BreakThrough Digest http://breakthroughdigest.com Medical Breakthroughs, Health News and Medical Information About Cancer, Diabetes, Leukemia and more Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 en Scientists use stem cells from the umbilical cord to treat hepatic diseases http://breakthroughdigest.com/scientists-use-stem-cells-from-the-umbilical-cord-to-treat-hepatic-diseases/ http://breakthroughdigest.com/scientists-use-stem-cells-from-the-umbilical-cord-to-treat-hepatic-diseases/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:00:46 +0000 admin http://breakthroughdigest.com/scientists-use-stem-cells-from-the-umbilical-cord-to-treat-hepatic-diseases/ A research group from the Universities of Granada and León has proved that mononuclear blood cells from human umbilical cord can be an effective alternative to bone marrow.
- This work, which will be published in the journal Cell Transplantation, means a great advance in regenerative hepatic medic…

]]> http://breakthroughdigest.com/scientists-use-stem-cells-from-the-umbilical-cord-to-treat-hepatic-diseases/feed/ Broccoli does helps prevent prostate cancer! http://breakthroughdigest.com/broccoli-does-helps-prevent-prostate-cancer/ http://breakthroughdigest.com/broccoli-does-helps-prevent-prostate-cancer/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:58:53 +0000 admin http://breakthroughdigest.com/broccoli-does-helps-prevent-prostate-cancer/ Eating broccoli once a week can reduce a man’s chances of developing prostate cancer, and might even slow the tumour growth in sufferers, a new study suggests.

Australian cancer experts have welcomed findings from a British study which has confirmed the benefits of the vegetable on cancer in huma…

]]> http://breakthroughdigest.com/broccoli-does-helps-prevent-prostate-cancer/feed/ Nutrient in watermelon yields Viagra-like results http://breakthroughdigest.com/nutrient-in-watermelon-yields-viagra-like-results/ http://breakthroughdigest.com/nutrient-in-watermelon-yields-viagra-like-results/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:23:06 +0000 admin http://breakthroughdigest.com/nutrient-in-watermelon-yields-viagra-like-results/ A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout and one that researchers say could keep fireworks going long into the night.

Watermelons contain an ingredient called citrulline that can trigger production of a compound that helps relax the body’s blood vessels…

]]> http://breakthroughdigest.com/nutrient-in-watermelon-yields-viagra-like-results/feed/ ‘Multi-target’ immune therapy improves outcomes of severe lupus nephritis http://breakthroughdigest.com/multi-target-immune-therapy-improves-outcomes-of-severe-lupus-nephritis/ http://breakthroughdigest.com/multi-target-immune-therapy-improves-outcomes-of-severe-lupus-nephritis/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:15:22 +0000 admin http://breakthroughdigest.com/multi-target-immune-therapy-improves-outcomes-of-severe-lupus-nephritis/ A new treatment using a combination of drugs targeting different parts of the immune system improves the recovery rate for patients with severe lupus involving the kidneys, according to a report in the October Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

“In our study, multi-target thera…

]]> http://breakthroughdigest.com/multi-target-immune-therapy-improves-outcomes-of-severe-lupus-nephritis/feed/ FDA Food Protection Plan Shows Significant Progress http://breakthroughdigest.com/fda-food-protection-plan-shows-significant-progress/ http://breakthroughdigest.com/fda-food-protection-plan-shows-significant-progress/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:52:00 +0000 http://breakthroughdigest.com/fda-food-protection-plan-shows-significant-progress/ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Protection Plan Progress Report, released today in conjunction with the Interagency Working Group on Import Safety Action Plan Update, shows significant areas of activity to further improve the safety of America’s food supply since unveiling its Food Pro…

]]> http://breakthroughdigest.com/fda-food-protection-plan-shows-significant-progress/feed/ New Test for Drug-Resistant TB http://breakthroughdigest.com/new-test-for-drug-resistant-tb/ http://breakthroughdigest.com/new-test-for-drug-resistant-tb/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:03:07 +0000 admin http://breakthroughdigest.com/new-test-for-drug-resistant-tb/ A new test that can detect multiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis in two days instead of the standard two to three months promises to help significantly improve treatment and prevent the spread of the airborne infection, the World Health Organization said on Monday.

Experts discussed multiple-drug-…

]]> http://breakthroughdigest.com/new-test-for-drug-resistant-tb/feed/ researchers find cancer cells revert to normal at specific signal threshold http://breakthroughdigest.com/researchers-find-cancer-cells-revert-to-normal-at-specific-signal-threshold/ http://breakthroughdigest.com/researchers-find-cancer-cells-revert-to-normal-at-specific-signal-threshold/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:24:31 +0000 admin http://breakthroughdigest.com/researchers-find-cancer-cells-revert-to-normal-at-specific-signal-threshold/ Cancer starts when key cellular signals run amok, driving uncontrolled cell growth. But scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine report that lowering levels of one cancer signal under a specific threshold reverses this process in mice, returning tumor cells to their normal, healthy s…

]]> http://breakthroughdigest.com/researchers-find-cancer-cells-revert-to-normal-at-specific-signal-threshold/feed/ Viruses used for good in cancer-killing experiments http://breakthroughdigest.com/viruses-used-for-good-in-cancer-killing-experiments/ http://breakthroughdigest.com/viruses-used-for-good-in-cancer-killing-experiments/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:45:28 +0000 admin http://breakthroughdigest.com/viruses-used-for-good-in-cancer-killing-experiments/ Tests show success, but general use not yet approved

Viruses aren’t always the bad guys. Sure, they can cause colds, measles, AIDS and other miseries. But with some tinkering, these tiny organisms may become a new and better way to treat cancer.

In the last few years, scientists have been ge…

]]> http://breakthroughdigest.com/viruses-used-for-good-in-cancer-killing-experiments/feed/ FDA Approves First Generic Risperidone to Treat Psychiatric Conditions http://breakthroughdigest.com/fda-approves-first-generic-risperidone-to-treat-psychiatric-conditions/ http://breakthroughdigest.com/fda-approves-first-generic-risperidone-to-treat-psychiatric-conditions/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:13:00 +0000 admin http://breakthroughdigest.com/fda-approves-first-generic-risperidone-to-treat-psychiatric-conditions/ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic versions of Risperdal (risperidone) tablets. Risperdal is an antipsychotic drug used for the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other psychiatric conditions.
Original post by Food and Drug Administration Press Re…

]]> http://breakthroughdigest.com/fda-approves-first-generic-risperidone-to-treat-psychiatric-conditions/feed/ Researchers overcome chemotherapy resistance in the lab http://breakthroughdigest.com/researchers-overcome-chemotherapy-resistance-in-the-lab/ http://breakthroughdigest.com/researchers-overcome-chemotherapy-resistance-in-the-lab/#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:38:38 +0000 admin http://breakthroughdigest.com/researchers-overcome-chemotherapy-resistance-in-the-lab/ Re-purposed Malaysian folk medication reduces resistance to cancer treatments

Researchers from McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine have discovered a compound that reduces resistance to chemotherapy agents used to treat cancer. Their results were published in the June issue of The Journal of…

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