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Sealing Off Portion Of Intestinal Lining Treats Obesity, Resolves Diabetes In Animal Model (Science Daily)
Lining the upper portion of the small intestine with an impermeable sleeve led to both weight loss and restoration of normal glucose metabolism in an animal model of obesity-induced diabetes. Researchers report that the procedure reproducing several aspects of gastric bypass surgery led to a significant reduction in the animals' food intake and a resolution of diabetes symptoms.
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Combining Targeted Therapy Drugs May Treat Previously Resistant Tumors (Science Daily)
Cancer researchers have discovered a potential treatment for a group of tumors that have resisted previous targeted therapy approaches. They found that blocking 2 cell signaling pathways leads to a dramatic shrinkage of K-Ras-mutated tumors in an animal model.
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Fund assists in service animals' medical bills (Athens Banner-Herald)
Kia has been not only Amy Munnell's close friend for the past 10 years, but almost literally her right arm - so the reunion of dog and owner this week at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine's Small Animal Teaching Hospital was predictably happy.
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Combining targeted therapy drugs may treat previously resistant tumors (EurekAlert!)
( Massachusetts General Hospital ) A team of cancer researchers from several Boston academic medical centers has discovered a potential treatment for a group of tumors that have resisted previous targeted therapy approaches. In their Nature Medicine report, receiving early online release, the investigators report that combining two different kinase inhibitors -- drugs that interfere with ...
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First Trial In Patients With A Potential Treatment Of The Incurable ALS Muscle Disease (Medical News Today)
Permission has been granted to start the first safety and tolerability trial on patients for a remedy for ALS. ALS is an incurable, paralyzing neurodegenerative disorder that strikes 5 persons in every 100,000. The disease commonly affects healthy people in the most active period of their lives - without warning. Researchers from VIB at the K.U.
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Wellington High pre-vet program goes high-tech (The Palm Beach Post)
Three massive video screens, two large science labs and several dozen computers are expected to enrich Wellington High School's Equine Pre-Veterinary Academy, the only one in Palm Beach County.
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Stem-cell therapy now available for dogs (The News Journal)
I was reading in a dog magazine that there is a new treatment for arthritis where fat cells are taken from a dog's body and then injected into their joints. Does this really work? Can you tell me more about it?
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FOX (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
1 of 2 columns for Dec, 14, 2008 United Feature Syndicate EDITORS: For more information on pet care visit Dr. Fox's Web site www.doctormwfox.org. Forward all mail to DR. MICHAEL FOX in care of United Feature Syndicate, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016.
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Biology suggests genetic factor in being gay (Tacoma News Tribune)
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Compared to straight men, gay men are more likely to be left-handed, to be the younger siblings of older brothers and to have hair that whorls in a counterclockwise direction.
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First trial in patients with a potential treatment of the incurable ALS muscle disease (EurekAlert!)
( VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) ) Permission has been granted to start the first safety and tolerability trial on patients for a remedy for ALS. ALS is an incurable, paralyzing neurodegenerative disorder that strikes five persons in every 100,000. The disease commonly affects healthy people in the most active period of their lives -- without warning. Together with UZ Leuven ...
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