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Researchers grow human blood vessels in mice from adult progenitor cells

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created Jul 19, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 1

For the first time, researchers have successfully grown functional human blood vessels in mice using cells from adult human donors — an important step in developing clinical strategies to grow tissue, researchers report in ...





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Women who consume olive oil preserve their bone mass better

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created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A study from the Harokopio University of Athens (Greece) determines that adherence to a dietary pattern close to the Mediterranean diet, with high consumption of fish and olive oil and low red meat intake, has a significant ...


Prevent a bone break, drink milk to boost calcium

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created Jun 09, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (12) | comments 6

Boosting calcium intake by drinking milk could reduce healthy adults' chances of a debilitating bone break. In a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, healthy men and women supplemented with 1 ...


Adult survivors of childhood leukemia have lower bone mineral density, study finds

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created Dec 03, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Men who survived childhood leukemia treatment into adulthood were more likely to have low bone mineral density than other adults their age, putting them at risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to a new study.


Scientists call up stem cell troops to repair the body using new drug combinations

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created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists have tricked bone marrow into releasing extra adult stem cells into the bloodstream, a technique that they hope could one day be used to repair heart damage or mend a broken bone, in a new study published today ...


New CT technology shows anorexia impairs adolescent bone development

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created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children and teenagers with even mild cases of anorexia exhibit abnormal bone structure, according to a new study appearing in the December issue of Radiology and presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Societ ...


First functional stem-cell niche model created

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created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Like it or not, your living room probably says a lot about you. Given a few uninterrupted moments to poke around, a stranger could probably get a pretty good idea of your likes and dislikes, and maybe even your future plans. ...


Study uses bone marrow stem cells to regenerate skin

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created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A new study suggests that adult bone marrow stem cells can be used in the construction of artificial skin. The findings mark an advancement in wound healing and may be used to pioneer a method of organ reconstruction. The ...


Study suggests adult stem cells may help repair hearts damaged by heart attack

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue damaged by heart attack according to the findings of a new study to be published in the December 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Results from t ...


Adult stem cells improve fracture healing

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created Jun 16, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In an approach that could become a new treatment for the 10 to 20 percent of people whose broken bones fail to heal, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have shown that transplantation of adult ...


Study Results Suggest Adult Stem Cells May Help Repair Muscle Cells Damaged by Heart Attack

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue damaged by heart attack according to the findings of a new study to be published in the December 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Resul ...



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