Long-term pesticide exposure is harmful: STM study
June 20th, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) Long-time exposure to pesticides via inhalation may cause moderate to severe blood toxicity and reduction in the total number of bone marrow cells, leading to several ... Read more...
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Bone marrow cells that convert into skin cells could revolutionise wound treatment
April 5th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 05 (ANI): Scientists have identified specific bone marrow cells that can transform into skin cells to repair damaged skin tissue.Researchers at King's College London and Osaka University in Japan ... Read more...
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Gene that limits damage to lung during trauma or transplant identified
February 9th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a gene that limits damage to the lung during acute stress from illness, trauma or transplant.They ... Read more...
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Mother’s bone marrow could cure diseases in unborn baby
January 19th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 19 (IANS) Scientists have developed a stem cell cure for deadly blood related diseases in unborn babies. Researchers extracted bone marrow cells from a pregnant mother and injected these into ... Read more...
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Bladder regeneration using stem cells heralds organ replacement therapies
November 21st, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 21 (ANI): US researchers have created a model for bladder regeneration using stem cells - a study that could lead scientists towards new organ replacement therapies.
"Advances in the use ... Read more...
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Iraqi woman gets new life with bone marrow transplant in India
September 23rd, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Iraq-based Maha Muhammad had lost all hope for life when she was diagnosed with blood cancer at the age of 20. But she got a new lease ... Read more...
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Advance made to counter cell damage caused by excess radiation
June 24th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 24 (ANI): Oral treatment of mice with a drug has been found to mitigate toxic effects of radiation, raising hopes for the development of an effective way to counter the ... Read more...
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How body repairs itself when organs become diseased
February 27th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): Rhode Island Hospital boffins have discovered how cells communicate with each other during times of cellular injury.The findings shed new light on how the body repairs itself ... Read more...
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How does the body heal itself?
February 27th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) Unlocking the secrets of how the body heals itself, especially when organs become diseased, a new study shows that the presence of small particles known as microvesicles helps ... Read more...
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Bone marrow cells could evade immune system rejection
January 29th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 29 (ANI): Scientists from Iowa and Iran have used cells from mice to discover a new strategy for making embryonic stem cell transplants less likely to be rejected by a ... Read more...
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Infusion of bone marrow cells may reduce second heart attack risk
December 9th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): In a new study, researchers found that cells from heart attack survivors' own bone marrow reduced the risk of death or another heart attack when infused into the ... Read more...
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New treatment for spinal injuries awaits human trial nod
August 22nd, 2009 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 22 (IANS) A doctor and a bio-technologist from Kerala have come up with an alternative treatment for patients with critical spinal injuries and are now awaiting clearance from the Drug ... Read more...
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Scientist create white blood cells directly from embryonic and adult stem cells
August 11th, 2009 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 11 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have moved a step closer to transforming embryonic stem cells into a multipurpose medical tool, for they have successfully transformed these versatile ... Read more...
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Bone marrow extract improves cardiac function, shows study
June 30th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 30 (IANS) Bone marrow extract is just as effective as bone marrow stem cells for improving cardiac function, particularly after a heart attack, according to a group of researchers. ... Read more...
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Bone marrow extract therapy after heart attack improves cardiac function
June 30th, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 30 (ANI): A new study has found that an extract derived from bone marrow cells is as effective as therapy using bone marrow stem cells for improving cardiac function after ... Read more...
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Hair cells may revolutionise inherited diseases’ treatments
June 1st, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 1 (ANI): Creating healthy cells from flakes of skin and strands of hair plucked from patients, a team of U.S.-based scientists have made a big leap towards developing a potential ... Read more...
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Why do seasonal allergies increase in spring
May 1st, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 1 (ANI): Spring season is often accompanied by allergies and increased problems for asthmatic people. Now, American scientists have identified a previously unknown cellular switch that turns allergies and asthma ... Read more...
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Mechanism that regulates movement of blood-forming stem cells in body identified
March 26th, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 26 (ANI): Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) researchers have identified a mechanism that helps regulate the movement of blood-forming stem cells in the body.The ... Read more...
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Bone marrow cells could help heal nerves in diabetics
February 5th, 2009 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington Feb 5 (ANI): In a novel study, researchers from Emory University were able to successfully restore nerve function in diabetic mice by bone marrow cells transplantation.The team revealed that transplanting ... Read more...
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Bone marrow-derived stem cells may offer treatment for skin disorder
December 5th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 5 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have found that stem cells from bone marrow may act as a novel therapeutic option to treat a disease called epidermolysis bullosa ... Read more...
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Minimally invasive option for cartilage repair on the anvil
November 30th, 2008 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): A revolutionary clinical trial may provide a minimally invasive option for cartilage repair in the knee that uses the patient''s own cells to repair the joint damage. ... Read more...
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First trial in the U.S. to treat heart failure using patient’’s own stem cells
November 18th, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): A team of researchers at the University of Utah is recruiting people in a new clinical trial to treat ischemic and non-ischemic heart failure using patients own ... Read more...
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Bone marrow transplant may offer HIV cure
November 13th, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): Researchers from Berlin''s Charite hospital were successfully able to ward off HIV virus from a patients body with the help of bone marrow transplantation.According to the ... Read more...
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Stem cell drugs in the making in India
July 8th, 2008 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
By Papri Sri Raman
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) A stem cell drug common for everybody and yet targeted at specific organ regeneration? Something that can be bought off the shelf like an injection? ... Read more...
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Stem cells behind bone marrow cancers resistance to treatment
January 12th, 2008 - 3:25 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Jan 12 (ANI): Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have discovered that cancer stem cells for multiple myeloma, which affects bone marrow and other bone tissues, have many ... Read more...
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Transplanted bone marrow cells lead to nerve regeneration
December 5th, 2007 - 1:10 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Dec 5 (ANI): A study has revealed that transplanted bone marrow cells can successfully regenerate damaged nerves and can be an important milestone in developing artificial nerves.Scientists at the Kyoto ... Read more...
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Scientists close in on creating new immune system using stem cells
November 23rd, 2007 - 12:59 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): New studies in mice have brought researchers closer to the goal of transplanting adult stem cells to create a new immune system for people with autoimmune or genetic ... Read more...
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