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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 ...





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Widely used iron nanoparticles exhibit toxic effects on neuronal cells

Widely used iron nanoparticles exhibit toxic effects on neuronal cells

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 28, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Researchers at UC San Diego have discovered that iron-containing nanoparticles being tested for use in several biomedical applications can be toxic to nerve cells and interfere with the formation of their signal-transmitting ...


Coatings to help medical implants connect with neurons

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 21, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Plastic coatings could someday help neural implants treat conditions as diverse as Parkinson's disease and macular degeneration.


New discovery about the formation of new brain cells

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The generation of new nerve cells in the brain is regulated by a peptide known as C3a, which directly affects the stem cells' maturation into nerve cells and is also important for the migration of new nerve cells through ...


Researchers Study Effect of Cinnamon Compounds on Brain Cells

Researchers Study Effect of Cinnamon Compounds on Brain Cells

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cell-culture studies looking into how compounds in cinnamon extract affect brain cells are being conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. The researchers have reported ...


Is hepatic differentiation of embryonic stem cells induced by valproic acid and cytokines?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Embryonic stem (ES) cells, known for their capacity to proliferate indefinitely and differentiate into almost all types of cells including hepatocytes, have raised the hope of cellular replacement therapy for liver failure. ...


Researchers identify proteins in lung cancer cells that may provide potential drug targets

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the Boston University Biomedical Engineering Department have identified a number of proteins whose activation allows them to distinguish between cancer and ...


When is a stem cell really a stem cell?

When is a stem cell really a stem cell?

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells -- adult cells reprogrammed to look and function like versatile embryonic stem cells -- are of growing interest in medicine. They may provide a way to ...


On your last nerve: NC State researchers advance understanding of stem cells

On your last nerve: Researchers advance understanding of stem cells

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from North Carolina State University have identified a gene that tells embryonic stem cells in the brain when to stop producing nerve cells called neurons. The research is a significant advance ...


Paradoxical protein might prevent cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- One difficulty with fighting cancer cells is that they are similar in many respects to the body's stem cells. By focusing on the differences, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have found a new way of tackling ...


Scientists discover cells that control inflammation in chronic disease

Scientists discover cells that control inflammation in chronic disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new type of immune cell that can be out of control in certain chronic inflammatory diseases, worsening the symptoms of conditions like psoriasis and asthma, is described for the first time ...



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