Medical research
Living organ regenerated for first time
Medical procedures that can rejuvenate human body parts have moved a step closer with the completion of a new study.
Apr 8, 2014
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Medical research
Transplanting thymus cells into patients may repair and restore the immune system
The thymus plays a central role in the development of our immune system by producing important immune cells. However, this crucial organ deteriorates with age and is also vulnerable to harm from transplant surgery. An ageing ...
Feb 27, 2014
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Medical research
Origin of unusual glands in the body discovered
The thymus gland is a critical component of the human immune system that is responsible for the development of T-lymphocytes, or T-cells, which help organize and lead the body's fighting forces against harmful organisms like ...
Jan 23, 2014
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
New research could pave the way to safer treatments for arthritis
The increased risk of heart attack or stroke associated with many arthritis drugs may be avoidable, according to a new international study co-authored by researchers at Imperial College London.
Jul 4, 2013
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
PD-like sleep and motor problems observed in alpha-synuclein mutant mice
The presence of Lewy bodies in nerve cells, formed by intracellular deposits of the protein α-synuclein, is a characteristic pathologic feature of Parkinson's Disease (PD). In the quest for an animal model of PD that mimics ...
Jun 7, 2013
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Medical research
Research suggests origins of key cells in the thymus
Medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) allow the thymus to ensure that the body's T cells are able to distinguish between potentially harmful foreign antigens and those that are produced by the body itself. A Swiss-Japanese ...
May 31, 2013
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Immunology
Stem-cell-based strategy boosts immune system in mice
Raising hopes for cell-based therapies, UC San Francisco researchers have created the first functioning human thymus tissue from embryonic stem cells in the laboratory. The researchers showed that, in mice, the tissue can ...
May 16, 2013
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Immunology
Thymus teaches immune cells to ignore vital gut bacteria
The tiny thymus teaches the immune system to ignore the teeming, foreign bacteria in the gut that helps you digest and absorb food, researchers say.
Apr 29, 2013
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Neuroscience
Separate lives: Neuronal and organismal lifespans decoupled
(Medical Xpress)—Replicative aging (also known as replicative senescence) causes mammalian cells to undergo a process of growth arrest dependent on telomeres (the shortening of repeated sequences at the ends of chromosomes). ...
Immunology
Lipids produced within the thymus give immune cells the initial boost they need to fight off infection
Semi-invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells wage war against infectious threats, attacking microbial cells and generating signals that enable other immune cells also to respond aggressively. iNKT cells initially undergo ...
Sep 12, 2012
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