Model of a vitamin C molecule. Black is carbon, red is oxygen, and white is hydrogen. The relationship between vitamin C dosage and its effects on the duration of the common cold symptoms may extend to 6-8 grams per day. Dozens of animal studies using different animal species have found that vitamin C significantly prevents and alleviates...
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Yeast extract may boost brain function
Marmite is far from one of the most popular foods in the United States. In fact, many Americans are unlikely to have heard of it. A new study, however, suggests that when it comes to boosting brain function, Marmite triumphs over peanut butter. Researchers suggest that Marmite may benefit brain function. Marmite is a...
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Omega-3s may help to treat type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is an incurable autoimmune disorder of unknown origin. New research, however, may pave the way for novel, more efficient therapies for type 1 diabetes, as omega-3 fatty acids are found to reduce the autoimmune responses typical of the disease. New research suggests that omega-3 supplementation may treat and even reverse autoimmunity in...
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What’s in a Placenta? A Transcriptomic View
I didn’t think much about placentas until I had one and part of it dislodged halfway through a 4-mile run. Happily it ended well some months later with a “small for gestational age” tiny baby and a “large for just giving birth” me. After that I became more sensitive to mentions of this intriguing organ...
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Cow’s milk interferes with absorption of thyroid supplement levothyroxine
Taking the common oral thyroid hormone medication levothyroxine with a glass of cow’s milk significantly decreases the body’s ability to absorb the drug, a preliminary study finds. Results will be presented Sunday at ENDO 2017, the Endocrine Society’s 99th annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. “These findings support previous research showing that calcium supplements can interfere...
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Beyond Autism Awareness: Here’s How You Can Foster Acceptance Of Autism
On April 2, World Autism Awareness Day was celebrated with a clarion call to expand autism awareness and initiatives as envisaged by the United Nations a decade ago. The entire month of April is devoted to autism awareness. Joining in was the White House with blue illumination, acknowledging the call extended to President Donald Trump by Autism...
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Adult Stem Cell Therapy for Stroke: Challenges and Progress
Abstract Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and physical disability among adults. It has been 15 years since clinical trials of stem cell therapy in patients with stroke have been conducted using adult stem cells like mesenchymal stem cells and bone marrow mononuclear cells. Results of randomized controlled trials showed that adult...
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Mannitol-enhanced delivery of stem cells and their growth factors across the blood-brain barrier
Abstract Ischemic brain injury in adults and neonates is a significant clinical problem with limited therapeutic interventions. Currently, clinicians have only tPA available for stroke treatment and hypothermia for cerebral palsy. Owing to the lack of treatment options, there is a need for novel treatments such as stem cell therapy. Various stem cells including cells...
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Stem cells from umbilical cord ‘tame’ liver disease that claimed the life of British tennis star Elena Baltacha
Former British number one died of primary sclerosing cholangitis in 2014 Doctors in Birmingham are offering new hope with a trial starting this year The cells are taken from umbilical-cord blood, taken from donations to NHS Stem cells harvested from umbilical-cord blood are to be used in a new treatment for the liver disease that...
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Comparative analysis of curative effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell and bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation for spastic cerebral palsy
Abstract BACKGROUND: Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) and bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMNCs) are both used to treat spastic cerebral palsy. However, the differences in therapeutic effect remain unknown. METHODS: A total of 105 patients with spastic cerebral palsy were enrolled and randomly assigned to three groups: the BMMSC group, the BMMNC group and...