News articles tagged with 'tissue'
New 'smart' material could help tap medical potential of tissue-penetrating light
— 16 Nov 2011 21:39 | ChemistryScientists are reporting development and successful initial testing of the first practical 'smart' material that may supply the missing link in efforts to use in medicine a form of…
Genomic signature in post-menopausal women may explain why pregnancy reduces breast cancer risk
— 6 Apr 2011 17:04 | HealthWomen who have children, particularly early in life, have a lower lifetime risk of breast cancer compared with women who do not. Now, Fox Chase Cancer Centre researchers have identified…
Bone marrow cells that transform into skin cells could revolutionise approach to wound treatment
— 6 Apr 2011 16:49 | HealthResearchers at King's College London and Osaka University in Japan have identified specific bone marrow cells that can transform into skin cells to repair damaged skin tissue, according…
Repulsion more important than cohesion in embryonic tissue separation
— 6 Apr 2011 15:55 | HealthAs our bodies form, cells within the embryo divide and separate. Certain cells come together to form the outer layer, or ectoderm, of the early embryo, and give rise to tissue such…
New tool allows for an alternate method of prostate cancer diagnosis
— 1 Apr 2011 15:57 | HealthResearchers have found that it may not be necessary to look for tumours directly in patients with prostate cancer - analysing non-tumour tissue may be an effective option, according…
Scientists find cause of fatal inflammation of the heart muscle
— 29 Mar 2011 17:22 | HealthScientists of the German Cancer Research Centre (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ), jointly with colleagues in the United States, have found out that inflammations of the heart…
New imaging technique provides rapid, high-definition chemistry
— 21 Mar 2011 16:32 | ChemistryWith intensity a million times brighter than sunlight, a new synchrotron-based imaging technique offers high-resolution pictures of the molecular composition of tissues with unprecedented…
How the slime mould gets organised
— 15 Mar 2011 21:05 | BiologyThe so-called cellular slime mould, a unicellular organism that may transition into a multicellular organism under stress, has just been found to have a tissue structure that was previously…
Nanoscale whiskers from sea creatures could grow human muscle tissue
— 12 Mar 2011 14:44 | BiologyMinute whiskers of nanoscale dimensions taken from sea creatures could hold the key to creating working human muscle tissue, University of Manchester researchers have discovered…
Berkeley Lab study shows how breast cell communities organise into breast tissue
— 12 Mar 2011 14:32 | HealthIn biology, the key to a healthy life is organisation. Cells that properly organise themselves into communities live long and prosper, whereas disorganised cells can become cancerous.…