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  • Diabetes surgery summit consensus lays foundation for new field of medicine 23 Nov 2009 23:42 GMT
    ... metabolic pathways and mechanisms that drive the disease." "The diabetes surgery consensus statement, together with ... and Nutrition Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital. "Understanding the mechanisms of action ... first clinical trial for gene therapy for Parkinson's disease; the first indication of bone marrow's ...

  • Recovery Funds Advance Alzheimer's Disease Research 24 Nov 2009 04:36 GMT
    ... efforts to better understand, diagnose and treat Alzheimer's disease. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of ... and stroke patients. Li-Huei Tsai, Ph.D., of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, will lead the ...

  • First human stem cell trial using IVF embryos will treat patients facing blindness 20 Nov 2009 15:36 GMT
    ... blindness with a rare and incurable eye disease are expected to become the first ever ... for vision,' said Dr Robert Lanza of Massachusetts-based Advanced Cell Technology. 'These cells, called retinal ... treatment of many incurable disorders ranging from Parkinson's to heart disease. And Dr Lanza is ...

  • Stem-cell transplants offer hope to patients losing sight 20 Nov 2009 12:58 GMT
    ... treatment of many incurable disorders ranging from Parkinson's to heart disease. The company has applied for a licence ... of Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) in Worcester, Massachusetts. "We certainly expect them [the FDA] to ...

  • Going High Tech to Track Alzheimer's Patients 18 Nov 2009 07:10 GMT
    ... Going High Tech to Track Alzheimer's Patients Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at ... Alzheimer's, as many as half in the disease's early stages. Increasingly early diagnosis means many ... a gerontology professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. But pilot-testing Comfort Zone gave Karen ...

  • Going high-tech to track Alzheimer's patients 18 Nov 2009 04:34 GMT
    ... it’s a constant fear: When will his Alzheimer’s get bad enough that she has to ... Alzheimer’s, as many as half in the disease’s early stages. Increasingly early diagnosis means many ... a gerontology professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. But pilot-testing Comfort Zone gave Karen ...

  • GPS being used to track Alzheimer's patients nationwide 18 Nov 2009 15:38 GMT
    ... GPS being used to track Alzheimer's patients nationwide WASHINGTON — Tom Dougherty jokes ... Alzheimer's, as many as half in the disease's early stages. Increasingly early diagnosis means many ... a gerontology professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. But pilot-testing Comfort Zone gave Karen ...

  • GPS used to track Alzheimer's patients nationwide 18 Nov 2009 20:18 GMT
    ... GPS used to track Alzheimer's patients nationwide WASHINGTON — Tom Dougherty jokes ... Alzheimer's, as many as half in the disease's early stages. Increasingly early diagnosis means many ... a gerontology professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. But pilot-testing Comfort Zone gave Karen ...

  • Work on water treatment plant begins 20 Nov 2009 07:38 GMT
    ... from the completion of a new water treatment facility. The official ground-breaking ceremony was held ... make a significant difference," Perkins said. "(Our) aging water (system) is badly in need of these ... worked on a number of projects in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and working on achieving ...

  • Changes needed to bolster supply of primary-care doctors 22 Nov 2009 14:13 GMT
    ... a new primary-care doctor: Not accepting new patients. Some parts of the country already lack ... ''I think we'll see some effect like Massachusetts did, but I'm not expecting there will ... primary-care physicians is meager relative to the aging population's needs and will require new financial ...

  • Breaching a barrier to fight brain cancer 22 Nov 2009 10:12 GMT
    ... that killed Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts in August — and was only the ... challenge in treating tumors and other neurological diseases, because the blood-brain barrier, a natural defense ... treat neurological disorders like multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's disease, if suitable therapies are developed. "Even ...

  • Comedy for a Cause a success 21 Nov 2009 22:35 GMT
    ... To celebrate National Alzheimer's Awareness Month, more than 150 health care ... professionals proved its commitment to ending Alzheimer's disease by packing Giggles Comedy in Saugus, making ... the disease. More than 120,000 people in Massachusetts have Alzheimer's, according the Alzheimer's Association. Events ...

  • Clinical Data, Inc. Initiates Phase III Trial of Stedivaze for Cardiac Stress Testing 18 Nov 2009 13:10 GMT
    ... as a pharmacologic agent for myocardial perfusion imaging with the goals of demonstrating equal efficacy and ... to identify the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) as evidenced by detection of areas ... © 2009, NewsBlaze, Tags: Business wire, Healthcare, massachusetts, Health, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals Clinical Data, Inc. Initiates ...

  • Baker's choice...Tisei 25 Nov 2009 21:43 GMT
    ... I don't know Pagliuca, but I know Massachusetts needs jobs not politics as usual. Which ... Team Fox and their fight to cure Parkinson's disease. CJ and the kids at Pembroke High ...

  • Health Report 11-27-09 27 Nov 2009 03:15 GMT
    ... Visiting Nurses Association, in conjunction with the Massachusetts chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, offers Young ... been compromised by illness, injury or normal aging are invited to take part in the ... Schoolhouse on School Street. The Barnstable County Alzheimer’s Collaborative offers a program called Safe Return ...


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