Vitamin K2: New hope for Parkinson’s patients?
18 May 2012 Neuroscientist Patrik Verstreken, associated with VIB and KU Leuven, succeeded in undoing the effect of one of the genetic defects that leads to Parkinson’s using vitamin K2.…
Researchers Demonstrate Green Tea Compound is Effective in Treating Genetic Disorder and Two Types of Tumors
Public release date: 15-Aug-2011 ST. LOUIS, MO, August 15, 2011—A compound found in green tea shows great promise for the development of drugs to treat two types of tumors…
Vitamin D may treat and prevent allergic reaction to mold in cystic fibrosis patients
Public release date: 25-Aug-2010 - Vitamin D may be an effective therapy to treat and even prevent allergy to a common mold that can cause severe complications for patients with…
Cloves are the best natural antioxidant
Public release date: 16-Mar-2010 - “Out of the five antioxidant properties tested, cloves had the highest capacity to give off hydrogen, reduced lipid peroxidation well, and was the best iron…
A genetic blueprint of your unborn baby
08 September 2012 by Harriet A. Washington Sequencing the whole genome of a fetus could provide a medical early warning on a previously unknown scale - but it also brings…
Surprising finding that people with cystic fibrosis (CF) produce too little airway mucus – rather than too much..Common Medical Belief is Wrong
Shannon Koontz 336-716-4587 shkoontz@wfubmc.edu Bob Conn 336-716-4587 rconn@wfubmc.edu Mark Wright 336-716-4587 mwright@wfubmc.edu Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Surprising finding could lead to new treatment for cystic fibrosis WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.…
Genetically engineering ‘ethical’ babies is a moral obligation, says Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medical Ethics
Genetically screening our offspring to make them better people is just 'responsible parenting', claims an eminent Oxford academic By Richard Alleyne 3:33PM BST 16 Aug 2012 Professor Julian Savulescu said…
£200,000 cystic fibrosis drug ‘could transform lives’
From the Telegraph 10:25AM BST 30 Jul 2012 (No Reporters name) A drug which could transform the lives of people with cystic fibrosis has been developed, as the health watchdog…
Researchers show cystic fibrosis defect in mice corrected with turmeric extract
New Haven, Conn. – In this issue of Science, researchers at Yale University and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto report that curcumin, a compound in the spice turmeric,…
Children with cystic fibrosis not well covered by guidelines for vitamin D needs
Public release date: 9-Oct-2008 86 percent were vitamin D deficient in 2003, 50 percent were deficient in 2004, 54 percent were deficient in 2005, and 46 percent were deficient in…
Drug reverses mental retardation caused by genetic disorder
Public release date: 22-Jun-2008 UCLA researchers discovered that an FDA-approved drug reverses the brain dysfunction inflicted by a genetic disease called tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Because half of TSC…
Europe’s most common genetic disease is a liver disorder ( hemochromatosis )
Public release date: 6-Feb-2008 Researchers discover the origin of hereditary hemochromatosis, a common iron overload disorder, is a genetic defect in the liver Much less widely known than the dangerous…
Natural chemical found in broccoli helps combat skin blistering disease
Public release date: 20-Aug-2007 Johns Hopkins scientists have found yet another reason why you should listen to your mother when she tells you to eat your vegetables. Sulforaphane, a…
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