All Articles Tagged As: skin

Bucks for Brains team brings in $4.7 million (2/19/2008)

The Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center (KSCIRC) at the University of Louisville has received three federal grants totaling $4.7 million to find therapies for spinal cord injuries. KSCIRC also will receive at $300,000 grant from the Kentucky Spinal Cord and Head Injury Research Trust. ...> Full Article

How the Heart Takes Form (2/11/2008)

Researchers Describe Early Heart Development in Vertebrates ...> Full Article

Researchers Identify Cell Process That Regulates Wound Healing (2/9/2008)

Researchers have uncovered cell processes that will open new therapeutic approaches to wound healing. ...> Full Article

New research into scar-free healing (1/28/2008)

New research from the University of Bristol shows that by suppressing one of the genes that normally switches on in wound cells, wounds can heal faster and reduce scarring. This has major implications not just for wound victims but also for people who suffer organ tissue damage through illness or abdominal surgery. ...> Full Article

Growing Artificial Skin From Hair Roots (1/5/2008)

There is new hope for patients with chronic wounds: euroderm GmbH and the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI in Leipzig have been granted approval to produce artificial skin from patients' own cells. ...> Full Article

Researchers Initiate Gene Therapy Trial in Patients with Advanced Skin Cancer (12/26/2007)

Researchers at the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals Case Medical Center are the first in the region to have joined a nationwide clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a gene therapy in patients with advanced melanoma which is aimed to help a patient's own immune system fight their cancer. ...> Full Article

New Mechanical Insights Into Wound Healing And Scar Tissue Formation (12/25/2007)

New research illuminates the mechanical factors that play a critical role in the differentiation and function of fibroblasts, connective tissue cells that play a role in wound healing and scar tissue formation. ...> Full Article

Yamanaka Reports Additional Success in Reprogramming Human Adult Cells into Embryonic-like Stem Cells (12/1/2007)

Building on their research reported last week, acclaimed stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, senior investigator at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD), and colleagues have shown how to convert adult mouse or human skin cells into cells that resemble embryonic stem cells without using the tumour-causing gene c-Myc. The paper will be published online in Nature Biotechnology. Elimination of c-Myc is considered a critical step in making these so-called "reprogrammed" cells safe for clinical applications in patients. ...> Full Article

Scientists get up noses with squid gel (11/25/2007)

A squid-derived wound-healing gel is attracting attention from international medical companies, due to its unique blend of properties. ...> Full Article

Engineered Skin Spurs Natural Healing (11/22/2007)

A team of Chinese doctors reported in a recent issue of Artificial Organs that skin they developed from neonatal foreskin heals wounds quickly and with minimal scarring. ...> Full Article

Scientists guide human skin cells to embryonic state (11/21/2007)

A team of researchers reports the genetic reprogramming of human skin cells to create cells indistinguishable from embryonic stem cells. ...> Full Article

Biologist starts studies on facial skin development (9/29/2007)

Researcher sets out to discover how craniofacial dermis develops in mouse embryos ...> Full Article

Fighting golden staph and regenerating skin share in $17 million of medical research funding (9/26/2007)

Researchers receives funding for three years to study a genetic pathway his team have identified that regulates skin stem cells. ...> Full Article

Initial Trigger Is Not Enough To Determine A Stem Cell's Fate (8/5/2007)

Disturbing a stem cell from its initial quiescent state was once thought to taint its gold-standard properties. However, research uncovering how a signaling pathway regulates stem cell behavior reveals that stem cells, once activated, enter a window of time during which they respond to their environment and retain their ability to alter their developmental path. ...> Full Article

Scientists Invent Novel Hydrogels For Repairing And Regenerating Human Tissue (7/21/2007)

University of Delaware scientists have invented a novel biomaterial with surprising antibacterial properties that can be injected as a low-viscosity gel into a wound where it rigidifies nearly on contact - opening the door to the possibility of delivering a targeted payload of cells and antibiotics to repair the damaged tissue. ...> Full Article

Researchers Experiment With Stem Cells That Can Regenerate Bone And Skin Tissue (7/18/2007)

If Songtao Shi's latest discovery ever reaches Southern California clinics, "Oh, she's had a stem cell job," may one day replace the ubiquitous "She's had work done" as a tabloid euphemism for the efforts of the well-heeled to turn back the clock. ...> Full Article

Self-Healing Materials Can Mimic Human Skin (6/13/2007)

The next generation of self-healing materials, invented by researchers at the University of Illinois, mimics human skin by healing itself time after time. The new materials rely upon embedded, three-dimensional microvascular networks that emulate biological circulatory systems. ...> Full Article

Gel Derived From A Patient's Own Blood May Help Promote Wound Healing (5/23/2007)

A preliminary study suggests that topical application of a gel made from platelets in healthy individuals' own blood may help wounds heal more quickly and completely, according to a report in the May/June issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. ...> Full Article

Scientists Develop A New Model Of Artificial Canine Skin (5/11/2007)

Researchers at UNIVET, a spin-off of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, in cooperation with the animal nutrition company Affinity Petcare, have developed an artificial cellular model which faithfully reproduces the characteristics of dog's skin and which will allow, therefore, the carrying out of various lines of research related to skin biology and pathology without the need to use live animals. ...> Full Article

Researchers Identify Molecule That Induces Wound Healing (4/20/2007)

Scientists, working with mice, discover molecule that is responsible for skin healing. ...> Full Article

Sheep Gene Research May Help Human Disorder (4/13/2007)

Sheep gene research at the University of Adelaide's Roseworthy Campus aimed at helping maximise wool production for Australian producers, has shed light on a human genetic hair and skin disorder. ...> Full Article

Genetically Modified Skin Cells May Help Burn Victims Fight Infection (1/8/2007)

Dorothy Supp, PhD and her team at the University of Cincinnati have created genetically altered skin cells that, may help fight off potentially lethal infections in patients with severe burns. ...> Full Article

UK Scientists to grow heart arteries (1/8/2007)

Andrew Owens of Durham University and James Cook University Hospital on Teesside have received a £84,000 grant from Heart Research UK to try and "grow" test tube arteries for use in heart bypass operations. ...> Full Article