Cockroach allergens have greatest impact on childhood asthma in many US cities
...e garbage on a daily basis. Other measures include repairing leaky faucets, frequent vacuuming of carpeted areas and damp-mopping of hard floors, and regular cleaning of counter tops and other surfaces. NIH provided $7.5 million to researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas an...New method to fix cleft palate shows promise in Mayo Clinic lab study
...this study in animals in order to find a method of repairing a child's cleft palate that would be even better t...the device is surgically removed. "This method of repairing a cleft palate is potentially superior to standard surgery because it brings in bone and soft tissue...Spinal repair pioneer to speak in NY on 20th Jan
...ealisation has led to a completely new approach to repairing spinal cord injury. "It is as if part of a roadway has been washed away by a flooding river. The cars are still able to travel, the drivers remember where they wish to go, the tanks are full of fuel. The situation will not be repaired by adding mor...Skeletal muscle cells could be source of stem cells for regenerating nerve tissue
...cle could be an important source of stem cells for repairing damaged muscle or nerve tissue, suggest authors of a research article in this week's issue of THE LANCET. A group of cells called skeletal-muscle satellite cells are able to regenerate muscle fibres. Giulio Alessandri (Carlo Besta Neurological Instit...Northwestern University receives $7.5 million for regenerative medicine
....) "While we hope some day to reverse paralysis by repairing damage to the central nervous system and to cure diabetes, the multiple scaffold technologies we are developing are fairly generic," said Stupp. "That increases the likelihood this research will see other uses in regenerative medicine, including card...Binge drinking: red wine and alcohol have different effects on platelets
... that stick to a vessel wall, is the first step to repairing a damaged vessel wall," said de Lange. "This is then followed by platelet aggregation, platelets sticking to each other, to form a plug that clogs the hole in a vessel. Thus, adhesion and aggregation of platelets are very important for the repair o...Sealing corneal incisions with a drop of chemistry, BU researchers develop gel for cataract surgery
... light reaching the retina), both solid pluses for repairing incisions to the outer eye. "We are excited about these results," says Grinstaff, "since there is significant clinical interest for an alternative to sutures in the repair of ophthalmic wounds created during surgical procedures, trauma, or disease." ...Glue-like polymer could replace sutures used for cataract surgery
...ogel adhesive instead of sutures shows promise for repairing eye wounds associated with LASIK surgery, ulcers, corneal and retinal injuries, and others. Although animal and human testing is still needed, he and Dr. Kim believe the hydrogel could be available to physicians in three to four years. Hydrogels have...Endoscopic approach best for repairing bone defect between brain, nasal cavity
The best approach for repairing breaks in the thin bone that separates the brain from the nasal cavity is through the nasal cavity, according to an analysis of 92 patients who had this increasingly common approach to treating a fortunately rare problem. "The intranasal endoscopic...Carnegie Mellon University neurobiologist Justin Crowley receives Searle Scholar Award
...pment. It also could lead to treatment options for repairing damage to the circuitry of the nervous system caused by traumatic injury or disease." "Justin Crowley is a very promising young neuroscientist who bridges well between our college's emphasis on molecular events in biology and the Center for the Neur...American Academy of Neurology sums up scientific highlights from 56th Annual Meeting
...ral Repair Two studies examined the potential for repairing the adult nervous system after disease or injury. Mayo Clinic researchers showed that a biodegradable implant can act as a scaffold for the regrowth of severed nerves. The implant can be seeded with cells and growth factors to encourage nerve regrowt...Cord blood stem cells save children with Hurler's syndrome
... other cell types and thus have a better chance of repairing existing damage, she said. Moreover, said Kurtzberg, stem cells' immaturity significantly reduces their ability to recognize the patient as foreign and attack his or her tissues, a life-threatening condition called graft-versus-host disease. Graft-ve...Blood-forming stem cells fail to repair heart muscle in Stanford study
...e skeletal muscle cells as possible candidates for repairing heart muscle. Robbins and other members of his lab are looking into these alternative ways of repairing heart muscle. "We're all interested in finding ways of regenerating the heart," Balsam said. ...Targeting cell fusion as possible way to repair organs, deliver cancer vaccines
... of cell fusion, whether for killing cancer cells, repairing damaged tissues or stimulating the immune system, depends on making sure that it is accurately targeted," he says. Potential Applications The ability to fuse tumor cells to treat cancers is one application the Mayo Clinic cancer research team en...Cord blood cells proven to differentiate into heart muscle and brain cells
...ftment of the cells and could ultimately result in repairing of neurologic tissue." Hall said the potential also exists for repairing spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis, which -- like the metabolic "leukodystrophies" -- resul...Hormone released by bone marrow cells may hasten recovery from brain injury
... converted bone marrow cells directly replacing or repairing damaged neurons. A growing number of scientists, including Dr. Sanchez-Ramos, hypothesize that growth factors, cytokines and other substances secreted by bone marrow cells may play a more important role than first realized in recovery from neurologic...Software that minimises facial disfigurement
... surgeon at New York University who specialises in repairing cleft palates, is impressed by the team's attempt, but says he will only use the model when it incorporates bone and muscle. Pieper himself points out that his model does not yet take account of the differing elasticity of old and young skin, nor a...Duke cardiologists offer new view of link between aging, atherosclerosis
.... While they have proven the role of stem cells in repairing damaged arteries, they believe the same situation could also hold true for other organ systems in the body. "A chronic problem in one organ system could divert cells from another," Goldschmidt explained. "We know for example that rheumatoid arthritis...Bone marrow stem cells build new circulation to lungs
...all. This indicated, that the cells were not only repairing the smaller vessels, but there were also improvements in larger vessels. We found a regenerative approach that could lead to a new clinical therapy for this devastating disease in the quite-near future, he said....Mayo Clinic researchers discover how key cancer protein works
...vital tasks in the cell cycle. These tasks include repairing DNA or signaling DNA damage. When these tasks are accomplished, the BRCA1 gene can function correctly to suppress tumors. Without phosphorylation of BRCA1 binding partners, BRCA1 cannot function to suppress tumors. This leaves cells vulnerable to the...