Sentences with phrase «into normal cell function»

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However, cancer cells may instead be coaxed to turn back into normal tissue simply by reactivating a single gene, according to a study that found that restoring normal levels of a human colorectal cancer gene in mice stopped tumor growth and re-established normal intestinal function within only 4 days.

Although this human Gut Chip recreated the villus epithelium of normal intestine and enabled new insights into how flow and cyclic peristalsis affects intestinal differentiation and function, it could not be used to study processes that relied on normal intestinal cells from individual donors, which, for example, is crucial for studying patient - specific responses for personalized medicine.

Ledley will transplant normal liver cells into a sick child with the aim of keeping the child alive until it is possible to find a donor for a conventional liver transplant, or to give the child's own liver function time to recover.

«This information yields new insights into how sperm stem cells function and develop under normal circumstances,» says the study's lead author Bradley Cairns, PhD, senior director of basic science at HCI and professor and chair of oncological sciences at the U of U. «We have built a very important framework we can now use to help us understand what happens when things go wrong, resulting in issues like infertility and cancer in men.»

Sphingomyelinases like nSMase2 play a normal role in the cell's metabolism by breaking down fatty molecules into smaller components that cells use for every day functions.

DHA in brain and retinal cells also builds reservoirs for molecules called into action when normal functions are disrupted, resulting in such conditions as retinal degeneration, Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease.

As a result, studying cancer can yield insights into not only the disease itself but also the normal functioning and development of healthy cells.

This long version is then cut into smaller, toxic fragments that accumulate together and disrupt the normal functions of nerve cells.

In response, St. Jude researchers have re-engineered a lentivirus to function as a vector to ferry a normal copy of IL2RG into the patients» hematopoietic stem cells.

If they were permanent, ES cells would never be able to differentiate into heart, kidney, brain, bone, skin and the other specialize cells crucial to normal human functioning.

What this means is that when the membrane is inflamed, the hormone can not communicate with the receptor and get its message into the cell where it needs to go for normal function.

By assisting the body's normal biological functions, doctorVet laser therapy helps increase bloodflow, bring more oxygen to the cells, and turn that oxygen into ATP quicker.

Lab Technician II — TRL Plasma Laboratories — January 2013 — Present • Monitor the heat sealing and aseptic sampling of plasma units; place units of plasma into freezer in timely manner in order to ensure quality of product • Label plasma samples and units properly and store according to policy; manage an average of 50 different plasma units on a regular basis • Evaluate refrigerator and freezer temperatures ad inform supervisor if equipment is malfunctioning • Maintain efficient and clean work environment and ensure inventory is stocked properly; answer phones and answer questions or transfer calls to appropriate departmentLab Technician I — ABC Medical Technologies, Inc. — May 2007 — January 2013 • Operated laboratory equipment, such as cell counters and microscopes, to analyze urine, blood, and tissue samples; recorded both normal and abnormal findings; had less than a.1 percent margin of error in sample findings • Used computerized instruments and automated equipment to perform multiple tests at one time; maintained calibration and proper function of equipment on a regular basis • Entered data from tests into physician reports; discussed abnormal results with supervisor and re-ran tests before logging data into patient's medical record