a tiny piece of a person's mouth lining, grow it into a dollar-bill sized piece of tissue and graft that expanded piece into the donor's mouth to heal a wound.

5 Oct 2004

International society agrees that the potential of stem cells derived from fat show promising clinical uses

While questions still remain about the nature and function of stem cells found in fat, a group of researchers and clinicians convened today in Pittsburgh at the Second Annual Meeting of the International Fat Applied Technology Society (IFATS) agreed that research should move forward with the ultimate goal of performing human clinical trials to test the cells' therapeutic potential for specific indications.

5 Oct 2004

Mechanical loading through exercise builds bone strength

Mechanical loading through exercise builds bone strength and this effect is most pronounced during skeletal growth and development, according to Charles H. Turner, professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and director of orthopaedic research at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.

5 Oct 2004

Linda Buck has been named winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine

Linda Buck, Ph.D., a member of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Basic Sciences Division, has been named winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.

5 Oct 2004

$Analysis shows Teriparatide reduces fracture risk independent of bone turnover$

Analysis shows Teriparatide reduces fracture risk independent of bone turnover

Data presented yesterday at the 26th annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) show that the ability of teriparatide to prevent fractures remained consistent regardless of pretreatment bone turnover status.

5 Oct 2004

Reducing eosinophilic airway inflammation in severe asthma

Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that constitute from 1 to 3 percent of the total white cell count. When foreign substances or infectious cells enter the body, lymphocytes and neutrophils attract eosinophils which release toxic substances that can destroy abnormal cells. Eosinophils function in allergic responses and in helping resist some infections.

4 Oct 2004

Arsenic trioxide - invented as a treatment for a rare type of leukaemia

Arsenic trioxide – a highly poisonous substance best known as an effective weed killer or pesticide and notorious for being a favourite ‘weapon’ of choice in murder mystery novels, is being re-invented as a treatment for a rare type of leukaemia.

28 Sep 2004

High calcium intake and vigorous exercise is the key to optimal increases in bone density

Prepubescence is a critical time for building bone mass in children. Strong bones are important for obvious reasons in growth and development. It is widely accepted that calcium intake and physical activity are two ways one can positively impact bone density.

27 Sep 2004

Bone News and Research

Diet high in soy could be good for the hearts and bones of premenopausal women

Scientists have developed a new technology capable of improving survival outcomes after bone marrow transplantation

Transatlantic study to help damaged hearts repair themselves

Best approach for repairing breaks in bone separating brain from the nasal cavity is through the nasal cavity

Compound derived from fruit and vegetables could be used to improve the effects of an established cancer drug

Researchers grow mouth lining into pieces of bio-bandage

International society agrees that the potential of stem cells derived from fat show promising clinical uses

Mechanical loading through exercise builds bone strength

Linda Buck has been named winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine

Analysis shows Teriparatide reduces fracture risk independent of bone turnover

Reducing eosinophilic airway inflammation in severe asthma

Arsenic trioxide - invented as a treatment for a rare type of leukaemia

High calcium intake and vigorous exercise is the key to optimal increases in bone density

Study presents multiple lines of evidence against the proposed link between SV40 and human mesotheliomas

Discovery of how protein in teeth controls bone-like crystals to form steely enamel

Low-dose infusion of ketamine completely relieves pain of complex regional pain syndrome

New link in the growth of Ewing’s sarcoma

Experimental drug PKC412 may be the key to treating myeloproliferative disease

Broken bones often mean lifelong disability in the developing world

Stress response proteins offer a promising target for a novel drug guidance system

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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