Developments in tissue engineering offer new sources for stem cell treatments
...ated into the different tissues of the three human germ layers: mesoderm, endoderm and ectoderm. Tissues w...pontaneously into derivatives of all three primary germ layers, indicating that spermatogonial stem cells derived from adult testicular parenchyma could be ...Study confirms health benefits of whole grains
... when the entire grain seed is retained: the bran, germ and the endosperm. The bran and germ components are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and healthy fats. These are the par...Johns Hopkins begins aggressive screening for 'superbugs' in children
... than half of young patients who were carrying the germ (54 percent, or one and a half times as many) than were detected through routine testing, which missed 35 percent of those with MRSA. Results for detecting VRE, a lesser known but still common superbug, were six times higher with weekly testing tha...Garlic hope in infection fight
...d quorum sensing (QS). This is responsible for the germ forming tenacious colonies in the lungs called 'bi...this approach is that we may be able to render the germ harmless without killing it. If we use a conventional antibiotic which kills the Pseudomonas, there ...Tool developed to silence genes in specific tissues using RNAi
... cell-to-cell contacts between nurse cells and the germ cells that ultimately become sperm. Using RNAi to silence WT1, therefore, led to the discovery that WT1 is the first transcription factor shown to regulate the formations of these junctions, Wilkinson says. "It is a transcription factor that dictates...Flu not the only germ threat this time of year
...g, wheezing, whining reminder that there are other germ threats. Infectious disease experts at the University of Rochester Medical Center have tracked the dangers from one of the most common bugs, RSV, and they say the threat to some groups of people, such as the elderly, equals that from flu. Even though...Whooping cough persistence traced to key toxin
...ighly contagious respiratory disease caused by the germ Bordetella pertussis. Whooping cough can occur at ...hat serum antibodies are usually able to clear the germ from the lungs by recruiting large numbers of neutrophils, a type of white blood cells that kill ger...Sunflower seeds, pistachios among top nuts for lowering cholesterol
...ultural and Food Chemistry . Sesame seed and wheat germ actually ranked highest but are not consumed as frequently as individual foods, the researchers say. Brazil nuts and walnuts ranked the lowest in phytosterols, they say. The chemists caution that phytosterols are not the only food component involved ...Mutations in HRAS gene sequence confirmed in patients with Costello syndrome
...icating that the mutation occurred in the parents' germ cells. The nature of the missense mutations, along with the paternal age effect observed in Costello syndrome suggests a paternal origin of the mutations, the researchers report. "Five different HRAS mutations have now been reported in Costello syndr...Transplantation of sperm stem cells restores fertility after chemotherapy
...erm before treatment commences. However, as mature germ cells do not develop until the onset of puberty, c...hniques. Although the transplantation of one's own germ cells after chemotherapy holds promise for restoring fertility, a major hurdle has been the risk of ...Multi-drug resistant TB persists in California
... positive results when examining sputum for the TB germ under a microscope, Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity, time in the United States less than 5 years at the time of diagnosis, and outcomes of "died" and "moved" as factors associated with MDR TB. "Our findings are of concern and suggest that the cases ...Testicular cancer gene in mice may offer clues to origins of cancer in men
...originates from the same cell type, the primordial germ cell, in both mice and men. If that notion is vali...ime in pinpointing a single genetic change because germ cells were so altered that tumors developed just a week after the mice were born. Matin, working as ...Three NYU faculty named to the National Academy of Sciences
...Lehmann is widely known for her pioneering work on germ cells, which give rise to egg and sperm, during ea...embryo. By studying aberrant development of mutant germ cell lines in the fruit fly, her research has laid the foundation for understanding the potential ca......ctive during the critical phase development of the germ cells the cells that eventually form sperm," Prof...g the known risk factors for developing testicular germ cell cancer, genetic predisposition is a key component. To date, over 80 different genes have been f...