News tagged with muscle regeneration


Scientists discover new way to enhance stem cells to stimulate muscle regeneration

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa have discovered a powerful new way to stimulate muscle regeneration, paving the way for new treatments for debilitating conditions such ...





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Potential therapy for congenital muscular dystrophy

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 30, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Current research suggests laminin, a protein that helps cells stick together, may lead to enhanced muscle repair in muscular dystrophy. The related report by Rooney et al, "Laminin-111 restores regenerative capacity in a ...


Mechanism for regulation of growth and differentiation of adult muscle stem cells is revealed

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created Dec 07, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

During muscle regeneration, which is a natural response to injury and disease, environmental cues cause adult muscle stem cells (satellite cells) to shift from dormancy to actively building new muscle tissue.


Protein in human hair shows promise for regenerating nerves

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created Jan 10, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (21) | comments 0

A protein found in human hair shows promise for promoting the regeneration of nerve tissue and could lead to a new treatment option when nerves are cut or crushed from trauma.


Peripheral nerve repair with fat precursor cells led to wider nerves and less muscle atrophy

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created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

To determine if guided fat (adipose) precursor cells (APCs) could improve nerve regeneration and functional recovery, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh (USA) used biodegradable nerve guides to transplant APCs into ...


Stem cell surprise for tissue regeneration

Stem cell surprise for tissue regeneration (w/ Podcast)

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Scientists working at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Embryology, with colleagues, have overturned previous research that identified critical genes for making muscle stem cells. It turns out that ...


To regenerate muscle, cellular garbage men must become builders

To regenerate muscle, cellular garbage men must become builders

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created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Monterotondo, Italy, what seemed like a disappointing result turned out to be an important discovery. Their findings, published online this week ...


Stem cell breakthrough: Monitoring the on switch that turns stem cells into muscle

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created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

In a genetic engineering breakthrough that could help everyone from bed-ridden patients to elite athletes, a team of American researchers—including 2007 Nobel Prize winner Mario R. Capecchi—have created a "switch" that allows ...


Stem cells from hair follicles may help 'grow' new blood vessels

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created Mar 29, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (14) | comments 0

For a rich source of stem cells to be engineered into new blood vessels or skin tissue, clinicians may one day look no further than the hair on their patients’ heads, according to new research published earlier this month ...


Purified stem cells restore muscle in mice with muscular dystrophy

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created Jul 10, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

By injecting purified stem cells isolated from adult skeletal muscle, researchers have shown they can restore healthy muscle and improve muscle function in mice with a form of muscular dystrophy. Those muscle-building stem ...


Researchers regenerate axons necessary for voluntary movement

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created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

For the first time, researchers have clearly shown regeneration of a critical type of nerve fiber that travels between the brain and the spinal cord and which is required for voluntary movement. The regeneration was accomplished ...



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