Posts Tagged ‘developmental biology’
Diabetes reversed in mice, all naturally
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — People may one day be able to take a naturally produced compound much like a daily vitamin to treat or even prevent Type 2 diabetes, according to new research. Continue…
Friday, October 7, 2011 9:46 - 3 Comments
Health & Medicine - Sep 12, 2011 11:51 - 0 Comments
‘Power plants’ in cells linked to disease
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Close contact between mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum may be linked to a variety of degenerative diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 8, 2011 9:56 - 1 Comment
Sex hormones determine finger length
U. FLORIDA (US) — Sex hormones present in early embryonic development determine finger length, a finding that scientists say may offer clues to the origin of behavior and disease. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 30, 2010 9:57 - 1 Comment
Marsupial embryos pump up early on
DUKE (US) — Not only is the marsupial unusual in the way the embryo grows outside the mother’s womb, it also develops in a different order than virtually every other vertebrate animal. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 10, 2010 15:49 - 2 Comments
Stem cells keep muscles forever young
U. COLORADO (US) — When specific types of stem cells are transplanted into leg muscles of mice, normal loss of function that comes with aging is prevented. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 3, 2010 15:07 - 0 Comments
Using fish to delve deep into genetic disorders
DUKE (US)—By using zebrafish to analyze 125 mutations occurring on 14 different genes, researchers have been able to learn more about an inherited syndrome called Bardet-Biedl syndrome. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 15, 2010 11:44 - 0 Comments
Flipping the switch to trigger cell suicide
U. COLORADO (US)—The discovery of a previously unknown cellular “switch” may provide researchers with a new means of triggering programmed cell death, findings with implications for treating cancer. (more…)
Earth & Environment, Health & Medicine - Oct 26, 2009 12:07 - 0 Comments
Zebrafish do it. Why can’t we?
U. MICHIGAN (US)—Biologists long have marveled at the ability of some animals to re-grow lost body parts—newts regrow legs and zebrafish re-grow fins—and even repair damaged heart and eye tissue. Now researchers have discovered that some of the same genes underlie the process in different types of tissues. (more…)
