Decoded Science » Erin Connelly http://www.decodedscience.com science news research theories Wed, 22 May 2013 21:05:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Researchers Identify Cells that Inhibit Cancer Metastasis http://www.decodedscience.com/researchers-identify-cells-that-inhibit-cancer-metastasis/9568 http://www.decodedscience.com/researchers-identify-cells-that-inhibit-cancer-metastasis/9568#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:10:25 +0000 Erin Connelly http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=9568 In a new study published in the January 17 edition of Cancer Cell, researchers have identified cells, known as pericytes, that play an important role in the prevention of cancer metastasis. Pericytes are a component of tissue vasculature and are necessary for angiogenesis, or blood vessel growth. Current antiangiogenic cancer therapies inhibit tumor growth by depleting pericytes [...]

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/researchers-identify-cells-that-inhibit-cancer-metastasis/9568/feed 0 Researchers Produce a New Viral Vector with the Potential to Treat Cystic Fibrosis http://www.decodedscience.com/researchers-produce-a-new-viral-vector-with-the-potential-to-treat-cystic-fibrosis/7286 http://www.decodedscience.com/researchers-produce-a-new-viral-vector-with-the-potential-to-treat-cystic-fibrosis/7286#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:30:02 +0000 Erin Connelly http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=7286 Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a very common genetic disorder that currently has no cure and few effective treatments. The disease is caused by a defective recessive gene, which was identified in 1989. According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1 in 31 Americans carry the CF gene, which is more common in Caucasians of European descent, but can appear in [...]

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/researchers-produce-a-new-viral-vector-with-the-potential-to-treat-cystic-fibrosis/7286/feed 0 Researchers Propose New Model to Reduce Miscarriages after IVF Treatment http://www.decodedscience.com/researchers-propose-new-model-to-reduce-miscarriages-after-ivf-treatment/9285 http://www.decodedscience.com/researchers-propose-new-model-to-reduce-miscarriages-after-ivf-treatment/9285#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:51:25 +0000 Erin Connelly http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=9285 Can doctors prevent miscarriage after IVF through a minor change in clinical procedure? In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a process by which the egg and sperm of infertile couples are manually combined in a laboratory setting. If manual fertilization is successful, the embryos, typically about four or less, are placed inside the uterus for further [...]

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/researchers-propose-new-model-to-reduce-miscarriages-after-ivf-treatment/9285/feed 0 Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Improve the Health and Lifespan of Aging Mice Using Young Stem Cells http://www.decodedscience.com/researchers-at-the-university-of-pittsburgh-improve-the-health-and-lifespan-of-aging-mice-using-young-stem-cells/9011 http://www.decodedscience.com/researchers-at-the-university-of-pittsburgh-improve-the-health-and-lifespan-of-aging-mice-using-young-stem-cells/9011#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:00:42 +0000 Erin Connelly http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=9011 According to a study published on 3 January in Nature Communications, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have improved the health and longevity of aging mice by injecting them with stem cell-like progenitor cells derived from the muscle of young mice. Within the body, stem/progenitor cells  have the ability to repair tissue. In aging [...]

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/researchers-at-the-university-of-pittsburgh-improve-the-health-and-lifespan-of-aging-mice-using-young-stem-cells/9011/feed 0 Georgetown Researchers Reveal New Cell Technology with the Potential to Revolutionize Cancer Research and Therapy http://www.decodedscience.com/georgetown-researchers-reveal-new-cell-technology-with-the-potential-to-revolutionize-cancer-research-and-therapy/8198 http://www.decodedscience.com/georgetown-researchers-reveal-new-cell-technology-with-the-potential-to-revolutionize-cancer-research-and-therapy/8198#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:08:39 +0000 Erin Connelly http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=8198 Researchers at Georgetown University have developed a new method to grow normal cells and tumor cells from cancer patients in a laboratory setting, which previously had been impossible. Normal cells do not grow well in a laboratory and most cancer cells will not grow at all, which has been a significant barrier for research. In [...]

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