Medical research
Bone drug protects stem cells from ageing
Stem cells can be protected from the effects of ageing by a drug currently used to treat patients with osteoporosis, a breakthrough study has found.
Dec 17, 2015
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Medical research
Amphibian approach to help bones heal faster and better
Inspired by amphibians like salamanders, researchers from the University of Southampton are developing a new type of drug that may help bones heal faster and better.
Nov 19, 2015
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Health
Chronic arsenic exposure can impair ability of muscle to heal after injury
Chronic exposure to arsenic can lead to stem cell dysfunction that impairs muscle healing and regeneration, according to an animal study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine and Graduate ...
Nov 10, 2015
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Medical research
Supercharging stem cells to create new therapies
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered a new method for culturing stem cells which sees the highly therapeutic cells grow faster and stronger.
Jul 3, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Discovery targets dormant bowel cancer cells before they form secondary tumours
An international research team, led by the University of Melbourne, have discovered a way to control the stem cell behaviour responsible for the spread of bowel cancer.
Jun 25, 2015
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Medical research
Stem cell injection may soon reverse vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration
An injection of stem cells into the eye may soon slow or reverse the effects of early-stage age-related macular degeneration, according to new research from scientists at Cedars-Sinai. Currently, there is no treatment that ...
Apr 14, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Team discovers novel mechanism controlling lung cancer stem cell growth
Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer and the number one cause of cancer-related mortality. It is estimated that more than 158,000 people will die from lung cancer in the United States this year. Many scientists ...
Apr 7, 2015
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Stem cells help researchers peg rabies resistance (Update)
Researchers at Texas A&M AgriLife Research have developed a new technology to determine sensitivity or resistance to rabies virus.
Mar 16, 2015
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Medical research
Researchers engineer custom blood cells
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have successfully corrected a genetic error in stem cells from patients with sickle cell disease, and then used those cells to grow mature red blood cells, they report. The study represents an ...
Mar 9, 2015
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Medical research
Mutation may cause early loss of sperm supply
Brown University biologists have determined how the loss of a gene in male mice results in the premature exhaustion of their fertility. Their fundamental new insights into the complex process of sperm generation may have ...
Mar 2, 2015
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