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Scientists grow blood vessels using stem cells

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 2:01
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Washington, April 7 (ANI): Researchers at University of Western Ontario have succeeded in growing new blood vessels using stem cells from bone marrow, a medical advance that could be used to treat patients with diseases such as peripheral artery disease. It's one of the severe complications often faced by people who've had diabetes for a long time. Reduced blood flow (ischemia) in their limbs can ... Full story

Sex, masturbation may be best bet to ease pesky hay fever symptoms

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 1:06
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London, April 6 (ANI): Masturbating or having sex may help men suffering from hay fever clear those bunged noses, say scientists. Sina Zarrintan, a neurologist from the Tabriz Medical University in Iran, says that the logic behind this proposition is based on the fact that the nose and the genitals ... Full story

Blood protein may hold key to stopping cancer progression

Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 23:50
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Washington, April 1 (ANI): Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have reached a step closer to developing a new drug to inhibit tumour growth in cancer patients, and potentially help in the healing of wounds. The researchers looked at angiogenesis - the body's formation of new blood vessels from existing blood vessels - and how some blood ... Full story

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Masturbation may be the best treatment for nasal congestion

Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 22:47
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London, April 1 (ANI): Masturbating or having sex may help men suffering from hay fever clear those bunged noses, say scientists. Sina Zarrintan, a neurologist from the Tabriz Medical University in Iran, says that the logic behind this proposition is based on the fact that the nose and the genitals are both connected to the same part of the nervous system that controls certain reflexes ... Full story

‘Master gene’ behind blood vessel development identified

Friday, February 6, 2009, 19:54
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Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, researchers from University of Minnesota have identified the 'master gene' behind blood vessel development. They hope that the new discovery will lead to improve treatments for heart disease and cancer. In the genetically engineered mice, researchers were able to identify a protein called Nkx2-5. This protein turns on a certain gene and determines the fate of a group of ... Full story

Stroke drug may cut Alzheimer’s risk

Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 12:15
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Washington, Feb 03 (ANI): A drug used to improve blood flow to the brain also could help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study. For more than 10 years, Fasudil has been used to help protect the brain in stroke patients by dilating blood vessels when blood flow is curtailed. Now, researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Arizona State University ... Full story

New technique to predict breast cancer chemotherapy outcome developed

Monday, February 2, 2009, 13:53
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Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have described a new technique for determining the "leakiness" of tumour blood vessels using a simple digital mammography unit, which can predict the results of breast cancer chemotherapy. Successful chemotherapy depends on the ability of anticancer drugs to escape from the bloodstream through the leaky blood vessels that often surround tumours. For the study, the researchers designed nanometre-sized ... Full story