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Chemistry World
February 5, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
A Keen Eye for Age Prediction Forensic scientists may soon be able to tell the age of unidentified bodies thanks to unusual proteins found in eyes, according to researchers in Denmark.   |
Chemistry World
September 5, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Raman-based imaging takes guesswork out of brain surgery A new technique that color-codes cancerous and healthy brain cells according to their chemistry could help surgeons remove all traces of brain tumors while minimizing damage to sensitive tissues. |
Chemistry World
January 30, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
Nanotubes protect brain tissue from stroke damage Researchers in Korea and the US have shown that modified carbon nanotubes can protect brain tissue from the damage caused by ischaemic stroke, where the blood supply to the brain is interrupted. |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Arlene Weintraub |
Repairing The Engines Of Life Can research into stem cells and other advanced techniques heal ailing hearts and brains? U.S. labs are hamstrung by the federal government. |
Chemistry World
June 21, 2011
Carol Stanier |
Nanotubes Inject Stroke Therapy Into Rats' Brains Carbon nanotubes act as a delivery vehicle for small pieces of RNA that help to prevent cell death in the brain after stroke. |
Technology Research News
June 29, 2005
Eric Smalley |
Cell combo yields blood vessels Researchers experiment with methods of getting blood vessels to grow in replacement organs before the tissue is placed in the body. |
Scientific American
November 2005
Charles Q. Choi |
Baby to Brain Mothers could literally always have their kids on their minds. Researchers find that in mice, cells from fetuses can migrate into a mother's brain and apparently develop into nervous system cells. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2004
Charly Travers |
Are Stem Cells a Rule Breaker? Does the science offer real hope or just hype? Biotech investors take on enough risk in the normal course of drug development that they do not need to worry about whether or not the underlying technology even works. |
Chemistry World
February 24, 2011
Carl Saxton |
Mapping brain networks US scientists have created a model of the ring-shaped networks of neurons in the brain, which could help researchers to understand small changes within diseased brain cells. |
Scientific American
January 17, 2007
Charles Q. Choi |
A Stroke for Stem Cells The brain becomes a target in stem cell clinical trials. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004
Arlene Weintraub |
The Stem-Cell Flap: Simmer Down Advocates are overstating stem cells' near-term ability to treat grave illnesses. In doing so, they not only distort the science; the hopes they raise among many people who are sick today are also sure to be dashed. |
Chemistry World
May 24, 2006 |
Detecting Brain Damage Before it Happens An NMR technique under development could help the victims of stroke by detecting brain damage early enough to provide treatment. |
Technology Research News
December 17, 2003
Patch & Smalley |
Body handles nanofiber better The human body doesn't care for artificial materials, and responds to invasions by building scar tissue around foreign objects. A study shows that scar tissue formation might have more to do with the surface features of the intrusion than material it is made from. |
Chemistry World
July 24, 2012
Rachel Cooper |
Light speeds up new cell growth Scientists from Singapore have combined a photovoltaic polymer with a biocompatible polymer to make a nanofiber-based scaffold that can grow cells for skin regeneration. |
Chemistry World
April 7, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Cells get in line Magnetic nanoparticles that 'shepherd' cells into neat lines have been designed by American scientists. |
Chemistry World
May 19, 2014
James Urquhart |
'Heavy' mouse helps out tissue engineers UK researchers have developed a tissue molecular mapping method that could help make lab-grown tissue much more like the real thing. |
Chemistry World
July 1, 2012
Mellisae Fellet |
3D printed sugar network to feed engineered organs US researchers can build vessels into a cell-containing gel -- the beginnings of a thick tissue. Scientists form the gel around a lattice of printed sugar fibers. The fibers dissolve after the gel sets, leaving a network of channels that carry nutrients like blood vessels. |
Chemistry World
March 2, 2009
James Urquhart |
Shining a light on neural activity US researchers have developed a new way to activate brain neurons that could lead to less invasive methods of restoring function in damaged nerves and brain tissue. |
Wired
March 23, 2009
Jonah Lehrer |
Scientists Map the Brain, Gene by Gene I'm in the dissection room of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, and the scientist next to me is in a hurry. |
Scientific American
June 2009
Philip Yam |
Updates: Whatever happened to Fuel Cell Progress? Revving up fuel cells... New heart cells from the atomic age... Not so lifesaving research... Lightning fast warnings... |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2007
Brian Orelli |
Stem Your Expectations of Stem-Cell Discoveries Making "stem" cells out of skin cells isn't all it's cracked up to be. The recent discovery has a long way to go before it can catch up to the research currently being done with stem cells. |
Chemistry World
April 2010 |
Column: The crucible We are getting better at manipulating cells to grow into the tissues we need. Chemical factors are key, says Philip Ball |
Popular Mechanics
November 17, 2009
Elizabeth Svoboda |
Five Body Parts You May Be Able to Regrow Soon(ish) New hope for injured hearts, lungs, arms and legs as well as other body regeneration strategies. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2010
Sarah C.P. Williams |
Young Again Niche cells can reverse the aging of stem cells. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Brian Orelli |
A Stem-Cell Primer Public funding from states could help companies doing stem cell research. Read about Geron, StemCells, Osiris Therapeutics, ViaCell and Invitrogen, companies that may profit from the increased public spending. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2011
Jim Schnabel |
Oxygen on the Brain An ancient cellular program to protect cells when oxygen is low seems crucial for the production of new brain cells. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2011 |
Let's Get Small Tim Harris develops tools neuroscientists can use to measure the brain's activity, to give them a quantitative view inside the elaborate structure of the brain. |
Chemistry World
November 10, 2006
Victoria Gill |
Healing Threads Spun From Living Cells Researchers have successfully made microthreads from polymers containing living cells, using a technique called electrospinning. These biologically active threads could be formed into medical scaffolds, to deliver cells directly to tissue and promote healing. |
Chemistry World
November 10, 2011
Russell Johnson |
Heart-on-a-chip A heart-on-a-chip device could help detect drugs that limit heart tissue contraction, say US scientists. |
Chemistry World
October 31, 2007
John Bonner |
Brain's Wiring Seen in Technicolor Researchers in the US have developed a technique that could allow neurologists to draw a detailed wiring plan of the mammalian brain by inserting genes coding for fluorescent proteins into transgenic mice. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2011
Jennifer Michalowski |
Memory Cells at the Ready Special neurons give rodents a leg up when facing unfamiliar territory. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 5, 2014
James Heskett |
Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement? Will you be taking a brain-scan for your next job interview? What is the emerging world of neuromanagement and what does it mean? |
BusinessWeek
September 23, 2010
Rob Waters |
Stem Cells That Save Big Pharma a Bundle Drugmakers hope to save big by using stem cells to test drugs for dangerous side effects long before costly human trials are needed. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2007
Brian Orelli |
Repairing a Broken Heart Stem cells may be the new cure. If research continues on track, Geron expects to ask FDA to start clinical trials late next year or in early 2009. Investors, take note. |
Chemistry World
October 7, 2015
Christopher Barnard |
Microfluidic device lets the drop beat Scientists in Switzerland have incorporated pulsing human heart tissue into a microfluidic device to make a model of a living system that could be used to test new drugs. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2010
Sarah C.P. Williams |
Lab-Grown Liver New cell culture system solves problem of growing liver cells. |
Technology Research News
March 23, 2005
Eric Smalley |
Inkjet prints human cells Scientists tackle challenge of putting the right cells in the right places and ensuring that the cells survive the rough ride. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2009
Prachi Patel |
Laser Probes for Brain Experiments Laser-activated probes stimulate brain cells better, say scientists |
Chemistry World
September 1, 2011
Elinor Richards |
Vitamin scaffold turns silent killer into a healing hero A way to deliver carbon monoxide into the body safely for therapeutic use has been devised by scientists from Switzerland. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 60
David Bradley |
Networking Neural Nanotubes Carbon nanotubes may be the key to building cyborg type interfaces between biology and electronics. |
Chemistry World
June 2011 |
Breaking through the barrier Getting drug molecules into the brain means crossing the defensive blood-brain barrier. Anthony King investigates how chemists are infiltrating the brain's fortress |
Chemistry World
October 2, 2013
Michael Parkin |
Insect-powered microtweezers Scientists in Japan have developed the first biohybrid microdevice that can function in air. The microtweezers powered by insect muscle tissue could be used to handle cells and other fragile objects as part of a microelectromechanical system. |
Chemistry World
October 6, 2015
Tim Wogan |
Rolled-up electrodes record brain activity without scarring Ultra-flexible neural electrodes have been created that can more precisely measure brain activity without causing tissue scarring. |
Bio-IT World
February 18, 2004 |
Proteomics Goes Cellular Tissue microarrays save big on sample material and reagents. But more importantly, this new high-throughput technology is helping save the lives of cancer patients |
BusinessWeek
June 13, 2005
Arlene Weintraub |
A Boost for Broken Hearts? The Institute of Regenerative Medicine in Barbados is convinced that stem cells from fetuses can repair cardiac damage. |
Chemistry World
September 24, 2015
Andy Extance |
Cosmetics deals push skin 3D bioprinting 3D bioprinting's allure has attracted interest from the skincare industry, with three leading firms each launching skin printing initiatives in mid-2015 that they hope will revolutionize cosmetic testing. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2005
Willie D. Jones |
Fiber to the Brain Nanotech researchers have devised a method for attaching electrodes to small clusters of brain cells -- or even individual neurons -- using the cardiovascular system as the conduit through which wires are threaded. |
Chemistry World
June 13, 2010
Lewis Brindley |
Novel 'cell wires' to patch up heart or nerve damage Noodle-like strings containing living cells have been made by researchers in the US. |
Chemistry World
November 2007
Simon Hadlington |
Solving an Ancient Puzzle Analytical chemistry is revolutionizing archaeological study - as well as igniting some controversy |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Arlene Weintraub |
Want To Bank Your Own Stem Cells? One Los Angeles startup believes everyone should, to be ready when regenerative therapies start hitting the market |
