News tagged with cell generation
Enzyme accelerates malignant stem cell cloning in chronic myeloid leukemia
An international team, headed by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has identified a key enzyme in the reprogramming process that promotes malignant stem cell cloning ...
Cancer
Dec 24, 2012 |
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Male mice exposed to chronic social stress have anxious female offspring
A study in mice conducted by researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) suggests that a woman's risk of anxiety and dysfunctional social behavior may depend on the experiences of her parents, particularly fathers, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 22, 2012 |
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Wnt signaling pathway plays key role in adult nerve cell generation: study
Researchers from the University of Utah have gained new insight into the regulation of adult nerve cell generation in the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that regulates many aspects of behavior, mood, and metabolism. ...
Medical research
Sep 10, 2012 |
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Long noncoding RNAs control development of fat cells
Whitehead Institute researchers have identified a previously unrecognized layer of genetic regulation that is necessary for the generation of undesirable white fat cells. When this regulation is disrupted, white fat cells ...
Overweight and Obesity
Feb 13, 2013 |
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A change of heart: Researchers reprogram brain cells to become heart cells
For the past decade, researchers have tried to reprogram the identity of all kinds of cell types. Heart cells are one of the most sought-after cells in regenerative medicine because researchers anticipate ...
Medical research
Jul 08, 2011 |
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Scientists identify crucial cell and signaling pathway in placental blood stem cell niche
(Medical Xpress) -- UCLA stem-cell researchers have identified a certain type of cell and a signaling pathway in the placental niche that play a key role in stopping blood stem cells from differentiating into mature blood ...
Medical research
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Brain circuit that makes it hard for obese people to lose weight
(Medical Xpress)—Imagine you are driving a car, and the harder you press on the accelerator, the harder an invisible foot presses on the brake. That's what happens when obese people diet – the less food they eat, the ...
Medical research
Feb 06, 2013 |
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Fetal exposure to PVC plastic chemical linked to obesity in offspring
Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin – which is used in marine hull paint and PVC plastic – can lead to obesity for multiple generations without subsequent exposure, a UC Irvine study has found.
Health
Jan 15, 2013 |
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Fetal exposure to tributyltin linked to obesity
Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin (TBT) – which was used in marine antifouling paints and is used as an antifungal agent in some paints, certain plastics and a variety of consumer products ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Neuroscientists work to helps soldiers break camouflage
Researchers want to help the Army better camouflage its soldiers and break the enemy's efforts to hide.
Neuroscience
Mar 30, 2012 |
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Long-term methadone treatment can affect nerve cells in brain
Long-term methadone treatment can cause changes in the brain, according to recent studies from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The results show that treatment may affect the nerve cells in the brain. The studies ...
Medications
Aug 15, 2012 |
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Could the ways animals regenerate hair and feathers lead to clues to restore human fingers and toes?
This summer's action film, "The Amazing Spider-Man," is another match-up between the superhero and his nemesis the Lizard. Moviegoers and comic book fans alike will recall that the villain, AKA Dr. Curt Connors, was a surgeon ...
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