Glaucoma treatment expected to improve with new stem cell method

a bid to improve glaucoma treatments and open prospects for personalized medicine, researchers have succeeded in making retinal ganglion cells from stem cells derived from human skin cells. They report their work in the journal Stem Cells. The researchers say

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Blocking notch pathway leads to new route to hair cell regeneration to restore hearing

Dr. Zheng-Yi Chen. Credit: Garyfallia Pagonis Sensory hair cell loss is the major cause of hearing loss and balance disorders. The postnatal mammalian inner ear harbors progenitor cells which have the potential for hair cell regeneration and hearing recovery, but

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Mercedes-Benz GLC43AMG unveiled ahead of New York debut

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the GLC43 AMG ahead of its official debut at the 2016 New York Motor Show. It is a high performance version of the German automaker’s crossover. On the outside, the GLC43 AMG gets the diamond avantgarde grille,

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Nissan GT-R facelift to be unveiled at 2016 New York Auto Show

The 2016 New York Auto show is the official venue chosen by Nissan to unveil the GT-R. To generate enthusiasm among car fans, the company has released a new teaser image of the vehicle. Nissan will be introducing an all

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Waze update adds cleaner interface and a grab bag of new features

Waze has announced a number of interface improvements and new features are on their way to the Android app. The 4.0 update will finally bring parity to the iOS version with a refreshed UI, quicker access to key features, and

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Pluck hair in a specific pattern to grow new hair: Hair six times thicker in mice

Quorum sensing in hair population regeneration is shown. Credit: Courtesy of Cheng-Ming Chuong If there’s a cure for male pattern baldness, it might hurt a little. A team led by USC Stem Cell Principal Investigator Cheng-Ming Chuong has demonstrated that

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New Verizon Galaxy Note 4 update brings performance optimizations and latest security fixes

Verizon has started rolling out a new update to Samsung Galaxy Note 4 units on its network. It bumps the software version to LMY47X.N910VVRU2BPA1, and brings along performance-related optimizations as well as latest security patches. The update, however, doesn’t bump

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