News tagged with journal of translational medicine


Ginseng -- nature's anti-inflammatory?

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Laboratory experiments have demonstrated the immunological effects of ginseng. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Translational Medicine have shown that the herb, much used in traditional Chines ...


Stem cells from fat tissue offer hope for MS treatment

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created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A preliminary study on the use of stem cells obtained from a patient's own adipose tissue in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) has shown promising results. The three case studies, described in BioMed Central's open ...





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Medical journal to be re-launched

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created Sep 20, 2006 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

U.S. publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc. has signed an agreement with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine to publish the Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine.


Mutant host cell protein sequesters critical HIV-1 element

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists have identified a new way to inhibit a molecule that is critical for HIV pathogenesis. The research, published by Cell Press in the January 16th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, presents a target for develo ...


Double duty: Loss of protective heart failure protein causes high blood pressure

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created May 05, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Scientists at the Center for Translational Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have found that a protein that appears to have protective and perhaps healing effects for failing hearts also plays a similar ...


Fallopian tubes offer new stem cell source

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created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Human tissues normally discarded after surgical procedures could be a rich additional source of stem cells for regenerative medicine. New research from BioMed Central's open access Journal of Translational Medicine shows ...


Insulin resistance linked to ulcer bacteria

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created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Helicobacter pylori bacteria, which can cause gastric ulcers, have been linked to type B insulin resistance syndrome in diabetics, researchers reported in the British medical journal The Lancet.


Jefferson scientists use gene therapy to reverse heart failure in animals

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created May 23, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Heart researchers at the Center for Translational Medicine at Jefferson Medical College have used gene therapy to reverse heart failure in animals. In addition, they found that this gene therapy strategy had "unique and additive ...


Statistical analysis could yield new drug target for MS

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An elaborate statistical analysis of genes from more than 7,000 individuals has identified an amino acid that appears to be a major risk factor for multiple sclerosis, a devastating autoimmune disorder that ...


Scientists find 'molecular trigger' for sudden death in epilepsy

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created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The most common gene for a syndrome associated with abnormal heart rhythms and sudden death triggers epileptic seizures and could explain sudden unexplained death in epilepsy, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine ...


Limbs saved by menstrual blood stem cells

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created Aug 19, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cells obtained from menstrual blood, termed 'endometrial regenerative cells' (ERCs) are capable of restoring blood flow in an animal model of advanced peripheral artery disease. A study published today in BioMed Central's ...


Induced pluripotent stem cells repair heart, study shows

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a proof-of-concept study, Mayo Clinic investigators have demonstrated that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be used to treat heart disease. iPS cells are stem cells converted from adult cells. In this study, the ...



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