News tagged with precursor cells
Scientists discover master regulator of skin development
The surface of your skin, called the epidermis, is a complex mixture of many different cell types—each with a very specific job. The production, or differentiation, of such a sophisticated tissue requires an immense amount ...
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Dec 02, 2012 |
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Gene discovery reveals importance of eating your greens
(Medical Xpress)—Eating your greens may be even more important that previously thought, with the discovery that an immune cell population essential for intestinal health could be controlled by leafy greens ...
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Mar 04, 2013 |
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Hidden vitamin in milk yields remarkable health benefits
A novel form of vitamin B3 found in milk in small quantities produces remarkable health benefits in mice when high doses are administered, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College ...
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Jun 14, 2012 |
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Finished heart switches stem cells off
It is not unusual for babies to be born with congenital heart defects. This is because the development of the heart in the embryo is a process which is not only extremely complex, but also error-prone. Scientists ...
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Jul 12, 2012 |
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Saturated fatty acids lead to mitochondrial dysfunction and insulin resistance
Excessive levels of certain saturated fatty acids cause mitochondria to fragment, leading to insulin resistance in skeletal muscle, a precursor of type 2 diabetes, according to a paper in the January issue of the journal ...
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Jan 20, 2012 |
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No genetic clock for neuron longevity
(Medical Xpress)—People are living longer than ever before, thanks to medical and technological advances. Unfortunately, aging can be associated with a decrease in brain function. This is because, unlike ...
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Feb 27, 2013 |
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Japan team create liver from stem cells: report
Japanese researchers have created a functioning human liver from stemcells, a report said Friday, raising hopes for the manufacture of artificial organs for those in need of transplants.
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Jun 08, 2012 |
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Scientists isolate egg-producing stem cells from adult human ovaries
For the first time, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have isolated egg-producing stem cells from the ovaries of reproductive age women and shown these cells can produce what appear to be normal egg cells or ...
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Feb 26, 2012 |
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Discovery sheds light on Alzheimer's mystery
(Medical Xpress)—In 1906, when Alois Alzheimer discovered the neurodegenerative disease that would later be named for him, he saw amyloid-beta plaques and neurofibrillary tangles inside the brain. Several decades later, ...
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Oct 22, 2012 |
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Researchers uncover a pathway that stimulates bone growth
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have discovered that a protein called Jagged-1 stimulates human stem cells to differentiate into bone-producing cells. This ...
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Feb 13, 2013 |
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Crucial advance in stem cell research: Human skin cells converted to neural precursor cells
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at The University of Auckland's Centre for Brain Research have succeeded in converting human skin cells directly into immature brain cells (or neural precursor cells).
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Sep 27, 2012 |
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Serotonin mediates exercise-induced generation of new neurons
Mice that exercise in running wheels exhibit increased neurogenesis in the brain. Crucial to this process is serotonin signaling. These are the findings of a study by researchers at the Max Delbrück Center ...
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May 13, 2013 |
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Grilled, seared foods may add to waistlines, disease risk
(Medical Xpress)—A steak slapped onto a hot barbecue will leave the meat with black grill lines that add flavor and aroma, but the chemicals contained in charred, seared and fried foods may over time kick-start ...
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Dec 12, 2012 |
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Plant flavonoid luteolin blocks cell signaling pathways in colon cancer cells
Plant flavonoid luteolin blocks cell signaling pathways in colon cancer cells
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Jan 23, 2012 |
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SUMO-snipping protein plays crucial role in T and B cell development
When SUMO grips STAT5, a protein that activates genes, it blocks the healthy embryonic development of immune B cells and T cells unless its nemesis breaks the hold, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas ...
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Precursor cell
In cytology, a precursor cell is a type of partially differentiated, usually unipotent cell that has lost most or all of the stem cell multipotency.
Usually precursor cells are cells capable of differentiating into one or two closely related final forms. Sometimes precursor cell is used as an alternative term for multipotent stem cells.
A blastoma is a type of cancer created by malignancies of precursor cells.
In embryology, precursor cells are group of cells what differentiate later into one organ.
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