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Healing the heart with bone marrow cells

...o-author in this study. "Based on the knowledge we gained from this study, we can now design new strategies to enhance normal repair and regeneration for patients who suffered a heart attack." This concept is central to the exciting new field called regenerative medicine which aims to restore, repair and re...

Study details hepatitis C ability to block immune system response

...ctrum of these antiviral effects." The knowledge gained from fundamental studies such as these could lay the groundwork for the development of potential new treatment strategies for this devastating global disease. ...

Spinal cord bridge bypasses injury to restore mobility

...ridges were severed and the rats lost all movement gained from the combination of treatments. This provides the most conclusive evidence to date that severed nerve fibers in the spinal cord can, in fact, regenerate for long distances and establish proper functional connections. Silver said if the method ...

Honey helps problem wounds

...rg and Berlin they now want to test the experience gained in a large-scale study, as objective data on the curative properties of honey are thin on the ground. The fact that honey can help wounds to heal is something that was known to the Ancient Egyptians several thousand years ago. And in the last two wo...

Brittle prions are more infectious

...s proteins. In recent years, mammalian prions have gained increasing notoriety for their roles in such fatal brain-destroying human diseases as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and kuru, and in the animal diseases, bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("mad cow" disease) and scrapie. Yeast and mammalian prions are pr...

Insects and mammals share common fat-building pathway, study suggests

...ch the Hh pathway in the fat bodies was overactive gained less fat than normal. Conversely, treatments that blocked the action of the Hh pathway led to an increase in the insects' fat stores. To see whether the same pattern might hold in mammals, the team then looked to the mouse. The animals' fat cells i...

NJIT engineer poised to take stem cell research a step forward

...e to advance the science of stem cell research has gained her national recognition. Two years ago, she earned the highest honor given to a young researcher by President Bush: The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Her research has also led to two major stem-cell discoveries: One...

Protecting endangered species helps reduce poverty

... forested panda reserves declined when communities gained alternative sources of income, such as farming and animal husbandries supported by WWF. In Namibia, the creation of conservancies, where communities are jointly managing their wildlife resources, has resulted in better wildlife management, increased ...

Mechanism for memory revealed in neurons of electric fish

...ity of Texas at Austin studying electric fish have gained new insight into how memory is stored at the level of neurons. Their finding, published in the Feb. 16 issue of Neuron, could help researchers better understand memory formation and neural disorders like epilepsy in humans. Dr. Harold Zakon, Dr. J...

Canine cancer vaccine program shows early promise

...d of congestive heart failure, not cancer, and had gained two more years of quality life. ...

Antibacterial coatings cut infection rates

...xample of where we can apply fundamental knowledge gained in a PhD towards commercial applications that we believe will have health benefits for a significant number of people. If we can apply this to biomedical implants and other biomedical devices, we will have a major impact on the health of the nation a...

How the neuron sprouts its branches

Neurobiologists have gained new insights into how neurons control growth of the intricate tracery of branches called dendrites that enable them to connect with their neighbors. Dendritic connections are the basic receiving stations by which neurons form the signaling networks t...

The nude mouse tale: Omega-3 fats save the life of a terminal cancer patient

... five years later, he is still alive, and has even gained a little weight." The cancerous tumors found in D.H.'s lungs have shrunk to 10 percent of what they were in 2000, according to last year's computed tomography (CT) scans. What worked with DH is not a common medical treatment such as chemotherapy o...

Zooming in on the protein-conducting channel

Researchers have gained the most detailed view yet of the heart of the translocon, a channel through which newly constructed proteins are inserted into the cell membrane. The process of transporting proteins across or into membranes is a critical function that occurs in eve...

University of Arizona plant scientists to unravel maize genome

... the genetic code of the corn plant. The knowledge gained from the Maize Genome Sequencing Project will enab...s to disseminate knowledge and apply the knowledge gained to treat disease, feed humanity and preserve livable environments. ...

K-State researchers study insects' immune system

...e transmission by blood-feeding insects. Knowledge gained from examining caterpillars is being used to understand the mosquito's immune system, Kanost said. For a mosquito to bite one human, acquire a disease and then transfer it to the next person it bites poses an interesting concept for researchers. For...

Anti-cancer Compound In Beer Gaining Interest

...main product they are used in - beer - has rapidly gained interest as a micronutrient that might help prevent many types of cancer. Researchers at Oregon State University first discovered the cancer-related properties of this flavonoid compound called xanthohumol about 10 years ago. A recent publication by...

Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history

...iles (322 km) offshore." Among other observations gained from the archived menus: oyster prices remained relatively flat for some 100 years, then climbed at twice the inflation rate starting in the 1950s. And the price of a wild canvasback duck meal rose from today's equivalent of $20 in the 1860s to $100...

Researchers learn how blood vessel cells cope with their pressure-packed job

UCSD scientists have gained a better understanding of how repetitive stretching of endothelial cells that line arteries can make them healthy and resistant to vascular diseases. UCSD researchers stretched cells in a workout chamber the size of a credit card to gain a better un...

Displaced songbirds navigate in the high Arctic

...d around the magnetic North Pole, researchers have gained new insight into how birds navigate in the high Arctic. In particular, the findings aid our understanding of how birds might determine longitudinal information--a challenging task, especially at the earth's poles. The work is reported in Current Bi...

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