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');document.write('Study is the first to use a human neural stem cell line to deliver an anti-cancer therapeutic agent
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Study is the first to use a human neural stem cell line to deliver an anti-cancer therapeutic agent DUARTE, Calif. — City of Hope researchers received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct the first-in-human study of a neural stem cell-based therapy targeting recurrent high-grade gliomas, the most aggressive type of [...] $\"\"$

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');document.write('Vitamin D status associated with physical function in older men and women
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Information presented on April 25, 2010 as part of the scientific program of the American Society for Nutrition at the Experimental Biology 2010 meeting in Anaheim, California, revealed the discovery of an association between higher vitamin D levels and improved physical functioning among older individuals. Physical function contributes significantly to quality of life, an important [...] $\"\"$

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');document.write('Less Is More When Restraining Calories Boosts Immunity
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Scientists funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) found that volunteers who followed a low-calorie diet or a very low-calorie diet not only lost weight, but also significantly enhanced their immune response. The study may be the first to demonstrate the interaction between calorie restriction and immune markers among humans. The lead researcher, Simin Nikbin [...] $\"\"$

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');document.write('Women who eat foods with high glycemic index may be at greater risk for heart disease
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Consuming carbohydrates with high glycemic index-an indicator of how quickly a food affects blood glucose levels-appears to be associated with the risk of coronary heart disease in women but not men, according to a report in the April 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals (see also JAMA and Archives [...] $\"\"$

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');document.write('Intentional weight loss not harmful to seniors
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A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is the first to refute the widely held belief that intentional weight loss in older adults leads to increased risk of death (see also Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center). In fact, the research shows that seniors who intentionally exercised and/or modified their [...] $\"\"$

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');document.write('Trial drug vastly boosts hepatitis C cure
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Hepatitis C patients can be cured in 24 weeks when an experimental treatment is added to two established anti-viral drugs, researchers in Vienna said Friday. Adding experimental telaprevir, an infection-treating protease inhibitor co-developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson, to established anti-viral treatments peginterferon and ribavirin, can cure 93 percent to 100 percent of [...] $\"\"$

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');document.write('Autism and Stem Cell Therapy
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In June of 2007 an article was published in a peer-reviewed journal proposing a role for stem cell therapy in treating autism. The account that follows provides a perspective on the implications and prevalence of autism, as well as a synopsis and a critique of the proposed use of stem cells to treat the major [...] $\"\"$

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');document.write('Intentional weight loss helps, not harms, seniors.
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The outcome of a study scheduled to appear in the print issue of the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences contradicts the concerns raised by previous studies that deliberate weight loss among older individuals could increase the risk of death. Weight reduction aids in lowering high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and high fasting glucose levels, all [...] $\"\"$

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');document.write('Study: Low levels of vitamin D linked to higher rates of asthma in African-American kids
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Researchers at Children’s National Medical Center have discovered that African American children with asthma in metropolitan Washington, DC, are significantly more likely to have low levels of vitamin D than healthy African American children (see also Children’s National Medical Center). This study supports recent research that suggests vitamin D plays a greater role in the [...] $\"\"$

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');document.write('Stem Cells lead Anti-Aging Technologies
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Stem cell treatment and stem cell gene therapy are leading the way to anti-aging technologies and treatments. Regenerative stem cell therapies are at the forefront of stem cell studies in this type of research, utilizing advanced cellular therapy methodologies to replace damaged or dying cells, which accelerate the aging process. Such stem cell replacement therapy [...] $\"\"$

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