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4 January 2011, 01:01:34

New Study Points Out Cells That Give Rise to Brown Fat

In some adults, the white fat cells that we all stockpile so readily are supplemented by a very different form of fat?brown fat cells, which can offer the neat trick of burning energy rather than storing it. Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center, which last year led the way in demonstrating an...
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28 December 2010, 02:12:09

Cancer Cells’ Feet Blocked

9 December 2010, 01:12:37

Progress With Stem Cells Brings Hope of Newer Treatments for Brain Diseases

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28 December 2010, 02:12:09

Cancer Cells’ Feet Blocked

 The critical structure, their ‘feet’, that allows cancer cells to spread can be blocked in a new way discovered by scientists. Scientists know that some cancer cells spread, or metastasize, throughout the body the old-fashioned...
9 December 2010, 01:12:37

Progress With Stem Cells Brings Hope of Newer Treatments for Brain Diseases

University of Rochester scientists have found a method to segregate neural stem cells from human brain tissue which brings hope of better and newer treatments for brain diseases. It could be an important step toward developing new treatments for...
6 December 2010, 07:12:37

Bone Marrow Stem Cells May Aid In Stroke Recovery: Study

A new research has found that bone marrow stromal stem cells may aid in stroke recovery. The study from the Farber Institute for Neurosciences and the Department of Neuroscience at Thomas Jefferson University found that systematic administration...
28 November 2010, 08:11:37

Anti-ageing pill step closer as scientists finds enzyme that stops our cells from dying

The latest study takes us one step closer to creating pills that could keep us youthful for decades longer than normal Scientists are a step closer to creating an anti-ageing drug, after they discovered a key anti-ageing enzyme that stops our...
20 November 2010, 03:11:37

Belly Fat Stem Cells May Help Heart

Stem cells taken from belly fat may be able to boost cardiac function after a heart attack, preliminary research suggests. In a study of 14 people who had a heart attack, fat-derived stem cells reduced the amount of damaged heart tissue, increased...
20 November 2010, 07:11:37

Arthritis Treated With Umbilical Cord Cells

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be treated by using umbilical cord stem cells, claim scientists. Animal and in vitro experiments have shown that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) taken from umbilical cord blood can suppress inflammation and attenuate...
18 November 2010, 05:11:37

Stem Cells From Belly Fat Could Be Used To Treat Heart Attacks

 Stem cells derived from belly fat could be used to treat heart attacks, says a new study. “The study suggests that these cells can be safely obtained and infused inside the hearts of patients following an acute heart attack,” said...
16 October 2010, 08:10:25

First Patient Treated With Embryonic Stem Cells

The first person treated with embryonic stem cells is an Atlanta patient paralyzed by a recent spine injury. The Geron Corp. GRNOPC1 stem cells come from embryos left over after in vitro fertilization and donated by the parents. The FDA approved...