Sentences with phrase «multiple types of cells»

Cambridge, Mass. — February 19, 2014 — A new bioprinting method developed at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University creates intricately patterned, three - dimensional tissue constructs with multiple types of cells and tiny blood vessels.

But that production stops after a meal, when insulin is released by the pancreas and performs its main task of removing sugar from the blood and shepherding the glucose to multiple types of cells that absorb it for energy.

Not exact matches

To build nationwide 5G, they either have to kick current customers off LTE, which would take years, or use a type of spectrum (millimeter wave) that can only carry a signal 2,000 feet from a cell site — versus multiple miles for other spectrum — making it nearly impossible for either of them to create a truly nationwide 5G network quickly.

In the clearest possible case, the ANT - OAR cell would differ from a zygote on all of the parameters noted above: The ANT - OAR cell would have a pattern of gene expression that is clearly distinct from a zygote; it would generate a homogeneous population of cells rather than multiple cell types; it would undergo simple cleavage divisions and not produce any multicellular structures.

It offers cardio protection, it helps lower bad cholesterol, it may help prevent the progression of multiple sclerosis, it has the ability to regenerate brain cells after a stroke, it has the ability to cross the blood - brain barrier to potentially ward off Alzheimer's disease, apparently it's good at wiping amyloid plaque from the brain (which studies haves linked to Alzheimer's), it may help to prevent certain types of cancer, and studies have shown that it inhibits cancer cell growth and metastases (meaning it keeps cancer from spreading).

Habanero, jalapeno, Scotch bonnet — these hot but yummy types of the actual capsicum frutescens possess multiple health advantages — such as the capability to drive prostate cancer cells to kill themselves.

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(borrowed from Dr Kitty) Breech Twins and higher order multiples Previous CS Pre-Eclampsia Placenta praevia Cervical incompetence Previous late stillbirth Previous premature birth Grand multiparty Age under 18 Age over 35 Smoking Drug use Severe mental health issue Epilepsy Type 1 diabetes Type 2 diabetes Gestational diabetes Asthma GBS positive Abnormal antibodies Transplant recipient Congenital heart disease Known foetal abnormality Immunosuppressive medication MS Physical disability Intellectual disability Hypothyroidism Hyperthyroidism Previous shoulder dystocia Previous 3rd or 4th degree tear Sickle Cell anaemia BMI under 18 or over 35 at conception Previous massive PPH APH in current pregnancy HIV / AIDS Hepatitis B or C Active TB IUGR Oligohydramnios Polyhydramnios Child previously removed from custody because of abuse Uterine abnormalities such as uterine septum or double uterus Previous uterine surgery for fibroids Chronic renal problems Hypertension Auto immune condition Previous stroke or blod clot Cancer Domestic violence or abusive home Prisoners Homeless women

One way to get many types of cells or proteins from the same genetic starting material is by mixing and matching different parts of one gene to produce multiple gene readouts, a phenomenon known as alternative splicing.

The olfactory system comprises six million to 10 million receptor cells (of which there are nearly 400 different types) and links to multiple brain structures and neural pathways, including those involved in memory, emotion and movement.

Whether investigating fat cells, immunotherapy or use of the CRISPR - Cas 9 gene - editing tool, which a federal panel recently approved for a select number of patients suffering from three types of cancers, including multiple myeloma, approaches beyond attacking cancer cells are needed in the fight against many cancers.

Rewinding skin cells back to their origins in the womb could provide a powerful new vaccine against multiple types of cancer.

But like the medieval alchemists, today's cloning and stem cell biologists are working largely with processes they don't fully understand: What actually happens inside the oocyte to reprogram the nucleus is still a mystery, and scientists have a lot to learn before they can direct a cell's differentiation as smoothly as nature's program of development does every time fertilized egg gives rise to the multiple cell types that make up a live baby.

One type of stem cell can produce multiple types of nerve cells at different stages of the brain's development.

In the case of type 1 diabetes, it destroys the insulin - producing cells in the pancreas, and in multiple sclerosis it strikes the central nervous system.

Though a range of developmental scenarios in multiple brain regions is surely at work in ASDs, the researchers said the ability to place these specific genetic mutations in one specific set of cells — among hundreds of cell types in the brain, and at a specific point in human development — is a critical step in beginning to understand how autism comes about.

When you're using certain tissue types that can't replicate multiple times outside of the body — liver and nerve cells, for example — «that's where stem cells are most relevant.»

Researchers at MIT have now shown that they can use a new type of measurement to predict how drugs will affect cancer cells taken from multiple - myeloma patients.

Though most of these proteins are present in multiple root cell types, the researchers found, their statistical models and experiments in living plants suggest the combined effect is to activate the Short - root master switch in some cells but not others.

The device, part of the Lab's iCHIP (in - vitro Chip - Based Human Investigational Platform) project, simulates the central nervous system by recording neural activity from multiple brain cell types deposited and grown onto microelectrode arrays.

Dor's own group reports this week that its technique for tracing the origin of circulating DNA detected the expected type of cell death in people with pancreatic cancer, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and brain injuries.

«This study focused on the development of the neocortex, but we aim to analyze multiple brain regions and developmental stages to achieve a more comprehensive atlas of cell types in the developing human brain,» Kriegstein said.

Using different types of perovskites across multiple layers could allow solar cells to more effectively absorb a broader range of photons.

The 5E5 antibody recognized multiple types of cancer cells, including leukemia, ovarian, breast, and pancreatic cancer cells, but not normal tissues.

Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell.

Theoretically, such stem cells can form any of the body's cell types and could be used in new treatments for Parkinson's disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, cardiac disease, and spinal cord injuries.

The work contradicts previous studies that found that multiple types of unidentified supporting cells transform into hair cells when Notch signaling is blocked.

Hsp90 inhibitors are among several innovative new types of treatment designed to attack cancer indirectly, by destabilising multiple different proteins required for the growth and survival of cancer cells.

«ADRCs consist of multiple cell types with multiple potential benefits,» said Timothy D. Henry, MD, MSCAI, director, division of cardiology at the Cedars - Sinai Heart Institute and the study's lead investigator.

Cancer cells resemble stem cells not because they can turn into other cell types, but because in developmental terms, they seem to go in the opposite direction: they begin to run through multiple layers of stop signs and barricades and just keep on multiplying.

«Because Th17 cells have been linked to a number of autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, we thought our compound might inhibit Th17 cells in type 1 diabetes and possibly interfere with disease progression,» said Solt.

What is there — a spinal cord, all major regions of the brain, multiple cell types, signaling circuitry and even a retina — has the potential to dramatically accelerate the pace of neuroscience research, said Anand, also a professor of neuroscience.

Taste buds contain several types of chemosensory cells and are innervated by multiple nerve fibers.

Oligodendrocytes, a type of brain cell that plays a crucial role in diseases such as multiple sclerosis, are more diverse than have previously been thought, according to a new study led by Sten Linnarsson, Karolinska Institutet / SciLifeLab and Gonçalo Castelo - Branco, Karolinska Institutet.

Because most immune cells typically can't get into the brain, microglia are adapted to perform multiple functions that are normally handled by several different types of immune cells.

These cells are cancerous yet have properties of stem cells: self - renewal and the ability to differentiate into multiple cell types that occurs in tumors.

Low - serum conditions for expansion culture of multiple cell types.

The SDF - 1 / CXCR4 interaction stimulates tyrosine phosphorylation of CXCR4, followed by the activation of multiple G protein - dependent signaling pathways, which may be different among cell types.

New studies in mice have shown that immature stem cells that proliferate to form brain tissues can function for at least a year — most of the life span of a mouse — and give rise to multiple types of...

Myeloma — also referred to as multiple myeloma or plasma cell myeloma — is a cancer that originates in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that makes antibodies.

Current explorations into the molecular underpinnings of cell circuitry are leveraging multiple data types including expression profiling and epigenetic analysis leveraging RNA - seq and CHiP - Seq coupled with molecular markers and cellular phenotypes.

Therefore, successful recovery from blindness due to injury or disease will require the functional replacement of multiple retinal cell types.

Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a very aggressive type of cancer with multiple manifestations including skin lesions, abnormal cell counts and central nervous system (CNS) disease involvement.

LIGHT is another member of the TNF family that can be induced on multiple cell types including T cells and dendritic cells.

Recent studies have described a subpopulation of cancer cells within tumors termed «cancer stem cells» (CSCs), which have stem - like properties such as self - renewal and the ability to differentiate into multiple cancer cell types [1 — 7].

Several types of targeted therapy may be used to treat multiple myeloma and other plasma cell neoplasms.

Intercellular adhesion molecule - 1 expression is required on multiple cell types for the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

We compared the cell - fractions of pre - and post-mortem samples globally using the Anderson — Darling test53 and by cell - type obtaining a p - value using the two - sided Wilcoxon Rank - Sum test54, adjusted to multiple - testing by Benjamini — Hochberg method44.

«The best case scenario is that from this one very accessible and highly proliferative source of stem cells, we will be able to obtain multiple different cell types that can be used for a broad range of applications in regenerative medicine,» he said.

As the effects of these tools are likely cell type - and context - dependent, it may make sense to try multiple CRISPR tools when setting up your experimental system.