Stem cell therapies hold great promise for restoring function in a variety of degenerative conditions, but one of the logistical hurdles is how to ensure the cells survive in the body long enough to work. Researchers from ...
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For more than two decades, researchers have tried to regenerate the injured optic nerve using different growth factors and/or agents that overcome natural growth inhibition. But at best, these approaches get only about 1 ...
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A key physiological process holding back the successful integration of 3-D printed replacement body parts for many patients has been discovered by a team of biomedical scientists.
Dec 20, 2016
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Researchers from the UCLA Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have published two studies that define how key ...
Dec 5, 2016
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Developmental genes and pathways strictly regulate embryogenesis. The process is strongly driven by so-called Hox-genes. Now, researchers from the Leibniz Institute on Aging (FLI) in Jena, Germany, can show that one of these ...
Dec 1, 2016
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Researchers have for the first time recorded how cells of the epidermis behave during the regrowth of adult limbs after amputation.
Oct 25, 2016
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Sharks are the ultimate predators of the aquatic realm thanks to one character in particular—teeth. Not only are shark's teeth razor sharp but they are also constantly regrown throughout life, gradually replaced like a ...
Aug 5, 2016
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Most cells can divide only a limited number of times and eventually undergo permanent cell cycle arrest, a state known as cellular senescence. Cellular senescence is mediated by activation of specific cellular signaling pathways ...
Aug 4, 2016
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In their mission to design new biomaterials that promote tissue regeneration, Drexel University researchers have identified how inflammation, when precisely controlled, is crucial to bone repair.
Jul 29, 2016
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A key gene enables the repair of injured muscle throughout life. This is the finding of a study in mice led by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and the University of Colorado at Boulder, and published online July ...
Jul 21, 2016
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