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UCLA Scientists Discover ‘Missing Link’ Between Blood Stem Cells, Immune System

By Guest PostSeptember 5, 2012Health, Scienceblood, blood lineage, bone marrow, cell, diseases, gay crooks, gene, haystack, human, immune deficiency, immune function, immune system, infection, leukemia, lisa kohn, lymphocytes, missing link, needle, platelets, post natal life, progenitors, red blood cell, researcher, set, stem cell, type, ucla

UCLA researchers have discovered a type of cell that is the “missing link” between bone marrow stem cells and all the cells of the human immune system, a finding that will lead to a greater understanding of how a healthy immune system is produced and how disease can lead to poor immune function.

The research was done using human bone marrow, which contains all the stem cells that produce blood during post-natal life. (more…)

Battle between the Placenta and Uterus could Help Explain Preeclampsia

By Guest PostOctober 12, 2011Sciencebaby’s placenta, brews in the mother’s womb, cure for preeclampsia, disease of pregnancy, dr. harvey j. kliman, father’s biological goal, lymphocytes, mother during pregnancy, mother’s uterus, online issue of reproductive sciences, preeclampsia, protein 13, trophoblasts, yale school of medicine, yale university

A battle that brews in the mother’s womb between the father’s biological goal to produce the biggest, healthiest baby possible vs. the mother’s need to live through delivery might help explain preeclampsia, an often deadly disease of pregnancy. The fetus must be big enough to thrive, yet small enough to pass through the birth canal. In a new study, Yale researchers describe the mechanism that keeps these conflicting goals in balance. (more…)

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UCLA Scientists Discover ‘Missing Link’ Between Blood Stem Cells, Immune System

Battle between the Placenta and Uterus could Help Explain Preeclampsia