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In Mouse Study Immune Cells Ameliorate Hypertension-Induced Cardiac Damage
Researchers in Berlin, Germany have found that a specific type of immune cell, the regulatory T lymphocyte (Treg) plays an important role in hypertension-induced cardiac damage. The injected Treg that they harvested from donor mice into recipient mice were infused with angiotensin II, a blood pressure-raising peptide. The Tregs had no influence on the blood pressure response to angiotensin II. Nonetheless, cardiac enlargement, fibrosis, and inflammation was sharply reduced by Treg treatment. Furthermore, the tendency to develop abnormal heart rhythms that could lead to sudden cardiac death was also reduced. Dr. Heda Kvakan and Dr. Dominik N. MÃøller at the Experimental and Clinical Research Center at the Max DelbrÃøck Center do not intend Treg as a therapy. However, a better understanding of how the immune system fits into hypertension-induced organ damage could result from these studies (Circulation, Vol. 119, No. 22, June 9, 2009, 2904-2912 ).*
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Newly Discovered Gene Fusion May Lead To Improved Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Researchers from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have discovered a new gene fusion that is highly expressed in a subset of prostate cancers. The results may lead to more accurate prostate cancer testing and new targets for potential treatments. Experts believe that gene fusions -- a hybrid gene formed from two previously separated genes -- may be at the root of what causes cancer cells to grow more quickly than normal cells.
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Department Of Health And Home Office Publish Joint Review Findings, UK

A joint Department of Health and Home Office review group has published its findings on a review into access to the NHS by foreign nationals, Health Minister Ann Keen announced today. The review, launched in 2007, set out to examine the rules on charging non-UK residents for access to NHS services in England. The government has concluded that there should not be any significant change for either primary or secondary care. The government has now agreed on a number of proposals, which will be consulted on in the autumn: - Asylum seekers whose claim has been refused but who are being supported because there are recognised barriers to their return home should be exempt from charges; - Unaccompanied children, including those in local authority care, should be exempt from charges; - UK residents may be absent from the country for up to six months in a year before being considered for charges for NHS hospital treatment; - Working with the UK Border Agency to recover money owed to the NHS and exploring options to amend the Immigration Rules so that visitors will normally be refused permission to enter or remain in the United Kingdom if they have significant debts to the NHS; and - Investigating the longer-term feasibility of introducing health insurance requirements for visitors. Health Minister, Ann Keen said: "These changes will support a clearer and fairer system of access to free NHS services that will maintain the confidence of the public and prevent inappropriate access while maintaining our commitment to human rights. "These measures strike the right balance between controlled access, the protection and promotion of wider public health, and ensuring that the healthcare needs of the most vulnerable groups are protected. "We remain firmly committed to the requirement that immediately necessary or other urgent treatment should never be denied or delayed from those that require it." The proposed changes will be put to public consultation in the autumn. The Department of Health and the Home Office will undertake separate consultations on their respective areas of responsibility, which will be linked and coordinated. Subject to the outcome of the consultation, changes will take effect as soon as possible in 2010. Department of Health, UK


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