Stem Cells Thrive On Microthread Sutures, Creating A Novel Platform For Cellular Therapies That May Regenerate Cardiac Tissue
Posted on December 29, 2010
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A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has demonstrated the feasibility of a novel technology that a surgeon could use to deliver stem cells to targeted areas of the body to repair diseased or damaged tissue, including cardiac muscle damaged by a heart attack. The technique involves bundling biopolymer microthreads into biological sutures and seeding the sutures with stem cells…
Holiday Tips, Planning, Flexibility Can Ease Stress For Stepfamilies
Posted on December 27, 2010
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December is supposed to usher in “the most wonderful time of the year,” but for many families, the holiday season often heaps on a sizeable helping of stress and frustration. Maintaining a healthy balance of peace and cheer can be especially challenging for stepfamilies, also known as blended families, said Anne Jones, Ph.D…
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New Mouse Model For Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Implicates Stem Cells, Stanford Researchers Say
Posted on December 27, 2010
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For years, scientists have tried to understand why children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy experience severe muscle wasting and eventual death. After all, laboratory mice with the same mutation that causes the disease in humans display only a slight weakness…
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Flu On The Western Front
Posted on December 26, 2010
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The World Health Organization set a target for the influenza vaccination rate for 2006 of more than 50% of the elderly population and an increase to more than 75% by 2010. These rates have thus far not been achieved in the old German states. In the current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107[48]: 845-50) the working group around Annicka M…
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Researchers Make Critical Leukemia Stem Cell Discovery
Posted on December 26, 2010
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Researchers at King’s College London have discovered that leukaemic stem cells can be reversed to a pre-leukaemic stage by suppressing a protein called beta-catenin found in the blood. They also found that advanced leukaemic stem cells that had become resistant to treatment could be ‘re-sensitised’ to treatment by suppressing the same protein…
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