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Researchers find ways to prevent idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The most frequent type of pulmonary fibrosis scarring of the lungs is idiopathic, which means that the cause is unclear.
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Study finds soft gingiva results in inflammation, hinders the development
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The many gingival fibres that connect the tooth to the gingiva, the tissue region that surrounds our teeth, allow healthy teeth to firmly rest in the gums. Fibroblasts, which are cells that help connective tissue form, are found in the gingiva. Researchers from Tohoku University have shown t
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Researchers identify protein partners that might repair cardiac muscle
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
North Carolina [US], October 7 (ANI): Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have made important strides in the exciting fields of cellular reprogramming and organ regeneration, and their findings could have a substantial impact on the development of future treatments for broken hearts.
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Research: Fibroblasts connected to cancer increase drug sensitivity
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): Despite some studies suggesting that these fibroblasts may also make cancer cells more sensitive to therapy, cancer-associated fibroblasts in the tumour environment have typically been linked to tumour progression and resistance to therapy.
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Researchers find cancer-related fibroblasts induce drug sensitivity
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): Cancer-associated fibroblasts in the tumour environment have typically been associated with tumour progression and resistance to therapy, despite some studies suggesting that these fibroblasts may also sensitize cancer cells to therapy.
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Research: Stress protein in fibroblasts might prove helpful in future canc
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) [US], June 13 (ANI): According to a recent study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, a stress protein that is overactive in several types of tumour cells also has a key role in tumour-supporting cells called fibro
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New study sheds light on how blood clots are formed during wound healing
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], March 12 (ANI): New research led by RCSI University of Medicine and Health has revealed how blood clots are formed during wound healing.
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Study discovers expected restorative targets can repress colorectal cancer
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Nagoya [Japan], January 31 (ANI): Scientists from Nagoya University have found that colorectal cancer tissues contain two kinds of fibroblasts (a sort of cells found in connective tissue), namely those that promote and restrain cancer that the harmony between them is generally engaged with t
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Study focuses on discovery of cells that heal cardiac damage after infarct
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Pamplona [Spain], September 29 (ANI): Researchers have led an international study identifying the cardiac cells responsible for repairing the damage to the heart after infarction. These "restorative" cells are a subpopulation of cardiac fibroblasts that play a fundamental role in the creati
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Botox improves final appearance after reconstructive surgery
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 01 (ANI): Botox improves appearance of facial scars in reconstructive surgery, a new study has reported.
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