Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells generated from autologous skin can be used to effectively treat sickle cell anemia in mice, according to a report in the December 6th online issue of Science. Reuters Health Information
The natural compound sulforaphane, abundant in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, may have a role in the treatment of epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS), according to research presented during the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in Washington, D.C. Reuters Health Information
Hundreds of thousands of medical tests worldwide were in jeopardy on Wednesday after a key maker of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine said its Canadian reactor would be out of commission longer than expected. Reuters Health Information
Stents that elute the gene encoding anti-monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (anti-MCP-1), called 7ND, attenuate in-stent stenosis in 2 animal models, according to a report in the December Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. Reuters Health Information
Animal experiments suggest that co-occurring psychiatric illness and drug addiction may stem from a common cause: neurodevelopmental abnormalities in the amygdala, the emotion center of the brain. Reuters Health Information
Lives are at risk because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is woefully behind in the latest scientific advances and is under funded, a panel of advisers to the agency said at a public meeting on Monday. Reuters Health Information
Umbilical cord blood can be an alternative graft source for older patients in need of a hematopoietic stem-cell transplant who lack an HLA-matched related donor. Medscape Medical News
Effective therapies for acute heart failure (HF) syndrome and diastolic heart failure are limited compared to recent advances in genetics and device therapies. What are the next steps for HF therapy? Journal of the American College of Cardiology
The results of a new study suggest that one way BRCA1 mutations promote breast cancer is by inactivating the PTEN tumor suppressor gene. The researchers are hopeful that the PTEN pathway can now serve as a therapeutic target for BRCA1 mutation-related cancers. Reuters Health Information
