Sentences with phrase «types of cells at»

Researchers had developed the technologies needed to create organoids years before — how to grow cells in culture, how to isolate stem cells from human tissue, and how to coax the stem cells, undifferentiated and immature, to become specific types of cells at later stages of development.

By placing different types of cells at various distances from the bubbles, researchers can begin to explore the details of how cells respond.

Not exact matches

«Those are all types of white blood cells associated with inflammation and allergic reactions,» said Jian - Hua Mao, another member of the team, which is based at the University of California - Berkeley.

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).

Some cells of this type have additional protection at the cable entry such as a glass - to - metal seal.

Epigeneticists have found that our cells carry a type of memory of the experiences of our ancestors — not only that, but 95 % of our genes aren't yet coded at birth, dependent on nurturing and the environment to determine their fate.

«Our new findings show that in the absence of embryonic movement the cells that should form articular cartilage receive incorrect molecular signals, where one type of signal is lost while another inappropriate signal is activated in its place,» Paula Murphy, a professor of zoology at Trinity College Dublin who co-led the study, says.

To estimate the prevalence of positive serology among potential donors to a human milk bank.Retrospective review of our experience with donor serological testing at our milk bank over a 6 - year interval.Not - for - profit, regional human milk bank.Volunteer, unpaid potential donors of human milk.Serological testing for syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV - 1) and human T cell lymphotropic virus type 2 (HTLV - 2).

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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

Choose an obstetrician or health care provider Interview potential doctors Contact health insurance company about coverage Start and pregnancy and birth budget Discuss financial effects of pregnancy and baby with partner Stop smoking Stop drinking Stop using street drugs Talk to your physician about any prescription medications Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day Visit the doctor at least once per month or every 4 weeks Do not dye or perm hair Stop drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages Exercise daily Start taking prenatal vitamins Eat foods rich in folic acid Eat iron rich foods Increase daily intake of whole grains, fruits and vegetables Nap as much as possible as fatigue is common Eat fish with low levels of mercury no more than 2 days per week Do not eat undercooked meats Do not eat unpasteurized dairy producs Do not eat cold cut deli meats Allow someone else to clean out the kitty litter, if applicable Limit exposure to chemicals Try to limit stress and tension Complete all prenatal tests — HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Anemia, Blood Typing, Sickle Cell Anemia, Urine Screening and Rubella.

There was also an association between using all four types of technology before bed and increased cell phone use at night, such as waking up to text someone, with watching TV resulting in the highest odds.

A new type of human stem cell, never seen in nature, should be better at making replacement organs than existing stem cells

In a new study published in Cell Reports, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes identified different types of neurons in a brain region called the reticular thalamus.

That type of fine - grained control is also revealing that at least some tumors may begin releasing cells sooner than scientists had realized.

«The problem with plasma cell - free liquid biopsy in particular is that the amount of wild - type [DNA] can be very, very high, and so keeping that really rare signal from being swamped out by the wild - type... is key,» says Dawne Shelton, R&D manager for in vitro diagnostic products at Bio-Rad in Hercules, California.

The team also needs to figure out which types of cancer Th17 cells respond to, and at which stage of the disease.

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have pinpointed two molecules that boost reprogramming of cells — a process through which cells of one type can be converted to another.

A transcriptome is the set of all RNA molecules transcribed in each cell type, and a readout on which genes are turned in that cell at the time.

«Researchers often seek out the types of cancerous cells that are homogenous in nature and are easier to observe with traditional microscopic devices,» said Luis Polo - Parada, an Associate Professor of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology and an investigator at Mizzou's Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center.

Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego have proven that when it comes to guiding stem cells into a specific cell type, the stiffness of the extracellular matrix used to culture them really does matter.

Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown, in mice, that the virus infects a rare type of intestinal cell called a tuft cell, so named because each cell sports a cluster of hairlike extensions on its surface.

Mahmoudi and his colleagues previously identified several others overlooked biological factors that appear to contribute to discrepancies seen between results in the lab and in the clinic, including importance of personalized medicine at the nanobio interfaces, cell type, cell shape, and incubating temperature.

The team at the University's Medical Research Council Centre for Regenerative Medicine were surprised to find the molecules can also boost direct conversions from one type of mature cell to another — including transforming skin cells into brain cells.

Since pseudouridine modifications may affect various RNA molecules in different types of normal and malignant cells, «our discoveries pave the way for future avenues of research aimed at exploring the role of pseudouridine in human development disease,» concludes Cristian Bellodi.

«To treat most forms of hearing loss, we need to find a delivery mechanism that works for all types of hair cells,» said neurobiologist David Corey, co-senior investigator on the study and the Bertarelli Professor of Translational Medical Science at HMS.

A type of soil - dwelling bacterium produces molecules that induce death in melanoma cells, research at Oregon State University shows.

In the second Cell paper, researchers collaborated with scientists at the University of Cambridge, McGill University in Canada and several UK and European institutions to explore the role that epigenetics plays in the development and function of three major human immune cell types: CD14 + monocytes, CD16 + neutrophils and naïve CD4 + T cells, from the genomes of 197 individuCell paper, researchers collaborated with scientists at the University of Cambridge, McGill University in Canada and several UK and European institutions to explore the role that epigenetics plays in the development and function of three major human immune cell types: CD14 + monocytes, CD16 + neutrophils and naïve CD4 + T cells, from the genomes of 197 individucell types: CD14 + monocytes, CD16 + neutrophils and naïve CD4 + T cells, from the genomes of 197 individuals.

Some of the researchers at the centre will study the differentiation of stem cells into other cell types, one group by using human embryonic stem cell biology and another by studying early embryo development.

For me, this type of preparation was invaluable when it came to my first interview, for an associate editor position at Nature Cell Biology.

If norovirus also targets tuft cells in humans, «maybe that's the cell type we need to be treating,» says study coauthor Craig Wilen, a physician scientist at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

We can find it «in any type of device ranging from traditional cell phones to today's smartphones, and even in our washing machine,» explained one of the researchers, Guillermo Suarez de Tangil, from the Computer Science Department at UC3M.

A panel of small molecules that inhibit Zika virus infection, including one that stands out as a potent inhibitor of Zika viral entry into relevant human cell types, was discovered by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have mobilized advanced imaging and computational methods to comprehensively map — «count» — the total populations of specific types of cells throughout the mouse brain.

Frequent, low - dose chemotherapy regimens avoid this effect and may therefore be more effective at treating certain types of breast and pancreatic cancer, according to the murine study «Metronomic chemotherapy prevents therapy - induced stromal activation and induction of tumor - initiating cells,» which will be published online November 23 in The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

«Different types of cancer cells with different strengths and weaknesses are both present in the tumor at the same time and can work together to spread faster and more efficiently.

In this study, the research team used a new technique developed at the University of North Carolina to study a type of glial cell known as an astrocyte.

The findings — published today in Nature — provide significant insights into cell types fated to relapse and can help accelerate the quest for new, upfront therapies, says Dr. Dick, a Senior Scientist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, and Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto.

The two - part approach netted a set of mutations seen only at relapse that enabled the team to sift and sort leukemic and normal stem cells using tools developed in the Dick lab a few years ago to zero in on specific cell types fated to relapse.

Researchers at Penn State have combined the two approaches by taking biodegradable polymer nanoparticles encapsulated with cancer - fighting drugs and incorporating them into immune cells to create a smart, targeted system to attack cancers of specific types.

In addition to looking at mouse models of diabetes, the researchers also showed that exposure of human pancreatic islet cells — both from healthy donors and from patients with Type 1 diabetes — to fasting - mimicking diet in a dish stimulated insulin production.

«Recent studies suggest that epigenetic modifications may contribute to the development of cancer progenitor cells that can induce drug resistance and the relapse of different types of cancer,» said Sibaji Sarkar, PhD, instructor of medicine at BUSM.

In order to isolate the 3D structure of the chromosome during metaphase, the authors used a combination of chromosome conformation capture technologies (3C, 5C and Hi - C) developed by the Dekker lab over the last decade to map the points of contact along the mitotic chromosome in different cell types synchronized to divide at the same time.

«I think it's a mistake to cast the different types of stem cells as competing priorities,» George Daley, associate director of the Stem Cell Program at Children's Hospital Boston, said at the hearing.

At Northwestern University, chemist Samuel Stupp and his research team have developed various types of amphiphile molecules (each end is chemically attracted to a different kind of material) that form self - assembling nanofibers, which in turn can prompt the regeneration of bone and brain cells.

[Chinedu Nwokoro et al., «Inhaled black carbon in the lower airways of London cyclists»] Researchers at the London School of Medicine collected sputum samples from healthy non-smokers who walk or bike to see how much black carbon was in airway macrophages — a type of white blood cell that takes in foreign material.

This type of behaviour of the white blood cells served as an inspiration for the postdoc, Daniel Ahmed, who was working in Professor Bradley Nelson's research group at ETH Zurich.

«Exosomes are minuscule membrane vesicles — or sacs — released from most, if not all, cell types, including cancer cells,» said Yong Zeng, assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Kansas.

Researchers have proposed at least five models of Barrett's esophagus, each based on a different cell type.

Antibodies derived from a type of immune cell found in unusually high numbers in HIV - infected individuals with chronically uncontrolled virus levels are less effective at neutralizing HIV than antibodies derived from a different type of immune cell more common in people without HIV, scientists report.