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Adopt holistic approach for weight loss, says expert
Forget dieting or gruelling workout regimes -adopting a holistic approach to losing weight would be enough to feed your body the nourishment it craves for, says medical director of Greenwich Hospital. ANI
IVF babies at higher diabetes, obesity risk
A new study by scientists at Temple University in Philadelphia has shown that the DNA of babies conceived through IVF differs from that of other kids, putting them at higher risk of diseases such as diabetes and obesity later in life. ANI
Smoke food flavourings may be toxic to humans
One of the flavourings used to give smoke taste to meat, cheese or fish, could be toxic to humans, says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). ANI
Chemical that protects hearts of muscular dystrophy patients discovered
University of Minnesota Medical School scientists have discovered a chemical that may, over the long term, protect the hearts of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients - a fatal and most common form of muscular dystrophy in children. ANI
Heart patients own skin cells may soon repair damaged cardiac tissue
Thanks to a pioneering stem cell research, it may soon be possible to turn ordinary human skin cells into early-stage heart cells, claims a scientist. ANI
Effects of genetic defect in myotonic muscular dystrophy revealed
In a new research on the genetic defect behind myotonic muscular dystrophy, scientists have found that the mutation disrupts an array of metabolic pathways in muscle cells through its effects on two key proteins. ANI
Jekyll and Hyde cell paves way for muscular dystrophy, fibrosis treatment
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified new potential targets for the treatment of muscle diseases such as muscular dystrophy and fibrosis. ANI
Tarantula venom may offer muscular dystrophy cure
Scientists at University at Buffalo have discovered a protein in tarantula venom that could offer potential treatment for muscular dystrophy (MD). ANI
Protein modification involved in muscular dystrophy, cancer discovered
Scientists at University of Iowa have discovered a new type of chemical modification on an important muscle protein-a feta that could improve the understanding of certain muscular dystrophies and could pave way for new treatments for the conditions. ANI
Tarantula venom could help treat muscular dystrophy
Tarantulas-the big, hairy and to many people very scary spiders-could actually help people suffering from muscular dystrophy, say scientists at University of Buffalo. ANI
Pet therapy makes way for less painful recovery
A new study has shown that adults recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication when they use pet therapy. ANI
Gene therapy shows promise in muscular dystrophy battle
A new study in monkeys has put scientists one step closer to clinical trials to test a gene delivery strategy to improve muscle mass and function in patients with certain degenerative muscle disorders. ANI
Novel drug candidate may help treat inherited muscular wasting disease
Scientists from University of Oregon and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York have discovered a potential drug candidate that may help treat inherited muscular wasting disease. ANI
Beike Biotechnology Invests in Leading Japanese Regenerative Medicine Co., Biomaster Inc.
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Farmer couple writes to president, demands mercy killing of four sons
The farmer couple Jeetnarayan and wife of Prabhawati living in Bashi village of Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh have written to the President of India seeking permission for mercy killing of their four sons aged between 10 and 16 years. ANI
New discovery may help develop therapies for childhood muscular dystrophy
Scientists claim to have identified a new function for the protein missing in people with the most common and ultimately lethal form of childhood muscular dystrophy - a finding that will lead to new therapies to combat the disease. ANI
Stephen Hawking to receive Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama
Stephen Hawking, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University, is among the 16 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. ANI
Novel discovery may pave way for new muscular dystrophy therapies
Scientists from University of Rochester Medical Centre have discovered a novel way to block the genetic flaw key in development of muscular dystrophy. ANI
New finding challenges current assumptions about jumping genes
Challenging standard assumptions about mobile DNA, or the so-called jumping genes, scientists have found that such genes do most of their jumping not during the development of sperm and egg cells, but during the development of the embryo itself. ANI
Gene linked to muscular dystrophy-related vision problems identified
University of Illinois scientists have identified a new gene linked to vision loss in common form of muscular dystrophy. ANI
Gene therapy promises safe muscular dystrophy treatment
Researchers from the University of Florida (UF), Nationwide Childrens Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and The Ohio State University have safely transferred a gene to produce a protein necessary for healthy muscle fibre growth into three teenagers with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. ANI
Gene therapy promises safe muscular dystrophy treatment
Researchers from the University of Florida (UF), Nationwide Childrens Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and The Ohio State University have safely transferred a gene to produce a protein necessary for healthy muscle fibre growth into three teenagers with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. ANI
Antibiotic treatment may offer cystic fibrosis treatment
Researchers from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a novel antibiotic treatment for human genetic diseases, including cystic fibrosis (CF). ANI
Groundbreaking study sheds light on intermediary steps of genetic encoding
A breakthrough study by researchers at Brandeis University and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (Cambridge, U.K.) has for the first time provided significant insights into a crucial step in the process whereby human genetic information is transmitted to action in the human cell, and frequently at which point genetic disease develops in humans. ANI
Now, DNA patches to treat canine form of muscular dystrophy
Researchers have developed a new technique in which DNA patches are used to treat dogs with the canine version of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a paralysing and often fatal disease of muscles. ANI
Gene therapy for muscular dystrophy comes closer to reality
A potential new gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), which predominantly affects men, may soon be available, thanks to a significant breakthrough achieved by University of Missouri scientists in the United States. ANI
Novel therapy for patients with muscular dystrophy identified
Researchers at the University of Nevada School of Medicine Current have suggested that a protein, which helps cells stick together, may lead to enhanced muscle repair in muscular dystrophy. ANI
Adult stem cell transplantation reverses tissue damage in mice
Stanford University researchers have for the first time shown that a single adult stem cell can self-renew in a mammal. ANI
Jerry Lewis to receive humanitarian award at Oscars
Veteran comedian Jerry Lewis will be honoured with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy Awards ceremony on February 22. ANI
Enzyme behind muscular dystrophy unveiled
Scientists at an American research institute claim that they have been successful in reversing the impact of a mutation in the gene coding the protein dystrophin, known to be associated with muscular dystrophy. ANI
Elderly dogs to be made young again
Elderly dogs may soon be able to run around like puppies, thanks to the new genetic enhancement technology, which could be approved by next year. ANI
Protein that can ameliorate severe muscular dystrophy unveiled
Rockefeller University scientists say that an overlooked and undervalued protein, sarcospan, may ameliorate the most severe form of muscular dystrophy if added to muscle cells. ANI
Viagra relieves exercise-induced fatigue linked with muscular dystrophies
Viagra can overcome the signalling defect and relieve exercise-induced fatigue associated with muscular dystrophies, according to a new study. ANI
Revolutionary test to detect genetic diseases in unborn children developed
British scientists have developed a revolutionary universal test that can enable prospective parents to screen embryos to detect almost any genetic disease in unborn children. ANI
Junk DNA does hold value in gene regulation
Junk DNA, or repetitive DNA segments previously thought to have no function, have now been found to create exons, which could play an important role in gene regulation, according to a new study. ANI
Experimental drug shows promise for cystic fibrosis treatment
An experimental oral drug, PTC124, has been found to address the underlying genetic defect responsible for cystic fibrosis in the second phase of its clinical trials in Israel, say researchers. ANI
Now, a gene recipe to create super-athletes
Olympic athletes would now be able to genetically enhance their muscles to be faster and stronger, if they are not already - all thanks to the revolutionary gene doping. ANI
Robots may help disabled people regain limbs use
A team of engineers and students from Rochester Institute of Technology say that robots may help people with disabilities use their limbs significantly. ANI
Purified stem cells offer new hope for people with muscular dystrophy
Experiments on mice conducted by Harvard University researchers have shown that it may be possible to restore healthy muscle and improve muscle function among those afflicted by muscular dystrophy by injecting purified stem cells isolated from adult skeletal muscle. ANI
Scientists take first look at working muscle fibres
Stanford researchers have found that it is possible to look at tiny fibres of working muscles in live humans with the aid of an unusual microscope that has a tip the size of a needle, without causing much of discomfort to the patient. ANI
Scientists identify risk factors for sudden death for adult muscular dystrophy
A new multicenter study, led by the Indiana University School of Medicine, has identified the risk factors for sudden death for adult muscular dystrophy. ANI
Viagra may protect hearts of muscular dystrophy patients
Researchers from University of Montreal and Montreal Heart Institute have suggested that Viagra may protect the hearts of patients with muscular dystrophy. ANI
Loss of protein leads to limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
A team of French and German researchers have discovered that a protein called c-FLIP, which the body uses to prevent the loss of muscle tissue, is missing in people with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. ANI
Zebrafish study may help discern how to regenerate cells lost in Parkinsons, diabetes
An Indian origin researcher and her scientist husband at the Medical College of Georgia are studying the uncanny ability of the zebrafish to regenerate almost all kinds of cells, with a view to understanding how the fish regenerates particular cells that are lost in diseases like Parkinsons and diabetes. ANI
Hepatitis C drug may offer potential treatment strategy for Muscular Dystrophy
In a rodent study, researchers at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Centre have cited that an investigational antiviral drug, currently undergoing human trials in Europe for treating Hepatitis C infections, may act as a potential treatment strategy to reduce muscle cell damage in Duchenne and other forms of muscular dystrophy (MD). ANI
First sex chromosome gene involved in meiosis, male infertility identified
In a study on mice, veterinary researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered an X chromosome gene, TEX11, which, if disrupted, may render males sterile and reduce female fertility. ANI
New muscular dystrophy treatment seems to be safe
A new study conducted by researchers from the UK and US has revealed that Myostatin, a protein that blocks muscle growth, seems to be an effective potential therapeutic target for safe muscular dystrophy treatment. ANI
Protein holds promise for new gene therapy strategy for muscle-wasting diseases
Scientists at the Research Institute at Nationwide Childrens Hospital have found the role of a protein that holds promise for new clinical treatments to combat musculoskeletal diseases, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). ANI
Improved genetic alteration technique may better disease study
American researchers have developed a novel stem cell technique that may make it easier to study and treat thousands of disorders, including Huntingtons disease, muscular dystrophy, and diabetes. ANI
Neuron-cell communication sheds new light on neuromuscular disease
Scientists at the Medical College of Georgia have discovered that neurons stop functioning properly in mice when a muscle cell fails to produce the protein beta-catenin. ANI
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