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Blood vessels regulate fetal brain growth
Millions of neurons are generated during fetal development from progenitor cells that reside inside the embryonic brain. These neural progenitor cell (NPC)s divide many times to generate new neurons in a process termed ‘neurogenesis’. At each cell
Small fish can help finding drugs to fight retina diseases
About 285 million people are visually impaired in the world. The arising of chronic eye diseases and ageing processes make more people at risk of blindness, 65% of visually impaired people being aged 50 or older. Among
Cancer can growth without angiogenesis. A new field opened in cancer biology
The word cancer derives from the Greek “karkinos “which means “crab”. According to the legend reported by Paul of Aegina in the 7th Century AD, this name was chosen because this disease “has the veins stretched on
Cancer and blood vessels: an old ridlle resolved
As any other organ of the human body, cancer needs a blood supply to provide oxygen and nutrients and to eliminate wastes. Although already the ancient Greeks had realized that there is a close relationship between tumours
Silencing a microRNA may keep the doctor away for diabetic wounds
Patients with diabetes are frequently afflicted with impaired wound healing that may progress into chronic, diabetic ulcers, often leading to complications including limb amputation with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. These ulcers occur not only in
