Sentences with phrase «which supporting cells»

The researchers then tracked which supporting cells turned into hair cells by tagging them with a fluorescent chemical and watching the tissues for at least 4 days.

She is now developing new biomaterials which support cell regrowth, nano - encapsulation for targeted release of drugs and new drug candidates for skin and aging applications.

Not exact matches

But in June, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative — the philanthropic organization in Palo Alto, California, that funds the Biohub — contributed an undisclosed amount of money and software - engineering support to the Human Cell Atlas data platform, which will be used to store, analyse and browse project data.

But Canadian officials expressed skepticism, noting that the war had been grinding on and that «there may be little reliable evidence to gather» and that «organizers of whatever (improvised explosive device) cell (which) supported and directed the dead bomber have been killed» by special forces.

For instance, a strong resolution opposing embryonic stem cell research, which destroys human lives, passed with 97 percent support.

The sun is not perfectly positioned upon the earth by accident it was placed there for a reason and purpose to support life which is God attended... We are not on this planet on accident we did not evolve from a single cell that theory has been debunked for many years...

Unlike the brain cells themselves, which are there through thick and thin as supporting environment, those brain wave activities which can be correlated with consciousness are present only when the latter is present and absent when the latter is absent.

BCAAs can be used by muscle cells as an energy source, which may help offset muscle breakdown during endurance exercise and help support recovery and repair after weight training.

Copper — is also found in shredded coconut which works together with iron to fuel your metabolism, support energy function, as well as to make functional red blood cells.

Support Hair, Skin, and Nails: Chia contains the highest omega 3 content in nature, along with essential minerals, calcium, zinc, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, copper, potassium, which are essential nutrients needed for the cells of our skin, hair, and nails.

Cilantro is high in calcium, potassium, magnesium, and iron, which is needed for supporting red blood cell production.

They are a rich source of vitamin C and flavonoids, which are powerful antioxidants, vitamin K that increases bone mass, potassium that helps electrolyte regulation, nerve function, muscle control, and blood pressure, folate that supports red blood cell formation and fiber.

All three varieties are fortified with 12 essential vitamins and minerals to support healthy development, including Vitamins A, C, and D, plus Zinc, which helps brain and body cells to develop and grow, Iron, which helps deliver oxygen to the brain and body, and Vitamin B12, which can help support the nervous system and brain function.

With all of the cooked meals we eat in winter, and all the sugar - loaded foods we indulge at Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, this fresh salad is a breath of oxygen for our cells, supporting their natural detox function which is often slowed down by holiday festivities and winter hibernation.

Its obvious you do nt understand my logic, which is not surprising as you also seem to support Wenger, which means you have a brain cell deficiency.

It's right there on their phone, which is, you know, we all can't live without our cell phones, so... It's right there, it's easy and it's convenient, and it's educating moms, it's giving them support, and giving them resources that... One of the things that I read about the app was that it will send them helpful link sometimes for whatever information they are seeking.

The stimulus of nursing or suckling supports continued lactation in two ways: it promotes the secretion of prolactin (and possibly other pituitary hormones of value in milk formation), and it triggers the release of yet another hormone from the pituitary gland — oxytocin, which causes contraction of special muscle cells around the alveoli in the breast and ensures the expulsion of milk.

Secretion of the hormones estrogen and progesterone set the stage for dramatic changes that take place in the breast during pregnancy: a massive proliferation of mammary epithelial cells, and the formation of thousands of ductal structures, which support milk production and transport during lactation.

That's one of the reasons why inspectors praised the presence of telephones in cells, which allow «vulnerable boys to keep in touch with family and support networks».

Neural stem cells differentiate into three different cell types: neurons (purple), oligodendrocytes (red), which produce axon insulation, and astrocytes (green), which also support neurons.

Although the prevailing idea has been that the devastating disease, which strikes some 1 percent of U.S. adults, is primarily caused by something going wrong with neurons, the scientists suspected the brain's support cells, called glia.

Former Governor Martin O'Malley (D — MD) has supported stem - cell research involving human embryos (although he is a devout member of the Catholic Church, which has opposed many forms of embryonic stem cell research).

«We think that these genes, which are normally only expressed in the placenta to facilitate invasion, are becoming reactivated in cancer cells and supporting invasion in this context too,» she says.

Scott, with Stanford's Program on Stem Cells and Society, says that positive results could fire up patient advocacy groups, which can be powerful in building support.

At this stage, as well as throughout the developmental process, sperm are tended to by Sertoli cells, which feed and support the growing sperm.

The findings by a team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators, which will be published in the April 24 issue of Cell and are receiving advance online release, support the importance of epigenetics — processes controlling whether or not genes are expressed — in cancer pathology and identify molecular circuits that may be targeted by new therapeutic approaches.

The findings, which focused on support cells in the brain called astroglial cells, appear online today in Nature Communications.

Similar patches and treatments have already been tested against the «wet» form — in which blood vessels invade and destroy the retinal pigment epithelial cells that nourish and support the photoreceptor cells that capture light.

Scientists have found evidence that glial cells, which support and protect neural cells, may play a key role in the regenerative process.

Without RPEs to support and nourish them, adjacent photoreceptor cells which capture light signals, die too and blindness is the result.

As RPEs help to maintain and support adjacent photoreceptor cells which capture light, their loss leads to blindness.

The work, which appears in the November 27, 2014, edition of Science Express, points to new avenues for producing single - site supported gold catalysts that could produce high - grade hydrogen for cleaner energy use in fuel - cell powered devices, including vehicles.

Most theorists assume that such a complex concept would have to be supported by large populations of cells, each of which corresponds to one component of the object (the bun, the bifocals, the leather miniskirt).

The extent to which these newborn cells support learning and memory remains to be seen.

Tissue at the top of the nasal passages contains both olfactory stem cells and «olfactory ensheathing cells», which support and guide the growth of the neurons.

Based on the pioneering work of Dr. Claire Lugassy and Dr. Raymond Barnhill at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, a new study provides additional support for a process by which melanoma cells, a deadly form of skin cancer, can spread throughout the body by creeping like tiny spiders along the outside of blood vessels without ever entering the blood stream, and that this process is exacerbated by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light.

These neurons and the synapses between them are supported by long, tree - shaped cells called Müller glia (in green), which may provide a new therapeutic target for treating degenerative eye diseases.

In this rewriting of the textbooks, a tumor is not just a clump of aberrant cells; it also includes a support system, a tumor microenvironment, which encompasses a multitude of varying immune cell types and crisscrossing chemical signals, along with a network of blood vessels.

The A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute at the U-M Medical School also supported the work, which was reviewed and approved by the U-M Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Research Oversight committee and Institutional Review Board.

The MSRs were then coated with lipids that formed a thin supported lipid bilayer (SLB), which resembles the outer membrane of APCs and that the researchers then functionalized with a pair of T cell - stimulating antibodies that remain mobile in the lipid layer and can bind to receptor / co-receptor molecules on the surface of T cells.

Another important observation made by the group, and which supports the hypothesis that prions have a role in depression, is the fact that the prion protein is found in the same places in the cell as the dopamine and serotonin receptors.

That confirmed previous results from two other groups that found cocaine - induced autophagy in astrocytes and microglia, which are neuron support cells.

Working with mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins have contributed significant new evidence to support the idea that high doses of cocaine kill brain cells by triggering overactive autophagy, a process in which cells literally digest their own insides.

Damage to the liver activates a group of specialized wound - healers called hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), which churn out scaffoldlike collagen fibers that support the growth of new liver cells.

Oligodendrocytes, the cells that are known to produce the myelin sheaths which enable saltatory conduction of action potentials along the myelinated axons, are modulators of signal transmission along neuronal connections (axons) and also promote neuronal survival by providing metabolic support.

The study published in Cell Metabolism reports a mechanism by which two types of brain cells, neurons and glia, normally support each other's functions.

As a result, many of the studies published up to now describe only two or three patient stem cell lines,» says David Panchision, who oversees the NIMH's National Cooperative Reprogrammed Cell Research Group (NCRCRG) program, which supported this wcell lines,» says David Panchision, who oversees the NIMH's National Cooperative Reprogrammed Cell Research Group (NCRCRG) program, which supported this wCell Research Group (NCRCRG) program, which supported this work.

Many commercial catalysts for fuel cells contain the precious metal platinum, which aside from being expensive, is too rare to support ubiquitous use in vehicles.

The phenomenon, known as Warburg effect, is typical for cancer cells and the mechanism behind is believed to benefit cancer cells by switching biochemical engines from energy manufacturing reactions to anabolic reactions, which primarily support growth of the cell size and proliferation.

Others, like that of Stigmatella aurantiaca, are more complex branching structures in which some cells form the support structure and only some get to form spores.