An enzyme under study to treat certain cancers is also showing promise in reducing the significant vision damage that can result from diabetes and premature birth, scientists report. Inflammation is considered a hallmark of cancer. Its pervasive as well in both of these potentially blinding eye conditions, in which inadequate oxygen to the eyes prompts growth of new blood vessels to better deliver oxygen, but which instead often obstruct the vision pathway and become leaky, which causes swelling, further hindering vision Continue reading →

By Julia Wray 13-Oct-2022 Shiseido has discovered that pericytes on the outer side of dermal capillaries may promote epidermal regeneration, and their transformation into epidermal stem-like cells can be protected from ageing by a yuzu-derived ingredient Ageing results in a greater distance between capillaries and the epidermis Research from the Japanese brand owner indicates that pericytes on the outer side of dermal capillaries the delicate blood cells that supply skin with nutrients and oxygen may promote epidermal regeneration. Pericytesare cells that adhere to the vascular endothelial cells of capillaries to stabilise the capillary structure. They may promote skin regeneration by moving from the capillary loop to the epidermis and transforming into epidermal stem-like cells, said Shiseido Continue reading →

Tissue source and processing Paired sections of tissue, including both artery and plaque, were recovered from the atherosclerotic core (AC) and proximally adjacent (PA) region of three patients with asymptomatic type VII calcified plaques who underwent carotid endarterectomy (Fig. Continue reading →