Gene profiling reveals the essence of 'stemness'
...ific pathways, such as becoming neurons that could rejuvenate brain tissue lost to neurodegenerative diseases," he said. According to Melton, the findings are likely to aid the search for new types of stem cells. "For example, nobody has yet been able to identify adult pancreatic stem cells -- a central effort ......d use of the combination of the two supplements to rejuvenate cells. Ames, through the Bruce and Giovanna Ames Foundation, and Hagen founded a company in 1999 called Juvenon to license the patent from the university. Juvenon currently is engaged in human clinical trials of the combination. One of the three PNAS...Gene therapy restores feeding behavior to starving mice
... 22, 2001 -- Researchers have used gene therapy to rejuvenate feeding behavior in starving mice. The genetically engineered mice had avoided eating because their brains contained a low level of dopamine. The scientists experiments, which were reported in the June 2001 issue of the journal Neuron , provide ...Finding could lead to new approach for treating severe heart disease
...ood flow, and thus oxygen, into heart muscle could rejuvenate oxygen-deprived cells. This kind of treatment for severe coronary heart disease could prove valuable, because while present treatments - angioplasty, a procedure that involves cleaning out clogged arteries, and coronary bypass surgery - are often he......rounding heart cells, so thatthey might divide and rejuvenate the damaged tissue. At the moment, gene therapy of this type remains only a potential option,possibly far in the future. But for cardiologists who work with children,Bernstein said the promise of the science is exciting. "There are many causes ofmyo...