1. IRB - On the left you'll notice a new link - IRB (Institutional Review Board) under which we will be mentoring new scientists. We are working to provide a good environment for the new PhD to do his post-doc and become established via our IRB.
2. Tissue Regeneration - Historically, as people age tissue regeneration (from injury) becomes more difficult. Historically, because we have successfully slowed the clock on aging. Any organ in the body is tissue - including the bones and skin. There are two natural forms of tissue degeneration - injury, which causes immediate damage to tissue and aging which is slow and (obviously) comes with age. Minor tissue damage (small cuts) is dealt with a coving (a band-aid). More serious tissue damage requires medical attention. However, after viewing tissue generation (growth) in children, it was determined that - with an understanding of chemistry and organic chemistry - tissue in adult (which has stopped growing) can be regenerated.
   1. The first area explored was tissue regeneration of bones and the skeletal structure. We were over a period of two years able to generate 2 inches (length) of bone growth, as well as achieve both density and width growth of the bones. Research was limited to single studies. To date base-line mechanisms have been developed and work on repetition (in single studies)
   2. The second area explored was cardiac tissue regeneration including regeneration of the circulatory system (reversing hardening of the arteries).
   3. The third area explored was nerve programming in the bowel - controlling and regulating bowel contractions and reprogramming a hyperactive bowel.
3. Immunology - With the increase in allergies and drug resistant strains of microbes, this is an area were success with alternatives is required. Fortunately, we have had success with both allergies and drug resistant strains of microbes.
   1. SARS and the Flu - Several years of work we have had success in increasing the capacity of the bodies immune system. In addition to reprogramming it to properly deal with allergens. Once again using chemistry and organic chemistry of the body we were able to develop a positive immune response to SARS and more serious strains of the flu. This has resulted in the creation of the Immunology and Infectious Diseases section of the institute.
   2. Allergeries and Allergen Response - Allergies are the response of the bodies immune system to an allergen. In the past, allergens were most commonly, a negative immune response to plant pollen. However, in modern times (since about 1990) an increasing number of orgranic material has been causing a negative immune response - the most notorious being peanuts. It's bee found, through several years of reseach, that like the nervous system, the immune system can be reprogrammed. However, to date success has been limited to single studies and only with pollen.