News tagged with newborn cells
Cells derived from pluripotent stem cells are developmentally immature
Stem cell researchers at UCLA have discovered that three types of cells derived from human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells are similar to each other, but are much more developmentally immature than ...
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Researchers discover biochemical weakness of malaria parasite -- vaccine to be developed
Every year, 10,000 pregnant women and up to 200,000 newborn babies are killed by the malaria parasite. Doctors all around the globe have for years been looking in vain for a medical protection, and now researchers from the ...
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Researchers find new source of immune cells during pregnancy
UCSF researchers have shown for the first time that the human fetal immune system arises from an entirely different source than the adult immune system, and is more likely to tolerate than fight foreign substances in its ...
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Dec 16, 2010 |
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Researchers create autistic neuron model
Using induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with Rett syndrome, scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have created functional neurons that provide the first human ...
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Nov 11, 2010 |
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Researchers use stem cells to treat children with life-threatening, blistering skin disease
University of Minnesota Physician-researchers have demonstrated that a lethal skin disease can be successfully treated with stem cell therapy.
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Aug 11, 2010 |
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Exposure to secondhand smoke in the womb has lifelong impact
Newborns of non-smoking moms exposed to secondhand smoke during pregnancy have genetic mutations that may affect long-term health, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study published online ...
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Paternal mice bond with their offspring through the power of touch
New research from neuroscientist Samuel Weiss, PhD, director of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the Faculty of Medicine, shows that paternal mice that physically interact with their babies grow new brain cells and form lasting ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 10, 2010 |
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Antibiotic found to protect hearing in mice
A type of antibiotic that can cause hearing loss in people has been found to paradoxically protect the ears when given in extended low doses in very young mice.
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Jan 28, 2010 |
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Researchers work on vaccine to improve immune system in newborns
As soon as babies are born, they are susceptible to diseases and infections, such as jaundice and e-coli. For up to a month, their immune systems aren't adequately developed to fight diseases. Although these infections are ...
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Dec 15, 2009 |
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Screening method able to identify newborns with blood disorder that affects immune system
The testing of DNA from a statewide blood screening program for newborns in Wisconsin was able to identify infants with T-cell lymphopenia, a blood disorder that affects the child's immune system, a disease in which early ...
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Dec 08, 2009 |
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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 ...
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Dec 01, 2009 |
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Prenatal malaria exposure increases risk of malaria and anemia for some children
Some babies who are exposed to malaria before birth develop a tolerant phenotype that increases their susceptibility to malaria and anemia in childhood, says a new study in the open access journal PLoS Medicine.
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Jul 28, 2009 |
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Premature newborns lack 'death NET' to fight sepsis
When locked in mortal combat with infection, some mature white blood cells have a formidable weapon: they literally cast a DNA net—called a neutrophil extracellular trap (NET)—that captures and kills bacteria that invade ...
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Mar 20, 2009 |
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No 'Death NET'? That May Explain Why Millions of Infants are at Risk for Potentially Deadly Blood Infection
(PhysOrg.com) -- When locked in mortal combat with infection, some mature white blood cells have a formidable weapon: they literally cast a DNA net-called a neutrophil extracellular trap (NET)-that captures ...
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Mar 09, 2009 |
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