According to a new study, skin scars began to behave more like uninjured skin after being treated with hair follicle transplants. Scarred skin generates new cells and blood vessels, remodelled collagen to reestablish healthy patterns, and even expressed genes found in healthy, unscarred s
Following a heart attack, the human body is incapable of repairing lost tissue due to the heart's inability to generate new muscle. However, treatment with heart progenitor cells could result in the formation of functional heart cells at injured sites. This new therapeutic approach is introd
A potentially game-changing treatment for people with, or at risk of, blood clots have been found effective by an international team of researchers led by McMaster University's Jeffrey Weitz.
New research has revealed that the tau protein, which is important in the development of Alzheimer's disease, is also involved in normal learning processes in the healthy brain, potentially providing a target for future drug therapies.
Almost 2,000 undeclared cigarette cartons were seized by Customs Officers in a courier cell in Mumbai on Thursday. These cartons contained almost 4 lakh cigarette sticks worth Rs 30 lakh.
Researchers from Rice University and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, have taken a closer look at one of the ways cells repair broken strands of DNA.
Glioblastoma is the most lethal and malignant adult brain cancer that may arise from the neuroglial stem or progenitor cells. Certain gene mutations or those with a known history of other cancers and radiation therapy may predispose patients to develop brain cancer. Tumour relapse is invaria
Researchers unravel the genetic complexity of two rare inherited vitamin B12 conditions identifying them as hybrid syndromes that are both a vitamin B12 disorder and a disease of ribosomes, the protein-building machinery of the cell.
New research has revealed how the tau protein, a critical element in the formation of Alzheimer's disease, is also involved in normal learning processes in the healthy brain, potentially providing a focal point for future drug therapies.
This will be the first time that the MOC members, who usually meet in Delhi for their monthly meetings to select TOPS athletes, monitor and evaluate their performance and approve proposals of elite athletes for financial support, will hold a meeting outside the national capital.