Berlin baby with super strength mutation
A Berlin born baby shows extraordinary muscle growth due to a genetic mutation that blocks myostatin, doubling muscle mass and lowering body fat. The case, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, marks the first documented human instance and could inspire therapies for muscular dystrophy and potential athlete misuse.
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Superman
Berlin
New England Journal of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Boy in Germany Shows Extreme Muscle Growth From Mutation
A German boy aged between one and five exhibits muscles twice as large as peers due to a genetic mutation increasing muscle growth. Doctors say myostatin acts similarly in humans and animals, with potential trials for muscular dystrophy. Wyeth has begun human tests of a myostatin neutralizing antibody, aiming to reduce this protein and boost muscle mass. Researchers note significant effects possible with 20 to 50 percent reductions.
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Germany
Markus Schuelke
Charite University Medical Center
Berlin
Wyeth
Lou Kunkel
Boston Children’s Hospital
Harvar Medical School
Kunkel
Compound in breast milk kills skin warts
Swedish researchers report alpha-lactalbumin from breast milk kills virally infected cells in skin warts caused by human papilloma virus. They suggest possible relevance to cervical cancer but caution the finding is early. Further testing on cervical cancer patients may follow, with expert note on speculative long term potential.
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Catharina Svanborg
Lund University
Lund
Sweden
Catherine Laughlin
Division of
Microbiology
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Svanborg
Splenda targets bakers with new baking blend
McNeil Nutritionals unveils Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking, promising sugarlike browning and volume with sucralose. A half cup of the hybrid sweetener replaces a cup of sugar in recipes, with a August store rollout and a suggested price around 6.29 to 6.49 per two pound bag. Judy Doherty of Weston Florida endorses Splenda in puddings and cobblers after initial skepticism. The product aims at consumers previously unlikely to substitute sugar and faces higher cost versus traditional sugar.
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U.S
Splenda
Dean Rothart
LowCarbiz
Judy Doherty
Weston, Fla
Doherty
McNeil
Nutritionals
Fort’ Washington, Pa
Johnson & Johnson
Colin Watts
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