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Neurons from embryonic stem cells against Parkinson’s disease

The work has produced neurons transplanted into animals with Parkinson’s have been integrated and produced dopamine, whose deficiency is the basis of these neurodegenerative diseases. A study published online by the journal Nature breaks new ground in research on neurodegenerative diseases through the use of human embryonic stem cells. Researchers from four institutions led by [...]

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RNAi to respond to sudden changes

In the face of sudden changes dictated by environmental cues and states of stress intereferenza cells exploit the RNA to implement rapid change. In the face of sudden changes dictated by environmental cues and states of stress, cells are called upon to make quick decisions. So, in case of crisis – from the greek krisis, [...]

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Human embryonic stem cells in drug formulation

The EU prohibits the use of human embryonic stem cells in drug formulation: The Court of Justice rejects the patent application of a treatment against Parkinson’s disease that involved the use of human embryos. On 19 December 1997, German researcher Oliver Brustle had patented a treatment that involved the use of embryonic stem cells for [...]

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The protein of Alzheimer’s that causes loss of smell

For newly diagnosed early may be used the symptom of loss of smell caused by neuronal death by the APP protein. A study by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institutes of Health showed that a preceding symptom onset of Alzheimer’s disease is loss of smell. APP, amyloid precursor protein, in this [...]

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Completed the first clinical trial for HIV vaccine

During phase, trial of the vaccine was successful in 90% of volunteers with AIDS, using the MVA-B virus containing HIV genes 4. Spanish researchers have completed the first clinical trial of a new vaccine against HIV. This vaccine offers great hope to eradicate this scourge forever. The team led by Dr. Mariano Esteban, a researcher [...]

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A new anti-cancer gene

A young Italian team discovered the anti-tumor activity of the mutated gene MTND1 able to block the tumor blood vessels of tumors. Thanks to a study funded by AIRC (Italian Association for Cancer Research), a team of young Italian University of Bologna was able to find a gene that can block tumor growth. The mutant [...]

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