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First demonstration of new hair follicle generation in an animal model
05-16-2007 · EurekAlert!Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that hair follicles in adult mice regenerate by re-awakening genes once active only in developing embryos. A better understanding of this process could lead to novel treatments for hair loss, other skin and hair disorders, and wounds.
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- First demonstration of muscle restoration in an animal model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
04-22-2007 · EurekAlert!
Using a new type of drug that targets a specific genetic defect, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, along with colleagues at PTC Therapeutics Inc. and the University of Massachusetts Medical School, have for the first time demonstrated restoration of muscle function in a mouse model of Duchenne's muscular dystrophy (DMD).
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- Cloned Mice Created From Fully Differentiated Cells, A Milestone In Cloning Research
10-02-2006 · ScienceDaily
New research dismisses the notion that adult stem cells are necessary for successful animal cloning, proving instead that cells that have completely evolved to a specific type not only can be used for cloning purposes, but they may be better and more efficient. As proof, researchers report they created two mouse pups from a type of blood cell that itself is incapable of dividing to produce a second generation of its own kind.
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- Active ingredient in common Chinese herb
01-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
Some 50 million Americans have hypertension, that is, blood pressure measuring above the normal range (less than 120/80 mmHg). If untreated, it can lead to heart attacks, strokes, or kidney disease. Lifestyle changes are the first-stage treatment for the disease, but if they fail, medications are prescribed. In a soon-to-be-released study using an animal model, scientists have found that tanshinone IIA, an active ingredient of danshen, reduces blood pressure.
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- Modified bone marrow cells can help recovery in an animal model of multiple sclerosis
04-09-2007 · EurekAlert!
A new study published in PLoS Medicine has shown that modified bone marrow cells can help recovery in an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS).
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- Gene malfunctions cause schizophrenia, depression symptoms in mice
05-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that malfunction of a gene that had been associated with schizophrenia and depression does indeed cause symptoms of those disorders. They said their findings in mice offer a possible animal model for developing treatments for schizophrenia and depression.
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- Penn researchers link cell's protein recycling systems
06-13-2007 · EurekAlert!
Researchers have discovered a molecular link between the cell's two major pathways for breaking down proteins and have succeeded in using this link to rescue neurodegenerative diseases in a simple animal model.
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- Active ingredient in common Chinese herb shown to reduce hypertension
01-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
Some 50 million Americans have hypertension, that is, blood pressure measuring above the normal range (less than 120/80 mmHg). If untreated, it can lead to heart attacks, strokes, or kidney disease. Lifestyle changes are the first-stage treatment for the disease, but if they fail, medications are prescribed. In a soon-to-be-released study using an animal model, scientists have found that tanshinone IIA, an active ingredient of danshen, reduces blood pressure.
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- If air gets scarce -- new gene causes asthma in children
08-20-2007 · EurekAlert!
Usually harmless external stimuli like animal hair, pollen and house dust cause a life-endangering narrowing of the bronchi in asthma patients. An international team of scientists headed by researchers from the Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, and Oxford University, UK, have now been able to identify a gene that clearly increases the risk for asthma in childhood.
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- Murder mystery solved
09-20-2007 · EurekAlert!
Thousands of people die from strokes and heart attacks within 24 hours of a spike in microscopic pollution. Scientists couldn't figure out why. New research from Northwestern University has found that these tiny pieces of soot spur hyperclotting of the blood, resulting in heart attacks and strokes for people at risk. Previous epidemiological research has linked the pollution to cardiovascular death and disease, but this is the first study to show how it actually happens in an animal model.
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- USC researchers identify mechanism that controls activation of stem cells during hair regeneration
01-16-2008 · EurekAlert!
Researchers at the University of Southern California have identified a novel cyclic signaling in the dermis that coordinates stem cell activity and regulates regeneration in large populations of hairs in animal models.
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