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Researchers program cells to be remote-controlled by light

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCSF researchers have genetically encoded mouse cells to respond to light, creating cells that can be trained to follow a light beam or stop on command like microscopic robots.


Scientists Discover A New Protein Partnership That Leads To Pediatric Tumor Regression

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Why are some pediatric cancers able to spontaneously regress? Prof. Michael Fainzilber and his team of the Weizmann Institute's Biological Chemistry Department seem to have unexpectedly found part of the ...


Scientists discover nerve growth factor with therapeutic potential in Parkinson's disease

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists in the Academy of Finland's Neuroscience Research Programme have reported promising new results with potential implications for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. They have been studying the impacts of nerve ...


Bone marrow stem cell co-transplantation prevents embryonic stem cell transplant-associated tumors

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Transplanted embryonic stem cells are recognized as a potential treatment for patients suffering from the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI). However, in studies using embryonic stem cells transplanted into SCI laboratory ...


Special Nanotubes May Be Used as a Vehicle for Treating Neurodegenerative Disorders

Special Nanotubes May Be Used as a Vehicle for Treating Neurodegenerative Disorders

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Electrical engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have demonstrated that magnetic nanotubes combined with nerve growth factor can enable specific cells to differentiate into ...


Exercise increases brain growth factor and receptors, prevents stem cell drop in middle age

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 0

A new study confirms that exercise can reverse the age-related decline in the production of neural stem cells in the hippocampus of the mouse brain, and suggests that this happens because exercise restores a brain chemical ...