Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 7, 2012

Genetic switch discovered that may help in development in treatment of stroke, heart disease, and cancer among others Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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U of O discovery offers hope for cancer, heart disease miracle drugs

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An oxygen-regulated switch in the protein synthesis machinery

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 3, 2012

HIV treatment with modified T cells successful in small study Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Gene Therapy Safe in Decade-Long HIV Study That May Widen Use

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Decade-Long Safety and Function of Retroviral-Modified Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April , 2012

Discovery of breast cancer subtypes may lead to improved treatment Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Study extends breast cancer subtypes to 10 from 4: Video

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The genomic and transcriptomic architecture of 2,000 breast tumours reveals novel subgroups

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 17, 2012

Phase 1 pig cell brain cell transplant trial to treat Parkinson's Disease Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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New Zealand firm to trial pig cells to treat Parkinson’s

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 4, 2012

Using whole genome mapping no panacea for disease screening Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Gene Maps Are No Cure-All

Study Warns That DNA Scanning to Predict Disease Can Mislead; ‘Not a Crystal Ball’

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The Predictive Capacity of Personal Genome Sequencing

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March , 2012

Personalized medical treatment taking first steps at Ottawa Heart Institute Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Study results give patient care boost

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 20, 2012

Tissue regeneration technology making first steps Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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To Fix a Heart, Doctors Train Girl’s Body to Grow New Part

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 19, 2012

A move forward in our understanding of Crohn's disease Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Study sheds light on workings of Crohn’s disease, colitis

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Activation of neuronal P2X7 receptor–pannexin-1 mediates death of enteric neurons during colitis

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March , 2012

Phase 1 stem cell trial for septic shock treatment to start in Ottawa Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Ottawa researchers get grant to test stem-cell therapy for septic shock

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Mesenchymal Stem Cells 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 8, 2012

Mouse study yields new understanding in treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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New approach for treating genetic muscle wasting disease shows promise in mice

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 5, 2012

Genetic switch may help heal heart after heart attack but application is years away Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Winnipeg scientist says gene could heal heart damage

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 16, 2012  

Medication delivered by implanted microchip technology Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 27, 2012

Study looking at stem cells replacing damaged heart tissue Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Heart patient’s stem cells harnessed for healing

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 4, 2012

Slowing ageing in mice with stem cells not the fountain of youth for humans Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Stem cells stave off old age, study finds

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Muscle-derived stem/progenitor cell dysfunction limits healthspan and lifespan in a murine progeria model

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 16, 2011

Light-activated compound kills cancer cells leaving normal cells unharmed when piggybacked with cancer-seeking antibodies Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Light-activated cancer drugs tested

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National Cancer Institute

Cancer cell–selective in vivo near infrared photoimmunotherapy targeting specific membrane molecules

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 15, 2011

Cardiac stem cells improved function after heart attack in small proof of concept study Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Stem cells show promise in fixing hearts

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Cardiac stem cells in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy (SCIPIO): initial results of a randomised phase 1 trial

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 7, 2011

Human embryonic stem cells used to treat Parkinson's disease in mice and rats Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Hope for Stem-Cell Treatment of Parkinson’s 

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Dopamine neurons derived from human ES cells efficiently engraft in animal models of Parkinson’s disease

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 23, 2011

Stem cell trial set to start to possibly restore vision Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Stem cell trial for eye condition to go ahead

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 9, 2011

Microchip implant monitors tumour growth Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Microchip implant monitors tumour growth

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 1, 2011

Phase 1 anti-cancer vaccine study shows great promise Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Canadian-made virus shows promise as cancer treatment

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Intravenous delivery of a multi-mechanistic cancer-targeted oncolytic poxvirus in humans

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 31, 2011

Targeted lung cancer therapy demonstrates how personalized medical therapy works Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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New Lung Cancer Pill Highlights Improved Way of Treating Patients

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Butrynski JE, et al “Crizotinib in ALK-rearranged inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor” N Engl J Med2010; 363: 1727-1733.

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 30, 2011

New drug in early trials can kill most types of viral infections Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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New drug could cure nearly any viral infection

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Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Therapeutics

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 18, 2011

New gene splicing mechanism discovered Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Gene splicing breakthrough gives hope to cystic fibrosis sufferers

FDA Panel Endorses Novel Drug for Lymphoma

New medication for Hodgkin's patients who have failed to respond to all other treatments may soon be approved Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 14, 2011

Newly identified sunburn-mediated protein offers new insight into pain management research Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Sunburn Pain Discovery Could Benefit Inflammation Conditions

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CXCL5 Mediates UVB Irradiation-Induced Pain.”
John M. Dawes, Margarita Calvo1, James R. Perkins, Kathryn J. Paterson, Hannes Kiesewetter, Carl Hobbs, Timothy K. Y. Kaan, Christine Orengo, David L. H. Bennett, Stephen B. McMahon.
Sci Transl Med 6 July 2011: Vol. 3, Issue 90, p. 90ra60

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 8, 2011

The one bone marrow stem cell to rule them all found Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Stem cell breakthrough raises hope of ending hunt for bone marrow

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Isolation of Single Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells Capable of Long-Term Multilineage Engraftment

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 20, 2011

Early animal studies of prostate cancer vaccine are encouraging Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Experimental Vaccine Seems to Cure Prostate Cancer in Mice

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Broad antigenic coverage induced by vaccination with virus-based cDNA libraries cures established tumors

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 13, 2011

Specific nicotine receptor in the brain regulates weight control in mouse study Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Carleton researcher helps find link between nicotine, thinness

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Nicotine Decreases Food Intake Through Activation of POMC Neurons

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 20, 2011

Spinal neural network stimulation enables paralyzed man to stand up. Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Electrostimulation helps paralyzed man stand up

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 12, 2011

Cryoablation device approved by Health Canada to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Medtronic Receives Health Canada Approval for First and Only Cryoballoon Ablation Treatment in Canada for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 11, 2011

Biomarkers used to screen for colon cancer Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Simple urine test might spot early colorectal cancer

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 31, 2011

Radioactive nanobeads enter phase 3 trial to treat liver cancer Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Nordion receives FDA approval to evaluate liver cancer therapy

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 17, 2011

Gene therapy study demonstrate mild success in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Gene therapy shows promise in easing Parkinson’s

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Lancet Neurology: AAV2-GAD gene therapy for advanced Parkinson’s disease

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 14, 2011

New diagnostic, screening and disease-tracking technologies show promise Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Researchers Create Better Ways to Spot Cancer Cells

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 7, 2011

New genes discovered may lead to new understanding of heart disease; its prevention and treatment Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 18, 2011

Functional electrical stimulation improves arm and hand function after incomplete spinal cord injury Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Electric jolts help spinal patients regain use of hands

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Rehabilitation of Reaching and Grasping Function in Severe Hemiplegic Patients Using Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 9 , 2011

Basic science research trying to unravel the mechanism of Alzheimer's disease Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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How Canadian researchers hope to delay onset of Alzheimer’s

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The Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism and Prediction of Neural Risk for Alzheimer Disease

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 26, 2011

Innovative strategy to use animal cancer cells to fight human cancer Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Novel Effort To Fight Cancer With Cancer Cells

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Hydrophilic Agarose Macrobead Cultures Select for Outgrowth of Carcinoma Cell Populations That Can Restrict Tumor Growth

Three-Dimensional Culture of Mouse Renal Carcinoma Cells in Agarose Macrobeads Selects for a Subpopulation of Cells with Cancer Stem Cell or Cancer Progenitor Properties

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 20, 2011

Roche reports progress for melanoma treatment Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Drug to Fight Melanoma Prolonged Life in Trial

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 4, 2011

Chip technology may help monitor cancer treatment success Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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New blood test helps spot migrating cancer cells

A Blood Test for Cancer

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 29, 2010

New device may help treat sleep apnea Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Experiments test if implant can block sleep apnea

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 24, 2010

Open-heart surgery avoided when new enzyme used to unblock coronary artery Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Toronto docs use designer enzyme to unblock arteries

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 13, 2010

Combination therapy for invasive non-metastatic breast cancer shows promise Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Breast cancer drug combo shows promise: study

New device proves more effective than defibrillators alone

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 14, 2010

New pacemaker can reduce deaths and improve quality of life for patients with congestive heart failure Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy for Mild-to-Moderate Heart Failure

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 8 , 2010

New technique to convert skin cells into blood cells Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 4 , 2010

Retinal implant chips for retinitis pigmentosa helps restore rudimentary vision Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Eye implant restores some sight to blind patients

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Subretinal electronic chips allow blind patients to read letters and combine them to words

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October  25, 2010

Open-heart surgery patients recover faster with superglue for breastbone Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 28, 2010

Cancer treatments heading in fresh and creative directions Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 21, 2010

What we learn from discovering new ovarian cancer genes Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Ovarian Cancer Genes Found

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 26, 2010

Artificial corneas show promise in phase 1 study Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Lab made cornea offers new hope for restored vision

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A Biosynthetic Alternative to Human Donor Tissue for Inducing Corneal Regeneration: 24-Month Follow-Up of a Phase 1 Clinical Study