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Cause and new treatment for common recurrent fever in children identified Posted: 08 Apr 2011 06:07 PM PDT A preliminary study has identified a promising new treatment in children for the most common form of a rare disorder. The syndrome is called periodic fever associated with aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis -- or PFAPA -- and is characterized by monthly flare-ups of fever, accompanied by sore throat, swollen glands and mouth lesions. |
Scientists develop 'universal' virus-free method to turn blood cells into 'beating' heart cells Posted: 08 Apr 2011 06:07 PM PDT Scientists have developed a simplified, cheaper, all-purpose method they say can be used by scientists around the globe to more safely turn blood cells into heart cells. The method is virus-free and produces heart cells that beat with nearly 100 percent efficiency, they claim. |
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