News tagged with bone morphogenetic protein
Study provides first clear idea of how rare bone disease progresses
Nov 12, 2009 |
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An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, is taking the first step in developing a treatment for a rare genetic disorder called fibrodysplasia ...
Tuning in on cellular communication in the fruit fly
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Feb 18, 2009 |
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In their ongoing study of the processes involved in embryonic development in fruit flies, researchers at WPI's Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park have identified the function of a protein that sticks ...
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Carbon Nanotubes Help Fix Bones
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Mar 14, 2008 |
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Healing a broken bone is a lengthy and awkward process. The current, most effective way to repair bone tissue is to ensure correct positioning of the bone during healing, usually by use of a plaster cast or ...
New function for the protein Bcl-xL: It prevents bone breakdown
Sep 14, 2009 |
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In blood cells, the protein Bcl-xL has a well-characterized role in preventing cell death by a process known as apoptosis. However, its function(s) in osteoclasts, cells that slowly breakdown bone (a process known as resorption), ...
Misplaced metamorphosis: Researchers identify source of cells that spur aberrant bone growth
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the University of Connecticut have pinpointed the source of immature cells that spur misplaced bone growth. Unexpectedly, the major repository ...
Accelerated bone turnover remains after weight loss
Jul 28, 2008 |
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When a person is losing a significant amount of weight, they expect to notice changes in their body. However, they may overlook changes happening in their bones. During weight loss through calorie-restricted diets, bones ...
Heart protein regulates blood vessel maintenance
May 11, 2009 |
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Researchers identify a protein that regulates the physical state of blood vessels. The biochemical processes involved in this regulation are important in the study of cardiovascular health.
Making flies sick reveals new role for growth factors in immunity
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Oct 23, 2008 |
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A Salmonella infection is not a positive experience. However, by infecting the common laboratory fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster with a Salmonella strain known for causing humans intestinal grief, researchers in the Sc ...
Reexamination of T. rex verifies disputed biochemical remains
Jul 29, 2009 |
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A new analysis of the remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) that roamed Earth 68 million years ago has confirmed traces of protein from blood and bone, tendons, or cartilage. The findings, scheduled for pu ...
New approach for growing bone
Oct 07, 2009 |
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The natural cycle of building bone to maintain skeletal strength and then breaking it down for the body's calcium needs is delicately balanced, but diseases like osteoporosis break down too much bone without adequate bone ...
Bone-cell control of energy generation is regulated by the protein Atf4
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Bone cells known as osteoblasts were recently shown to have a role in controlling the biochemical reactions that generate energy via secretion of the molecule osteocalcin. Gerard Karsenty and colleagues, at Columbia University ...
New link found between osteoporosis and coeliac disease
Oct 07, 2009 |
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People with coeliac disease may develop osteoporosis because their immune system attacks their bone tissue, a new study has shown.
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