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New Gene Therapy May Check Spread of Breast Cancer

September 24, 2016 SrijitaBreast, Cancer, check, gene, May, New, of, spread, Therapy

Researchers are in the process of developing a new gene therapy technique that could be used alongside chemotherapy to treat early-stage breast cancer tumours before they spread. The new technique uses microRNAs — small noncoding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression — to control metastasis or the spread of the disease, which is the leading cause of mortality in women with breast cancer. “If cancer is diagnosed early enough, then in addition to treating the primary tumour (with chemotherapy), one could also treat with specific microRNAs, in order to prevent…

dwelling bone grown in lab to reinforce therapy for facial defects

June 17, 2016 SrijitaBone, Defects, dwelling, Facial, for, grown, In, lab, reinforce, Therapy, to

In a first, scientists have grown a residing bone inside the lab to restore massive defects inside the head and face of patient, taking a step forward in enhancing treatments for human beings with cranio-facial defects. a new technique advanced through Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, professor at Columbia university , uses car logous stem cells derived from a small sample of the recipient’s fats and replicates the original anatomical shape of the bone. “we’ve got been capable to show, in a scientific-length porcine model of jaw repair, that this bone, grown in…

Testosterone Therapy May Lower Heart Attack Risk in Older Men

April 4, 2016 SrijitaAttack:, Heart, In, Lower, May, Men, Older, Risk, Testosterone, Therapy

Older men with clogged arteries who took testosterone therapy seemed to have a lower risk of heart attacks than men who did not take the hormone, a study suggested on Sunday. Testosterone is currently considered risky to the heart, and the US Food and Drug Administration mandated last year that manufacturers of all approved testosterone products add labels to describe these dangers, which include heart attack and stroke. The methods of the study were observational – one of the weakest kinds of scientific research – but its authors said the…