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Researchers utilize genetically corrected stem cells to spark muscle regeneration

Researchers at the University of Minnesota's Lillehei Heart Institute have combined genetic repair with cellular reprogramming to generate stem cells capable of muscle regeneration in a mouse model for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy ...

Medical research created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New type of pluripotent cell discovered in adult breast tissue: Human body carries personalized 'patch kit'

(Medical Xpress)—UC San Francisco researchers have found that certain rare cells extracted from adult breast tissue can be instructed to become different types of cells – a discovery that could have important ...

Medical research created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Creating new tissue instead of transplanting hearts

How can progenitor cells turn into tissues? At the Vienna University of technology, chemical substances have been developed which control the differentiation of progenitor cells into heart cells. The heart ...

Medical research created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Ocular complications common after pediatric HSCT

(HealthDay)—For pediatric patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), complications are common, but are generally mild and self-limiting, according to a study published online Feb. ...

Ophthalmology created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A better bone marrow transplant: Preventing graft-versus-host disease

Bone marrow transplant is a key treatment for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and other blood disorders.

Medical research created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Reprogrammed immune cells might give doctors an edge in rallying the body's defenses against tumor growth

Genetic abnormalities accrued by tumor cells lead to inappropriate production of proteins at the wrong time or place, or even the synthesis of unusual hybrid proteins not found in normal cells. Such abnormalities ...

Cancer created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research supports promise of cell therapy for bowel disease

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and colleagues have identified a special population of adult stem cells in bone marrow that have the natural ability to migrate to the intestine and produce intestinal cells, ...

Medical research created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find that two antagonistic proteins help keep leukemia at bay, pointing to new potential treatments

Two proteins that scientists once thought carried out the same functions are actually antagonists of each other, and keeping them in balance is key to preventing diseases such as cancer, according to new findings published ...

Cancer created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Infusion of stem cells and specially generated T-cells from same donor improves leukemia survival

In a significant advance for harnessing the immune system to treat leukemias, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for the first time have successfully infused large numbers of donor T-cells specific for ...

Cancer created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Swine cells could power artificial liver

Chronic or acute, liver failure can be deadly. Toxins take over, the skin turns yellow and higher brain function slows.

Medical research created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research challenges notion of using Herceptin only for HER2-positive breast cancer

New research from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds that the protein HER2 plays a role even in breast cancers that would traditionally be categorized as HER2-negative – and that ...

Cancer created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cartilage repair: Effects of weight bearing rehabilitation after microfracture surgery studied

In the body, bones are padded with a smooth cartilage layer at the ends, allowing smooth motion where two bones meet and form a joint. When cartilage around the bone becomes degenerated or lost due to osteoarthritis ...

Surgery created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Small molecules in the blood might gauge radiation effects after exposure

Ohio State University cancer researchers have identified molecules in the bloodstream that might accurately gauge the likelihood of radiation illness after exposure to ionizing radiation.

Cancer created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Team first to grow liver stem cells in culture, demonstrate therapeutic benefit

For decades scientists around the world have attempted to regenerate primary liver cells known as hepatocytes because of their numerous biomedical applications, including hepatitis research, drug metabolism and toxicity studies, ...

Medical research created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find cancer aggression differences in different types of prostate cells

(Medical Xpress)—A research team made up of representatives from several cancer research centers in the United States has found that cancers that develop in the prostate of mice may be either aggressive or sluggish depending ...

Cancer created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report