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Brain :: Brain cleaner method prevent brain damage

Brain injury causes glutamate, a substance necessary for proper brain function, to flood areas surrounding the trauma and kill other cells. Weizmann Institute scientists have developed a new way to rid the brain of excess glutamate. This method — which uses an enzyme found in blood — could lead to new therapies not only for brain injury, but also for stroke and other conditions, and holds promise for prevention of damage from meningitis or nerve gas.

Growth Hormone :: Growth hormone HGH not anti aging solution

Despite all the publicity and media coverage touting the anti-aging and libido-enhancing effects of human growth hormone HGH, there is no scientific evidence supporting the claims, researchers have said.

Neurology :: Defective movement of cell’s power plants implicated in commom inherited neurological disorder

Contrary to previous thinking, the inefficient movement of cell’s “power plants” — the mitochondria — within a cell, rather than their low energy production, may be a contributing factor in the development of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), new research shows.

HIV :: New genetic cause of an immunodeficiency syndrome found

A gene called HAX1 is mutated in some individuals with an immunodeficiency syndrome known as severe congenital neutropenia (SCN), according to a study to be published in the January issue of Nature Genetics. The identification of mutations in HAX1 ends a 50-year search for the genetic basis of one form of this disease.

Cancer :: Novel approach to cancer drug given major boost

Scientists at ProXara Biotechnology Limited have identified a way of switching off one of the key mechanisms that leads to the development and growth of a tumour. Under the Wellcome Trust’s Seeding Drug Discovery initiative, the researchers hope to use their findings to develop a drug that could be used to fight cancer. The funding will be used to develop the drug to a point at which it is close to entering a clinical trial.

MRSA :: New antibacterials being developed to tackle MRSA superbug

A novel antibacterial medicine that kills the superbug MRSA is being developed under a new scheme launched by the Wellcome Trust. The Seeding Drug Discovery initiative is aimed at catalysing the development of new drugs in areas of unmet need.

Tonsillitis :: Common blood test can help distinguish between mononucleosis and tonsillitis

Measuring a patient’s ratio of white blood cell types may help physicians accurately distinguish between the similar conditions infectious mononucleosis and bacterial tonsillitis, potentially guiding treatment decisions, according to an article in the January issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Aging :: Growth hormone is not the anti-aging bullet for healthy adults

A review of published data on use of human growth hormone by healthy elderly people found that the synthetic hormone was associated with small changes in body composition but not in body weight or other clinically important outcomes. Further, people who took GH had increased rates of unhealthy side effects such as soft tissue swelling, joint pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and, in men, abnormal breast development and were also somewhat more likely to develop diabetes.

Apple :: Cloudy apple juice four times healthier than clear

Cloudy apple juice has four times the concentration of polyphenols (chemicals reported to have anti-cancer activity) than clear. Tasty orange sausages with 60 percent reduced fat and added dietary fiber. Learn about the science behind the perfect espresso.

HIV :: Survival of People with HIV Improves in Recent Years

A study of nearly 4,000 HIV-infected people in Denmark, matched with about 380,000 people who were not infected, found that people diagnosed with HIV infection between 1995-2005 had a shorter life expectancy (20 years beyond age 25) than the general population (51 years beyond age 25).