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Viable stem cells can survive in horse’s ligaments up to 72 hours after death
Adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are being used in today’s clinical practice to regenerate or replace the damaged tissue. Moreover, both autologous and allogenic MSCs have been shown to be effective for tissue repair after injury and disease.
What is that: a tooth with a supernumerary cusp?
Commonly, the maxillary molar has four cusps. Look at yours with each other, and you can get it. Supporting that there are more than four cusps in maxillary molar, how to diagnose it? Why did it happen?
Do pitching mechanics in 13-16 year old pitchers change as they become fatigued
Over the past decade there has been a dramatic rise in the number of shoulder and elbow injures to adolescent baseball pitchers. Fatigue has been shown to be a significant cause of injuries in adolescent baseball pitchers.
The earlier, the better and the controlled. Glucose level sensing in diabetic patients through nano biosensors
Gone are the days when there was a big pain for patients suffering from high blood glucose (blood sugar) level that early and rapid detection was a long wait & rather unpleasant. Now recently developed approaches using
Evolutionary steps in the emergence of life have come into view
Human beings have had a keen interest for many years, on the way how life emerged and the reason why we are on the Earth. When researchers face up to the problem on the origin of life,
Neuroprotection for stroke: Progesterone treatment reduces brain mitochondrial dysfunction
Every year, six million people die from stroke and five million are left disabled. 80% of strokes are ischemic and happen when blood flow is blocked in a part of the brain, due to occlusion of brain
Safety of quinlones reviewed by FDA
The fluoroquinolone antibiotics are a commonly prescribed group of agents which includes ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin and moxifloxacin. They are used in a wide range of infections. Late last year FDA convened an Advisory Committee to review the information
ADHD treatment: Does mindfulness matter?
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common disorders of childhood. A significant number of individuals diagnosed with ADHD will continue to experience significant impairment into adolescence and early adulthood. Symptoms of ADHD include developmentally inappropriate
Where the titanium Woozle wasn’t? – Speeding cancer cells to an early death…
Nearly 40 years ago in the excitement of cisplatin, the first general anti-cancer based on useful but toxic platinum, many other metals go tried and some positive effects were found for titanium. It was natural to assume
Does manual therapy help patients with cervicogenic somatosensory tinnitus?
Tinnitus is defined as the perception of sound (ringing, clicking, hissing, roaring, buzzing) in one or both ears in the absence of external auditory stimulation. The overall prevalence of tinnitus in adult population ranges from 7% to
How hydrogen atoms bind to metal surfaces
Chemical reactions at surfaces are exceptionally complex as they require a multitude of elementary steps. The first step in every surface reaction is the adsorption of the participating atoms and molecules to the surface. Only if the
A new drug target for healthful aging
With the aging population of the United States increasing every year, there is an increasing need to develop new therapeutic modalities to provide for healthful aging. Although longevity is generally considered positively in most families, and of
MSX1 sensitises cells to ovarian cancer treatment
Ovarian cancer is an insidious disease which in the majority of cases is diagnosed only at a very late stage. The majority of ovarian tumours are of a particular aggressive type, called high grade serous ovarian cancer.
Which methodology should be used to evaluate adherence to topical treatment?
Adherence to medication can be defined as “the process by which patients take their medications as prescribed”. Adherence to topical treatment has been less studied in comparison with systemic therapeutic regimens and is poorly understood. In topical
Intensification of phosphorus cycling in China
Phosphorus (P) is a critical and irreplaceable nutrient for life on earth. It plays an important role in the growth of cells, bones and teeth, and is a key component of molecules essential to metabolism. In old
Substituent-dependent reaction in mechanofluorochromism
Fluorescence switching in response to external stimuli, namely mechanofluorochromism, is highly interesting as this phenomenon can potentially be exploited for sensor, memory, and security ink applications, etc. These responses generally depend on structure alteration upon a mechanical
28th conference of European Comparative Endocrinologists
Leuven, Belgium, August 21-25, 2016 At CECE-2016 we will have the honour of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the European Society for Comparative Endocrinology (ESCE), which endorses the conference. The Society promotes research in endocrinology of all
Promoting myelination as a strategy to rescue depressive-like behavior
All of our activities-e.g. reading, walking, and thinking- are controlled by our brain. The brain is mainly composed of two types of cells, neurons and glial cells, which communicate with each other every second (or millisecond) and
Why drinking the Mediterranean way is healthier
A recent letter in the British Medical Journal suggests that how alcohol is consumed should be given more emphasis when advising on alcohol limits. The British government recently reduced its recommended limit to 14 units per week
Can NSAIDs alter thyroid hormone function?
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are taken to treat pain and inflammation, and are the most frequently taken over the counter drug type taken worldwide. They work by inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes, whose products are used by other
