Telomeres, protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that are a measure of cell age, may be protected from premature shortening by regular physical activity.

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Austrian team finds that shorter length of leukocyte telomeres, chromosome markers of biological aging, are associated with an increased risk of cancer and death from cancer.

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Physical activity during adolescence can reduce the effect of a mutation in the FTO gene, the so-called 'fat gene', which predisposes a person to becoming overweight or obese.

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Johns Hopkins University (US) researchers develop a diagnostic test to identify tumor gene characteristics specific to an individual patient.

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A trio of American scientists wins The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009.

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Telomeres are the endcaps on chromosomes, and telomeric shortening is thought to govern the number of times a cell can divide. Ruth Chan and a team of Hong Kong-based researchers studied  976 Chinese men and 1,030 Chinese women, ages 65+, surveying their dietary habits via a food questionnaire. Overall, only tea consumption was associated with telomere length.

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Researchers from the Harvard Medical School have developed a new automated multiplex technology that will enable biotech labs to engineer entire pathways and genomes at an unprecedented rate, catapulting cell programming to a whole new level. Continue reading…

A 49-year-old kidney transplant patient from Mumbai, India recently underwent a stem cell transplant for the treatment of multiple myeloma, with a PET scan showing "categorically" that there are no remaining cancer cells in his body. Continue reading…

Physicians from Jewish Hospital conducted the first adult cardiac stem cell procedure on a 66-year-old man, who, as a result of congestive heart failure, had permanent scarring on his heart muscle. Continue reading…

Week of June 15, 2009

Dipnarine Maharaj, MD

Dr. Dipnarine Maharaj is the Medical Director and founder of the South Florida Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Institute, one of the few completely outpatient bone marrow/stem cell transplant facilities in the country. He was also involved in the establishment of bone marrow/ stem cell transplant programs at the University of Miami and for other communities in Florida. He has been involved with clinical research studies using stem cells in the areas of cardiac regeneration, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer treatments. Most recently, he has secured an Investigator-initiated IND from the FDA to study a novel treatment of solid tumors using only healthy white blood cells. His innovative approach to medicine has earned him international recognition.

At the upcoming A4M WORLD STEM CELL CLINICAL SUMMIT, to be held in conjunction with theAnti-Aging Conference: Clinical Applications for In-Office Procedures in San Jose, California (September 9-12, 2009), Dr. Maharaj will present, Stem Cells and Bone Marrow Transplants: Current Medical Applications and Clinical Studies in Regenerative Medicine, on Saturday, September 12th.

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