Sentences with phrase «fight an infection stemming»

If eczema is very severe, antibiotics may be necessary to fight an infection stemming from the rash.

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Not only will they avoid issues like regular skin irritation, but they'll also have a better immune system to fight off any infections that may later stem from it.

But in a usual flu season, the human body isn't inclined to make infection - fighting antibodies against the stem.

Cancer patients undergoing stem cell transplantation face two hurdles: the short - term challenge of having enough white blood cells to fight possible infections immediately following the transplant and the long - term challenge of sustaining stem cell function to maintain immunity.

Researchers targeting colorectal cancer stem cells — the root cause of disease, resistance to treatment and relapse — have discovered a mechanism to mimic a virus and potentially trigger an immune response to fight the cancer like an infection.

A company called Hematech is already breeding genetically engineered cattle (derived from cloned stem cells) that produce human antibodies to fight bacterial infections, and the animals» welfare is not compromised in any way.

«We think of immune cells as coming into a tissue to fight infection, while stem cells are there to regenerate the tissue after it's damaged,» he said.

In a study led by Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research member Dr. Julian Martinez - Agosto, UCLA scientists have shown that two genes not previously known to be involved with the immune system play a crucial role in how progenitor stem cells are activated to fight infectStem Cell Research member Dr. Julian Martinez - Agosto, UCLA scientists have shown that two genes not previously known to be involved with the immune system play a crucial role in how progenitor stem cells are activated to fight infectstem cells are activated to fight infection.

Bone marrow contains immature stem cells that can grow into three types of cells: red blood cells, to transport oxygen; white blood cells, for fighting infections; and platelets, to facilitate clotting when needed.

The scaffold is implanted directly at the wound site by a surgeon and can be loaded with drugs to fight infection or with hormones and stem cells to encourage bone growth.

Could stem cells repair the heart, fight infections, mend premature lungs, and heal the brain after stroke?

Bone marrow contains stem cells that give rise to white blood cells (to fight infections), red blood cells (for oxygenation) and platelets (to prevent hemorrhaging).

The model will be a valuable tool for studying how stem cells give rise to the various cells of the immune system, how immune cells kill cancer cells and fight infections, and how immune cells respond to radiation and chemotherapy, two major treatments for many cancers.

* Stem cells become one of three things: red blood cells, which carry oxygen; white blood cells, which fight infections; or platelets, which help to stop bleeding.