Sentences with phrase «develop healing cell»
The WFIRM research team is working to engineer replacement tissues and organs and develop healing cell therapies for more than 30 different areas of the body.
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«We have developed a drug candidate, a next - generation biologic medical product, and are now publishing the fantastic results from the preclinical part where wound healing was strongly accelerated in mice,» says Mia Phillipson, Professor at the Department of Medical Cell Biology, Division of Integrative Physiology, Uppsala University.
Dr Coleman and her group have developed a sensitive test to allow them to detect the location and number of the stem cells after they've been added; they report that the stem cells do not permanently integrate into the host tissue but instead produce signals that encourage the host's own cells to heal the fracture more efficiently.
By providing key insight into how stem cells develop and mature, this research should help scientists in their quest to use stem cells to heal.
The team studied skin cells, called dermal fibroblasts, that help hair follicles develop, wounds heal, and generally maintain the structural integrity of skin.
Previous work from the Cambridge team has shown that transplanting neural stem cells (NSCs)-- stem cells that are part - way to developing into nerve cells — reduces inflammation and can help the injured CNS heal.
That defect may represent a previously unrecognized mechanism that aids in developing diabetes, Kahn says, as well as helping to explain the problems in wound healing, tissue repair and even beta - cell growth that are common among people with diabetes.
Ed Field currently is the Chief Operating Officer of Cytomedix, Inc. (OTCBB: CMXI), a US - based company that is developing and commercializing autologous regenerative biotherapies that promote healing by harnessing the innate regenerative capacity of platelets and adult stem cells.
For example, in our work to develop new treatments for burns as part of AFIRM, we are evaluating the stem cells found in amniotic fluid and placenta (afterbirth) for enhanced wound healing.
Researchers have developed regenerative tooth fillings that enable teeth to heal themselves with stem cells.
This is a fundamental process which allows the body to heal and develop specific tissues based on cell type.
A group of researchers at the North Carolina State University (NCSU) have recently successfully developed solar cells that are able to heal themselves.