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Researchers working in Cambridge and San Francisco have discovered clues about how stem cells promote myelin repair. The study, published earlier this week in the journal Genes and Development, was partly funded by the MS Society and took place at the MS Society Cambridge Centre for Myelin Repair.
The inflammatory process in the brain of multiple sclerosis patients is triggered by their own immune system. However, there is one type of immune cells that seems to fight against the destructive progress - and might be used for therapeutic purposes in future.
It's the slogan of the citizens committees that have formed in the central Italian city of L'Aquila, hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on April 6, 2009. And it was on display for world leaders during the G8 summit being held just outside the city in an area off limits to the local people.
Brentwood musician Ben Benkert rocked the Streets of Brentwood last week with a collection of original songs and cover tunes, but it was 4-year old Madison Gambs , left, of Discovery Bay who stole the show.
Ganglion cysts are fluid-filled swellings that tend to form on top of joints or tendons in the wrists, hands, and feet. They have the appearance of firm or spongy sacs of liquid and their insides consist of a sticky, clear, thick, jelly-like fluid. Ganglion cysts are idiopathic, which means they generally form for unknown reasons.
I go to the dining room for some privacy. It's now or never. I press the speed dial for "Gregory Home." While the phone searches for a cell tower among the sticks, I confirm the coast is clear.
McBride, M. D. In fact, we could use an additional doctor—not one less. Cambria had two when we first moved to town and the population was 2,700; now it’s almost three times that.
A new way to 'turn off the taps' in the brain and stop a chemical being released in excess amounts -- which can lead to Parkinson's Disease -- has been developed.
The latest work to 'turn off the taps' in the brain and stop a chemical being released in excess amounts which can lead to Parkinson's Disease - was presented at The British Pharmacological Society's Summer Meeting in Edinburgh.
Washington, July 8 : Scientists from King's College London say that blocking the release of chemical glutamate in the brain may help prevent Parkinson's disease.
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