The `elixir of life` that could soon be given by injection

The prospect of holding back the years with a simple injection could be closer than we think.While their breakthrough relates to rogue genes behind two rare genetic diseases, the approach they used could one day be harn...

`Fragile-boned` children get safe workout, opportunity to relax, in Alyn summer camp

Nine Arab children aged five to nine from around the country who suffer from osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), have been participating in the almost two-week camp around Jerusalem.There are about 200 OI children of all ethni...

Towards an early diagnosis: Cystic fibrosis patients with fungal complication

In our lungs may reside an opportunistic fungus calledAspergillus fumigatus. This fungus is ubiquitous in nature and inhaled by everybody. However, in people with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and asthma, it can often lead to ...

Children and young people show elevated leukaemia rates near nuclear facilities

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina carried out a sophisticated meta-analysis of 17 research papers covering 136 nuclear sites in the UK, Canada, France, the USA, Germany, Japan and Spain.They foun...

New method speeds up gene discovery, pinpoints cholesterol gene

In the Sept. 16 online edition ofNature Genetics, the team describes its method for isolating genes that are self regulated, meaning they harbor variations that affect their own output, then rapidly narrowing in on ge...

First biomarker discovered that predicts prostate cancer outcome

"This discovery will allow physicians to individualize treatment and observation plans for prostate cancer patients," says Timothy Roth, M.D., a Mayo Clinic urology resident and lead author of the study. "Being able to...

Genzyme to begin $150m expansion of Allston plant

A Genzyme spokesman said the work is expected to take two years and will boost the size of the building by nearly two-thirds, to 300,000 square feet. The additional space will be used for offices and manufacturing supp...

Mother`s big air will raise Rett awareness

Her motor skills were weakening and she suddenly wasn`t able to do the things she had learned -- crawling, drinking from a cup and interacting with others. It wasn`t until her second birthday that Everitt would learn wha...

Fever jab call for animal workers

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) fears people could be at risk of contracting Q-fever through contact with animals.Experts have now recommended a programme of vaccination against the disease, which is now consider...

Talecris Biotherapeutics debuts CIDPinfo.com for neurologists and healthcare providers

Neurologists and other healthcare providers treating patients with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) now have access to a peer-reviewed, comprehensive clinical and scientific information center ...