Researchers have successfully used adult human stem cells to coax new blood vessel growth and restore blood flow in mice with artery damage to their legs.
The study provides important clues behind the therapeutic properties of these cells, which have already shown promise in early human trials for treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a debilitating condition that can require amputation of affected limbs.
Eggs produced in a study led by researchers at UC Davis and Michigan State University will supply McDonald's U.S.A. by 2011. The commercial-scale study will include tens of thousands of hens to examine the sustainability impacts of various housing alternatives for egg-laying hens in the U.S. These impacts include animal welfare, environmental, food safety and economic factors.
A new stem cell lab opened May 18 at the UC Davis veterinary school, providing revolutionary improvements in treating horses with extensive injuries, including bone fractures and damage to ligaments, tendons and joints.
The lab, which serves solely as a treatment facility, injects healthy stem cells into the damaged tissue of an injured horse, thereby healing even the most traumatic of injuries.
Recent research from the UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research has found that women who have previously been treated for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), also known as cervical dysplasia, are more prone to contracting the disease a second time or developing invasive cervical cancer.
Study finds that some animals feel regret
Animals have feelings too - or so a recent study at Duke University says.
The first study tested both chimpanzees and monkeys who traded tokens for cucumbers. The primates that noticed one of their peers was receiving a tastier treat in exchange for his tokens and reacted negatively.
UC Davis researchers have received a two year $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to pioneer the world's first electron microscope capable of recording biological processes in real time.
The revolutionary technology will allow scientists to image living specimens at greater resolutions that could reveal nano-scale details underlying many cellular mechanisms.
Bone marrow stem cells trigger new blood vessel growth in limbsMcDonald's to purchase eggs from UC Davis.UC Davis veterinary school opens new state-of-the-art stem cell labResearch shows that prior treatment for cancer increases chance of redevelopmentScience Scene
