Women who smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day during pregnancy are much more likely to give birth to babies who will fail to grow all their teeth, new University of Otago research has found.
May 31, 2017
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Mother cells from the adult carotid body can transform into blood vessels as well as neurons. This discovery could have important repercussions on the treatment of such diseases as pediatric tumors and Parkinson's.
May 19, 2017
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There's a reason why melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, is so aggressive. You just need to watch the cells in action.
Apr 3, 2017
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(HealthDay)—The devastating mosquito-borne Zika virus can infect cells that play a role in skull development, a new study finds.
Sep 29, 2016
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Johns Hopkins researchers report they have inadvertently found a way to make human muscle cells bearing genetic mutations from people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
May 26, 2016
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To grow or to specialise? To remain stationary or initiate migration? How do cells know what to do and how they should develop? The Hippo/YAP signalling pathway plays a crucial role when the cells of the neural crest – ...
Mar 22, 2016
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Researchers from the laboratory of Paul Trainor, Ph.D., at the Stowers Institute of Medical Research have developed an effective and reliable technique for studying high-arched palate using a mouse model. The methodology ...
Feb 25, 2016
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Neuroblastoma is the third most common type of tumour in children. Its aggressive nature and the frequency of metastatic disease at diagnosis contribute to the fact that neuroblastoma accounts for almost 15 per cent of childhood ...
Jan 25, 2016
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Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute have uncovered a link between the genomes of cells originating in the neural crest and development of tumors—a discovery that could lead to new ways to diagnose and treat ...
Aug 5, 2015
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The face you critiqued in the mirror this morning was sculpted before you were born by a transient population of cells called neural crest cells. Those cells spring from neural tissue of the brain and embryonic spinal cord ...
Dec 19, 2013
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