Single stem cells from bone heal a broken heart
Myocardial infarction results in irreversible damage to the heart that can cause congestive heart failure. The lasting damage results from the limited ability of the myocardium to regenerate and self-repair. Douglas Losordo and colleagues from Tufts University now document the existence of a previously unrecognized subset of human bone marrow–derived stem cells with therapeutic potency for myocar...Nanotubes inspire new technique for healing broken bones
Scientists have shown for the first time that carbon nanotubes make an ideal scaffold for the growth of bone tissue. The new technique could change the way doctors treat broken bones, allowing them to simply inject a solution of nanotubes into a fracture to promote healing. The report appears in the June 14 issue of the American Chemical Society's journal Chemistry of Materials. ACS is the...UCLA imaging study of children with autism finds broken mirror neuron system
New imaging research at UCLA detailed Dec. 4 as an advance online publication of the journal Nature Neuroscience shows children with autism have virtually no activity in a key part of the brain's mirror neuron system while imitating and observing emotions. Mirror neurons fire when a person performs a goal-directed action and while he or she observes the same action performed by others. Neu...UT Southwestern researchers find gene mutation that leads to 'broken hearts'
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a group of fruit fly gene mutations responsible for "broken hearts" in the embryonic stages of development, a discovery that could help identify genes that cause human heart defects. "We engineered a fruit fly so that the heart would glow in the dark and found a new type of malformation, completely unexpectedly," said Dr. Eric...Sudden Opioid Withdrawal Results in ‘Broken Heart Syndrome
Two new studies published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings revealed a link existing between sudden opioid withdrawal and cocaine use with the onset of cardiac syndromes.// ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’, which was characterized by chest pain, shortness of breath mimics heart attack. The findings shed light on ‘broken heart syndrome,’ a still somewhat uncommon disorder first described i...People from Broken Homes Prone to Psychotic Illnesses
People whose parents had separated in childhood could face an increased risk of developing psychotic illnesses than common people//, says a new study. The traditional view has been that psychosis such as schizophrenia is largely a genetic brain disease, and most psychiatrists have believed that social factors cannot have a major impact on them. The new study by the Institu...Schwarzenegger Undergoes Surgery for Broken Leg
Actor and governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has undergone surgery for his broken leg. Schwarzenegger broke his right femur while skiing in Sun Valley// in Idaho Dec 23. The surgery took place three days later and doctors used screws and cables to fix together broken fragments of bone. It is possible that the governor will attend his second inauguration ceremony next month...Bone in Woolmer’s Neck Found Broken, Say Police Source
Suspicions that Pakistan’s cricket coach Bob Woolmer might have been murdered are strengthening.// A bone in his had been found broken and it indicates that he might have been strangled in his hotel room, it is claimed. Less than 24 hours after Pakistan’s stunning defeat at the hands of Ireland in the World Cup preliminaries on Saturday, the legendary Woolmer was found unco...A Broken Heart can Break Lifeline
London: Acute stress on the heart due to bereavement could make the aggrieved die from a broken heart, scientists// said. A British team found that sections in the brain in charge of memory, learning and emotion can upset the cardiac muscle in people who are grieving. They say that important regions in the brain get caught up in a negative loop which could cause heart rhythms to go...