Childrena s Hospital Los Angeles Researchers Discover Promising New...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or IPF - where the disease appears spontaneously and without a known cause - is a severe, chronic lung disease in which the rapid growth of fibrous tissue results in increasingly severe breathing difficulties and a high mortality rate. Excessive signaling of the growth factor TGF-I2 is recognized as a central player in lung fibrosis, and its increased expression has been identified in both IPF patients and experimental models of the disease.

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Can you really freshen up women's 'aging' eggs?

One fertility treatment company claims it can, by rejuvenating women's aging eggs. The company, called OvaScience , says its method aims to improve the health of an egg's mitochondria, which are the tiny powerhouses that give cells the energy to divide and grow.

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Go-Fund-Me account set up for man who has major heart issues

His family describes him as a caring, giving person who would do anything for anybody. But right now, that Pullman man is dealing with major heart issues that could lead to an early death.

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TSRI team discovers enzyme that keeps blood stem cells functional to prevent anemia

March 23, 2014 - Stem cells can generate any type of cell in the body, but they are inactive most of the time--and for good reason. When stem cells become too active and divide too often, they risk acquiring cell damage and mutations.

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Key to making neurons from stem cells discovered

An RNA molecule called Pnky has been discovered by researchers. The molecule can be manipulated to increase the production of neurons from neural stem cells.

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The Hits Its High Notes For Its Bringing NIH, Scientists Together...

The Society For Brain Mapping And Therapeutics Hits Its High Notes For Its 12th Annual Meeting Bringing Los Alamos , NASA, Dod/US Military , NIH , Scientists Together With Neuroscientists And Neurosurgeons At The LA Convention Center From March 6-8, 2015 for a marathon scientific presentation.

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Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. To Present At 3rd Annual Investor Day On March 25, 2015 In New York

Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. , a biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today that Linda Marban, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 3rd Annual Alliance for Regenerative Medicine Investor Day to be held Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in New York City. A live-streaming webcast of all panels and company presentations at the Annual Regen Med Investor Day will be available at: http://ift.tt/1FC3M7R and will be published on the ARM event website shortly after the conference.

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