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Key Therapeutic Applications of Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Review of Recent Advances
In recent years, mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) research has witnessed significant advancements with regard to isolation, characterization, and regulation of differentiation. Reported to occur in diverse adult tissues, including bone marrow, adipose tissue, and cord blood, MSCs hold great therapeutic interest in the field of cell-based tissue engineering and regeneration. Read more »
Strategies and Interventions to Contain Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission: A Comprehensive Review
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), the worst pandemic to date, continues its deadly course in contributing to the substantial increase in the number of people contracting the infection every year. As per the reports of UNAIDS, The United Nations Joint Program on HIV/AIDS, the year 2008 had approximately 33.4 million people living with HIV. Among these, half of the cases have been reported in women, especially those of childbearing age; thereby proposing an increased risk for mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of the condition. Read more »
Medicine
Long-standing Constipation Associated with Increased Risk of Parkinson Disease
Numerous studies have documented increased incidence of constipation in patients suffering from Parkinson disease (PD) due to the impairment of central or peripheral... Read more »
Review Shows that Migraine with Aura Poses a High Risk for Ischemic Stroke
A recent systematic review and meta-analysis performed by Harvard Medical School researchers reports that people suffering from migraine with aura (MA) have a two-fold... Read more »
Pharma
Study Demonstrates Hepatitis B Vaccination Confers Protection for More Than Two Decades
Hepatitis B vaccine has an outstanding record of safety, and is considered one of the most effective childhood immunizations. Now, a recent study has revealed that... Read more »
Androgen Triggers Gene Fusion which Leads to Prostate Cancer
Studies conducted by various independent groups have confirmed the role of gene fusion, involving TMPRSS2 and ETS genes, in leading to prostate cancer. However,... Read more »
Biotechnology
ALERT: Study Reports Effectiveness of TandemHeart Device in Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared TandemHeart® Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device (CardiacAssist, Inc.) provides short-term, temporary circulatory... Read more »
Researchers Unveil Two Genetic Mutations Associated with Early-onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A collaborative study by an international group including researchers from the National Institutes of Health, Hannover Medical School, and University College London,... Read more »
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