News articles tagged with 'growth'
Soft substrate promotes pluripotent stem cell culture
— 16 Dec 2010 16:31 | HealthUniversity of Illinois researchers have found a key to keeping stem cells in their neutral state: It takes a soft touch…
Scientists explore how cells reconcile mixed messages in decisions about growth
— 20 Jun 2009 14:04 | HealthThe cells in our body are constantly receiving mixed messages. For instance, an epithelial cell might be exposed to one signal telling it to divide and, simultaneously, another telling…
Tree survival skills
— 4 May 2009 18:49 | BiologyConsider the cumulative stresses that transplanted trees must endure from the time they are harvested until they become established in a landscape. Multiple stress factors can mean…
Hormone therapy helps short children grow up
— 6 Nov 2008 15:28 | HealthGrowth hormone treatment may significantly increase final height in children diagnosed with short stature, even in cases where the child is not growth hormone deficient, according to…
'Biological clock' genes control plant growth
— 16 Sep 2008 18:37 | BiologyMore than 125 years ago Charles Darwin first reported that most plants grow in a spurt during the night, not the day - and this week, scientists are reporting the discovery of the genes…
Cancer therapy: A role for MAPK inhibitors combined with mTORC1 inhibitors
— 23 Aug 2008 17:03 | HealthNearly a decade ago, while it was being tested as an immunosuppressive agent to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients, the drug rapamycin was also discovered to have anti-tumour…
New technique gets to the root of cancer
— 21 Jul 2008 14:10 | HealthIn two complementary studies, Weizmann Institute scientists have developed a new method for reconstructing a cell's 'family tree,' and have applied this technique to trace the history…
Enzyme for ubiquitin-dependent protein degradation linked to cellular senescence
— 27 May 2008 10:16 | HealthA new study, published by Cell Press in the 23rd May issue of the journal Molecular Cell, identifies a pivotal role for the CUL7 E3 ubiquitin ligase in growth control. The research…
Bone repair using patient's stem cells comes closer
— 26 May 2008 16:57 | HealthHitherto it has been difficult to induce adult human stem cells to produce bone, e.g. in order to repair bone tissue. Researchers at the University of Twente have shown that if the…
Growth factor promotes new neurone growth in mouse model of Parkinson's disease
— 13 May 2008 12:37 | HealthMice induced to develop Parkinson's disease (PD) show an increase in the growth of new neurones after they are treated with a well known growth factor. The research, to be published…