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Type 1 Diabetes Can be Identified Early by a Blood Test

Being able to predict patients who will develop Type-1 diabetes is of great clinical importance.  Using technology developed by Antigen Express, a wholly-owned subsidiary of  Generex Biotechnology, Antigen Express researchers are now a step closer to a reliable, highly sensitive blood test that will identify Type-1 diabetes patients to allow early intervention.
This new research will [...]

Animals’ Cured of Parkinson’s Disease with Stem Cells

Recently published research shows that a cure for Parkinson’s disease could could be developed with a patient’s own stem cells.
The Griffith University researchers published a paper in Stem Cells journal showing that adult stem cells taken from the noses of human Parkinson’s patients gave rise to dopamine-producing brain cells when transplanted into the brain of [...]

Regranex Gel Used by Diabetics for Foot Ulcers May Increase Cancer Risk

The Food and Drug Administration informed healthcare professionals that a Boxed Warning was added to prescribing information for Regranex that describes an increased risk of death from cancer in patients treated with three or more tubes of Regranex compared with those patients who did not use the product. FDA recommends that Regranex be used only [...]

Two Drugs in Combination May Keep Diabetics’ Kidneys Working

One of the devastating effects of long term diabetes is severe kidney damage and there has up until now been little to prevent this complication. Hope may be on the horizon with a new study that used two existing drugs to prevent kidney damage in the diabetic patient.
By using a combination of losartan (Cozaar) and [...]

A Virus is Used to Kill Liver Cancer Cells

Researchers have developed a virus which is used to kill cancer cells in patients with advanced end stage cancers. The treatments which are experimental offer an alternative for patients who have exhausted other options and can’t take any more chemotherapy or radiation. The virus approach to killing cancer cells has the advantage of leaving normal [...]

Resveratrol in Red Wine May Prevent Cellular Aging Process

Resveratrol is a compound found in many plants including some foods and supplement products. Resveratrol is a component of foods including grapes, pomegranates, and red wine which appears to influence the cellular processes which are related to aging. Researchers think that this compound may and provide protection to the heart, according to a study [...]