News articles tagged with 'tissue'
First near-total face and upper-jaw transplant appears successful
— 17 Nov 2009 13:04 | HealthMore than a year and a half following the first near-total face and upper jaw transplant, the donor tissue appears successfully integrated, according to a report in the November/December... — full story
Statement of ESHRE on the European Commission proposal of viral screening
— 17 Nov 2009 12:24 | HealthWith 900,000 assisted reproduction treatments annually such as IVF and intrauterine inseminations in Europe the Commission's proposal to screen both partners before each treatment could... — full story
Cornell researchers identify a weak link in cancer cell armour
— 13 Nov 2009 14:15 | HealthThe seeming invincibility of cancerous tumours may be crumbling, thanks to a promising new gene therapy that eliminates the ability of certain cells to repair themselves. Researchers... — full story
Advance growing animal penile erectile tissue in lab may benefit patients
— 10 Nov 2009 17:25 | HealthIn an advance that could one day enable surgeons to reconstruct and restore function to damaged or diseased penile tissue in humans, researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical... — full story
For young boys with cancer, testicular tissue banking may be option to preserve fertility
— 10 Nov 2009 15:05 | HealthFor parents of children with cancer, the hopeful news is that paediatric survival rates have steadily improved for decades. Among the bad news - treatments that enable survival often... — full story
Lung tissue generated from human embryonic stem cells
— 5 Nov 2009 11:25 | HealthScientists in Belgium have successfully differentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESC) into major cell types of lung epithelial tissue using a convenient air-liquid interface. The... — full story
A major step in making better stem cells from adult tissue
— 19 Oct 2009 07:59 | HealthA team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute has developed a method that dramatically improves the efficiency of creating stem cells from human adult tissue, without... — full story
Skin cells may provide early warning for cancer risk elsewhere in body
— 16 Oct 2009 11:25 | HealthWhile some scientists have argued that cancer is such a complex genetic disease that you'd have to sequence a person's complete genome in order to predict his or her cancer risk, a... — full story
Gene mutation may reveal clues for treating lung diseases
— 16 Oct 2009 10:55 | HealthA genetic mutation found in four children born with multiple abnormalities may provide insight into potential treatments for newborn lung distress and chronic obstructive pulmonary... — full story
Cell study explains why younger people more at risk of vCJD
— 15 Oct 2009 09:54 | HealthSpecific cells within the immune system could help explain why younger people are more susceptible to variant CJD, scientists believe... — full story