News tagged with primary cells


Searching for therapeutic synergy in primary effusion lymphoma

Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare, fatal form of aggressive B-cell lymphoma caused by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). The disease most commonly occurs in immunocompromised patients, such as those with ...

Cancer created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stroke damage in mice overcome by training that 'rewires' brain centers

Johns Hopkins researchers have found that mice can recover from physically debilitating strokes that damage the primary motor cortex, the region of the brain that controls most movement in the body, if the rodents are quickly ...

Neuroscience created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Implementation of smoke-free legislation reduces the number of acute myocardial infarctions by 11 percent

Researchers participating in the REGICOR Study (Girona Heart Registry), with the participation of IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) from Barcelona, the Josep Trueta Hospital, the Blanes Hospital and IDIAP ...

Health created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pavlov's rats? Rodents trained to link rewards to visual cues

In experiments on rats outfitted with tiny goggles, scientists say they have learned that the brain's initial vision processing center not only relays visual stimuli, but also can "learn" time intervals and ...

Neuroscience created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Re-tuning responses in the visual cortex

New research led by Shigeru Tanaka of the University of Electro-Communications and visiting scientist at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute has shown that the responses of cells in the visual cortex can be ...

Neuroscience created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Into adulthood, sickle cell patients rely on ER

Patients with sickle cell disease rely more on the emergency room as they move from pediatric to adult health care, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research sheds new light on virus associated with developmental delays and deafness; Offers hope for treatment

A new study published online in PLOS ONE reveals that primitive human stem cells are resistant to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), one of the leading prenatal causes of congenital intellectual disability, deafness and deform ...

Medical research created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new technique to study how myeloids become white blood cells

University of Illinois cell and developmental Biology professor Fei Wang and colleagues have created a new technique to study how myeloids, a type of blood stem cell, become the white blood cells important for immune system ...

Cancer created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Preemies' brains reap long-term benefits from Kangaroo Mother Care

Kangaroo Mother Care—a technique in which a breastfed premature infant remains in skin-to-skin contact with the parent's chest rather than being placed in an incubator—has lasting positive impact on brain development, ...

Pediatrics created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parents of babies with sickle cell trait are less likely to receive genetic counseling, study says

Parents of newborns with the sickle cell anemia trait were less likely to receive genetic counseling than parents whose babies are cystic fibrosis carriers, a new study from the University of Michigan shows.

Genetics created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetic clues to causes of primary biliary cirrhosis

Researchers have newly identified three genetic regions associated with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), the most common autoimmune liver disease, increasing the number of known regions associated with the ...

Genetics created Sep 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers study vaccine as potential weapon against aggressive brain tumors

Researchers at Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute (NBTI) are seeking to understand if a vaccine made from a patient's own blood cells may slow the growth of a type of brain tumor. The trial is studying the vaccine's effect ...

Cancer created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover new inflammatory target

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have found a new therapeutic target to combat inflammation.

Inflammatory disorders created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies trigger for alternate reproduction of HIV-related cancer virus

A research team led by Children's National Medical Center has identified a trigger that causes latent Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) to rapidly replicate itself. KSHV causes Kaposi's sarcoma, primary effusion ...

Cancer created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nano-syringe delivers combination, targeted brain cancer therapy

Nanomedicine researchers at the Methodist Neurological Institute and Rice University have developed a way to selectively kill brain cancer cells by using a tiny syringe to deliver a combination of chemotherapy drugs directly ...

Cancer created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast