Judges side with FDA in rejecting stem cell device
(AP)—A federal appeals court is siding with the Food and Drug Administration in a case brought by medical device maker Cytori, ruling that the agency was correct to reject fast-track approval for two company devices used ...
Medications
Mar 22, 2013 |
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Better cartilage repairs using stem cells
Using adult stem cells is a good way of culturing better-quality cartilage to repair worn hips and knees. New cartilage that has good properties can be grown in particular by cultivating adult stem cells ...
Medical research
Mar 21, 2013 |
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New target for Alzheimer's disease treatment
Researchers have found new evidence that insulating cells, the cells that protect our nerves, can be made and added to the central nervous system throughout our lifetime.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 18, 2013 |
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Transplanted brain cells in monkeys light up personalized therapy
For the first time, scientists have transplanted neural cells derived from a monkey's skin into its brain and watched the cells develop into several types of mature brain cells, according to the authors of ...
Medical research
Mar 14, 2013 |
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Pre-clinical research shows promising treatment for diabetic wounds using stem cells
Pre-clinical research has generated some very promising findings using adult stem cells for the treatment of diabetic wounds. The research carried out by scientists at the National University of Ireland Galway, ...
Diabetes
Mar 13, 2013 |
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Origin of aggressive ovarian cancer discovered
Cornell University researchers have discovered a likely origin of epithelial ovarian cancer (ovarian carcinoma), the fifth leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States.
Cancer
Mar 06, 2013 |
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Prospective human data link mercury exposure to diabetes
(HealthDay)—Young adults exposed to mercury have a higher risk of developing diabetes later in life, according to a study published online Feb. 19 in Diabetes Care.
Diabetes
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Creating new tissue instead of transplanting hearts
How can progenitor cells turn into tissues? At the Vienna University of technology, chemical substances have been developed which control the differentiation of progenitor cells into heart cells. The heart ...
Medical research
Mar 04, 2013 |
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Sexually transmitted HIV: Key mechanisms elucidated in men
Having suggested in 2011 that the urethra is a novel entry site for HIV, a team from the Institut Cochin (CNRS/Inserm/Université Paris Descartes, with the support of Anrs), has now confirmed this hypothesis and identified ...
HIV & AIDS
Mar 01, 2013 |
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Research supports promise of cell therapy for bowel disease
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and colleagues have identified a special population of adult stem cells in bone marrow that have the natural ability to migrate to the intestine and produce intestinal cells, ...
Medical research
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Tackling hearing loss
Some 16 per cent of European adults suffer from hearing loss that is severe enough to adversely affect their daily life. Hearing loss impacts on one's ability to communicate - to hear, process sound, and ...
Other
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Exposure to hepatitis B virus activates immunity in young people, suggesting benefits for earlier treatment
Infectious disease experts have long thought that children, teenagers and young adults who are chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) lack the immune cells needed to fight this pathogen. As ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Cooling may prevent trauma-induced epilepsy
(Medical Xpress)—In the weeks, months and years after a severe head injury, patients often experience epileptic seizures that are difficult to control. A new study in rats suggests that gently cooling the ...
Neuroscience
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Blame common colds on your chromosome 'Caps?'
(HealthDay)—Some people seem to catch a cold every few weeks while others appear immune. Now a preliminary study suggests that the protective "caps" on your chromosomes could partly explain the mystery.
Medical research
Feb 20, 2013 |
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New study aims to use stem cells to help save sight of diabetes sufferers
Scientists at Queen's University Belfast are hoping to develop a novel approach that could save the sight of millions of diabetes sufferers using adult stem cells.
Medical research
Feb 14, 2013 |
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