Filed in archive Stem Cells
by ruth on February 28, 2007
Imagine buckets of liposuctioned fats from cosmetic surgery clinics. Those fats can actually be a source of stem cells that regenerate tissues - which can potentially be used to repair defects and...
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Funded by a $6.2 million grant from the Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF) and constructed by Ryan Companies, U.S., the DRWF islet Resource Facility is a biosecure animal facility in...
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In a policy paper published in PLoS Medicine, Loane Skene, Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne, Australia, discusses whether it is ethical for scientists to conduct or benefit from...
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According to a report published in the February issue of Archives of Surgery, monitoring the levels of procalcitonin in the blood of patients with peritonitis may help identify patients at increased...
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In collaboration with Digital Cyclone, Inc. (a Minnesota-based subsidiary of Garmin, Ltd.), Mayo Clinic is launching a software application that delivers an array of health information and tools...
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Dermal fillers containing hyaluronic acid appear to stimulate production of collagen,and thus help partially repair sun-damaged skin. "Overall, our findings indicate that NASHA injections induce...
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Scientists have developed a resin filter that can remove prion proteins from the blood of an infected animal. In a study published in Lancet, blood from scrapie-infected hamsters were filtered using...
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Fierce Biotech has released its "Top Five Regions Targeting Biotech Companies" for 2007. This is unquestionably a highly subjective list drawn from the headlines that we scour every day for...
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A natural soil bacterium called Bacillus pasteurii can be used to steady buildings against earthquakes. These microbes (together with additional nutrients and oxygen) can turn a sand pile into...
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Australian researchers have developed a low-cost genetic diagnostic test for Parkinson's Disease (PD). In contrast to the conventional DNA sequencing which costs about $4,000, the new method...
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An animal study published in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests that the pregnancy hormone prolactin spontaneously increases myelin, thus enhancing signaling within the nervous system, and help...
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Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) and Midwest Research Institute (MRI) in kansas city have developed carbon briquettes from corncob waste materials. These briquettes have...
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The US FDA has approved Slentrol (dirlotapide), a prescription drug for the management of obesity in dogs. Slentrol reduces appetite and fat absorption to produce weight loss. Slentrol is a new...
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A new diagnostic test has been developed to better predict the recurrence and survival of bladder cancer patients. The test is based on the presence of molecular biomarkers Bcl-2, caspase-3, P53 and...
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Are we looking for you? Red Herring announces a call for speaker to present at its 2007 East Coast Summit: Red Herring is delighted to open the call for speakers for its East Coast Summit. Red Herring...
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A phase III clinical trial for oblimersen (trade name: Genasense), the first "antisense" drug to be tested in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), shows promise as an adjunct therapy to...
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Kansas State University researchers have developed what appears to be a promising vaccine against Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2), a prevalent disease in swine herds in the United States. The trial...
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In a study published in the Feb. 11 advance online edition of Nature, scientists have demonstrated in mice that it may be possible to correct birth defects such as a cleft palate by injecting...
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San Jose BioCenter (SBJC) announces the addition of new equipment resulting in all kinds of new bio-tech possibilities for the center: With an initial investment of $6.5M the City of San Jose...
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