While vigorous exercise on a treadmill has been shown to slow the progression of Parkinson's disease in patients, the molecular reasons behind it have remained a mystery.
Dec 22, 2017
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The process by which embryonic stem cells develop into heart cells is a complex process involving the precisely timed activation of several molecular pathways and at least 200 genes. Now, Salk Institute scientists have found ...
Dec 21, 2017
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The nervous system is arguably the most complex organ of the vertebrate body. The eye, ear and olfactory epithelium are part of the peripheral nervous system and provide visual, sound and smell information to the brain. As ...
Dec 20, 2017
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In the embryonic kidney, three types of precursor cells interact to form three-dimensional structures of the kidney: nephron progenitor cells, ureteric buds, and interstitial progenitor cells. Methods to induce nephron structures ...
Dec 19, 2017
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Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have discovered how high glucose levels—whether caused by diabetes or other factors—keep heart cells from maturing ...
Dec 12, 2017
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Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine, led by Dr. James E. Schwob, are examining the behavior of adult stem cells within the context of aging and, specifically, the sense of smell. As part of the normal aging ...
Dec 4, 2017
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A new cell culture procedure developed by A*STAR will assist the study of diabetes and facilitate better treatments. "Our discovery will enable studies of how the pancreas forms and why certain cells malfunction in diabetes," ...
Nov 29, 2017
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Cornell researchers have taken a major step toward answering a key question in cancer research: Why is testicular cancer so responsive to chemotherapy, even after it metastasizes?
Nov 14, 2017
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Results from two early clinical trials show that it may be possible to use human embryonic stem cells as treatment for the dry form of macular degeneration, according to presentations given today at AAO 2017, the 121st Annual ...
Nov 14, 2017
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that a protein called BRWD2/PHIP binds to histone lysine 4 (H3K4) methylation—a key molecular event that influences gene expression—and demonstrated that it does so via ...
Nov 10, 2017
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