Sentences with phrase «stem cell movement»

Tiny physical pokes and prods may be enough to spur stem cell movement and differentiation, according to a new study published online in Nature Materials today (October 18).

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Let us be thankful that a tool for discrediting the pro-life movement (shaming us for opposing magical cures promised by embryonic stem - cell research) has itself been taken out of their hands.

One of the molecular mysteries hindering development of regenerative therapy for muscles is uncovering the precise genetic and molecular processes that cause skeletal muscle stem cells (called myoblasts) to fuse and form the striated muscle fibers that allow movement.

Stem cells have long been heralded as a potential treatment for a range of brain ailments, but research has so far focused on movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.

Sonia Coontz of Long Beach, Calif., received stem cell treatment two years ago after a severe stroke impacted movement in her right arm and leg and garbled her speech.

Published in Molecular Neurobiology, the study led by Dr Elodie Siney under the supervision of Dr Sandrine Willaime - Morawek, Lecturer in Stem Cells and Brain Repair at the University, analysed how enzymes called ADAMs affect the movement and function of the human tumor cCells and Brain Repair at the University, analysed how enzymes called ADAMs affect the movement and function of the human tumor cellscells.

Using a mouse model, the team also demonstrated that two processes during neurodevelopment are regulated by the gene: proliferation — the replication of neuronal stem cells that have the potential to become multiple different kinds of cells, including neurons — and migration — the movement of neurons to specific locations in the brain during development.

For the first time, stem cell researchers have succeeded in getting transplanted nerve cells to establish connections with other neurons to improve movement in paralyzed rats.

Scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have uncovered new insights into how stem cells transform into brain cells that control leg movements.

The researchers traced stem cells as they matured into motor neurons, which are the type of nerve cells that control muscle movement.

What's more, these glial cells were the ones that specifically build the scaffolding for the motor neurons that were born from the same stem cells and ultimately control leg movement.

MONKEYS with a Parkinson's - like disease have been successfully treated with stem cells that improved their movement for up to two years after transplant.

«Our results show that the movement of mitochondria from stem cells to recipient cells is regulated by the protein Miro1 and is part of a well - directed process,» remarked Anurag Agrawal, Professor at the CSIR - Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in Delhi, India, and one of the lead authors of the study.

Gladstone scientists are the first to produce a type of stem cell — derived neuron that could potentially help restore movement

Since 1991, when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (a degenerative brain disorder that affects movement), actor Michael J. Fox has been a vocal proponent for stem cell research.

To investigate quantitatively whether there are restrictions on cell movement and / or differentiation along the a / p axis, we marked stem cells at a relatively low frequency to avoid generating two adjacent clones derived from different regions.

Vivian has presented extensively at veterinary symposiums on topics that include ischemic stroke, stem cell therapy, seizures, movement disorders, and inflammatory neurologic disorders.

Starting with Scout who had no perception of pain or movement in his rear legs for the two weeks prior to stem cell therapy.