by Olwen Reina | Apr 12, 2016 | Trends
Spinal Cord Injury/Disease SCI/D (or simply SCI) is defined as damage to any part of the spinal cord or nerves at the end of the spinal canal, the result of which is often permanent changes in the strength, sensation and other functions of the body from below the site...
by Olwen Reina | Apr 4, 2016 | Disease Models
Hepatocytes are widely used to screen potential drug candidates and have allowed researchers to fast-track many new treatments into clinical trials. Quickly releasing new drug treatments that meet the high standards called for by patients and doctors is an immense...
by Olwen Reina | Mar 30, 2016 | Trends
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammation-driven disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS). It is characterized by increased mononuclear cell infiltration of the CNS and autoimmune destruction of the myelin sheath of neurons resulting in distinct lesions/scarring...
by Olwen Reina | Mar 20, 2016 | Cell Culture Techniques
Basement membrane products like Matrigel® and Geltrex™ act as a substrate or physical support for cultured cells helping to create more in vivo-like extracellular matrices. Basement membranes are found ubiquitously in the body. They play a role in a many key cellular...
by Olwen Reina | Mar 11, 2016 | Trends
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune/inflammatory disease that affects the brain, optic nerves and spinal cord (together called the central nervous system, CNS). It is an incurable, painful disease that affects 2.3 million people worldwide. Symptoms range from...
