Saturday, January 26, 2008

New Research Could Help Reverse The Biological Clock For Dementia Patients

New Research Could Help Reverse The Biological Clock For Dementia Patients
Medical experts in the North-East of England believe they could have found the key to turning back the brain's biological clock and reverse the effects of dementia and memory loss. Pioneering research at the University of Sunderland has shown that regular exposure to safe low level infra-red light can improve learning performance and kick-start the cognitive function of the brain.

Beta Cell Progenitors Discovered In Adult Mouse Pancreas
Investigators of the Diabetes Research Center at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel have isolated cells from the pancreas of adult mice that formed insulin-producing beta cells. Because nobody had been able to identify these elusive progenitors from adult organisms before, their existence has been questioned. The research group of Harry Heimberg reports these findings in the January 25 issue of the leading edge scientific journal Cell.

Genaera Corporation Presents Promising Preclinical Type 2 Diabetes Data For Trodusquemine (MSI-1436) At Keystone Symposia
Genaera Corporation (Nasdaq: GENR) announced a poster presentation of preclinical data on trodusquemine (MSI-1436), Genaera's lead drug candidate for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, during the Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Action and Resistance Keystone Symposia in Breckenridge, Colorado.