Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, October 21, 2003
...lypeptide or union of amino acids that can promote regeneration of some injured cells. An editorial writer says that while the results seem impressive, more research is needed to compare treatment with topical nerve growth factor with other treatments and that the treatment should be tried on other areas of the b...Preliminary study finds stem cells in blood restore damaged heart muscle
...nts who use chemotherapy, they say such cell-based regeneration therapy could benefit patients who have had a heart attack or other injuries that have led to heart failure. "Such a therapy cannot bring back dead heart muscle, but it can help restore weakened hearts, no matter what the cause of the damage was," sa...Laying the foundations for greener living
...ed in building a sustainable future." Keith Hill, regeneration minister, said: "In order to create vibrant, sustainable communities we need to identify what people want from the places where they live and work. Sustainable communities are about more than just houses. They're about jobs, schools and public spa...Sensory cells for hearing and balance are fast-developing, UVA researchers find
.... The finding is important for ongoing research on regeneration of sensory hair cells in the human inner ear, say researchers, writing in the October edition of Nature Neuroscience, found online at www.nature.com/neuro. "We were surprised that development of hair cells in the inner ear takes place so rapidly," sa...Muscle cell transplants repair damaged heart tissue
...mography (PET scan) showed evidence of scar tissue regeneration in the area of the graft, which indicates repair. EF rates improved, on average, from 22.7 percent to 35.8 percent a 58 percent increase after 12 weeks. "The important finding in the LVAD clinical study, is that we were able to directly examine a...Eating fish cuts risk of dementia
... may have a specific role in brain development and regeneration of nerve cells, suggest the authors. Healthy dietary habits acquired in infancy could be associated with achievement of higher education. Highly educated people might also adhere more closely to dietary recommendations on fish consumption, they concl...NIAMS scientists find biochemical 'switch' directs muscle building
... may also lead to methods to induce muscle growth, regeneration and repair in adults. Simona Iezzi, Ph.D., and Vittorio Sartorelli, M.D., in the NIAMS Muscle Gene Expression Group, along with Pier Lorenzo Puri, M.D., at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and ...UCSF orthopedic surgeons test artificial back disc
...at UCSF Medical Center are also investigating disc regeneration using techniques of cellular and molecular biology and intervertebral disc arthroplasty (artificial joint creation). This may include replacing only the center of the disc, the nucleus, according to the UCSF researchers. The Prodisc prosthesis, man......it's a novel delivery system for peripheral nerve regeneration that could have implications for successful stem c... matrix. The system has promoted peripheral nerve regeneration in preliminary rat studies. The clinical Gold Standard for peripheral nerve regeneration involves ta...Post-transplant nerve regrowth better with young hearts, quick surgery
DALLAS, July 9 Spontaneous nerve regeneration after a heart transplant is more likely in cases i... note that studies of peripherial nerves show that regeneration of those nerves depend on neural growth factors that may be reduced with increasing age. "In addit...Muscle stem cells show promise against muscular dystrophy in mouse model
...scle-generating stem cells that can improve muscle regeneration and deliver the missing protein dystrophin to damaged muscles in a mouse muscular dystrophy (MD) model, according to a study supported in part by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). The researc...Landmark study demonstrates potential for nerve regeneration treatment of stroke
...n animals thus far, has potential as a novel nerve regeneration approach to treatment of stroke and other types of...ine, which has the potential to be the first nerve regeneration approach to treatment of stroke. In a separate study (not included in this publication) we have fou...Peptide promotes new growth in injured spinal cords
...said the study confirms which molecules block axon regeneration in the spinal cord and shows that a peptide can promote new growth. Axons are the telephone lines of the nervous system and carry a nerve impulse to a target cell. "One of the prominent inhibitors is Nogo and we developed a way to block Nogo action w...Muscular dystrophy mouse model yields potential growth factor treatment
...ays Dr. Sweeney. "The combination of better muscle regeneration and less muscle wasting could lead to a better muscle capacity over time. Less muscle effort would be needed to produce a required force, so muscle would be less likely to be damaged by normal activity." Muscular dystrophy refers to a grou...Indiana University orthopaedic surgeon to share cartilage growth research results
...mation on new approaches to enhance the repair and regeneration of musculo-skeletal tissue through advances in gene therapy, stem cells, growth factor delivery, scaffolding techniques and synthetics. Dr. Trippels research involves articular cartilage repair through the use of a naturally occurring growth factor....Wolfgang Glasser receives ACS award for wood chemistry, bio-based composites research
...s in such products as printed circuit boards. The regeneration of cellulose (wood pulp) from solvents unknown 30 years ago has become an estimated 200-million-pound commercial practice in at least three countries including the United States. Lignin, the natural glue that provides wood fibers with their strength ......ein as one important and selective blocker of axon regeneration in the brain after central nervous system injury. Axons are the telephone lines of the nervous system, carrying a nerve impulse to a target cell. "Once we had Nogo in hand, we needed to know: How does it function? How does it inhibit axon growth? We...Humans can regrow liver from bone marrow
...thologist added that the significance of stem-cell regeneration is threefold: A patient's stem cells could potentially provide his or her own liver-cell transplant, solving both organ shortages and rejection issues. "When we identify what the stem cells look like, we could extract some from a patient's blood, g...LSU scientist says new drug will save brain cells attacked by neurological injury or disease
...tory also studies processes that could lead to the regeneration ofdiseased and damaged neural pathways. This work focuses on the design of smallmolecules capable of passing through the blood brain barrier. "Thecombination of a fundamental understanding of neurobiological processes, coupledwith the actual powe...Keck Foundation funds research to repair the injured spinal cord
...ontrol. Perhaps they might one day result inenough regeneration for people to walk once more. "We are very pleased that the Keck Foundation has seen the enormous potential ofthis work and is willing to fund it in its early stages," says William A. Peck,M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs at the Un...