Science news articles about 'normal development'

  • Brain cell migration during normal development may offer insight on how cancer cells spread

    ... and, possibly, cancer metastasis. During normal development cells divide, arrange themselves in appropriate ... cognition and planning occur, and it is particularly well developed in humans. The cerebral cortex is composed of horizontal ...
  • Cells lining milk ducts hold key to spread of common form of breast cancer

    ... of the lining of the milk ducts and are involved in breast development, as well as impeding the growth and invasiveness of some cancer ... the pattern of signals to change significantly, upsetting the normal development of myoepithelial cells. The myoepithelial cells ...
  • MIT study suggests caution on new anti-obesity drug in kids

    ... molecules similar to those in marijuana could also interfere with neural development in young children, according to a new study from MIT ... is key because the same brain mechanisms are used for normal development and may go awry in conditions that cause ...
  • Finding clues for nerve cell repair

    ... into these vital processes by understanding the mechanisms involved in normal development of selected types of spinal cord ... neurons find their target muscles." Understanding the normal development and the highly specialized nature of nerve ...
  • Unexpected finding of molecule's dual role in mice may open new avenue to cholesterol reduction

    ... Response, or UPR. In addition, XBP1 is required for the normal development of the fetus, including the liver, and mice ... a mouse model in which XBP1 functioned normally during fetal development but could be inactivated at will in the adult. To their surprise ...
  • Study indicates grape seed extract may reduce cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease

    ... 's disease, the researchers used mice genetically modified to develop a condition similar to Alzheimer's disease. They exposed ... -month period, Alzheimer's mice were at an age at which they normally develop signs of disease. However, the extract ...
  • New source of heart stem cells discovered

    ... you can see where their descendants are headed in normal development," Pu explained. "Unexpectedly, we saw ... that the Wt1-expressing progenitors can also differentiate into fibroblasts in the developing heart suggests that they can contribute to scar formation ...
  • Wake up and smell the coffee

    ... of Turku, researchers followed the progress of mice that normally developed an MS-like condition. The scientists ... caffeine will have the same effect on people prone to develop MS without much more testing." A retrospective ...
  • JCI online early table of contents: July 1, 2008

    ... fewer than normal mice. These data led the authors to conclude that FGF8 is important for the development of nerve ... hypothyroidism The generation of thyroid hormones, which are essential for normal development, is dependent on the proper secretion of the protein ...
  • Can microorganisms be a solution to the world's energy problems?

    ... in-depth knowledge of the complex microbial communities that normally develop, a wide range of pre-genomic, genomic, and post-genomic tools is needed. The Biodesign ...
  • Newly discovered molecular switch helps decide cell type in early embryo development

    ... , creating a balance of instructional influence that results in normal development. Looking forward the researchers plan ... -1 and Hox are linked to neural and blood development. The researchers are looking into the implications this has for leukemia, said Dr ...
  • Key to treating cancer may be finding its original cell

    ... the specific, normal cells that cancers come from can provide critical insight into how cancers develop," said Robert ... . Understanding the way these genes are controlled during normal development can shed light on how they go awry ...
  • Scientists unmask brain's hidden potential

    ... for five days], we have shown that even in an adult, the normally developed visual system quickly becomes ... Pascual-Leone. "We have shown that even in an adult, the normally developed visual system quickly becomes ...
  • Scientists reveal changes to embryonic stem cells caused by Down syndrome

    ... , which in turn disturbs the cascade of other genes that control normal development at the embryonic stem cell stage ... is more common than muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis, but the development of new therapeutic concepts is hindered by the fact ...
  • Prostate cancer genes behave like those in embryo

    ... used new gene-profiling technology to compare the normally developing prostate in mice to human prostate ... and 12 hours after they were exposed to androgen. They also compared normally developing females (not exposed to androgen) and males ...

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