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Sulforaphane May Ameliorate Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex
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The natural compound sulforaphane, abundant in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, may have a role in the treatment of epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS), according to research presented during the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in Washington, D.C. Reuters Health Information
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Musculoskeletal Tissue Grown From Embryonic Stem Cells
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Biomedical engineers from Johns Hopkins University have grown cartilage and bone tissue from mesenchymal precursor cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESC) seeded onto special biomaterial scaffolds. Reuters Health Information
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Short Leukocyte Telomere Length Predicts Earlier Death
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Among elderly twins, the one with the shorter leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is likely to die first, according to a report in the April 1st issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. Reuters Health Information
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GVHD Reversed by Extracorporeal Photopheresis-Treated Cells
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Cells treated with extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) can reverse graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) by increasing donor regulatory T cells and by indirectly reducing the number of donor effector lymphocytes that have not undergone ECP, according to the findings of a study that used two well-established mouse models. Reuters Health Information
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