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Mechanical properties of stem cells can foretell what they will become

To become better healers, tissue engineering need a timely and reliable way to obtain enough raw materials: cells that either already are or can become the tissue they need to build. In a new study, Brown ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Shaping up: Controlling a stem cell's form can determine its fate

"Form follows function!" was the credo of early 20th century architects making design choices based on the intended use of the structure. Cell biologists may be turning that on its head. New research by a ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Moving beyond embryonic stem cells: Encouragement on the horizon

For nearly two decades, the medical world and the American public have grappled with the lightning-rod topic of stem cells, in particular the controversy surrounding cells from human embryos. But when researchers four years ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Depression can worsen knee arthritis symptoms in older adults

Clinical depression can exacerbate the symptoms of knee arthritis beyond what is evident on X-rays, according to a new study from the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). Patients with mild to moderate knee arthritis are es ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Anti-epileptic drugs associated with increased risk of fracture in older adults

Most anti-epileptic drugs are associated with an increased risk of non-traumatic fracture in individuals 50 years of age and older, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Neurology.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Elderly can blame fractures and falls on low sodium

Older adults with even mildly decreased levels of sodium in the blood (hyponatremia) experience increased rates of fractures and falls, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 43rd Annual Meeting ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 20, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Physical environment influences stem cell development

A researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, together with Israeli and foreign collaborators, has revealed how physical qualities -- and not only chemical ones - may have an influence in determining how adult stem ...

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Natural substance NT-020 aids aging brains in rats, study finds

A combination of nutrients called NT-020 promoted adult neural stem cell proliferation in aged rats and boosted their memory performance, reported University of South Florida researchers studying natural therapeutic approaches ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 20, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New vitamin D recommendations for older men and women

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has released a new position statement on Vitamin D for older adults which makes important recommendations for vitamin D nutrition from an evidence-based perspective.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 10, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Breakthrough reveals blood vessel cells are key to growing unlimited amounts of adult stem cells

In a leap toward making stem cell therapy widely available, researchers at the Ansary Stem Cell Institute at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that endothelial cells, the most basic building blocks of the vascular ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 04, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (18) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Smart Coating Opens Door To Safer Hip, Knee and Dental Implants

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a "smart coating" that helps surgical implants bond more closely with bone and ward off infection.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Feb 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fat tissue may be a source of valuable blood stem cells, study says

Bone marrow is a leading source of adult stem cells, which are increasingly used for research and therapeutic interventions, but extracting the cells is an arduous and often painful process. Now, researchers have found evidence ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study Results Suggest Adult Stem Cells May Help Repair Muscle Cells Damaged by Heart Attack

(PhysOrg.com) -- Adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue damaged by heart attack according to the findings of a new study to be published in the December 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Resul ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stem cell therapy may offer hope for acute lung injury

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have shown that adult stem cells from bone marrow can prevent acute lung injury in a mouse model of the disease.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Scientists program blood stem cells to become vision cells

University of Florida researchers were able to program bone marrow stem cells to repair damaged retinas in mice, suggesting a potential treatment for one of the most common causes of vision loss in older people.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 7