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Co-culture with mesenchymal stem cells results in improved viability, function of human hepatocytes

Hepatocyte transplantation is becoming an accepted therapy for acute liver failure, either for liver regeneration or as a bridge to liver transplantation. However, maintaining the viability and functional aspects of hepatocytes has been a concern even with successful freezing.

19 Dec 2013

Researchers investigate several non-invasive methods for measuring intracranial pressure

Do you ever turn your world upside down by standing on your head? After a few minutes you might feel some pressure in your face and around your skull. This is because headstands invert the body's blood flow, pushing more blood toward your head.

19 Dec 2013

Regenerative medicine may offer ways to banish baldness

Regenerative medicine may offer ways to banish baldness that don't involve toupees. The lab of USC scientist Krzysztof Kobielak, MD, PhD has published a trio of papers in the journals Stem Cells and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that describe some of the factors that determine when hair grows, when it stops growing and when it falls out.

19 Dec 2013

Study reveals why people are predisposed to cardiovascular disease and death

A genetic trait known to make some people especially sensitive to stress also appears to be responsible for a 38 percent increased risk of heart attack or death in patients with heart disease, scientists at Duke Medicine report.

19 Dec 2013

Cells grown in ISS could help patients recover from stroke, says Mayo Clinic researcher

Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D, believes that cells grown in the International Space Station could help patients recover from a stroke, and that it may even be possible to generate human tissues and organs in space. He just needs a chance to demonstrate the possibility.

19 Dec 2013

New RUB project to unravel role of enzyme Parkin in promoting neuronal survival

Cell biologists at the Ruhr-Universit-t Bochum have launched a new project to unravel the role of the enzyme Parkin in promoting neuronal survival. The team of Prof Dr Konstanze F. Winklhofer from the Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, is looking for new therapeutic options to treat Parkinson's disease. The Michael J. Fox Foundation finances this research project with 125,000 US Dollars.

18 Dec 2013

MSCs isolated from MS patients have decreased suppressive function

Multiple sclerosis, an inflammatory autoimmune disease affecting more than one million people worldwide, is caused by an immune reaction to myelin proteins, the proteins that help form the myelin insulating substance around nerves. Demyelination and MS are a consequence of this immune reaction. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells have been considered as an important source for cell therapy for autoimmune diseases such as MS because of their immunosuppressive properties.

18 Dec 2013

Aerobic glycolysis is a cause of malignancy, show Berkeley Lab researchers

Metabolism was lost in the shadows of cancer research for decades but has recently been reclaiming some of the spotlight. Now, Mina Bissell, Distinguished Scientist with Berkeley Lab's Life Sciences Division and a leading authority on breast cancer, has shown that aerobic glycolysis - glucose metabolism in the presence of oxygen - is not the consequence of the cancerous activity of malignant cells but is itself a cancerous event.

18 Dec 2013

UCD Conway Institute researchers identify potential biomarker of idiopathic pulmonary ﬁbrosis

Researchers in UCD Conway Institute have identified a potential biomarker of rapidly progressive pulmonary fibrosis and pinpointed a defective molecular function as a potential therapeutic target.

18 Dec 2013

Primary cilia play key role in stem cell differentiation

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have shown for the first time that the specialised role stem cells go on to perform is controlled by primary cilia -tiny hair-like structures protruding from a cell.

18 Dec 2013

Researchers develop potential treatment for atherosclerosis

Researchers at Emory and Georgia Tech have developed a potential treatment for atherosclerosis that targets a master controller of the process.

18 Dec 2013

Researchers produce first definitive evidence that MERS-CoV infects camels

Scientists from the Netherlands and Qatar have produced the first definitive evidence that Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infects camels. The researchers used gene-sequencing techniques to show that three camels from a site where two humans contracted MERS-CoV were infected with the virus.

18 Dec 2013

Daily exercise staves off negative effects of over-eating during Christmas holidays

Even if you consume significantly more calories than you burn off this Christmas, a short, daily bout of exercise will stave off most of the negative effects of over-eating and inactivity, according to scientists at the University of Bath.

18 Dec 2013

Potential pathway for drug development using photoreactions

For chemists, natural substances are compounds formed by organisms to fulfill the myriad biological functions. This biological activity makes them very interesting for industrial applications, for example as active agents in medication or as plant protection agents.

18 Dec 2013

Brain's primary cortex generates efficiently compressed sensory information

Ten million bits - that's the information volume transmitted every second with every quick eye movement from the eye to the cerebrum. Researchers from the Ruhr-Universit-t Bochum (RUB) and the University of Osnabr-ck describe the way those data are processed by the primary visual cortex, the entry point for the visual information into the brain, in the journal "Cerebral Cortex".

18 Dec 2013

E. coli evolution studies may lead to better treatments

Going back in time to compare evolutionary changes in several thousand generations of E. coli, a University of Houston biologist hopes to one day be able to isolate a bacterial pathogen and predict the likelihood it will become resistant to a particular antibiotic.

18 Dec 2013

Consumption of marijuana is twice as large as previously estimated in Washington state

Marijuana consumption in Washington state is about twice as large as previously estimated, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

18 Dec 2013

Pelvic radiation therapy to treat uterine cancer may increase risk of developing bladder cancer

Radiation therapy used to treat uterine cancer may increase a patient's risk of developing bladder cancer. That is the conclusion of a recent study published in BJU International.

18 Dec 2013

UCLA researchers find no evidence of association between iron levels and atherosclerosis risk

A UCLA research team has found no evidence of an association between iron levels in the body and the risk of atherosclerosis, the hardening and narrowing of the arteries that leads to cardiovascular disease, the No. 1 killer in the U.S.

18 Dec 2013

Extracts from pecan shells may be effective at protecting meats

The majority of consumers that eat or buy organic products do not want synthetic antimicrobials or antioxidants added to their foods and prefer a "clean label". A study in the Journal of Food Science published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) showed that extracts from pecan shells may be effective at protecting meats, such as chicken from listeria growth.

18 Dec 2013

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Co-culture with mesenchymal stem cells results in improved viability, function of human hepatocytes

Researchers investigate several non-invasive methods for measuring intracranial pressure

Regenerative medicine may offer ways to banish baldness

Study reveals why people are predisposed to cardiovascular disease and death

Cells grown in ISS could help patients recover from stroke, says Mayo Clinic researcher

New RUB project to unravel role of enzyme Parkin in promoting neuronal survival

MSCs isolated from MS patients have decreased suppressive function

Aerobic glycolysis is a cause of malignancy, show Berkeley Lab researchers

UCD Conway Institute researchers identify potential biomarker of idiopathic pulmonary ﬁbrosis

Primary cilia play key role in stem cell differentiation

Researchers develop potential treatment for atherosclerosis

Researchers produce first definitive evidence that MERS-CoV infects camels

Daily exercise staves off negative effects of over-eating during Christmas holidays

Potential pathway for drug development using photoreactions

Brain's primary cortex generates efficiently compressed sensory information

E. coli evolution studies may lead to better treatments

Consumption of marijuana is twice as large as previously estimated in Washington state

Pelvic radiation therapy to treat uterine cancer may increase risk of developing bladder cancer

UCLA researchers find no evidence of association between iron levels and atherosclerosis risk

Extracts from pecan shells may be effective at protecting meats

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