Posts Tagged ‘stem cells’

Behind gator’s grin, the secret to regrowing teeth?

USC (US) — Alligator stem cells that allow tooth regeneration may help scientists figure out how to regrow teeth in people. Continue…

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 10:21 - 1 Comment

Health & Medicine - May 10, 2013 9:46 - 0 Comments

Feather pigments hint at stem cell ‘fates’

USC (US) — To understand how stem cells turn into certain tissue patterns and shapes, researchers looked at the sources of complex pigment patterns in feathers. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 3, 2013 10:32 - 0 Comments

Stem cells ‘talk’ to heart cells but don’t touch

RICE (US) —Amniotic fluid stem cells and heart cells can pass signals without touching, but these electrical connections aren’t enough to prompt the stem cells to turn into cardiac cells. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 19, 2013 11:07 - 0 Comments

Are those tiny gold particles bad for you?

STONY BROOK (US) — Pure gold nanoparticles found in everyday items such as personal care products can inhibit fat storage, slow wound healing, and accelerate wrinkling. (more…)

Grow stem cells in lab with one simple step

U. PITTSBURGH (US) — By blocking a single protein, it’s possible to grow large batches of stems cells from mature mammalian cells, researchers say. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 3, 2013 8:40 - 0 Comments

‘Tug-of-war’ tells cell bits which way to go

UC DAVIS (US) — Like tiny, crawling compass needles, whole living cells and cell fragments orient and move in response to electric fields—but in opposite directions, scientists report. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 26, 2013 8:13 - 1 Comment

Team sniffs out origin of smell neurons

CALTECH (US) — Sensory neurons in the nose are the only ones in the body that regenerate throughout adult life—and scientists have now figured out where they originate. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 8, 2013 7:51 - 0 Comments

Stem cells point to origin of deadly ovarian cancer

CORNELL (US) — An aggressive form of ovarian cancer most likely originates in stem cells located in a layer of tissue that links the ovary to the rest of the body. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 12, 2013 11:59 - 1 Comment

Live embryo images hint at birth defect origins

USC (US) — Scientists have used time-lapse photography to discover clues about the development of the head at the cellular level, which could lead to a better understanding of how organs and birth defects form in people. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 11, 2013 13:24 - 0 Comments

‘Honeycomb’ implant helps grow new bone

U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — Shattered limbs may soon get a boost in healing from an implant made from stem cells and a lightweight plastic that degrades as the bone mends. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 8, 2013 16:20 - 1 Comment

Grow myelin with cells sourced from skin

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Human brain cells made from reprogrammed skin cells may lead to new treatments for diseases such as multiple sclerosis and some rare, often fatal, childhood disorders. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2013 13:47 - 4 Comments

Reverse aging: Can science turn back the clock?

UC BERKELEY (US) — Researchers report they’ve made a major advance in understanding the molecular mechanisms behind aging. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 31, 2013 13:14 - 0 Comments

Eye lens cells created in a petri dish

MONASH (AUS) — Scientists are closer to growing parts of the human eye in the lab. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 25, 2013 14:47 - 2 Comments

Test may predict eye disease outcome

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A new study is the foundation for a promising stem cell blood test that may detect the progression of macular degeneration to its more serious form, which can lead to blindness. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 18, 2013 12:14 - 0 Comments

Slow metabolism gives leukemia staying power

U. ROCHESTER (US) — A super slow metabolism may be one reason acute myeloid leukemia is so hard to cure. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 21, 2012 14:35 - 1 Comment

Stem cells on path to rebuild blood ‘pipeline’

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Engineers can now prod stem cells to help build vein and artery networks, overcoming a stumbling block to growing replacement blood vessels in the laboratory. (more…)