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UCSB, UCL scientists rescue visual function in rats using induced pluripotent stem cells

Scientists rescue visual function in rats using induced pluripotent stem cells

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An international team of scientists has rescued visual function in laboratory rats with eye disease by using cells similar to stem cells. The research shows the potential for stem cell-based therapies to treat ...


New source discovered for the generation of nerve cells in the brain

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The research group of Professor Magdalena Gotz of Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munich (Germany) has made a significant advance in understanding regeneration processes in the brain. The researchers ...


Can heart disease treatments combat AMD?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Can treatments that reduce risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD) also help combat age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that affects millions of Americans? CVD and AMD share some risk factors-such as smoking, ...


Overweight children may develop back pain and spinal abnormalities

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Being overweight as a child could lead to early degeneration in the spine, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).



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