Cardiology
Spain uses stem cell therapy to treat damaged hearts
A Spanish hospital has successfully used stem cells culled from healthy donors to treat seven heart attack victims, in what officials said was a world first.
Jan 30, 2015
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Genetics
Gene may open door for improved keloid, scar treatment
Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit have identified a gene that may offer a better understanding of how keloid scars develop and potentially open the door to improved treatment for the often painful, itchy and tender ...
Jan 23, 2015
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What's on your surgeon's playlist?
Music and medicine are deeply connected. But is operating to music a good idea? And, if so, what kind of music should theatre staff be listening to?
Dec 11, 2014
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Medical research
Patient's own stem cells could clear a cloudy cornea, study says
Treating the potentially blinding haze of a scar on the cornea might be as straightforward as growing stem cells from a tiny biopsy of the patient's undamaged eye and then placing them on the injury site, according to mouse ...
Dec 10, 2014
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Genetics
Genetic marker may help predict success of kidney transplants
Kidneys donated by people born with a small variation in the code of a key gene may be more likely, once in the transplant recipient, to accumulate scar tissue that contributes to kidney failure, according to a study led ...
Dec 1, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cell therapy trial offers new hope to liver disease patients
Liver disease patients could be helped by a new cell therapy to treat the condition.
Nov 24, 2014
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Medical research
The cellular origin of fibrosis: Team identifies rare stem cells that give rise to chronic tissue scarring
Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital have found the cellular origin of the tissue scarring caused by organ damage associated with diabetes, lung disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease, ...
Nov 20, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers boost the heart's natural ability to recover after heart attack
Researchers from the UNC School of Medicine have discovered that cells called fibroblasts, which normally give rise to scar tissue after a heart attack, can be turned into endothelial cells, which generate blood vessels to ...
Oct 15, 2014
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Health
Keep it clean after ear piercings
(HealthDay)—If you get your ears pierced, you need to take steps to protect against infection, an expert says.
Oct 11, 2014
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Medical research
Orchestrating the healing process in a damaged cornea
It is safe to say that the eye is an amazing biological system. One reason is its keratocyte cells—specialized cells that make up the bulk of the cornea. Unlike most of the other cells in our body, those in the cornea are ...
Oct 7, 2014
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