Sentences with phrase «lead to cures in»

Scientists have long envisioned their stem cell research would lead to cures in the near future.
Research being done today may lead to a cure in the future or at least a way to identify genes for epilepsy so we can stop this disease.

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Then came a story out of Zimbabwe about how the false belief in the cancer - curing properties of rhino horns has led rhino poaching to a record high.
And to show how thoroughly he has been cured from his temporary apostasy from free market religion, he belittles the fact that: «In December, the Federal Reserve... proposed to reduce banks» share of debit card fees associated with retail transactions, leading many lenders to contend they would no longer be able to afford to issue debit cards.»
Klaus Deininger, the lead economist with the World Bank's Development Research Group, recently argued that while emerging technologies, including blockchain, offer important new ways to record land ownership, they should not be viewed as a cure - all to land rights woes in jurisdictions with weak institutions.
We are honored to help provide funding for this annual cycling challenge in hopes that it will ultimately lead to a cure for cancer.
Now, immunotherapy is at the forefront in oncology as a leading therapeutic which has been shown to cure cancer in previously untreatable patients.
Another company has made real progress in the fight to cure Alzheimer's disease — while other cures fall by the wayside this company seems to be on the leading edge of technology.
The delusive pursuit of a «cure» for mental illness, says the author, led to the exaggerated claims for institutionalization in the last century and, since World War II, has contributed to the de-institutionalizing policies that have left innumerable «homeless» wandering the streets of America.
«In health care, patients sometimes want to donate tissue to scientific research that can help lead to medical breakthroughs, such as treatments and cures for serious diseases,» he writes on Planned Parenthood's website.
The amino acid combination may not have been a cure for ulcers, but it has led to the creation of one of the most popular sugar subcompany profile stitutes in the world.
In plenty of other places, though, the increased legality has led to a growing movement of talented chefs treating the plant like any other culinary ingredient: In Denver you'll find cannabis - cured lox.
«Senator Gillibrand, who was Honorary Chair of the 17th 2011 Annual Race for the Cure in Albany and America's Leading Liberal Senator, should be helping to end the unrelenting attacks on the Komen Foundation.
Diabetes UK is the leading charity for over 3.5 million people in the UK with diabetes In 2011, Diabetes UK aims to spend over # 6 million on diabetes research to investigate the causes and prevention of diabetes, to improve care and treatment of diabetes and ultimately to work towards a curin the UK with diabetes In 2011, Diabetes UK aims to spend over # 6 million on diabetes research to investigate the causes and prevention of diabetes, to improve care and treatment of diabetes and ultimately to work towards a curIn 2011, Diabetes UK aims to spend over # 6 million on diabetes research to investigate the causes and prevention of diabetes, to improve care and treatment of diabetes and ultimately to work towards a cure.
Even without a cure or vaccine, we have the tools to end AIDS as an epidemic» is the upbeat assessment offered by Charles King, president of Housing Works, one of the leading organizations in the End Aids 2020 Coalition.
Diabetes UK is working for a future without diabetes and we call on the government to work with us in prioritising diabetes research that will lead to the prevention of Type 2 diabetes and long term behaviour change and join us in supporting the long term vision of identifying cures for both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
The hospital opened in 1913 to treat tuberculosis patients and was the site of the first clinical trials for the hydrazides treatment that eventually led to the cure of the disease, according to the EDC.
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Studies suggest that stem cells sustain deadly tumors in the brain — and that aiming at these insidious culprits could lead to a cure
Although a team led by Mahajan identified the gene responsible for the disease in 2012, a cure has yet to be developed.
For example, the curation effort could uncover information that suggests specific biomarkers or readouts researchers could test in the lab to gain insight into disease mechanisms — or, in the best case, lead to a cure for NGLY1 deficiency.
According to the paper's first author, Si Ming Man, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in St. Jude Immunology, the findings could lead to new protective treatments against tularemia, including drugs that can enhance the ability of IRF1, GBP or AIM2 to cure infections more quickly and effectively.
The work, reported online today in Science, could one day lead to a tool for routinely screening people and catching tumors before they cause symptoms, when chances are best for a cure.
This, in turn, may lead to better treatments or a cure for the tear film disease known as «dry eye.»
Frieda Robscheit - Robbins (1893 - 1973) Together with George Whipple, she discovered that a diet rich in liver cured anemia in dogs, which in turn led directly to treatment for pernicious anemia in humans.
However, HAART can not kill the HIV - infected cells,» said the study's lead author, Ekaterina Dadachova, Ph.D., professor of radiology, microbiology and immunology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, N.Y. «Any strategy for curing HIV infection must include a method to eliminate viral - infected cells.»
«We're at a pivotal point where we're building upon what we've learned in the PLAT - 02 trial and opening new trials, like PLAT - 04, with the goal of improving this therapy to the point that it becomes a long - term cure for all of our leukemia patients,» said Dr. Corinne Summers, an oncologist at Seattle Children's and the lead investigator of the PLAT - 04 trial.
• A team led by Ron McKay at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda, Maryland, turned mouse embryonic stem cells into isletlike cells, another step down the long road to a cure for diabetes.
British newspapers reported this weekend that Ian Wilmut, the University of Edinburgh biologist who led the team that in 1997 cloned Dolly the sheep, is getting out of the cloning business in light of the new findings, which seem to offer researchers a likely new source of stem cell lines for basic research that could one day lead to new treatments and perhaps cures for spinal injuries, diabetes and debilitating disorders such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.
Thriving bacteria raise blood levels of the hormone precursor procalcitonin, for example; guiding treatment based on procalcitonin concentrations led to half as much antibiotic use across seven studies, with no drop in cure rates.
The work, to appear in the August issue of Neuron and tomorrow's issue of Cell, could lead to new treatments and perhaps cures, for these ailments, which are characterized by wild, uncoordinated movements.
However, since the novel genes that were identified, are known to lead to aging - associated diseases in humans, their further analysis seems to be promising for developing new approaches to understand and possibly cure these diseases and to contribute to a long life and healthy aging in humans — in a way, long - lived rodents do.
Dr. Yasuyoshi Watanabe, who led the study at RIKEN, stated, «We plan to continue research following this exciting discovery in order to develop objective tests for CFS / ME and ultimately ways to cure and prevent this debilitating disease.»
Making an accurate diagnosis doesn't necessarily lead to a cure, but it's a start, says Marcel Nelen of Radboud University Medical Centre in Nijmegen, who presented the results at the European Society for Human Genetics (ESHG) meeting in Nürnberg, Germany, last month.
As the centerpiece of the medical innovation ecosystem, NIH not only supports the research that leads to treatments and cures for our most devastating diseases, but drives the life sciences economic engine, annually sustaining over 400,000 jobs and nearly $ 60 billion in economic activity nationwide.
Potentially, that could lead to a cure,» says Xue, who is senior author of the study published in the September issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell as the cover story.
«Fish eyes to help understand human inherited blindness: Discovery of a gene in zebrafish that triggers congenital blindness could lead to a suitable cure for similar disease in humans..»
While significant advances in the treatment for kidney cancer over the last decade have led to the approval of a dozen drugs, these drugs are mostly palliative, lacking the potential for cure.
Fundamental questions persist about where the virus hides in the body and which immune responses most effectively can foil it — and answers may lead to the still elusive HIV vaccine and cure.
A new study by French and UK researchers published in a leading journal this week suggests that should no cure be found for dementia, then the biggest impact on reducing rates of this progressive brain destroying disease is likely to come from eliminating diabetes and depression and boosting education, as well as encouraging people to eat more fruit and vegetables.
«We are proposing an innovative and comprehensive approach to fill a major gap in HIV cure research,» said project lead Warner C. Greene, MD, PhD, director of the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology and co-director of the UCSF - Gladstone Center for AIDS Research.
New York, NY — November 29, 2004 — The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a treatment or cure for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)-- the leading genetic killer of infants and toddlers — announced that is has funded more than $ 15 million in research in the last 18 months.
Scientists are busily filing for legal patents that give them exclusive intellectual property rights for each discovery they make in the hopes that one day, one will lead to a blockbuster cure and big cash for those who devised it.
The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), established in 1953, is the world's leading nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to transforming cancer patient care by advancing scientific efforts to develop new and effective immune system - based strategies to prevent, diagnose, treat, and eventually cure all cancers.
«Today's groundbreaking exemplifies the dynamic synergy and shared vision that exists between The Scripps Research Institute and Florida to lead the global effort in curing disease and improving human health,» said Governor Bush.
We support leading research institutions across the globe in an unprecedented effort to find a cure — and until then better treatments — for Crohn's disease.
A passionate believer in the power of regenerative medicine to not only treat disease but also to cure it, Dr. Bosarge launched Black Beret Life Sciences, LLC in 2014, leading research for treatments based on regenerative medicine for cancer, diabetes, neurodegeneration, osteoarthritis, and other conditions related to aging.
Whether you are a scientist, a student, or simply have an interest in learning how research is leading to new treatments and cures - I welcome you to discover the Lerner Research Institute.
Recently published findings from a team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Mass., suggest that a modified form of this CRISPR gene - editing technology may eventually result in a cure for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a form of the disease that leads to progressive muscular degeneration in the face, shoulder blades and upper arms.
In August, a group of investors led by Fidelity Investments and a fund backed by Bill Gates poured $ 120 million into Editas Medicine, the Cambridge - based biotech start - up that is using CRISPR techniques to develop cures for more than 5,000 different genetic diseases.
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