News tagged with adipose stem

Cellular automaton model predicts how hair follicle stem cells regenerate

Your hair -- or lack of hair -- is the result of a lifelong tug-of-war between activators that wake up, and inhibitors that calm, stem cells in every hair follicle on your body, according to Cheng-Ming Chuong, M.D., Ph.D., ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Brown fat cells make 'spare tires' shrink

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Bonn have found a new signalling pathway which stimulates the production and function of so-called brown fat cells. They propose using these cells that serve as a "natural ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 5

Stem cells from fat tissue offer hope for MS treatment

A preliminary study on the use of stem cells obtained from a patient's own adipose tissue in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) has shown promising results. The three case studies, described in BioMed Central's open ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Fat-free diet reduces liver fat in fat-free mice

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered crucial clues about a paradoxical disease in which patients with no body fat develop many of the health complications usually found in obese people.

Biology /

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0