Rodman & Renshaw Global Healthcare Conference 2008 Presenter Profiles
Centre Daily Times - Centre,PA,USA
Most advanced projects are laquinimod, an orally administered small molecule with unique immunomodulatory properties for the treatment of multiple sclerosis ...
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Researchers Close In On Possible Cause Of Autoimmune Liver Disease
A bacteria commonly found in soil and water triggered autoimmune symptoms in mice similar to those found in an incurable liver disease called Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC). Reporting their findings in the May 15 Cell Host & Microbe, the multi-institutional research team said injecting laboratory mice with the bacterium - Novosphingobium aromaticivorans - prompted activation of Natural Killer T (NKT) cells, which were critical to initiating autoimmune processes that led to liver disease.

Broken Feather to perform, raise funds for MS Society (May 16, 2008)
Gab with the Gazette - Gorham,ME,USA
Kelson has primary progressive MS, which doesn’t “turn on and off,” like other types. She is Native American and while living in Arizona friends gave her ...
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Musicians unite in song to fight multiple sclerosis (May 16, 2008)
Scarborough Leader - Scarborough,ME,USA
Kelson has primary progressive MS, which doesn’t “turn on and off,” like other types. She is Native American and while living in Arizona friends gave her ...
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Opexa Therapeutics Presents Tovaxin Phase I/II Data At The ...
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
Opexa Therapeutics develops and commercializes cell therapies to treat autoimmune diseases such as MS, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes. ...
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Discovery Of Cell Linked To Learning And Memory
Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have discovered a fundamental component of the process that regulates memory formation. QBI Director Professor Perry Bartlett said the discovery explains, for the first time, how new nerve cells form in an area of the brain associated with learning and memory - which is known to deteriorate in people with stroke and dementia.

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Montel Williams multiple sclerosis

Montel Williams airs his last show today
TV Squad - Santa Monica,CA,USA
... his own struggles with MS (multiple sclerosis) with his viewers. He started the Montel Williams MS Foundation to help others afflicted with the disease. ...
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Montel Williams exits talking, but says he'll stay busy
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
Williams has also dedicated several shows to exploring the plight of multiple sclerosis, with which he himself was diagnosed in 1999. ...
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A promising MS drug has her walkin'
Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
She has pitched Montel Williams and Bill Gates and Donald Trump. But still, the drug, which has shown promise in treating not only MS but cancer and other ...

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The moral maze
Scotsman - United Kingdom
If this allows scientists, with human cells in short supply, to pursue medical breakthroughs for conditions like multiple sclerosis and muscular dystrophy, ...
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MP backs stem cell research
Shields Gazette - South Shields,England,UK
The Bill, if made law, would allow the creation of embryos with animal and human material to develop stem cells for research. Many politicians are set to ...
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Monkey Studies Important For Brain Science
Studies with non-human primates have made major contributions to our understanding of the brain and will continue to be an important, if small, part of neuroscience research, according to a recent review published in the British medical journal, The Lancet.

Connecting Cancer Genes - Study Implicates 350 Gene Regions In Cancer Development In The Mouse, UK
A large genetic study in mice has identified hundreds of genes involved in the development of cancer by examining the DNA of more than 500 lymphomas to find the cancer causing mutations. The study found just over 10,000 mutations in total, which together implicate almost 350 regions in the mouse genome in cancer formation.
16 May 2008

Study Finds That Those With A GLUT2 Gene Variation Consistently Consume More Sugars, Regardless Of Age Or Sex
A new study released in the online edition of Physiological Genomics finds that individuals with a specific genetic variation consistently consume more sugary foods. The study offers the first evidence of the role that a variation in the GLUT2 gene - a gene that controls sugar entry into the cells - has on sugar intake, and may help explain individual preferences for foods high in sugar.

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Likely Causative Gene For Late-Onset Alzheimer's Discovered
The genetic profile of two large Georgia families with high rates of late-onset Alzheimer's disease points to a gene that may cause the disease, researchers say.Genetic variations called single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs, are common in DNA, but this pattern of SNPs shows up in nine out of 10 affected family members, says Dr.
16 May 2008

First Conclusive Evidence Of Alzheimer's-Like Brain Tangles In Nonhuman Primates, Findings Could Pave Way For New Human Treatments
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have discovered the first conclusive evidence of Alzheimer's-like neurofibrillary brain tangles in an aged nonhuman primate.
16 May 2008

Sandra Day O'connor, Newt Gingrich Testify At Aging Hearing On Alzheimer's, USA
U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) held a hearing on Alzheimer's, a disease that currently affects over five million Americans and their families. Witnesses provided an update on the latest research and treatments, issues surrounding early-onset diagnoses, the importance of training and support for patient caregivers, and the need for a comprehensive strategy as more and more Americans are diagnosed with the disease.

Celebrex Shows Benefit In First-of-Its-Kind Lung Cancer Chemoprevention Trial
Celecoxib, the anti-inflammatory medication also known by the trade name Celebrex, has proven to be safe and reduces a specific proliferation measurement of precancerous lesions in the lung, according to a study from The University of Texas M

Physician-Dentist Collaboration Would Benefit Osteoporosis Treatment
Physicians and dentists should collaborate to improve early detection and treatment of patients who have or may develop osteoporosis, say researchers in the cover story of the May issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association.

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The Conversion Of White-To-Brown Fat Cells As A Therapeutic Treatment For Obesity
In the May 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Bruce Spiegelman (Dana Farber Cancer Institute) and colleagues elucidate the molecular pathway that induces cells to become energy-burning brown fat cells as opposed to energy-storing white fat cells.
16 May 2008

Lung Damage In Emphysema Halted By Common Acne Drug
An antibiotic commonly used to treat acne can prevent tissue damage caused by lung diseases such as emphysema, researchers have found.A team of researchers from the Universities of Leeds and California, San Diego, studying a protein called VEGF have found that doxycyline - used to treat common ailments such as acne, sinusitis and urinary tract infections - also boosts the body's ability to protect against damage to the lungs.

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CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine
People age 60 and older should be vaccinated against shingles, or herpes zoster, a condition often marked by debilitating chronic pain, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended.

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News : vitamin D

Low Vitamin D Tied to Depression in Older Adults
Washington Post - United States
FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Low levels of vitamin D and high levels of a hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands may increase the risk of ...
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Vitamin D Use Linked to Lower Mortality in Kidney Patients
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Taking activated vitamin D may cut the risk of death for people with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease by about ...
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Vitamin D Deficiency Worsens Breast Cancer?
WebMD - USA
By Charlene Laino May 16, 2008 -- Vitamin D deficiency is common among women diagnosed with breast cancer, and it may raise the risk of cancer spread and ...
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The Importance Of Calcium And Vitamin D: Getting Vitamin D Can Be ...
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Herbal Magic supplement provides most absorbable form of Vitamin D - D3 TORONTO, May 16 /CNW/ - For most of us, a daily supplement of calcium is nothing new ...
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Low Vitamin D, Anemia Linked
Renal and Urology News - New York,NY,USA
Study findings suggest that replacing vitamin D in patients with low levels of this vitamin may boost hemoglobin levels, Dr. Kendrick said. ...
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Vitamin D: Boning up on the sunshine vitamin
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
New research into the preventive benefits of vitamin D has raised hopes that the sunshine vitamin, which is produced naturally in the body through exposure ...
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"Sunshine" Vitamin D Can Ward Off Breast Cancer In Women
AHN - USA
San Diego, CA (AHN) - Women who get an adequate amount of vitamin D through daily exposure to the Sun are less likely to develop breast cancer as compared ...
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Comebacks we'd like to see: #22 -- Lard in pastry
WalletPop - VA,USA
But second, it's a rich dietary source of Vitamin D, and is actually only 40% saturated fat; 50% is the healthy monounsaturated fat. ...
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Low Levels of Vitamin D Spell Trouble for Breast Cancer Patients
Washington Post - United States
By Amanda Gardner FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women with breast cancer who have a vitamin D deficiency at the time of diagnosis are more likely to ...
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Health Buzz: Vitamin D and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D may have an increased risk of recurrence or death from the disease, a new study reports. ...
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Google Blogs Alert for: vitamin D

Shining the (Sun)light on How Vitamin D May Fight Cancer
By Dr. Lorne Brandes
A new Canadian study has once again put vitamin D front and centre in the war on cancer.
Your Health - CTV MedNews Express - http://healthblog.ctv.ca/blog

Low Levels of Vitamin D Spell Trouble for Breast Cancer Patients
By concerned heart(concerned heart)
FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women with breast cancer who have a vitamin D deficiency at the time of diagnosis are more likely to have a recurrence or to die from their disease, a new study shows. ...
New Research Findings - http://newresearchfindings.blogspot.com/

More critical information on Vitamin D
By maureen
Women diagnosed with breast cancer are nearly twice as likely to have the disease spread to other parts of their bodies and are 73 per cent more likely to die from it if they have low levels of vitamin D, according to a Canadian study. ...
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Vitamin D Deficiency Worsens Breast Cancer?
Vitamin D deficiency is common among women diagnosed with breast cancer, and it may raise the risk of cancer spread and death, researchers report.
WebMD Health - http://www.webmd.com/

Vitamin D deficiency linked to breast cancer in new study
By admin
Patients low in vitamin D were 94 percent more likely to see their cancer metastasize and 73 percent more likely to die from it, compared to women with normal levels of vitamin D in their blood, researchers found. ...
Health Experiment - http://www.healthexperiment.com