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The study, led by David Litchfield, PhD, professor and Chair Department of Biochemistry at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at the university, discovered that cancer cells can “rewire” biochemical pathways to avoid signals meant to trigger their death.

MS is an inflammatory disease that damages the myelin sheath that protects the nerve fibers of the central nervous system.

It can lead to problems in vision, muscle weakness, and decline in thinking and memory. The natural process by which lost myelin is rebuilt and replaced is blocked in people suffering from this devastating disease.

Scientists from Greece have shown that chemotherapy followed by the treatment called hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can stop progression of aggressive MS.

A novel US research has proposed that insomniacs hoping to get better sleep, as part of an interim behavioral therapy to help older people suffering from the sleep disorder have better sleep patterns, may try spending lesser time in bed.

The present study was initiated by Daniel Buysse from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

According to the team of researchers, “A few short visits and phone calls with a nurse as part of a brief behavioral treatment helped overcome chronic insomnia among older adults.”