Lack of vitamin A in the body has a detrimental effect on the hematopoietic system in the bone marrow. The deficiency causes a loss of important blood stem cells, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 5, 2017
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Various cell therapies involve injecting a specific cell type into a patient. These include, for example, bone marrow transplants and some types of immunotherapy that use T-cells (a white blood cell involved in immunity) ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 1, 2017
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Scientists at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new understanding of how the first blood cells form during human development as they transition from endothelial cells to form blood cells of different types.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 6, 2017
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Researchers have generated the first immortalised cell lines which allow more efficient manufacture of red blood cells.
Biochemistry
Mar 23, 2017
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Stem cells are unspecialised cells that can develop into any type of cell in the human body. So far, however, scientists only partially understand how the body controls the fate of these all-rounders, and what factors decide ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 15, 2017
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Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an extremely rare genetic condition that causes premature and accelerated aging. Recently, researchers have been able to generate induced pluripotent stem cells from patients ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 3, 2017
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Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have 3D printed a lifelike, functional blood vessel network that could pave the way toward artificial organs and regenerative therapies.
Nanomaterials
Mar 2, 2017
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Autonomous driving, automatic speech recognition, and the game Go: Deep Learning is generating more and more public awareness. Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München and their partners at ETH Zurich and the Technical ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 21, 2017
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As it is in much of life, the aging process isn't kind to an important type of stem cell that has great therapeutic promise.
Biotechnology
Dec 12, 2016
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A new color-coding tool is enabling scientists to better track live blood stem cells over time, a key part of understanding how blood disorders and cancers like leukemia arise, report researchers in Boston Children's Hospital's ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 22, 2016
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