Medical research
Spare parts from small parts: Novel scaffolds to grow muscle
Australian biomedical engineers have successfully produced a 3D material that mimics nature to transform cells into muscle.
Feb 20, 2018
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News tagged with embryonic tissue
Medical research
Search for genetically stable bioengineered gut and liver tissue takes step forward
Before medical science can bioengineer human organs in a lab for therapeutic use, two remaining hurdles are ensuring genetic stability—so the organs are free from the risk of tumor growth—and producing organ tissues of ...
Feb 8, 2018
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Medical research
Forces from fluid in the developing lung play an essential role in organ development
It is a marvel of nature: during gestation, multiple tissue types cooperate in building the elegantly functional structures of organs, from the brain's folds to the heart's multiple chambers. A recent study by Princeton researchers ...
Jan 23, 2018
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Medical research
Scientists identify genes implicated in the high regenerative capacity of embryos and ESCs
Researchers at Insilico Medicine, AgeX Therapeutics and the Biogerontology Research Foundation have published a landmark study titled "Use of deep neural network ensembles to identify embryonic-fetal transition markers: repression ...
Jan 16, 2018
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Medical research
When the nose doesn't know: Can loss of smell be repaired?
Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine, led by Dr. James E. Schwob, are examining the behavior of adult stem cells within the context of aging and, specifically, the sense of smell. As part of the normal aging ...
Dec 4, 2017
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Medical research
Magnetic cellular Legos for the regenerative medicine of the future
By incorporating magnetic nanoparticles in cells and developing a system using miniaturized magnets, researchers at the Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes (CNRS/Université Paris Diderot) and collaborators have created ...
Sep 13, 2017
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Health
Cigarette damage to unborn children revealed in stem cell study
Chemicals found in cigarette smoke have been shown to damage foetal liver cells.
May 30, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Enlarged prostate later in life could stem from fetal development early on
New research from Michigan State University indicates that embryonic tissue, key to the development of a baby's gender, could contribute to an enlarged prostate, or BPH, in men later in life.
Mar 13, 2017
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Medical research
Building a better brain
When you build models, whether ships or cars, you want them to be as much like the real deal as possible. This quality is even more crucial for building model organs, because disease treatments developed from these models ...
Dec 20, 2016
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Genetics
Microcephaly discoveries made in non-Zika cases help explain abnormal brain growth
Long before Zika virus made it a household word, the birth defect called microcephaly puzzled scientists and doctors—even as it changed the lives of the babies born with it during the pre-Zika era.
Aug 5, 2016
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