News articles tagged with 'collagen'
A stem cell secreted protein can be given to improve heart function after experimental heart attack
— 18 Nov 2010 10:54 | HealthHeart tissue and stem cells spring into action to begin repairing muscle damaged in a heart attack, and researchers at Duke University School of Medicine found that a protein naturally…
The Achilles' heel of tendons
— 22 Sep 2010 10:34 | HealthTendons are the body's marionette strings, connecting bones to muscles that raise an eyebrow or propel us into a full run…
Researchers discover mechanism that limits scar formation
— 11 Jun 2010 11:06 | HealthResearchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered that an unexpected cellular response plays an important role in breaking down and inhibiting the formation of…
High-strain tendons repair less frequently
— 26 May 2010 11:28 | BiologyIn a discovery that seems counterintuitive, a study appearing in the May 21st Journal of Biological Chemistry has found that tendons in high-stress and strain areas, like the Achilles…
Targeted delivery of losartan reduces liver inflammation and scarring
— 17 Mar 2010 15:06 | HealthA recent study found that rats with advanced fibrosis that were administered a short-term dose of losartan-M6PHSA had reduced liver inflammation and fibrosis. Those animals treated…
New sensor array detects single molecules for the first time
— 16 Mar 2010 02:35 | TechnologyMIT chemical engineers have built a sensor array that, for the first time, can detect single molecules of hydrogen peroxide emanating from a single living cell…
Cleveland researchers use natural and artificial sheaths to mend traumatic bone loss
— 15 Mar 2010 08:10 | HealthA husband and wife research team has found a way to use the sleeve-like cover on bone to heal serious bone injuries faster and more simply than current methods. And they've developed…
New gene discovered for recessive form of brittle bone disease
— 21 Jan 2010 14:04 | HealthResearchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions have discovered the third in a sequence of genes that accounts for previously unexplained forms of osteogenesis…
UW-Madison scientists create super-strong collagen
— 13 Jan 2010 11:20 | HealthA team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has created the strongest form of collagen known to science, a stable alternative to human collagen that could one day be used…
Nanoscale changes in collagen are a tipoff to bone health
— 23 Dec 2009 10:07 | HealthUsing a technique that provides detailed images of nanoscale structures, researchers at the University of Michigan and Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital have discovered changes in the collagen…