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In this episode of Breakthrough Medicine, experts from the University of Miami's Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute (ISCI) use adult stem cells to repair organs and save lives.
In this episode of Breakthrough Medicine, experts from the University of Miami's Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute (ISCI) use adult stem cells to repair organs and save lives. A heart attack victim receives his own stem cells in hopes of repairing his damaged heart muscle, and after all other methods have failed, patients with chronic wounds turn to a revolutionary study that heals broken skin.
Can you be saved by your own cells? Watch to find out how unlocking the powers of adult stem cells is changing medicine.
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24 Şubat 2013 Pazar
Cancer Drug a Possible Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis, Rat Study Suggests
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Feb. 21, 2013 — A drug that is currently used for cancer can relieve and slow down the progression of the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS) in rats, according to a new study published inPLOS ONE. The discovery, which was made by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, might one day lead to better forms of treatment for patients with MS.
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Traditional Portuguese Honey-Based Product has Antimicrobial, Antiviral and Antioxidant Properties
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Antimicrobial, Antiviral and Antioxidant Activities of"água-mel" from Portugal
Food Chem Toxicol, 2013 Feb 16. pii: S0278-6915(13)00115-4"�gua-mel" is a honey-based product produced inPortugal for ancient times. Several attributes have been reported to"água-mel" particularly in the alleviation of simple symptoms ofupper respiratory tract. Samples of "água-mel" from diverse beekeepers fromdifferent regions of Portugal were studied in what concerns antimicrobial,antioxidant and antiviral properties. The amounts of phenol and brown pigmentwere also evaluated and correlated with the antioxidant activities. A greatvariability on the levels of these compounds was found among samples which wereresponsible for the variability detected also on the antioxidant activities,independent on the method used. Generally, antioxidant activity correlated better with brownpigments' amount than with phenols' content. The antimicrobial activity foundfor "água-mel" samples confirm the virtues reported by popularfindings. In addition, this work also reveals the antiviral properties of"água-mel" evidenced by a decrease on the infectivity of the Qβbacteriophage.
Antimicrobial, Antiviral and Antioxidant Activities of"água-mel" from PortugalFood Chem Toxicol, 2013 Feb 16. pii: S0278-6915(13)00115-4"�gua-mel" is a honey-based product produced inPortugal for ancient times. Several attributes have been reported to"água-mel" particularly in the alleviation of simple symptoms ofupper respiratory tract. Samples of "água-mel" from diverse beekeepers fromdifferent regions of Portugal were studied in what concerns antimicrobial,antioxidant and antiviral properties. The amounts of phenol and brown pigmentwere also evaluated and correlated with the antioxidant activities. A greatvariability on the levels of these compounds was found among samples which wereresponsible for the variability detected also on the antioxidant activities,independent on the method used. Generally, antioxidant activity correlated better with brownpigments' amount than with phenols' content. The antimicrobial activity foundfor "água-mel" samples confirm the virtues reported by popularfindings. In addition, this work also reveals the antiviral properties of"água-mel" evidenced by a decrease on the infectivity of the Qβbacteriophage.
Ladies...introducing our gorgeous, not-to-be-missed compere for this year's ladies lunch...
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Last year's ladies lunch was my first major event as fundraiser at Revive MS Support. This year, we will be celebrating our 6th annual ladies lunch, and there's a lot to live up to! Luckily, we've been working hard to make sure we not only match last year's triumph, but blast it out of the park ;)
Des joined us last year and his humour and charisma charmed all the ladies! He was perfect, and we're absolutely delighted that he's joined us for a second year!
If you don't know him yet...Des Clarke is one of the UK's most exciting talents. He has made a name for himself as both a highly successful comedian, and as one of TV and Radio's hottest presenters!
He first came to note as an award-winning stand up comic and has toured the world with his unique brand of observational humour.
Des's impressive range of TV presenting credits include SM:TV Live, Sportsround, and five years as anchor of BBC Scotland's Children In Need coverage.
He is also a much loved voice on the airwaves and can currently be heard waking up Central Scotland every morning as host of the Capital Breakfast Show.
A high profile newspaper columnist and after dinner speaker too, Des has rapidly established himself as an exceptional all round talent.
Chortle Award Winner.
"Scotland's next comedy superstar" Daily Record
If you fancy having the pants charmed off you, sorry, I mean an afternoon of delightful entertainment on a Sunday afternoon,please join us at the Crowne Plaza, Glasgow on Sunday 4 November. All in the name of a great cause! ;) For more details, check out our website!
For more information about Revive MS Support, check out our website. Also, please remember to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
If you have found this post of interest, the please feel free to share it with your online community via the share buttons below. Thank you.
Last year's ladies lunch was my first major event as fundraiser at Revive MS Support. This year, we will be celebrating our 6th annual ladies lunch, and there's a lot to live up to! Luckily, we've been working hard to make sure we not only match last year's triumph, but blast it out of the park ;)
Des joined us last year and his humour and charisma charmed all the ladies! He was perfect, and we're absolutely delighted that he's joined us for a second year!
If you don't know him yet...Des Clarke is one of the UK's most exciting talents. He has made a name for himself as both a highly successful comedian, and as one of TV and Radio's hottest presenters!
He first came to note as an award-winning stand up comic and has toured the world with his unique brand of observational humour.
Des's impressive range of TV presenting credits include SM:TV Live, Sportsround, and five years as anchor of BBC Scotland's Children In Need coverage.
He is also a much loved voice on the airwaves and can currently be heard waking up Central Scotland every morning as host of the Capital Breakfast Show.
A high profile newspaper columnist and after dinner speaker too, Des has rapidly established himself as an exceptional all round talent.
Chortle Award Winner.
"Scotland's next comedy superstar" Daily Record
If you fancy having the pants charmed off you, sorry, I mean an afternoon of delightful entertainment on a Sunday afternoon,please join us at the Crowne Plaza, Glasgow on Sunday 4 November. All in the name of a great cause! ;) For more details, check out our website!
For more information about Revive MS Support, check out our website. Also, please remember to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
If you have found this post of interest, the please feel free to share it with your online community via the share buttons below. Thank you.
Multiple sclerosis: World's highest rate in Orkney Islands
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Scotland's Orkney Islands have the highest rate of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the world, according to a major new study.
Researchers said that the rate for probable or definite MS was now 402 per 100,000 people, up from a previous 309 per 100,000 which was recorded in 1974.
Teams at the universities of Edinburgh and Aberdeen carried out the study. They are now trying to work out why the figure in Orkney is so high, but believe genes could play a key role. With MS, the protective layer around nerves, known as the myelin sheath, becomes damaged.
Messages from the brain to the rest of the body are disrupted, resulting in difficulty moving, muscle weakness and blurred vision.
There are many suspected risk factors, and the disease is known to be more common away from the equator.
MS affects about 100,000 people in the UK. The new study found that one in 170 Orcadian women suffer from the condition. The current figure for Orkney compares to 295 per 100,000 in Shetland and 229 per 100,000 in Aberdeen.
'So high' Dr Jim Wilson, of the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Population Health Sciences, said: "Our study shows that Orkney has the highest prevalence rate of MS recorded worldwide.
"These findings may reflect improved diagnostic methods, improved survival or rising incidence.
"We are trying to work out why it is so high, but it is at least partly to do with genes."
It has previously been noted that areas of high MS prevalence around the world have been settled in by Scottish immigrants. Previous studies have shown high rates of MS in Canada and Scandinavia. The new study is published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
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Scotland's Orkney Islands have the highest rate of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the world, according to a major new study.
Researchers said that the rate for probable or definite MS was now 402 per 100,000 people, up from a previous 309 per 100,000 which was recorded in 1974.
Teams at the universities of Edinburgh and Aberdeen carried out the study. They are now trying to work out why the figure in Orkney is so high, but believe genes could play a key role. With MS, the protective layer around nerves, known as the myelin sheath, becomes damaged.
Messages from the brain to the rest of the body are disrupted, resulting in difficulty moving, muscle weakness and blurred vision.
There are many suspected risk factors, and the disease is known to be more common away from the equator.
MS affects about 100,000 people in the UK. The new study found that one in 170 Orcadian women suffer from the condition. The current figure for Orkney compares to 295 per 100,000 in Shetland and 229 per 100,000 in Aberdeen.
'So high' Dr Jim Wilson, of the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Population Health Sciences, said: "Our study shows that Orkney has the highest prevalence rate of MS recorded worldwide.
"These findings may reflect improved diagnostic methods, improved survival or rising incidence.
"We are trying to work out why it is so high, but it is at least partly to do with genes."
It has previously been noted that areas of high MS prevalence around the world have been settled in by Scottish immigrants. Previous studies have shown high rates of MS in Canada and Scandinavia. The new study is published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
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23 Şubat 2013 Cumartesi
Natalizumab shows promise for teens with multiple sclerosis
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February 22, 2013 in Neuroscience
(HealthDay)—Natalizumab may be safe in pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with highly active disease, according to a small study published online Feb. 18 in JAMA Neurology.
Barbara Kornek, M.D., from the Medical University of Vienna, and colleagues retrospectively reviewed data on 20 pediatric patients with MS who started treatment with natalizumab (300 mg every four weeks) prior to 18 years of age (mean age at initiation, 16.7 years). These patients underwent MRI as clinically indicated, despite the fact that 19 of the patients were undergoing first-line disease-modifying therapy.
The researchers found that treatment with natalizumab was associated with significant reductions in mean annualized relapse rates (3.7 without treatment versus 0.4 with treatment), median Expanded Disability Status Scale scores (two without treatment versus one with treatment), and mean number of new T2/fluid-attenuated inversion recovery lesions per year (7.8 without treatment versus 0.5 with treatment).
Two patients had to stop therapy due to development of high-titer neutralizing antibodies against natalizumab. Other adverse events included headaches, asthenia, infections, and hypersensitivity. Eight patients had abnormal laboratory results, with John Cunningham virus antibodies found in five of 13 patients. Relapse activity occurred in six of eight patients within six months following discontinuation of natalizumab therapy. "Our data indicate that natalizumab may be safe and effective against MS in pediatric patients with breakthrough disease," the authors write.
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(HealthDay)—Natalizumab may be safe in pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with highly active disease, according to a small study published online Feb. 18 in JAMA Neurology.
Barbara Kornek, M.D., from the Medical University of Vienna, and colleagues retrospectively reviewed data on 20 pediatric patients with MS who started treatment with natalizumab (300 mg every four weeks) prior to 18 years of age (mean age at initiation, 16.7 years). These patients underwent MRI as clinically indicated, despite the fact that 19 of the patients were undergoing first-line disease-modifying therapy.
The researchers found that treatment with natalizumab was associated with significant reductions in mean annualized relapse rates (3.7 without treatment versus 0.4 with treatment), median Expanded Disability Status Scale scores (two without treatment versus one with treatment), and mean number of new T2/fluid-attenuated inversion recovery lesions per year (7.8 without treatment versus 0.5 with treatment).
Two patients had to stop therapy due to development of high-titer neutralizing antibodies against natalizumab. Other adverse events included headaches, asthenia, infections, and hypersensitivity. Eight patients had abnormal laboratory results, with John Cunningham virus antibodies found in five of 13 patients. Relapse activity occurred in six of eight patients within six months following discontinuation of natalizumab therapy. "Our data indicate that natalizumab may be safe and effective against MS in pediatric patients with breakthrough disease," the authors write.
Read more at: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-natalizumab-teens-multiple-sclerosis.html#jCp
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Ladies...introducing our gorgeous, not-to-be-missed compere for this year's ladies lunch...
To contact us Click HERE
Last year's ladies lunch was my first major event as fundraiser at Revive MS Support. This year, we will be celebrating our 6th annual ladies lunch, and there's a lot to live up to! Luckily, we've been working hard to make sure we not only match last year's triumph, but blast it out of the park ;)
Des joined us last year and his humour and charisma charmed all the ladies! He was perfect, and we're absolutely delighted that he's joined us for a second year!
If you don't know him yet...Des Clarke is one of the UK's most exciting talents. He has made a name for himself as both a highly successful comedian, and as one of TV and Radio's hottest presenters!
He first came to note as an award-winning stand up comic and has toured the world with his unique brand of observational humour.
Des's impressive range of TV presenting credits include SM:TV Live, Sportsround, and five years as anchor of BBC Scotland's Children In Need coverage.
He is also a much loved voice on the airwaves and can currently be heard waking up Central Scotland every morning as host of the Capital Breakfast Show.
A high profile newspaper columnist and after dinner speaker too, Des has rapidly established himself as an exceptional all round talent.
Chortle Award Winner.
"Scotland's next comedy superstar" Daily Record
If you fancy having the pants charmed off you, sorry, I mean an afternoon of delightful entertainment on a Sunday afternoon,please join us at the Crowne Plaza, Glasgow on Sunday 4 November. All in the name of a great cause! ;) For more details, check out our website!
For more information about Revive MS Support, check out our website. Also, please remember to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
If you have found this post of interest, the please feel free to share it with your online community via the share buttons below. Thank you.
Last year's ladies lunch was my first major event as fundraiser at Revive MS Support. This year, we will be celebrating our 6th annual ladies lunch, and there's a lot to live up to! Luckily, we've been working hard to make sure we not only match last year's triumph, but blast it out of the park ;)
Des joined us last year and his humour and charisma charmed all the ladies! He was perfect, and we're absolutely delighted that he's joined us for a second year!
If you don't know him yet...Des Clarke is one of the UK's most exciting talents. He has made a name for himself as both a highly successful comedian, and as one of TV and Radio's hottest presenters!
He first came to note as an award-winning stand up comic and has toured the world with his unique brand of observational humour.
Des's impressive range of TV presenting credits include SM:TV Live, Sportsround, and five years as anchor of BBC Scotland's Children In Need coverage.
He is also a much loved voice on the airwaves and can currently be heard waking up Central Scotland every morning as host of the Capital Breakfast Show.
A high profile newspaper columnist and after dinner speaker too, Des has rapidly established himself as an exceptional all round talent.
Chortle Award Winner.
"Scotland's next comedy superstar" Daily Record
If you fancy having the pants charmed off you, sorry, I mean an afternoon of delightful entertainment on a Sunday afternoon,please join us at the Crowne Plaza, Glasgow on Sunday 4 November. All in the name of a great cause! ;) For more details, check out our website!
For more information about Revive MS Support, check out our website. Also, please remember to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
If you have found this post of interest, the please feel free to share it with your online community via the share buttons below. Thank you.
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