News tagged with bone repair


Repairing articular cartilage defects with an injectable gel engineered with gene modified BMSCs

Researchers at Micro Orthopaedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, led by Dr. Ai-xi Yu, have suggested that articular cartilage defects can be repaired by a novel thermo-sensitive injectable hydrogel engineered with ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Temple scientists target DNA repair to eradicate leukemia stem cells

Despite treatment with imatinib, a successful drug that targets chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a deadly type of cancer, some patients may continue to be at risk for relapse because a tiny pool of stem cells is resistant ...

Cancer created Dec 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Umbilical cord cells outperform bone marrow cells in repairing damaged hearts

A study published this month by researchers at the University of Toronto and Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital has shown that cells derived from the umbilical cord, "Human Umbilical Cord PeriVascular Cells" (HUCPVCs), ...

Medical research created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fixing a sticky situation

For decades, overtightening has been blamed for the phenomenon that sometimes causes surgical screws and plates used in bone repair to irreversibly fuse together, a complication that can make subsequent removal difficult ...

Other created Oct 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Stem cell therapy could offer new hope for defects and injuries to head, mouth

In the first human study of its kind, researchers found that using stem cells to re-grow craniofacial tissues—mainly bone—proved quicker, more effective and less invasive than traditional bone regeneration treatments.

Medical research created Jul 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A study demonstrates that ibuprofen improves bone repair after surgery or a fracture

A study conducted at the University of Granada hasdemonstrated that ibuprofen ­–a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)­– has beneficial effects on bone repair after afracture or following bone ...

Medical research created Jul 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New marker, new target in Ewing's sarcoma

Ewing's sarcoma is a bone cancer commonly diagnosed in about 250 U.S. teenagers per year. If early chemotherapy is effective, improvement can be durable. But for children and teens who respond poorly to a first attempt at ...

Cancer created Jun 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stabilizing Fanconi anemia with antioxidants

Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare genetic disorder which affects one person in 350,000. People affected by this disease have defects in DNA repair, and are hypersensitive to oxidative damage, resulting in bone marrow failure ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gene-modified stem cell transplant protects patients from toxic side effects of chemotherapy

For the first time, scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have transplanted brain cancer patients' own gene-modified blood stem cells in order to protect their bone marrow against the toxic side effects of ...

Cancer created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Quality of cartilage repair tissue can also be determined without a surgery

A team at the MedUni Vienna, headed by Sebastian Apprich of the University Department of Radiodiagnostics at the High-Field Magnetic Resonance Centre of Excellence, has now discovered in collaboration with ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds method to improve transplant cell delivery

(Medical Xpress) -- A new technique for improving delivery of stem cells may lead to better and faster tissue repair, a breakthrough with promise for sports medicine and military populations.

Medical research created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Newly discovered heart stem cells make muscle and bone

Researchers have identified a new and relatively abundant pool of stem cells in the heart. The findings in the December issue of Cell Stem Cell, a Cell Press publication, show that these heart cells have the capacity for lo ...

Medical research created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast