Blood-forming stem cells found in bone marrow are the life-saving component used in bone marrow transplants. However, suitable donors cannot be found in many cases. A new study reveals how the human embryo develops the precursor ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 28, 2022
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A finding by UC Riverside bioengineers could hasten development of lab-grown blood vessels and other tissues to replace and regenerate damaged tissues in human patients. The results are published in ACS Applied Materials ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 6, 2022
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Scientists have found a way to prove that biochemical signals sent from cell to cell play an important role in determining how those cells develop.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 23, 2021
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In a study published in Cell Stem Cell, the research group led by Dr. Zhou Bo from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 10, 2021
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A 3D biomaterial scaffold design to slowly release stem cells ensures that implanted stem cells stick around to relieve pain and reverse arthritis in mice knee joints. This reduces the use of stem cells by 90%, thus avoiding ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 19, 2021
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Imagine using stem cells from your bone marrow to grow a piece of bone tissue in the lab, after which medical doctors explore which drugs have the desired effect on your bones. In this way, a tailor-made treatment plan would ...
Materials Science
Mar 9, 2021
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When and how bone marrow first originated in the limbs of early four-legged animals is disputed in evolutionary biology. With the help of powerful X-ray technology, an international research team, led by Uppsala University, ...
Evolution
Mar 3, 2021
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Treating equine donor stem cells with a growth factor called TGF-β2 may allow them to avoid 'tripping' the immune response in recipients, according to new research from North Carolina State University. The work could simplify ...
Veterinary medicine
Feb 4, 2021
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A characteristic feature of all stem cells is their ability to self-renew. But how is this potential maintained throughout life? Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Heidelberg Institute for Stem ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 27, 2021
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Our bodies often dispatch stem cells to mend or replace biological damage, but how these repair agents make their way through dense tissue to arrive at the scene had been a mystery. "How stem cells squeeze through tissue ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 11, 2021
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