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Brain cell transplants in early 2013

As part of the European study TRANSEURO, five patients with Parkinson's disease will undergo brain cell transplants at Skåne University Hospital in Lund, Sweden, in early 2013. These are the first operations of their kind ...

Medical research created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Study suggests different organ-derived stem cell injections improve heart function

A study published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (21:8), now freely available on-line, has found that when mesenchymal cells derived from skeletal muscle (SM-MSCs) or adipose tissue (ADSCs) were injected into t ...

Cardiology created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers report islet cell advancement increases impact on transplantation

A study published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (21:8), now freely available on-line, reports that a team of researchers in South Korea have successfully engineered islet cell clusters (ICCs) that will improv ...

Medical research created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

UCLA performs first 'breathing lung' transplant in US

First there was the "heart in a box," a revolutionary experimental technology that allows donor hearts to be delivered to transplant recipients warm and beating rather than frozen in an ice cooler.

Surgery created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

From degeneration to regeneration: Advances in skeletal muscle engineering

A study published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Skeletal Muscle reports of a new therapeutic technique to repair and rebuild muscle for sufferers of degenerative muscle disorders. The therapy brings togeth ...

Medical research created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Boosting immune responses against leukaemia

(Medical Xpress)—In the first of its kind, a translational study undertaken at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research has revealed that boosting the activity of a rare type of immune cell could be an ...

Cancer created Nov 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Groundbreaking study that may change transplant practices

Researchers from John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, one of the nation's 50 best cancer centers, played an important role in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Oct ...

Medical research created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Studies investigate oxygen's impact as a factor in transplantation

Two studies published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (21:7), now freely available on-line, investigate the role of oxygen in cell transplantation.

Medical research created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

Pig tissue scaffolding allows hearts to be rebuilt post-implant

(Medical Xpress)—Using tissue from pigs, scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have created a "scaffold" that preserves the infrastructure of natural blood vessels and supports human ...

Medical research created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery may help nerve regeneration in spinal injury

Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool and Glasgow have uncovered a possible new method of enhancing nerve repair in the treatment of spinal cord injuries.

Neuroscience created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drug trio improved effectiveness of cancer treatment, protected heart

Combining cancer medication with a drug for erectile dysfunction and one for heart transplants helped kill cancer cells and protected the heart from damage, in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific ...

Cardiology created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers create 'endless supply' of myelin-forming cells

(Medical Xpress)—In a new study appearing this month in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers have unlocked the complex cellular mechanics that instruct specific brain cells to continue to divide. This d ...

Neuroscience created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New anti-tumor cell therapy strategies are more effective

Targeted T-cells can seek out and destroy tumor cells that carry specific antigen markers. Two novel anti-tumor therapies that take advantage of this T-cell response are described in articles published in Human Gene Therapy, a peer ...

Cancer created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Duke research team identifies a potent growth factor for blood stem cells

Duke Medicine researchers studying the interaction of blood stem cells and the niche where they reside have identified a protein that may be a long-sought growth factor for blood stem cells.

Medical research created Oct 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast