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Reversing Paralysis with Restorative Gel
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[14/05/2013] Some parts of the body, like the liver, can regenerate themselves after damage. But others, such as our nervous system, are considered either irreparable or slow to recover, leaving thousands with a lifetime of pain, limited mobility, or even paralysis. Reversing Paralysis with Restorative Gel - Read more
Creating Stronger, More Elastic Hearts
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[30/04/2013] A team of bioengineers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is the first to report creating artificial heart tissue that closely mimics the functions of natural heart tissue through the use of human-based materials. Creating Stronger, More Elastic Hearts - Read more
Moving Cells Holds Medical Promise
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[09/04/2013] Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can coax cells to move toward a beam of light. The feat is a first step toward manipulating cells to control insulin secretion or heart rate using light. Moving Cells Holds Medical Promise - Read more
Filling Gaps in Bones
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[05/04/2013] For many patients the removal of several centimeters of bone from the lower leg following a serious injury or a tumor extraction is only the beginning of a long-lasting ordeal. Autologous stem cells have been found to accelerate and boost healing. Filling Gaps in Bones - Read more
Bioglass to Mend Bones
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[03/04/2013] Researchers in the materials engineering department of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, have been studying new materials or implants that are of interest in medicine and in helping to mend bones, in particular. Bioglass to Mend Bones - Read more
Development Depends On Grip
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[02/04/2013] Researchers have generated new insight on how a stem cell's environment influences its development: Whether human mesenchymal stem cells turn into fat or bone cells depends partially on how well they can "grip" the material they are growing in. Development Depends On Grip - Read more
Hybrid Tunnel Guides Severed Nerves
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[19/12/2012] Building a tunnel made up of both hard and soft materials to guide the reconnection of severed nerve endings may be the first step toward helping patients with extensive nerve trauma regain feeling and movement. Hybrid Tunnel Guides Severed Nerves - Read more
Pneumonia as reflected in modern medicine
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[02/04/2012] Pneumonia is a classic among infectious diseases. Hippocrates already described an illness whose symptoms included coughing followed by pneumonia but today would more resemble an influenza virus. Sir William Osler, considered to be the father of modern medicine, characterized it as “Captain of the Men of Death“ at the start of the 20th century. And what about today? Pneumonia as reflected in modern medicine - Read more
Role of Proteins in the Cell Environment
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[14/12/2011] How astrocytes, certain cells of the nervous system, are generated was largely unknown up to now. Researchers of Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany) have now investigated what influence the cell environment, known as the extracellular matrix, has on this process. Role of Proteins in the Cell Environment - Read more
New Brain Cell Production in Adults
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[01/07/2011] A team of North Carolina State University researchers has discovered more about how a gene connected to the production of new brain cells in adults does its job. Their findings could pave the way to new therapies for brain injury or disease. New Brain Cell Production in Adults - Read more
Fabrics in the Belly
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[01/11/2009] It is not just fashion victims that cherish cotton, viscose and polyester. Also medicine takes advantage of the variability of textile fibres inside and outside the human body. This is one topic of this year's special show MEDICA VISION at MEDICA 2009. Fabrics in the Belly - Read more
Biomaterial Gel Helps to Regenerate Brain Tissue
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[17/09/2009] An injectable biomaterial gel may help brain tissue grow at the site of a traumatic brain injury, according to findings by a Clemson University bioengineer. Biomaterial Gel Helps to Regenerate Brain Tissue - Read more
Of Potency and New Organs (Part 1)
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[15/04/2009] by Wiebke Heiss / MEDICA.de
From acute over chronic up to deadly diseases - there are a many problems to solve in medicine. Researchers have high hopes concerning stem cells and tissue engineering: Regenerative medicine will hopefully enable doctors one day to replace sick cells and organs with healthy ones. Of Potency and New Organs (Part 1) - Read more
Of Potency and New Organs (Part 2)
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[15/04/2009] by Wiebke Heiss / MEDICA.de Of Potency and New Organs (Part 2) - Read more
Of Potency and New Organs (Part 3)
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[15/04/2009] by Wiebke Heiss / MEDICA.de
Of Potency and New Organs (Part 3) - Read more
Material Rush Hits Medicine (Part 1)
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[15/12/2008] by Wiebke Heiss / MEDICA.de
Bronze Age or Iron Age, gold rush or diamond fever - epochs and phenomena show that man always wanted one thing: material. A huge leap in human development almost always occurs in concordance with the discovery or use of certain materials. That is also true for medicine. Material Rush Hits Medicine (Part 1) - Read more
Material Rush Hits Medicine (Part 2)
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[15/12/2008] by Wiebke Heiss / MEDICA.de Material Rush Hits Medicine (Part 2) - Read more
One of the Keys for the 21st Century (Part 2)
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[01/09/2008] by Wiebke Heiss / MEDICA.de One of the Keys for the 21st Century (Part 2) - Read more
