Two studies in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (21:6), now freely available on-line,* demonstrate how the use of magnetic particles are a factor that can positively impact on the targeted delivery of transplanted stem cells and to also provide better cell retention. A research team from the University of British Columbia used focused magnetic stem cell targeting to improve the delivery
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Magnetic Factor Aids Therapeutic Impact of Cell Transplantation
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4290 days ago (Editorial)Tissues Tell the Tale: Non-Invasive Optical Technique Detects Cancer by Looking Under the Skin
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4290 days ago (Editorial)
The trained eye of a dermatologist can identify many types of skin lesions, but human sight only goes so far. Now an international team of researchers has developed an advanced optics system to noninvasively map out the network of tiny blood vessels beneath the outer layer of patients' skin, potentially revealing telltale signs of disease. Researchers from Medical University Vienna (MUW) in Austr
Video Game Enables Blind People to Develop Accurate Mental Map
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4292 days ago (Editorial)
Researchers have developed a new "video" game for blind people that can help them learn about a new space using only audio cues, as reported in the open access journal PLOS ONE. The system, developed by a team led by Lotfi Merabet of Harvard Medical School and Jaime Sánchez of the University of Chile, is called the Audio based Environment Simulator and uses only audio-based cues to allow blind us
Poor Diets are Leading to a decline in Eyesight
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4292 days ago (Editorial)
Eye health experts are warning that poor diets and unhealthy lifestyles are fuelling a decline in the nation's eyesight.The revelation marked National Eye Health Week, and came after a Department of Health survey revealed just a quarter of adults in England eat the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Essential vitamins and nutrients found in fruits, vegetables and other whole
U.S. Workers Risk Eye Injuries by Not Wearing Required Protection
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4292 days ago (Editorial)
On-the-job eye injuries can have devastating consequences,such as chemical burns or blindness.Despite these potential hazards, 85 percent of industrial workers in a Kimberly-Clark Professional survey released today said they had observed others failing to wear eye protection when they should have been. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration requires employers to provide eye and face prot
Myopia May Protect Against Diabetic Retinopathy
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4292 days ago (Editorial)
A review sifting through 52 years of published research has strengthened the belief that myopia's structural effect on the ocular anatomy affords protection against diabetic retinopathy (DR).The medical literature is inconsistent and difficult to interpret,but Ryan Man, BSc, from the Centre for Eye Research Australia,Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, University of Melbourne,Australia, and col
Eye Proteins Have Germ-Killing Power, Could Lead to New Antimicrobial Drugs, Study Finds
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4292 days ago (Editorial)
Proteins in the eye can help keep pathogens at bay, finds a new UC Berkeley study.A team of UC Berkeley vision scientists has found that small fragments of keratin protein in the eye play a key role in warding off pathogens.The researchers also put synthetic versions of these keratin fragments to the test against an array of nasty pathogens.These synthetic molecules effectively zapped bacteria th
Patient with Open-Angle Glaucoma Account for a Large Part of Costs
Posted by Praveen (#2) 4292 days ago (Editorial)
A small subset of patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) account for a large proportion of all glaucoma-related charges in the United States, according to new data published by researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center and Washington University, St. Louis. These findings have importance for future evaluations of the cost-effectiveness of screening and treatment for glaucoma.To