Thursday, March 8, 2012

Zebrafish - New Hope in Motor Neuronal Regeneration

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While it is commonly known that mammals, after a certain young age, will never regenerate or increase the number of motor neurons that we ha...
Monday, March 5, 2012

Old Hypothesis Ruled Out for Cause of M.S.

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Multiple Sclerosis was once thought to be caused by a break down of oligodendocytes, which create the myelin sheathing that surrounds nerves...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

A Map Toward the Road to an M.S. Cure? This is Way More Than Some Yellow Brick Road

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The Scripps Research Institute has discovered a receptor, S1P1 receptors to be more precise, that could be a road map to lead the way toward...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Further Findings Into Stopping Muscular Dystrophy

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Way back last month, I wrote about a protein known as Dystrophin that was lacking in those with Duchenne and how researchers had found a way...
Thursday, February 16, 2012

New Blood Test Could Act as Biopsy Lite

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Scientists that the Scripps Research Institute have discovered a way to use an advanced blood test to detect CTC's, or circulating tumor...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Who Would Have Thought; Using Your Own Heart Cells Could Help Repair It?

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Ok, enough with the sarcasm, this is actually good news. Researchers have figured a way to use stem cells from your own heart muscle, to hel...
Friday, February 3, 2012

National Cancer Day is Upon US

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Short post today. Let's all remember those that have Cancer, have lost the fight against Cancer, and keep them in our hearts, prayers, a...