Sick kids researchers unmask the potential of stem cells found in adult skin
...ck Kids) have shown that stem cells found in adult skin retain their embryonic capability of making many t... are actually embryonic cells that go out into the skin during development and then stay in reservoirs in hair follicles," said Dr. Freda Miller, the study'...Researchers unlock mysteries of toxic metals in the largest contaminated site in United States
...lean, died young. People in the area had very pale skin as a result of arsenic poisoning. "Waste material from mining was dumped in piles that now cover hundreds of acres of land," said Hochella. "This material has been rained on and snowed on for a hundred years and run off into the river. The mining pit...JCI table of contents November 1, 2004
...asis Identified Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, primarily because of its highly metastatic nature. One class of proteins called semaphorins could play a role in the development of tumor metastasis as they have been shown to block the migration of some cell types in culture. Michael Klagsbr...Stretching the supply of flu vaccine: Solution offered in new SLU research in New England Journal
...cination is an injection between the layers of the skin using a tiny needle, such as what is used for a tuberculosis skin test. Administration of the vaccine in this way involves injecting a small bleb of vaccine into the ...Link between immune protein and longer survival in melanoma patients identified
... or delay the spread of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, are more likely to prolong survival in patients if their immune cells carry a special kind of marker on the surface, according to a team of researchers at the University of Virginia Health System. The finding is published in the November 1 i...Cranfield collaborator receives multi million dollar financing
...on. Lancing, an often painful act of piercing the skin in order to obtain a sample of blood for glucose measurement, is required multiple times each day for millions of people with diabetes. Head of Cranfield University at Silsoe, Professor Tony Turner was intimately involved in the development of this...UO study is first to link histamine receptors to heat stress
...xamine a potential role for histamine receptors in skin blood flow in humans. They tested the H1 and H2 hi...nd found that only the H1 receptor was involved in skin blood flow changes. The National Institutes of Health (Heart, Lung and Blood Institute) funded the s...New program examines stem cells' potential to repair, replace damaged tissue
...nt or when you have a patient with burns who needs skin grafts - the possibilities are endless," he says. Dr. Karl H. Wenger, a biomedical engineering scientist who is director of research for the MCG Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, will develop a bioreactor where stem cells from one of these patients ...UCSD researchers find effective treatment for unusual fever syndrom caused by cold exposure
...se. After finding increased levels of IL-1 in the skin of the FCAS patients following an experimental cold challenge, the researchers administered a recombinant IL-1 receptor antagonist, a drug called anakinra, which inhibits the action of IL-1 and thus prevents acute inflammation, fever and flu-like sym...JCI table of contents, November 15 2004
...archers piece together the puzzle of Hailey-Hailey skin disease Hailey-Hailey disease is a blistering skin disorder, usually inherited, and is characterized by a painful erosive skin rash that appears on the...Researchers piece together the puzzle of Hailey-Hailey skin disease
Hailey-Hailey disease is a blistering skin disorder, usually inherited, and is characterized by a painful erosive skin rash that appears on the body in an unusual pattern of lines. The rash appears in a linear pattern o......ith a narrow trunk, waist and pelvis creates more skin surface for our size, permitting greater cooling during running. It also lets the upper and lower body move independently, "which allows you to use your upper body to counteract the twisting forces from your swinging legs," Bramble says. Shorter...Citrus shows promise for certain childhood cancer
...ds. A micromole is about the equivalent of a tiny skin flake. Some limonoids were more effective than others, but all had killing potential. These amounts of limonoids could easily be obtained from a glass of orange or grapefruit juice. Next, cell viability tests aimed at whether the cell death was ca...New system reduces risk of burns during interventional X-rays
... can last up to an hour or more, sometimes causing skin injuries that, in rare cases, develop necrosis (tissue death), requiring skin grafts. Now University at Buffalo researchers, working with an Amherst, N.Y., startup compan...Study: Eat leafy green veggies to help prevent cataracts
...to be the primary environmental culprit in causing skin cancer as well as initiating cataract disease. "The dose of UVB radiation we used on the cells is about the same amount a person receives when they get a mild tan," Bomser said. Adding lutein and zeaxanthin to the cell cultures provide...Neural crest stem cells in skin could provide alternative to embryonic stem cell use
...erse cell types; they are easily accessible in the skin of adults; and the patient's own neural crest stem cells could be used for cell therapy. The latter avoids both rejection of the implant and graft-versus-host disease. Studies in the mouse showed that neural crest stem cells from adult hair follic...Injectable gel could speed repair of torn cartilage
...rocytes) obtained from the ears of pigs, under the skin of a small group of mice, which are commonly used to examine cartilage formation in a physiological environment. The material was gelled with exposure to ultraviolet light and cartilage formation was examined over the course of three months. The mate...Gene therapy reduces skin cancer to sunburn in mouse model
...ave successfully tested the first gene therapy for skin cancer, using a mouse model for the disease xerode...ht increases the risk for all cancers, but exposed skin is most prone to the disease.With a 10,000-fold increase in cancer risk, many XP sufferers eventuall...Where the brain harbors unconscious fears
Whether it's the jump-out-of-your skin fright from the attack of a horror movie villain or the pulse-pounding encounter with a snarling dog, people react to fearful situations according to their basic unconscious level of anxiety. Now, researchers have pinpointed a region of the brain tha...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...In the study samples of ground chicken and chicken skin infected with C. jejuni were refrigerated, frozen...Campylobacter jejuni on ground chicken and chicken skin during frozen storage. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 70. 12: 7103-7109.)...