News tagged with neural stem cells
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Team develops new method for producing precursor of neurons, bone, other important tissues from stem cells
In principle, stem cells offer scientists the opportunity to create specific cell types—such as nerve or heart cells—to replace tissues damaged by age or disease. In reality, coaxing stem cells to become the desired ...
Medical research
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Researchers find coupling of proteins promotes glioblastoma development
Two previously unassociated proteins known to be overly active in a variety of cancers bind together to ignite and sustain malignant brain tumors, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer ...
Cancer
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Timing for clinical trials for stem cell therapy in spinal cord injuries is right
Regenerative medicine in spinal cord injuries (SCI) is proving to help the human body create new cell and nerve connections that are severed during this type of injury. In a review of current scientific research for stem ...
Neuroscience
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Neural stem cell transplant may tackle diabetes
Researchers in Japan have discovered how a patient's neural stem cells could be used as an alternative source of the beta cells needed for a regenerative treatment for diabetes. The research, published in EMBO Molecular Me ...
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Oct 07, 2011 |
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Scientists track neuronal stem cells using MRI
Carnegie Mellon University biologists have developed an MRI-based technique that allows researchers to non-invasively follow neural stem cells in vivo.
Neuroscience
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Scientists identify new stem cell activity in human brain, raise questions of how it develops and evolves
Researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center have identified a new pathway of stem cell activity in the brain that represents potential targets of brain injuries affecting newborns. ...
Medical research
Sep 28, 2011 |
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New class of stem cell-like cells discovered offers possibility for spinal cord repair
The Allen Institute for Brain Science announced today the discovery of a new class of cells in the spinal cord that act like neural stem cells, offering a fresh avenue in the search for therapies to treat spinal cord injury ...
Medical research
Sep 15, 2011 |
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The brain grows while the body starves
When developing babies are growth restricted in the womb, they are typically born with heads that are large relative to their bodies. The growing brain is protected at the expense of other, less critical organs. Now, researchers ...
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Aug 04, 2011 |
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Signal explains why site of origin affects fate of postnatal neural stem cells
New research may help to explain why the location of postnatal neural stem cells in the brain determines the type of new neurons that are generated. The research, published by Cell Press in the July 28 issue of the journal ...
Medical research
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Scientists show for first time how early human embryo acquires its shape
How is it that a disc-like cluster of cells transforms within the first month of pregnancy into an elongated embryo? This mechanism is a mystery that man has tried to unravel for millennia.
Medical research
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Stem cells restore cognitive abilities impaired by brain cancer treatment
Human neural stem cells are capable of helping people regain learning and memory abilities lost due to radiation treatment for brain tumors, a UC Irvine study suggests.
Cancer
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Stem cell treatment may restore cognitive function in patients with brain cancer
Stem cell therapy may restore cognition in patients with brain cancer who experience functional learning and memory loss often associated with radiation treatment, according to a laboratory study published in Cancer Research, a jour ...
Cancer
Jul 13, 2011 |
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'Unnatural' chemical allows researchers to watch protein action in brain cells
Researchers at the Salk Institute have been able to genetically incorporate "unnatural" amino acids, such as those emitting green fluorescence, into neural stem cells, which then differentiate into brain neurons with the ...
Medical research
Jul 07, 2011 |
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To combat deadly brain cancer, target the stem cells
Researchers have uncovered a new target that could stop the growth of glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer. In the July 8th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, a new study identifies an enzyme found ...
Cancer
Jul 07, 2011 |
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Advances in delivery of therapeutic genes to treat brain tumors
Novel tools and methods for delivering therapeutic genes to cells in the central nervous system hold great promise for the development of new treatments to combat incurable neurologic diseases. Five of the ...
Genetics
Jun 27, 2011 |
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