Hopkins scientists use embryonic stem cells, new cues to awaken latent motor nerve repair
...stages of motor neuron development and use that to repair damaged nervous systems," says Douglas Kerr, M.D.,...unction, Kerr explains. The approach could one day repair damage from such diseases as ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), multiple sclerosis or transverse myelitis o...Cherry juice may prevent muscle damage pain
... the cherry juice's effectiveness in muscle damage repair and possibly arthritis, as well as research involving race horses. "Current anecdotal evidence suggests the drink may be effective in treatment of arthritis and gout, and thus offer a potentially safer alternative than prescription drugs," said Conno...Researchers find molecular 'brake' to cell death
...die, or is initiated when a cell is damaged beyond repair or infected by a virus. Apoptosis is rare in cancer because tumor cells have adapted biological pathways to circumvent cell death, so many anti-cancer therapies focus on inducing apoptosis in these cells, Tang says. But the notion of how to push c...Aspirin and other NSAIDs may not reduce the risk of colorectal cancer in long-term smokers
...ng because they already have a reduced capacity to repair DNA, even in the presence of strong anti-inflammatory agents." Funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health, the study involved 3,299 Seattle-area residents between the ages of 20 and 74 (mean age 60), approximately h...Healing the heart with bone marrow cells
...SOS' distress signal that mobilizes specific heart repair cells from the bone marrow to the injured heart af...is study identifies the method the body employs to repair the heart and provides new therapies to stimulate cardiac regeneration and prevent heart failure in ...JCI table of contents: July 3, 2006
...cell therapy boosts blood vessel growth and injury repair Data has suggested that injection or mobilization of bone marrow stem cells into injured heart muscle during or after myocardial infarction would be able to regenerate heart muscle lost due to injury. However, there is a growing consensus that the ...UK aging expert signs on as keynote speaker for GSA's annual meeting
...ood, produce offspring and survive danger - not to repair and maintain cells. One of Kirkwood's most widely read publications is 1999's Time of Our Lives: The Science of Human Aging. In 2001 he was chosen to present the annual entry in BBC's distinguished and long-running Reith Lecture series. His five ta...Robot-assisted, laparoscopic surgery for vaginal vault prolapse found to be effective
...effective option to the traditional, open surgical repair when measured at least a year after the surgery. F...re information about how durable and effective the repair is years after the surgery, according to Dr. Elliott. To conduct this study, the researchers fol...Study identifies potential drug target for Huntington's disease
An enzyme known to be critical for the repair of damaged cells and the maintenance of cellular e...atory assays. "While PARP1 is essential for the repair of damaged DNA, we also know that, if overactivated, it can cause cell death by excessive energy dep...Researchers identify gene as protector of DNA, enemy of tumors
...ivotal role launching two DNA damage detection and repair pathways in the human genome, suggesting that it f...e human genome by detecting DNA damage, initiating repair and halting division of the damaged cell so that it does not replicate. In a series of laboratory ...Protein-added sports drinks don't boost performance during exercise, study finds
...little protein after exercise is important to help repair damaged muscles and promote training adaptations," says Gibala, "but no compelling evidence suggests that endurance athletes need protein during exercise." ...Automated external defibrillators are frequently recalled
... the need for a more reliable system to locate and repair potentially defective devices in a timely fashion.... to develop a more reliable system to identify and repair potentially defective AEDs in a timely fashion and to better notify AED owners when their devices ar...FDA safety alerts for automated external defibrillators occur frequently
...cted at developing a reliable system to locate and repair potentially defective devices in a timely fashion."(JAMA. 2006;296:655-660. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org ) Editor's Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contribution...Core needle biopsy gives an accurate picture of gene expression in whole tumor
... four genes are involved in inflammation and wound repair as well as tumour invasion and metastasis. The authors conclude that their expression must therefore be modified by the core needle biopsy procedure itself. They warn that care should be taken when interpreting the gene expression profile of a surgic...Scientists learn more about how roughage keeps you 'regular'
...go, Dr. McNeil discovered frequent cell injury and repair occur when we eat. The new research ties the two... an adaptive response, most of these cells rapidly repair damage and, in the process, excrete even more mucus, which provides a bit of cell protection as it e...Drug can quickly mobilize an army of cells to repair injury
...bloodstream, homing to sites of injury and helping repair and regrow blood vessels that bring oxygen and nut...w oxygen," he says. "That way you enhance a normal repair mechanism instead of using the brute force of injecting a mixture of many cell types from bone marro...Molecule helps cells plug leaks following lung injury
..."We thought it likely that the ability of cells to repair and restore the endothelium might depend on their ...s the results suggest that lung injury activates a repair program, mediated by FoxM1, that encourages cell growth and restores the barrier integrity. "This s...St. Jude finds clues to hearing loss from chemotherapy
...tation disrupts that cascade might lead to ways to repair the damage, Zuo said. For example, one type of damage that occurs in children whose hearing is damaged by chemotherapy is loss of hair cells in the inner part of the ear. These cells sprout extremely fine hairs that move in response to sound waves an...Osteoarthritis may be sign of faster 'biological ageing'
...ake them shorten over time, including insufficient repair of the damage caused by oxygen free radicals (oxidative stress). Oxygen free radicals are the unstable molecules produced as a by-product of normal bodily processes, as well as external factors, such as tobacco, alcohol, and sunlight. Osteoarthri......cisplatin and the gene's normal role in DNA damage repair and apoptosis. Interestingly, mice treated with the gene therapy nanoparticle alone showed a 40 percent reduction in tumor volume and a significant reduction in number of tumors. Research also suggests that the NPRL2 tumor suppression pathway operat...