Sentences with phrase «identify abnormal cells»

The advancement could one day lead to a new generation of medical sensors that are able to identify abnormal cells.

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Researchers from UC Davis School of Medicine and Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California have identified a group of cells in the brain that they say plays an important role in the abnormal neuron development in Down syndrome.

A study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC — James) has identified an abnormal metabolic pathway that drives cancer - cell growth in a particular glioblastoma subtype.

Once the team derived the stem cells, they identified a cellular mechanism that drives abnormal bone growth in the thus - far untreatable bone disease, called fibrodysplasiaossificans progressiva (FOP).

Using sensitive genetic sequencing technology, the scientists identified unique RNA splicing variants that distinguish normal, aging stem cells from abnormal, malignant ones.

A key challenge of treating these cancers has been to identify a way of eliminating the abnormal T - cells whilst sparing the healthy ones that play an essential role in providing protection against infections.

«Analysis of metastatic prostate cancers suggests treatment options: Study maps out abnormal signaling pathways in prostate cancer cells and provides computational approaches to identify individualized targets for therapy.»

A new biomarker could help identify abnormal breast cells that will develop into tumours, according to research published in Clinical Cncer Research.

Thomas Look and colleagues use a type of genomic screen and identify abnormal HGF expression as a crucial factor for development of a class of acute leukemia in leukemia cell lines and clinical samples.

Antibody dependant cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)- When antibodies coat an HIV - infected cell identifying it as something abnormal that needs to be killed.

Key findings of this research, which was conducted by Shawn L. Chavez, PhD and her colleagues at Stanford University and analyzed at OHSU, showed that by looking at the duration of the first mitotic phase — a short period in the cell cycle — one can identify chromosomally normal versus abnormal embryos up to approximately the 8 - cell stage.

Luckily, different cell types tend to have different things on their surfaces, which play particular parts in their specialized roles in the tissue, so it is a matter of identifying and targeting cell - surface markers that are specific to these abnormal cell types.

To achieve this goal, the center's clinical and basic investigators are engaging in four distinct yet synergistic projects: 1) identifying mechanisms of abnormal cell proliferation, 2) examining the role of thrombosis in the development of PAH, 3) studying the role of nitric oxide deficiency in PAH, and 4) testing two existing drugs to restore lost cellular function due to a genetic mutation related to PAH.

While imaging captures brain activation during specific tasks and therefore may identify general brain regions that are abnormal in diseases, it does not have that critical cell - level resolution.

It supports macrophages and helper T - cells to identify and destroy abnormal cells and dangerous microbes.

A complete blood count (CBC) delivers valuable information to identify anemia, infection, blood - borne parasites and abnormal blood cells.

For more challenging cytologies, especially cancer cells that are very abnormal, samples will be sent off to a pathologist who specializes in identifying these kinds of cells and has access to special stains.

The CBC provides details about the number, size and shape of the various cells types, and identifies the presence of abnormal cells in circulation.

Treatment is to identify and treat underlying disease process; such as sex hormone related adrenal hyperplasia (abnormal cell growth) which is treated with lysodren.

A CBC (complete blood count) delivers information to identify anemia, infection, abnormal blood cells, and blood - borne parasites.

A full workup of a complete blood cell count, a biochemical profile, fecal examination, and radiographs (x-rays) is recommended to help identify or rule out an underlying medical condition.1, 2 Depending on the presenting signs of the bird, other tests can be run to check for infectious organisms, skin parasites, or abnormal hormone levels.

The reason this process goes un-noticed and is inconsequential the overwhelming majority of the time, is because our immune systems are up to the task of identifying and clearing the abnormal cells before they have a chance to gain an established presence and / or spread in our bodies.