News tagged with bone injury

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

Stem cells may provide treatment for brain injuries

Stem cells derived from a patient's own bone marrow were safely used in pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to results of a Phase I clinical trial at The University of Texas Health Science Center ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 10, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Gene protects lung from damage due to pneumonia, sepsis, trauma, transplants

Lung injury is a common cause of death among patients with pneumonia, sepsis or trauma and in those who have had lung transplants. The damage often occurs suddenly and can cause life-threatening breathing ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Husband: Giffords smiled and gave him neck rub

(AP) -- The husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says his wife's condition has improved so much that she has been able to smile and give him a neck rub as he has kept a near-constant vigil at her hospital bedside.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using bone marrow stem cells to treat critically ill patients on verge of respiratory failure

Researchers are reporting this week new study results they say provide further evidence of the therapeutic potential of stem cells derived from bone marrow for patients suffering from acute lung injury, one of the most common ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Effective inducing systems of hepatic differentiation from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent non-hematopoietic cells capable of differentiating into hepatocytes. Valproic acid (VPA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor, has recently exhibited profound therapeutic activity ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers use natural and artificial sheaths to mend traumatic bone loss

A husband and wife research team has found a way to use the sleeve-like cover on bone to heal serious bone injuries faster and more simply than current methods. And they've developed an artificial sleeve that spurs fast healing ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Female athletes injured more than male athletes

Female athletes experience dramatically higher rates of specific musculoskeletal injuries and medical conditions compared to male athletes, according to exercise physiologist Vicki Harber in the Faculty of Physical Education ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 25, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Timing of surgery for knee injuries may not affect outcomes

Multiple-ligament knee injuries resulting from traumatic knee dislocations - such as high impact car accidents or certain sports are uncommon, and the optimal timing of surgical repair or reconstruction has not been definitively ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 01, 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

How to care for your bones through the ages

Bones are the body's first lines of defense. They protect the brain, heart and lungs and anchor the muscles. They keep us mobile. And all they ask in return is our support to keep them strong: good nutrition, weight-bearing ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Bone marrow stem cell co-transplantation prevents embryonic stem cell transplant-associated tumors

Transplanted embryonic stem cells are recognized as a potential treatment for patients suffering from the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI). However, in studies using embryonic stem cells transplanted into SCI laboratory ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New tissue scaffold regrows cartilage and bone

(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT engineers and colleagues have built a new tissue scaffold that can stimulate bone and cartilage growth when transplanted into the knees and other joints.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Researchers identify a cell type that limits stroke damage

A research team including Serge Rivest of University Laval's Faculty of Medicine has demonstrated the existence of a type of cells that limits brain damage after a stroke. The study was recently published in the online version ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0