Turn to Turmeric

Turn to Turmeric

By admin on April 3, 2012

Like curry? It’s primary ingredient, turmeric, contains natural anti-aging compounds.

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Stroke Research Using Stem Cells at Houston Methodist

Stroke Research Using Stem Cells at Houston Methodist

By admin on April 3, 2012

Stroke patients at Houston Methodist can choose to undergo a new treatment that uses stem cells to significantly improve their recovery from an acute stroke.

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The Role of Stem Cells in Memory

The Role of Stem Cells in Memory

By admin on April 3, 2012

Researchers find that specific neurons in the brain serve distinct roles in memory formation depending on whether the neural stem cells that produced them were of old versus young age.

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Stem Cells Promote Transplant Success

Stem Cells Promote Transplant Success

By admin on April 3, 2012

Scientists at the University of Louisville are studying the use of donor stem cell infusions that have been specially engineered to “trick” the recipients’ immune system into thinking the donated organ is part of the patient’s natural self.

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Gut Cells Produce Insulin for Diabetic Treatment

Gut Cells Produce Insulin for Diabetic Treatment

By admin on April 3, 2012

A new study suggests that progenitor adult cells from a diabetic patient’s intestines may be coaxed into producing insulin, freeing Type 1 diabetics from the need for daily insulin injection.

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Heart Attack Effects Reduced by Stem Cells

Heart Attack Effects Reduced by Stem Cells

By admin on April 3, 2012

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco have used cardiac stem cells extracted from middle-aged mice who had had heart attacks to treat the damaged hearts.

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Study Identifies Key Molecular Switch to Fight Aging

By admin on February 3, 2012

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine describe a way to enable stable maintenance of chromosome ends by telomerase, an enzyme thought to play a key role in cancer and aging.

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Cell Injections Reverse Aging

Cell Injections Reverse Aging

By admin on January 6, 2012

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine injected aging mice with stem cell-like progenitor cells derived from the muscle of young, healthy animals. Instead of becoming infirm and dying early as untreated mice did, treated mice improved their health and lived two to three times longer than expected.

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