News tagged with nerve growth
Researchers program cells to be remote-controlled by light
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCSF researchers have genetically encoded mouse cells to respond to light, creating cells that can be trained to follow a light beam or stop on command like microscopic robots.
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Physicists 'turn signals' for neuron growth
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper scheduled for publication in the January issue of Nature Photonics describes the use of spinning microparticles to direct the growth of nerve fiber, a discovery that could allow ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Biologists gain new insights into brain circuit wiring
(PhysOrg.com) -- Neurobiologists at UC San Diego have discovered new ways by which nerves are guided to grow in highly directed ways to wire the brain during embryonic development.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Special Nanotubes May Be Used as a Vehicle for Treating Neurodegenerative Disorders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Electrical engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have demonstrated that magnetic nanotubes combined with nerve growth factor can enable specific cells to differentiate into ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Study finds link between low oxygen levels in body and cancer-aiding protein
What began as research into how diabetics could possibly preserve their eyesight has led to findings that could prolong the vision of children afflicted with retinoblastoma.
Mar 09, 2010 |
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A turn-off for cancer: Scientists discover an ancient 'switch' in plants that could halt cancer metastasis
Although plants and animals are very different organisms, they share a surprising number of biological mechanisms. A plant biologist at Tel Aviv University says that one of these mechanisms may be the answer ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Modified adult stem cells may be helpful in spinal cord injury
Researchers at UTHealth have demonstrated in rats that transplanting genetically modified adult stem cells into an injured spinal cord can help restore the electrical pathways associated with movement. The results are published ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 24, 2010 |
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Researchers reverse stroke damage by jumpstarting nerve fibers
A new technique that jumpstarts the growth of nerve fibers could reverse much of the damage caused by strokes, researchers report in the Jan. 7, 2011 issue of the journal Stroke.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Gene therapy boosts recovery from heart attack
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gene therapy could be an effective way to improve survival rates among heart attack patients, new research by academics at the University of Bristol suggests.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 01, 2010 |
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Study suggests statins may prevent diabetic-related blindness
New University of Georgia research has found that a statin drug that is often known by the brand-name Lipitor may help prevent blindness in people with diabetes.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Scientists discover nerve growth factor with therapeutic potential in Parkinson's disease
Scientists in the Academy of Finland's Neuroscience Research Programme have reported promising new results with potential implications for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. They have been studying the impacts of nerve ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Scientists Discover A New Protein Partnership That Leads To Pediatric Tumor Regression
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why are some pediatric cancers able to spontaneously regress? Prof. Michael Fainzilber and his team of the Weizmann Institute's Biological Chemistry Department seem to have unexpectedly found part of the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Mannitol boosts effectiveness of potential cord blood treatment for cerebral palsy in lab animals
The sugar-alcohol compound mannitol improved the therapeutic effectiveness of human umbilical cord blood cells injected into neonatal rat models of cerebral palsy, reports a new international study led by ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Effective pain treatment for cancer patients?
Cancer patients often suffer from severe pain that cannot be effectively treated with conventional medication. Researchers at the Pharmacology Institute of the University of Heidelberg have found the possible ...
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Researchers testing gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease
University Hospitals Case Medical Center is one of 12 sites conducting the first Phase 2 clinical trial of a gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study uses a viral-based gene transfer system called CERE-110, which ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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