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US begins stem cell trial for hearing loss

US researchers have begun a groundbreaking trial to test the potential of umbilical cord blood transplants, a kind of stem cell therapy, to treat and possibly reverse hearing loss in infants.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Parkinson's disease: Study of live human neurons reveals the disease's genetic origins

Parkinson's disease researchers at the University at Buffalo have discovered how mutations in the parkin gene cause the disease, which afflicts at least 500,000 Americans and for which there is no cure.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists use an old theory to discover new targets in the fight against breast cancer

Reviving a theory first proposed in the late 1800s that the development of organs in the normal embryo and the development of cancers are related, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Neurons from stem cells could replace mice in botulinum test

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using lab-grown human neurons, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised an effective assay for detecting botulinum neurotoxin, the agent widely used to cosmetically smooth the wrinkles ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers develop method of directing stem cells to increase bone formation and bone strength

A research team led by UC Davis Health System scientists has developed a novel technique to enhance bone growth by using a molecule which, when injected into the bloodstream, directs the body's stem cells to travel to the ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stem cells could drive hepatitis research forward

Hepatitis C, an infectious disease that can cause inflammation and organ failure, has different effects on different people. But no one is sure why some people are very susceptible to the infection, while ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chaos in the cell's command center

A defective operating system is never a good thing. Like computers, our cells depend on operating systems to drive normal functions. Gene expression programs comprise the software code our cells rely on, with each cell type ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sleep deprivation tied to increased nighttime urination in preadolescence

Nighttime visits to the bathroom are generally associated with being pregnant or having an enlarged prostate, but the problem can affect youngsters, too. A new study sheds light on why some children may need to urinate more ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lungs clothed in fresh cells offer new hope for transplant patients

For patients suffering from severe pulmonary diseases including emphysema, lung cancer or fibrosis, transplantation of healthy lung tissue may offer the best chance for survival. The surgical procedure, however, ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds mutations tied to aggressive childhood brain tumors

Researchers studying a rare, lethal childhood tumor of the brainstem discovered that nearly 80 percent of the tumors have mutations in genes not previously tied to cancer. Early evidence suggests the alterations play a unique ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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