New Stem Cell Therapy May Aid the Repair of Damaged Brains

According to some experts, newly born neuronal stem cells in the adult brain may provide a therapy for brain injury. But if these stem cells are to be utilized in this way, the process by which they are created, neurogenesis, must be regulated.

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Yale researchers clear up Alzheimer’s plaques in mice

Blocking a common immune system response cleared up plaques associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and enabled treated mice to recover some lost memory, Yale University researchers report Friday in the journal Nature Medicine.

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FDA Advises Patients to Switch to HFA-Propelled Albuterol Inhalers Now

CFC-propelled albuterol inhalers are being phased out considering they are harmful to the environment by contributing to depletion of the ozone layer above the Earth’s surface.

Original post by Food and Drug Administration Press Releases

Rapid wound healing

A new type of wound dressing made of silica gel fibers will soon help to heal difficult wounds caused by burns or diabetes. The dressing forms a supporting matrix for newly growing skin cells and is fully absorbed by the body during the healing process.

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New method effective in detecting dangerous coronary plaque

Non-invasive CT scan proves safe and accurate in uncovering early signs of heart disease
BOSTON – A significant number of patients who suffer a heart attack never have any warning signs. For many of these individuals, the source of the problem is noncalcified plaque, a buildup of soft deposits embedded deep within the walls of the heart’s arteries, undetectable by angiography or cardiac stress tests – and prone to rupture without warning.

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New vaccine approach prevents/reverses diabetes in lab study at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Results of study are published in Diabetes, a journal of the American Diabetes Association
Microspheres carrying targeted nucleic acid molecules fabricated in the laboratory have been shown to prevent and even reverse new-onset cases of type 1 diabetes in animal models. The results of these studies were reported by diabetes researchers at the John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and Baxter Healthcare Corporation.

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FDA Proposes New Rule to supply Updated data on the Use of Prescription Drugs and Biological Products during Pregnancy and Breast-feeding

The proposed changes to prescription drug labeling would give health care professionals more comprehensive info for making prescribing decisions and for counseling women who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or of child-bearing age about using prescription medications. Read more

Weill Cornell Team Identifies New Cancer Stem Cell Driving Metastatic Tumors

CD1 Cells Can Initiate Metastatic Disease, Could Redirect Cancer Research

The molecular profile of cancer stem cells that initiate metastatic colon tumors is significantly different from those responsible for primary tumors, according to new research from a team at Weill Cornell Medical College.

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Estrogen Helps Drive Distinct, Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer

Innovative Technology Reveals a New Hormonal Target for Drug Treatment, Scientists Say

Using a breakthrough technology, researchers led by a Weill Cornell Medical College scientist have pinpointed the hormone estrogen as a key player in about half of all prostate cancers.

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Brown Chemists Create Cancer-Detecting Nanoparticles

A team led by a Brown University chemist has created the smallest iron oxide nanoparticles to date for cancer detection by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The magnetic nanoparticles operate like tiny guided missiles, seeking and attaching themselves to malignant tumor cells. Once they bind, the particles emit stronger signals that MRI scans can detect.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be a doctor’s best friend for detecting a tumor in the body without resorting to surgery. MRI scans use pulses of magnetic waves and gauge the return signals to identify different types of tissue in the body, distinguishing bone from muscle, fluids from solids, and so on.

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