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Stem-cell-growing surface enables bone repair

(Medical Xpress) -- University of Michigan researchers have proven that a special surface, free of biological contaminants, allows adult-derived stem cells to thrive and transform into multiple cell types. ...

Medical research created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers uncover a pathway that stimulates bone growth

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have discovered that a protein called Jagged-1 stimulates human stem cells to differentiate into bone-producing cells. This ...

Medical research created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify elusive taste stem cells

Scientists at the Monell Center have identified the location and certain genetic characteristics of taste stem cells on the tongue. The findings will facilitate techniques to grow and manipulate new functional taste cells ...

Medical research created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Studying marrow, researchers accelerate blood stem cells

(Medical Xpress)—University of Rochester Medical Center scientists are testing a new approach to speed a patient's recovery of blood counts during a vulnerable period after a stem-cell transplant, according to a study published ...

Medical research created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals insights that could aid in therapeutic use of mesenchymal stem cells

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), are a newly emerging cellular therapy being tested in approximately 250 clinical trials worldwide to help repair damaged tissues, such as injured heart muscle following a heart attack. The problem ...

Medical research created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies human melanoma stem cells

(Medical Xpress)—Cancer stem cells are defined by three abilities: differentiation, self-renewal and their ability to seed a tumor. These stem cells resist chemotherapy and many researchers posit their ...

Cancer created Aug 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify unusual 'altruistic' stem cell behavior with possible link to cancer

When most groups of mammalian cells are faced with a shortage of nutrients or oxygen, the phrase "every man for himself" is more apt than "all for one, one for all." Unlike colonies of bacteria, which often cooperate to thrive ...

Cancer created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Potential new approach to regenerating skeletal muscle tissue

An innovative strategy for regenerating skeletal muscle tissue using cells derived from the amniotic fluid is outlined in new research published by scientists at the UCL Institute of Child Health.

Medical research created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Microfibers help virus fool the body's immune system

A key challenge in virus-based gene therapy is avoiding detection by the human immune system so that the virus would not be deactivated before it reaches its intended target. Now, researchers at the Institute ...

Medical research created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers restore neuron function to brains damaged by Huntington's disease

Researchers from South Korea, Sweden, and the United States have collaborated on a project to restore neuron function to parts of the brain damaged by Huntington's disease (HD) by successfully transplanting HD-induced pluripotent ...

Neuroscience created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0