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Nicotinamide riboside (NR) is pretty amazing. It has already been shown in several studies to be effective in boosting metabolism.... As mice, like all mammals, age, the regenerative capacity of certain organs (such as the liver and kidneys) and muscles (including the heart) diminishes. Their ability to repair them following an injury is also affected. This leads to many of the disorders typical of aging. Under normal conditions, these stem cells, reacting to signals sent by the body, regenerate damaged organs by producing new specific cells. At least in young bodies. This is why the researchers wanted to "revitalize" stem...

A scavenging immune system cell that helps limbs regrow in salamanders brings hope that humans will one day be able to mimic the animal's amazing regenerative powers, say Australian researchers. The findings by Dr James Godwin, of the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute at Monash University, and colleagues, are published in today's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Salamanders (axolotls) are unique amongst vertebrates in being able to repair their hearts, tails, spinal cord and brain, and even regrow whole limbs during adult life, says Godwin. He sees their "perfect regeneration" as a holy grail. "We're trying to...

Ron Strang lay helpless in the dirt as the hole in his leg was packed with gauze and swathed in bandages. The Marine sergeant was on foot patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand Province when an improvised explosive device tore through his left thigh, shredding his muscle and draining half his blood. "I'm sure I would've died without the quick actions of my fellow Marines," said Strang, 28, who endured more than a dozen surgeries and painful skin grafts to close the gaping wound. Though his skin eventually healed, Strang was left with half the quadriceps he once had. "I had to...

DETRICK, Md., Feb. 25, 2010 – Movie-goers have seen the concept play out time and time again on the big screen. Sinister Borg drones reconstitute missing digits and limbs before their eyes in the “Star Trek” series. Alien Jack Jeebs in “Men in Black” regrows his head after it’s damaged or blown off. The military is working to bring some of that science-fiction capability to wounded warriors so they can harness their own body’s power to regenerate itself and repair disabling and disfiguring battlefield injuries. The Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine is leading the charge with an ambitious program...

January 2, 2008 Recent developments in regeneration technology are almost ready for prime time. Both Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_vehicle and Power Generating Shock Absorbers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_absorber are both being field tested and may be soon headed for mass production. Transport company UPS has committed to purchasing seven "series" hydraulic hybrid delivery vehicles while Electric Truck, LLC has exclusively optioned commercial rights to a technology from Tufts University that uses Regenerative Shock Absorbers to recharge the batteries of any hybrid electric and electric-powered vehicle while it is driven. Regenerative shock absorbers The regenerative electromagnetic shock absorber uses an electromagnetic linear generator to...

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2008 – Thanks to great strides in medical care, today’s U.S. warriors have a 50 percent greater chance of survival if they’re wounded on the battlefield than their Vietnam War counterparts did. State-of-the-art prosthetics help troops who have lost a limb resume many, and in some cases all, of their pre-injury activities. The Defense Department is hoping to find new and even better ways to help the nation’s warriors as it researches a field called regenerative medicine that would enable people to generate new skin and even grow new limbs, Army Col. (Dr.) Robert Vandre told...

Stem-Cell Scientist Admits Paying Women for Eggs "I made a difficult decision hoping that it would help pave the way for a breakthrough in fulfilling one of humankind's biggest dreams, which is to find remedies for hard-to-cure diseases," said Roh Sung Il, head of Miz Medi Hospital in Seoul, fighting back tears. Roh's transactions took place before South Korea adopted its first bioethics law in January banning a financial reward for egg donors. South Korea's groundbreaking stem-cell research program was plunged deeper into an ethics controversy on Monday, with a scientist acknowledging that he had paid 20 women for contributing...

Health New Approach Works Against Leukemia, Lymphoma By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Experts have long known that blood stem cells extracted from umbilical cords can help beat back deadly lymphomas and leukemias. Unfortunately, there's always been one roadblock: the average umbilicus contains only enough stem cells to help the smallest patients, mainly children. That's why the early results of a new study are so encouraging. Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston say they have successfully treated adult blood cancer patients using stem cells extracted from two separate cords. "The remarkable thing about...

May 4, 2005 Texas Thinks Hard about Stem Cell Research I would not have believed Texas could even consider state funding for embryonic stem cell research until I read this in the Dallas Morning News: One of the most important questions facing legislators in Austin this session is how to treat research that involves embryonic stem cells, which many scientists believe can help cure diseases such as juvenile diabetes and Parkinson's, as well as spinal cord injuries and other debilitating conditions. Such research is in addition to ongoing research using adult stem cells, which are much more limited in supply....

<>B>79th Legislature Bills on Cloning, Stem Cell research, and bioethics funding Could be Good SB 943 Armbrister Referred to Senate True prohibition of cloning. No mention of research on embryos produced by other means. HB 864 King of Parker County True prohibition of cloning, but no mention of embryonic stem cell research or research involving the creation of embryos by in vitro fertilization. HB 2081 Paxton Referred to the House State Affairs Committee Prohibits State funding of any research involving destruction of human embryos, including embryonic stem cell research. Does not ban embryonic stem cell research or cloning, but would...

August 24, 2004 Stem Cells: Promise, in Search of Results By GINA KOLATA OSTON - At three laboratories here, separated by a taxi ride of no more than 10 or 15 minutes, the world of stem cell research can be captured in all its complexity, promise and diversity. One of the labs focuses on cells taken from human embryos, another on cells from mice and fish, and a third from stem cells that have mysteriously survived in the adult body long after their original mission is over. But while the work here and elsewhere has touched off a debate reaching...