Sentences with phrase «damaged tissue throughout»

Adult stem cells serve as a reservoir of cells for repair of damaged tissue throughout the life of an individual, but the maintenance and regeneration of tissues, such as skin, liver, blood and muscle, dramatically decrease with age.

The all - powerful potential of stem cells to become any kind of cell is what makes them so promising for restoring diseased or damaged tissues throughout the body — and also what makes them so difficult for scientists to control.

Immune chemicals released into the bloodstream start damaging tissues throughout the body.

Not exact matches

«Diseased, damaged hearts with a lot of scar tissue don't contract and relax at the same time throughout the atrium because it is more difficult to rhythmically contract the thicker, tougher damaged tissue.»

Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells found throughout the body that divide to replenish dying cells and regenerate damaged tissues.

The sperm then traveled farther throughout the worm's body, resulting in tissue damage and death.

A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Engineering in Medicine (MGH - CEM) have created a «liver on a chip,» a model of liver tissue that replicates the metabolic variations found throughout the organ and more accurately reflects the distinctive patterns of liver damage caused by exposure to environmental toxins, including pharmaceutical overdose.

The enzymes then «self - digest» the intestinal tissue, which can lead to inflammation throughout the body and multiorgan damage.

Adult stem cells, found after the development of the embryo, are undifferentiated cells found throughout the body that divide to replenish dying cells and regenerate damaged tissues.

Sleeping is the time when many regenerating processes are occurring inside your body, mainly repairing damaged cells and tissue, as well as helping the brain sort out important information it has acquired throughout the day.

Free radicals can damage tissues and organs throughout your body and may accelerate diseases like arthritis, atherosclerosis, cancer, and coronary artery disease.13, 14

The triggers of acute inflammation are released by mast cells, sensitive cells which are scattered throughout ordinary connective tissues and which react to tissue damage or other disturbance.

As an antioxidant, lipoic acid scavenges highly reactive «free radical» compounds and neutralizes them before they can inflict damage to tissues and structures throughout the body, notably cell membranes, DNA and proteins.

Not only do these foods have the dangers mentioned previously, they also contain toxic free radicals formed when the oils break down with heat that can cause oxidative tissue damage throughout the body.

As we age, rogue cells, both human and foreign, can proliferate throughout the body unchecked and this damaged tissue can contribute to progressive disease.

Bacteria enter the blood stream through inflamed and damaged oral tissues and travel throughout the body where they can damage the kidneys, liver, heart, and lungs.2, 3

When a person is paralyzed, it is often the result of damaged spinal cord tissue, which causes nerve damage throughout the body.

Soft Tissue Damage This type of injury is characterized by pain, swelling bruising and potential loss of function after damaging muscles, ligaments and tendons throughout the body.

Soft tissue injuries — damage to muscles, tendons, and ligaments throughout the body — are another common result of car accidents.

A Soft Tissue Injury (STI) is the damage of muscles, ligaments, or tendons throughout the body and can result in pain, swelling, bruising or loss of function in the muscle, ligament or tendon.