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Researchers are zeroing in on specific nutrients and natural therapies that not only can prevent and heal disease but promote longevity. For example, as NaturalNews previously reported, a research team from Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., and LifeGen Technologies found that Cordyceps sinensis (Cs-4), a traditional Chinese mushroom, is a powerful anti-aging food that could lengthen [...]

Tata Motors managing director & CEO Carl-Peter Forster told Business Standard that the company would not be doing the Nano justice if it remains just the ‘world’s cheapest car’ and, hence, will look at all the ‘natural evolutions’ of the Nano, including upgrades.

Many aspects of the German Genetic Diagnostics Act (Gendiagnostikgesetz) are out of touch with the latest technology, almost impossible to implement in clinical practice, or even detrimental to the success of recognised screening tests, such as newborn screening. The Act, which came into force in February 2010, is in desperate need of amendment.

( Chempetitive Group ) Eighty percent of smokers were motivated to quit or cut down after taking a gene-based test for lung cancer risk assessment.

New research is unraveling how genetic variants change the brain and alter behavior. The findings give new insights on how genetic variants can increase the risk of autism. Scientists combined brain imaging and genetic detective work to learn how genetic variants rewire the brain. The research by investigators from UCLA and the Semel Institute for [...]

A group of scientists at B.C. Cancer Agency have found that lung cancers in smokers have different genetic mutations and look different than lung cancer in non-smokers. According to senior scientist at the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre Wan Lam, this finding is significant because it means that from now on, research, treatments and diagnostics [...]

The genes we possess not only determine the color of our eyes and hair and how our bodies grow, they might also influence the changes that occur in tumors when we develop cancer.

Researchers in Newfoundland have cracked the genetic code of a sudden death cardiac killer.

Christchurch researchers are examining the role of genes in two of New Zealand’s most common mental illnesses – depression and alcohol addiction.

( Cell Press ) New evidence from studies of neurons derived from patients with a genetic condition known as Rett Syndrome suggests that there may be a critical period in development during which neuronal abnormalities could be corrected by drug treatments. That’s the conclusion of researchers who report their findings in the Nov. 12 issue [...]

An experimental compound shrank lung-cancer tumors in half of the patients in a recent study. At some point in Karen Pihl’s life, one of her lung cells made a potentially fatal misstep. As the cell duplicated its DNA in preparation to divide, part of the gene for one protein became erroneously attached to part of [...]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Genetic testing can help determine whether heart surgery patients benefit from the popular anti-platelet drug clopidogrel, which has been effective for some but carries major risks, a study published Tuesday said.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Gene Therapy Market Analysis” report to their offering.

Authors: Z-Y Jia, H-F Deng, R Huang, Y-Y Yang, X-C Yang, Z-Z Qi & X-H Ou (Source: Cancer Gene Therapy) MedWorm Sponsor Message: Watch the new MedWorm demo and find out how to get all the very latest, relevant, organized information daily!

Molecular PharmaceuticsDOI: 10.1021/mp100310h (Source: Molecular Pharmaceutics)

Conclusion: The efficacy of an IL?12 gene therapy approach for the treatment of the RG2 glioma model has been demonstrated in addition to the oncolytic capacity of the VLP vector system. Despite this, the broad tropism of the SFV?based expression vector may limit use as a CNS gene therapy vector unless this inherent limitation can [...]

(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) A University of Illinois metabolic engineer has improved a strain of E. coli, making it grow faster. “This strain is suitable for mass production of high-quality DNA that could be used in vaccines or gene therapy,” said Yong-Su Jin, a U of I assistant professor [...]

Adoptive T-cell therapy with anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)–expressing T cells is a new approach for treating advanced B-cell malignancies. To evaluate anti-CD19–CAR-transduced T cells in a murine model of adoptive T-cell therapy, we developed a CAR that specifically recognized murine CD19. We used T cells that were retrovirally transduced with this CAR to treat [...]

10-Year stability of clinical-grade serum-free γ-retroviral vector-containing medium Gene Therapy advance online publication, November 11, 2010. doi:10.1038/gt.2010.126 Authors: F Herbst, C R Ball, O Zavidij, S Fessler, M Schmidt, H Veelken, C von Kalle & H Glimm (Source: Gene Therapy) MedWorm Sponsor Message: Watch the new MedWorm demo and find out how to get all [...]

Authors: H Yu, Q Li, B Herbert, R Zinna, K Martin, C R Junior & K L Kirkwood (Source: Gene Therapy)