Genetic screening may redefine medical treatments
HealthmedicalnewsHealth — Thu Jul 08 02:15:46 UTC 2010 Research out of UCSF shows tracking a patient’s genetic ancestry can improve the diagnosis of asthma and other lung diseases. about: asthma Asthma Conditions and Diseases Health Health Medical Pharma lung diseases Respiratory Disorders University of California San Francisco at: UCSF
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Genetic screening may redefine medical treatments
Geron Announces Positive Data on Its Small Molecule Telomerase Activator in Model of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN) today announced positive data on its orally available small molecule telomerase activator, TAT153, in an animal model of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The data show that administration of TAT153 increased telomerase activity in the lung tissue, reduced inflammation, preserved functional lung tissue, slowed disease progression and attenuated loss of pulmonary function.
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Geron Announces Positive Data on Its Small Molecule Telomerase Activator in Model of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Opera singer battles stage four lung cancer
San Francisco News — Sat Nov 21 12:00:00 UTC 2009 Seven months after a doctor told her she had only six months to live, San Francisco Opera singer Zheng Cao is still going strong. about: Health Medical Pharma lung cancer San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco Opera singer Zheng Cao
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Opera singer battles stage four lung cancer
