Stem Cells Used to Create Facial Bone Tissue for Potential Transplants
Stem cells, if convinced in the laboratory to become certain kinds of adult cells or organs, may be a powerful tool to generate tissues for transplant. Researchers have now performed clinical trials...
View ArticleSome Herbal Sunscreens Effective to Block Effects of UV
A review of sunscreens based on herbal components has found that the products are effective at preventing sunburn. Supplements including golden serpent fern and ginseng can prevent skin damage, and...
View ArticleRemoving Overactive Stem Cells Improves Safety of Transplants
Stem cells can differentiate into multiple tissue types are potentially a major source of future tissues for transplantation. One problem, however, is that cultures can contain individual cells that...
View ArticleStem Cells Isolated from Muscle Could Be Used to Treat Brain Diseases
Stem cells have an enormous potential to be used for therapies, but the best source of these cells is a hot area of research. Researchers suggest that stem cells derived from a patient’s muscles could...
View ArticleUnderstanding Stem Cell’s Flexibility Key to Future Therapies
Using stem cells for therapy depends on understanding how these cells can become any type of tissue. Researchers have recently made a series of discoveries on how stem cells maintain their flexible...
View ArticleNew Cell Type Derived from Stem Cells Could Be Used to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
Stem cells, which can give rise to different kinds of adult cell types, are a very promising approach to treating diseases in which specific cells are lost or damaged. A major area of research is...
View ArticleLiterature Supports Positive Effect of Acupuncture on Exercise, But More...
A review of current literature has found that while research supports the idea that acupuncture can have a positive impact on exercise training, bigger and better-controlled studies are necessary to...
View ArticleStem Cells Derived From Fat More Effective to Repair Heart in Animal Models
As researchers develop ways to use stem cells to treat different diseases, determining the best protocols is essential. A new study compared heart function in rats treated with stem cells derived from...
View ArticleActive Compound in Chinese Herbal Medicine May Be Effective to Ease...
A compound found in an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine can change gene function in a model of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers report. The compound, found in the herb Polygonum multiforum...
View ArticleAttracting Stem Cells to the Heart After Heart Failure Improves Cardiac Function
Activating a patient’s own stem cells with gene therapy is effective to treat heart failure, a new study has found. Researchers have shown that the treatment improves patients’ symptoms and heart...
View ArticleStem Cells From Fat Could Be Used to Fight Aggressive Brain Tumors
Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive type of brain cancer, which is difficult to treat. A new study suggests that stem cells derived from a patient’s fat could form the basis of a new treatment....
View ArticleLactobacillus Probiotic Can Increase Vitamin D Levels in the Body
Probiotics have been widely marketed, but much remains to be understood about how certain types of bacteria have healthful effects on the body. A new study shows that one bacterial strain can increase...
View ArticleVitamin C Plays Key Role in Stem Cell Gene Regulation
Vitamin C plays a key role in many processes in the body, and researchers have just discovered a critical one: regulating gene expression in stem cells. The molecule regulates a certain class of...
View ArticleProteins Identified That Control Ability of Stem Cells to Give Rise to...
Researchers have made a key discovery in stem cell biology, identifying a group of proteins that regulates the ability of stem cells to give rise to multiple cell types. A team of Toronto-based...
View ArticleStem Cells Can Be Tracked After Transplantation into the Knee
Stem cells can be transplanted into the knee to help rebuild damaged cartilage, but tracking transplanted cells to ensure success can be difficult. A new imaging technique using iron to label the cells...
View ArticleStem Cells Transformed into Myelin to Protect Nerve Cells
Numerous neurodegenerative diseases involve damage to myelin, which protects and nourishes nerve cells, and helps improve electrical conduction. A new study has found a way to create myelin from stem...
View ArticlePatient’s Reprogrammed Stem Cells Could Be Transplanted for Parkinson’s...
The potential of stem cells has been widely touted, but the technology is still in very early stages of development. New research suggests a key problem, that transplanted stem cells would be destroyed...
View ArticleReminder for Adults: Immunizations Are Still Needed
Getting potentially lifesaving vaccines should not end when adulthood begins, says one University of Alabama at Birmingham infectious diseases expert. While some vaccines received as a child protect...
View ArticleIn Vitro Alternatives for Drug and Chemical Toxicity Testing
In vitro toxicity testing is rapidly being adopted in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and cosmetics industries as an alternative to animal studies to predict adverse health effects of drugs and personal...
View ArticleVarious European and North American Cannabis Cultivation Strains Tested on...
Cannabis Science, Inc., a U.S. Company specializing in cannabis formulation-based drug development and related consulting, has provided a report on its current pre-clinical drug development programs...
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