Archive: December, 2019

ovarian-tissue-cryopreservation

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Dec2019
Ovarian tissue cryopreservation and transplantation techniques are rapidly becoming an accepted path for fertility preservation of prepubescence girls and women that require cancer treatment that would otherwise leave them unable to have families of their own. To date, more than 130 children worldwide have been born using ... Read More
Ovarian follicles. Light microscopy

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Dec2019
A new paper published in Human Reproduction March 2019 helps to solve the question as to whether it is possible to eliminate metastasized cancer cells from ovarian cortex fragments prior to auto transplantation - without compromising the tissue or follicles. In ex vivo experiments pharmacological inhibition of YAP/TAZ enabled the ... Read More

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Dec2019
Liver disease kills more than 12,000 people in the UK each year. As deterioration from liver disease is extremely rapid, any cell therapies to treat the disease must be readily available. A bioartificial liver machine (BAL) can provide the liver function and allows patient livers to regenerate. The team at University ... Read More