News articles tagged with 'regeneration'
Newly discovered heart stem cells make muscle and bone
— 2 Dec 2011 10:08 | HealthResearchers have identified a new and relatively abundant pool of stem cells in the heart. The findings in the December issue of Cell Stem Cell, a Cell Press publication, show that…
New clue to controlling skin regeneration - as well as skin cancer
— 4 Mar 2011 15:27 | HealthHow do organs 'know' when to stop growing? The answer could be useful in regenerative medicine, and also in cancer - where these 'stop growing' signals either aren't issued or aren't…
Newborn heart muscle can grow back by itself, UT Southwestern researchers have found
— 26 Feb 2011 17:09 | HealthIn a promising science-fiction-meets-real-world juxtaposition, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have discovered that the mammalian newborn heart can heal itself completely…
New study into bladder regeneration heralds organ replacement treatment
— 23 Nov 2010 17:29 | HealthResearchers in the United States have developed a medical model for regenerating bladders using stem cells harvested from a patient's own bone marrow. The research, published in Stem…
Microchip technology rapidly identifies compounds for regrowing nerves in live animals
— 12 Oct 2010 09:13 | HealthScientists have long sought the ability to regenerate nerve cells, or neurones, which could offer a new way to treat spinal-cord damage as well as neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's…
Sodium plays key role in tissue regeneration
— 29 Sep 2010 17:26 | HealthSodium gets a bad rap for contributing to hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Now biologists at Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences have discovered that sodium also…
Cells changing track: Thymus cells transform into skin cells in Swiss laboratory
— 19 Aug 2010 09:25 | HealthTaking one type of cell and transforming it into another type is now possible. Cells taken from the thymus have been transformed into skin cells - a discovery that may have important…
In breakthrough, nerve connections are regenerated after spinal cord injury
— 9 Aug 2010 07:04 | HealthResearchers for the first time have induced robust regeneration of nerve connections that control voluntary movement after spinal cord injury, showing the potential for new therapeutic…
Newts' ability to regenerate tissue replicated in mouse cells by Stanford scientists
— 6 Aug 2010 08:21 | BiologyTissue regeneration a la salamanders and newts seems like it should be the stuff of science fiction. But it happens routinely. Why can't we mammals just re-grow a limb or churn out…
Regrowing lost limbs
— 5 Aug 2010 08:04 | HealthAnother option may be on the horizon for patients who lose limbs due to war, accident, or disease. Instead of using artificial legs or arms, patients actually may regrow their own missing…