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New study links healthy muscle mass to healthy bones, finds differences by gender

Researchers have long been aware that the progressive loss of muscle mass and bone density is a natural part of aging. But little work has investigated how muscle tissue affects the inner and outer layers of bone microstructure. ...

Health created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stem cells can be harvested long after death: study

Some stem cells can lay dormant for more than two weeks in a dead person and then be revived to divide into new, functioning cells, scientists in France said Tuesday.

Medical research created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Molecular imaging 'sees' inside coronary arteries to measure disease

Patients with cardiovascular disease will now benefit from a powerful new molecular imaging tool to detect disease in the main arteries supplying oxygen to the heart, say researchers presenting studies at the Society of Nuclear ...

Cardiology created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Potential new approach to regenerating skeletal muscle tissue

An innovative strategy for regenerating skeletal muscle tissue using cells derived from the amniotic fluid is outlined in new research published by scientists at the UCL Institute of Child Health.

Medical research created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers gain new insights into structure of heart muscle fibers

A study led by researchers from McGill University provides new insights into the structure of muscle tissue in the heart – a finding that promises to contribute to the study of heart diseases and to the engineering of ...

Cardiology 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

Newly discovered protein makes sure brain development isn't 'botched'

(Medical Xpress) -- Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered a protein that appears to play an important regulatory role in deciding whether stem cells differentiate into the cells that make up the brain, as well as countless ...

Neuroscience created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | 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

Transforming scar tissue into beating hearts: The next instalment

The latest research developments to reprogram scar tissue resulting from myocardial infarction (MI) into viable heart muscle cells, were presented at the Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology (FCVB) 2012 meeting, held 30 March ...

Cardiology created Apr 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fumarate greatly reduces heart attack damage in mice

(Medical Xpress) -- Boosting levels of the simple compound fumarate in mice significantly reduces damage from a heart attack, an Oxford University-led study has shown.

Medical research created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists develop gene therapy approach to grow blood vessels in ischemic limbs

A new research discovery by a team of Stanford and European scientists offers hope that people with atherosclerotic disease may one day be able to avoid limb amputation related to ischemia. A new research report appearing ...

Genetics created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: Muscle regeneration may provide ideal environment for rhabdomyosarcoma

Inflammation, cell division and cell differentiation that occur during skeletal muscle regeneration may provide an ideal environment for the highly malignant tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma to arise. These are the findings from a ...

Cancer created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Injectable gel could repair tissue damaged by heart attack

(Medical Xpress) -- University of California, San Diego researchers have developed a new injectable hydrogel that could be an effective and safe treatment for tissue damage caused by heart attacks.

Cardiology created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Pancreatic hormone linked with severe heart disease in obese and diabetic patients

Severe heart damage in people who are obese and diabetic is linked with a pancreatic hormone called amylin, UC Davis researchers have found.

Cardiology created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Exercise triggers stem cells in muscle

University of Illinois researchers determined that an adult stem cell present in muscle is responsive to exercise, a discovery that may provide a link between exercise and muscle health. The findings could lead to new therapeutic ...

Medical research created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast