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Functional analysis of human hematopoietic stem cell gene expression using zebrafish

What do you get when you mix RNA chips and zebrafish? A new two-stage method for studying human gene expression differs in human stem cells and progenitor cells, according to a new article in the open access journal PLoS Biology.

6 Jul 2005

No surprise - teens in the UK need more sunshine!

A British scientist suggests that some adolescents in Britain might not be getting enough sunlight to satisfy their body's requirement for vitamin D throughout the year.

4 Jul 2005

Bone Medical completes first trial of oral parathyroid hormone product for treatment of osteoporosis

Bone Medical Ltd announced today the completion of a Phase I trial of its oral parathyroid hormone (PTH) product Perthoxal™ under development for the treatment of osteoporosis.

3 Jul 2005

Scientists discover identifying markers for primitive blood-forming stem cells - simplifies cell identification

Scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School have discovered the biological equivalent of a grocery store bar code on the surface of primitive, blood-forming stem cells in mice. Called hematopoietic stem cells, they give rise to all the different types of specialized cells found in blood.

30 Jun 2005

Help for osteoporosis sufferers in the primary care office

A primary care practitioner can help improve quality of life and mobility for those who suffer from pain resulting from osteoporosis-related fractures by referring a patient for two relatively new non-invasive procedures.

29 Jun 2005

Don't sunbathe to avoid prostate cancer, take a pill instead

According to a recent study spending long periods in the sun may significantly reduce a man's risk of prostate cancer.

28 Jun 2005

Treatment options for skull base tumors

It is estimated that in 2000, more than 359,000 persons were living with a diagnosis of a primary brain tumor in the United States. In 2005, it is estimated that nearly 12,800 deaths will be associated with malignant tumors of the brain and other parts of the central nervous system. Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children age 19 and younger.

28 Jun 2005

Adult, or post-natal, stem cells have the same ability as embryonic stem cells to multiply

In a ground-breaking study, scientists at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh have discovered that adult, or post-natal, stem cells have the same ability as embryonic stem cells to multiply, a previously unknown characteristic indicating that post-natal stem cells may play an important therapeutic role.

27 Jun 2005

Researchers successfully treat laboratory model of a lysosomal storage disease called GM1

Physicians might one day be able to treat a disease that destroys brain cells in children using genetically modified cells to transport a "drug" to the site of the dying neural cells (cells that transmit impulses).

27 Jun 2005

Simple analysis of a bone marrow transplant patient's oral rinse indicates whether infection will develop

Simple analysis of a bone marrow transplant patient's oral rinse can give medical personnel a quick indication of the transplant's effectiveness and predict whether an infection will develop, says a University of Toronto researcher.

27 Jun 2005

Scientists successfully isolate stem cells from human skin

Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have successfully isolated stem cells from human skin, expanded them in the laboratory and coaxed them into becoming fat, muscle and bone cells.

27 Jun 2005

Adult, or post-natal, stem cells have the same ability as embryonic stem cells to multiply

27 Jun 2005

Expression profiles and functional analyses of Wnt-related genes in human joint disorders

The cellular signaling protein Wnt, which is involved in embryonic development and cancer, contributes to disease progression of both rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.

26 Jun 2005

Researchers develop method that can help doctors choose the best combination of drugs for fighting cancer

The method is based on a mathematical model that determines when a cancer becomes drug-resistant during therapy. It does this by estimating the probability of finding drug-resistant mutant cells at different stages of cancer progression and examining the fate of individual mutant colonies during therapy.

21 Jun 2005

Bone News and Research

Functional analysis of human hematopoietic stem cell gene expression using zebrafish

No surprise - teens in the UK need more sunshine!

Bone Medical completes first trial of oral parathyroid hormone product for treatment of osteoporosis

Scientists discover identifying markers for primitive blood-forming stem cells - simplifies cell identification

Help for osteoporosis sufferers in the primary care office

Don't sunbathe to avoid prostate cancer, take a pill instead

Treatment options for skull base tumors

Adult, or post-natal, stem cells have the same ability as embryonic stem cells to multiply

Researchers successfully treat laboratory model of a lysosomal storage disease called GM1

Simple analysis of a bone marrow transplant patient's oral rinse indicates whether infection will develop

Scientists successfully isolate stem cells from human skin

Adult, or post-natal, stem cells have the same ability as embryonic stem cells to multiply

Expression profiles and functional analyses of Wnt-related genes in human joint disorders

Researchers develop method that can help doctors choose the best combination of drugs for fighting cancer

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an effective, longlasting treatment for small kidney tumors in selected patients

Thalidomide may be a potent anti-cancer treatment

Many pitfalls of aging result from either older stem cells or stem cells responding to their older environment

Stem cells grown in lab mirror normal developmental steps

Baby wallaby bone development may hold key to human development

Stem cells to solve blood shortage problems

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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