News tagged with human tissue

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Engineered cornea more resistant to chemical injury

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study from the University of Reading has established that a prosthetic cornea made from human cells is the best model for testing how irritants and toxins cause eye injuries.

Ophthalmology created May 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists turn patients' skin cells into heart muscle cells to repair their damaged hearts

For the first time scientists have succeeded in taking skin cells from heart failure patients and reprogramming them to transform into healthy, new heart muscle cells that are capable of integrating with existing heart tissue.

Cardiology created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists grow bone from human embryonic stem cells

As people live longer, repairing or regenerating human tissues has become an ever-more critical issue. Just in the past decade alone, human stem cells are emerging as powerful tools for tissue regeneration, as they can differentiate ...

Medical research created May 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Bio-hybrid device acts as 'thermostat' to control systemic inflammation in sepsis

A small, external bioreactor holding human cells pumped out an anti-inflammatory protein to prevent organ damage and other complications in a rat with acute inflammation caused by bacterial products in a model of sepsis, ...

Inflammatory disorders created May 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scar tissue turned into heart muscle without using stem cells

Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have shown the ability to turn scar tissue that forms after a heart attack into heart muscle cells using a new process that eliminates the need for stem cell transplant.

Cardiology created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Human skin model shows signaling pathway effects from low dose exposure

(Medical Xpress) -- In studies on a human skin tissue model, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory used a systems biology approach to show that an ionizing radiation dose mimicking that received ...

Genetics created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HIV raises anal cancer risk in women, study says

(HealthDay) -- Women with HIV are at increased risk for anal cancer, a new study finds.

HIV & AIDS created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find critical regulator to tightly control deadly pulmonary fibrosis

An international team of researchers led by Georgia State University scientists have found a key component in the pathological process of pulmonary fibrosis, a fatal disease for which there is currently no cure.

Immunology created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers search public databases, flag novel gene's key role in type 2 diabetes

Using computational methods, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have strongly implicated a novel gene in the triggering of type-2 diabetes. Their experiments in lab mice and in human blood and tissue samples ...

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

New drug prevents spread of human prostate cancer cells

A new drug developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists prevented human prostate cancer cells from spreading to other tissues without any toxic effects to normal cells or tissues. The drug turns off the "go" switch in the ...

Cancer created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Photoacoustics technique detects small number of cancer cells

Researchers have developed multiple techniques and procedures to detect cancer cells during the earliest stages of the disease or after treatment. But one of the major limitations of these technologies is their inability ...

Cancer created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Beyond the microscope: Identifying specific cancers using molecular analysis

Researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah report they have discovered a method to identify cancer-causing rearrangements of genetic material called chromosomal translocations quickly, accurately, ...

Cancer created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein discovery could switch off cardiovascular disease

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Surrey have found a protein inside blood vessels with an ability to protect the body from substances which cause cardiovascular disease.

Cardiology created Mar 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists find new potential target for rheumatoid arthritis

Newcastle University scientists, in work funded by Arthritis Research UK, have discovered a new way of potentially treating rheumatoid arthritis. This works by preventing damaging white blood cells cells from entering the ...

Inflammatory disorders created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Artificial liver cells win their creator prize for their potential to reduce animal experiments

Cambridge research that created liver cells from stem cells has today been recognised with a national prize by the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs).

Medical research created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0