The Repair Stem Cell Institute (RSCI; http://www.RepairStemCells.org) announced that its Science Advisory Board member Zannos G.
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For eight long years while the Social Security and Medicare programs were under attack by the Bush administration, the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare led a national education and advocacy campaign to broaden nationwide opposition to the privatization movement and its supporters. The results of those years of NCPSSM efforts are in.
Eben Alsberg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Orthopedic Surgery has been named a 2008 Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar in Aging by The Ellison Medical Foundation. Case Western Reserve University was invited to nominate two faculty members to submit a proposal, and Alsberg was one of those nominated for this award after an internal competition. National competition was strong, with only 25 awards being granted out of 97 applicants. Dr.
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In an effort to bring together neuroscience researchers from the East and the West, the 2008 Beijing Symposium on Aging and Neurodegeneration (BSAN) was initiated in March 2008…
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Babies who are exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy are more likely to have poor self-regulation and require greater external intervention, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in the Journal of Pediatrics.
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug can restore the amounts of muscle-linked growth hormone in seniors to youthful levels, a new study shows.
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A study in the Sept. 21 on-line edition of Nature Medicine describes the function and interaction of a critical molecule involved in cell death in Alzheimer’s disease patients. These new findings reveal that blocking this molecule, called Cyclophilin D (CypD), and development of surrounding mitochondrial targets may be viable therapeutic strategies for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, according to Shi Du Yan, Ph.D.
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Age is not an independent factor in cancer survival rates and should not influence decisions about how to treat older patients, according to a study in the November issue of IJCP, the Independent Journal of Clinical Practice. A team of hospital and University-based researchers from Barcelona, Spain, carried out a detailed study of more than 200 patients diagnosed with cancer.
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Advanced age and race are among the factors that can affect whether a patient dies or suffers a stroke after carotid-artery surgery, a UT Southwestern physician involved in a multicenter study has found. “This study identified 11 readily available, clinical risk factors that can help referring physicians, neurologists, surgeons and anesthesiologists better weigh the risks and benefits of carotid surgery for an individual patient,” said Dr. Ethan Halm, new chief of the William T.
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About 5 percent of South Korean patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis have extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, and these patients are less likely to have successful treatment and more likely to die, according to a study in the Nov. 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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