Alzheimer's Reversed in Drug Candidate at Salk Institute

Salk Research Institute may have found a drug that has the ability to reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's in humans.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/may/13/alzheimers-salk-j147-turmeric-curry/​​

Want to Slow Mental Decay? Play a Video Game

There may be a way for older people to prevent natural aging of their minds, and it could be as simple as playing a video game. Study shows mental agility game slows cognitive decline in older people. 

http://now.uiowa.edu/2013/03/want-slow-mental-decay-play-video-game

Harvard Stem Cell Institute Reverses Aging in Heart

Harvard Stem Cell researchers have found a protein called GDF-11, and when injected into mice reduced the heart's aging process. ​This may be the first effective treatment of age-related heart failure. 

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/05/making-old-hearts-younger/

Robot Legs and Arms - Now A Reality

New modular prosthetic limbs now provide  the sensation of feel to the user. Headed by the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University, over $144 million has been spent to date on the project.

http://www.nature.com/news/neuroprosthetics-once-more-with-feeling-1.12938​

San Diego's based Quidel acquires BioHelix Corporation

Quidel, a local San Diego diagnostic company, acquired Biohelix Corporation for $10 million in cash to accelerate FDA clearance of AmpliVue.​

http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130506-904899.html​

Heroine Vaccine Ready for Human Testing at Scripps Research Institute

Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, California have recently published research where a new heroine vaccine claims prevent addictive relapse.​

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/may/06/heroin-vaccine-addiction-koob-janda-schlosburg/​

Epilepsy Cured in Mice Using Brain Cells

UCSF scientists controlled seizures in epileptic mice with a one-time transplantation of medial ganglionic eminence (MGE) cells, which inhibit signaling in overactive nerve circuits, into the hippocampus

​http://www.hngn.com/articles/2562/20130505/epilepsy-cured-in-mice-using-brain-cells.htm

Discorvery of Microbial Immune Systems

Discovery Of Multiple Versions Of Microbial Defense Genes That Lend Themselves To Exploitation By Biotechnology

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/259901.php

The Globalization of IVD Companies

http://www.genengnews.com/gen-articles/the-globalization-of-ivd-companies/4845/

First Ever Gene Therapy for Heart Failure

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22336300