Category Archives: Stem Cell Advances
NIH-funded science on hearing research at annual ARO meeting
Public release date: 22-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Jennifer Wenger wengerj@nidcd.nih.gov 301-496-7243 NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders What: NIH-supported scientists will be presenting their latest research findings at the 2012 Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO). Continue reading
Research and Markets: Basic Neurochemistry. Edition No. 8
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a12f57/basic_neurochemist) has announced the addition of Elsevier Science and Technology's new report “Basic Neurochemistry. Edition No. Continue reading
Immortality Could Soon Be Reality – Video
16-02-2012 06:06 echnologies today could allow the next generation to live up to 150, but how far should scientists go to allow people to live this long? More than just possible as some aging experts believe scientific breakthroughs will mean babies born today will live more than 100 years. Geriatrician Dr. Continue reading
Stemedica Cell Technologies – Documentary – Video
01-02-2012 14:02 Incorporated in 2005, Stemedica has become a global biopharmaceutical company led by prominent scientists, leading clinicians, experienced investors and seasoned medical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical executives. Continue reading
3. Innovations in Cardiovascular Surgery | Mini Med School – Video
08-02-2012 17:54 (October 11, 2011) Robert Robbins and Alan Yeung talk about recent advances in cardiovascular surgery, what it means for patients, and how they envision the field advancing in the future. This course is a single-quarter, focused follow-up to the the yearlong Mini Med School that occurred in 2009-10. The course focuses on diseases of the heart and cardiovascular system. Continue reading
Immortality Could Soon Be Reality? 2012 – Video
15-02-2012 19:06 Technologies today could allow the next generation to live up to 150, but how far should scientists go to allow people to live this long? Continue reading
Alzheimer's cells made in the lab
18 February 2012 Last updated at 00:49 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Dementia has been described as a “time bomb” in society. As more people are living longer, more are being affected by the illness which slowly but surely annihilates brain function. More than 750,000 people in the UK already have dementia, forecasts say there will be one million dementia patients by 2021 and 1.5 million by 2051. Continue reading
First Single Camera, Multi-Parametric Cardiac Imaging System Uses Photometrics® Evolve™ EMCCD Camera
Findings Published in Circulation Research Tucson, AZ (PRWEB) February 17, 2012 Photometrics' high-performance Evolve 128 EMCCD camera was used in the first single camera, multi-parameter cardiac imaging system. Oxford University and University of Michigan researchers employed the system to measure the electrophysiological function of adult human stem cell-derived heart tissue Continue reading
Treatment Advances Improve the Odds for Heart Failure Patients
THURSDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) — Although a growing number of Americans now struggle with heart failure, experts say new treatments have dramatically improved both quality of life and life expectancy for these patients. “The present environment for heart failure is substantially improved, and the future holds promises that will truly remove the term 'failure' from the description of this illness,” said Dr. Continue reading
Stem Cells Help Heal Broken Hearts
60-Second Health | Health After a heart attack, cells from the patient's bone marrow can help improve heart function. Katherine Harmon reports Continue reading