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Study: Stem cells may ease urinary incontinence
HealthDay News
For the millions of women who can't cough, sneeze or laugh without losing bladder control, researchers are testing a treatment that uses stem cells to regenerate weakened urethra muscles.
In a small pilot study, European researchers found that injecting stem cells isolated from patients' own fat tissue improved or eliminated stress incontinence in all participants within a year.
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CDC releases report on recent anthrax incident, highlights steps to improve laboratory quality and safety
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via Infection Control Today
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report that reviews the incident that involved the unintentional exposure of personnel to potentially viable anthrax at the CDC's Roybal Campus in Atlanta. The report identifies factors found to have contributed to the incident and highlights actions taken by the agency to address these factors and prevent future incidents.
HIV found again in child believed to have been cured
Medical News Today
Tragic news was announced recently. The "Mississippi baby" — a child believed to have been functionally cured of HIV — was found to have detectable levels of the HIV virus once more.
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HIE use rises along with adoption of EHRs, but full interoperability remains elusive for hospitals, physicians, clinical laboratories and pathology groups
DARK Daily
Pathologists tracking the adoption of electronic health record systems by hospitals and physicians will be interested to learn that, according to the federal government, more than 80 percent of hospitals and 50 percent of physicians now use these products. It is also reported that growing numbers of providers are exchanging data with health information exchanges.
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Stem cell scientists lay TRAP for disease
University of Southern California
A "mouse TRAP" has been set by scientists to capture the early signs of kidney failure, as described by a recent study. Their new transgenic mouse line uses a technique called TRAP to extract cellular and genetic information from a variety of solid organs.
Researchers show the danger of dormant viruses in the body
By Dorothy L. Tengler
 Sepsis is caused by many different types of microbes, including bacteria, fungi and viruses. This is a major challenge in the intensive care unit of hospitals, where it is one of the leading causes of death. Every year, severe sepsis strikes about 750,000 Americans. It's been estimated that between 28 to 50 percent of these people die — far more than the number of deaths in the United States from prostate cancer, breast cancer and AIDS combined. Now, a provocative new study links prolonged episodes of sepsis to the reactivation of otherwise dormant viruses in the body.
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New technology developed to diagnose cancer cells
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In pathology, cells and cell nuclei are usually examined using a microscope for biomarker expressions in tumors. This analysis is used to weigh up the treatment options for patients who have cancer, for example. The certainty of the diagnosis depends greatly on the individual pathologist.
US disease agency suspends pathogen shipments
Nature
Workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta accidentally shipped highly dangerous H5N1 influenza virus to another government laboratory in March, the agency revealed. The news comes after the CDC announced that dozens of its employees were potentially exposed to anthrax because its staff did not follow established laboratory safety guidelines.
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Study: Stem cells may ease urinary incontinence
HealthDay News
For the millions of women who can't cough, sneeze or laugh without losing bladder control, researchers are testing a treatment that uses stem cells to regenerate weakened urethra muscles.
In a small pilot study, European researchers found that injecting stem cells isolated from patients' own fat tissue improved or eliminated stress incontinence in all participants within a year.
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Researchers regrow corneas using adult human stem cells
Fox News
Boston researchers have successfully regrown human corneal tissue — a feat that could potentially restore vision in the blind.
The achievement also marks one of the first times that scientists have constructed tissue using adult-derived human stem cells.
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Scientists: Bacteria can evolve biological timer to survive antibiotics
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem via ScienceDaily
When exposed to repeated cycles of antibiotics, bacteria can evolve a new adaptation by remaining dormant for the treatment period to survive antibiotic stress. The results show for the first time that bacteria can develop a biological timer to survive antibiotic exposure.
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