A Danish drug tested on San Antonio chimpanzees is showing promise as a new gene-based therapy that fights hepatitis C and potentially other diseases. The drug, developed by biopharmaceutical firm Santaris Pharma…
Fruit Fly Neuron Can Reprogram Itself After Injury
Studies with fruit flies have shown that the specialized nerve cells called neurons can rebuild themselves after injury. These results, potentially relevant to research efforts to improve the treatment of patients with…
Software Models Aid Gene Expression Toxin Study
Digital 3D models of the workings of genes are helping unpick the process of aging and how toxins poison the body. Scientists are using the technique to give a fuller picture of…
Vitamin B and Weight Loss
Article by Sara Anwar (Clinical Pharmacist Dubai) for Biomed Middle East You can’t open a magazine, turn on the TV or even talk to a friend these days without getting word of…
Organic Foods Market in Mideast on Upswing, Valued at over US$300 mn a Year
Dubai, 6th Dec. 2009 (WAM): The potential for organic and natural products in the Middle East, particularly in the GCC, is on an exponential growth with governments in the region announcing new…
HAAD launches e-notifications system for infectious diseases
Abu Dhabi, Dec 6th 2009 — The Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD), the regulative body of the Healthcare Sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, has launched its new e-notification system…
Robotic Limb successfuly connected with body
ROME – An Italian who lost his left forearm in a car crash has been successfully linked to a robotic hand which has sensations and can be controlled with his thoughts, scientists…
World-class medical research hub planned in Mexico
7th December 2009 : Mexico City has announced plans for what it hopes will be a world-class centre for biomedical and nano-medical research. The new research center will be called “Campus Biometropolis”,…
Bahrain Healthcare Professionals to have Hospital Police Squad
6th December 2009 : Gulf Daily Bahrain Authorities are reviewing a request by medical professionals to open a full-fledged police station at Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC), to tackle continued assaults and threats…
Up to 80% of Visitors to Paediatric Emergency Care Doha are Non-Emergency: Official
DOHA: Many patients are put to wait for long to see a doctor at the Pediatric Emergency in Al Sadd due to the huge number of non-emergency visits at the facility, says…
Al Nuaima, Al Rawda Qatar to get Health Centres
DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will construct two new primary health centres in Al Nuaima and Al Rawda. Once completed, the centres will provide comprehensive services including emergency care. The two-storey…
Multiple Sclerosis Patient Finds Hope Through Stem Cell Treatment
6th December 2009 SEOUL, Korea, RNL Bio Co., Ltd, a leading biopharmaceutical company specialized in adult stem cell therapeutics (a Stem Cell Bank as they call themselves) has announced that a 46-year-old…
New Gene Findings Will Help Guide Treatment in Infant Leukemia
5th December 2009 : PHILADELPHIA and NEW ORLEANS USA, Pediatric oncologists have identified specific genes, dubbed partner genes, that fuse with another gene to drive an often-fatal form of leukemia in infants….
Scientists Use Virus To Kill Cancer Cells While Leaving Normal Cells Intact
A virus that in nature infects only rabbits could become a cancer-fighting tool for humans. Myxoma virus kills cancerous blood-precursor cells in human bone marrow while sparing normal blood stem cells, a…
International Conference on Hospital Administration in Egypt
Cairo, December 05, SPA — The Egyptian city of Sharm Al Shaikh is set to host the functions of the 8th Arab Conference on modern techniques for hospital administration from 14-16 December,…