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NLX-P101 Gene Therapy Reduces Movement Impairment in Parkinson’s Patients

NLX-P101 Gene Therapy Reduces Movement Impairment in Parkinson’s Patients

Posted by on March 17, 2011 · 0 Comment

A new gene therapy that is called NLX-P101 is found to dramatically reduce movement impairment in Parkinson’s patients. The approach introduces a gene into the brain to normalize chemical signaling. These findings were made by a Phase 2 study published in the journal Lancet Neurology. The study is the first successful randomized, double-blind clinical trial of a gene therapy for Parkinson’s [...]
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Stem Cells Created From Schizophrenia Patients

Stem Cells Created From Schizophrenia Patients

Posted by on March 17, 2011 · 0 Comment

Johns Hopkins researchers have created induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) using a new and improved “clean” technique. They used skin cells from adult siblings with schizophrenia and a genetic mutation linked to major mental illnesses. Reporting online February 22 in Molecular Psychiatry, the team confirms the establishment of two new lines of iPS cells with mutations in the gene [...]
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Mortality Rate Of Patients Treated For Heart Attacks Studied

Mortality Rate Of Patients Treated For Heart Attacks Studied

Posted by on March 15, 2011 · 0 Comment

The mortality rate amongst patients treated for heart attacks is greatly variable across hospitals in the US. This large difference in the rate from hospital to hospital has been researched by a Yale student – the research has been published in Annals of Internal Medicine’s March issue. Until now, little has been known about the factors that may influence this variation in death rates. The Yale [...]
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COPD Patients At Greater Risk Of Shingles Than General Population

COPD Patients At Greater Risk Of Shingles Than General Population

Posted by on February 23, 2011 · 4 Comments

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is the reactivation of the chicken pox virus. This results in painful rashes and lesions. Now a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) has found a relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and shingles. The study used data from the Taiwan Longitudinal Health Insurance Database. It included 8486 COPD patients and [...]
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