News tagged with osteoblast cells
Osteoblasts are bone idle without Frizzled-9
New research shows that the Wnt receptor Frizzled-9 (Fzd9) promotes bone formation, providing a potential new target for the treatment of osteoporosis. The study appears online on March 14 in The Journal of ...
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Salmon in hot water
Rearing juvenile salmon at the relatively high temperature of 16 C causes skeletal deformities in the fish. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Physiology investigated both the magnitude and mechanisms of thi ...
Jul 05, 2010 |
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Blood tells old cells to act young
(PhysOrg.com) -- Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center (JDC) have taken a major step toward eventually understanding -- and perhaps slowing -- the aging process.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Experimental Approach May Reverse Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have identified a mechanism that may keep a well known signaling molecule from eroding bone and inflaming joints, according to an early study published online today in the Journal of Clinical In ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Stem cells could halt osteoporosis, promote bone growth
While interferon gamma sounds like an outer space weapon, it's actually a hormone produced by our own bodies, and it holds great promise to repair bones affected by osteoporosis. In a new study published in the journal Stem Ce ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Cell injections accelerate fracture healing
Long bone fractures heal faster after injections of bone-building cells. Research published in the open access journal BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders has shown that osteoblast cells cultured from a patient's own bone marrow ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 12, 2009 |
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