Articles about 'Sparks'

mage of a mouse gallbladder following repair with a bioengineered patch of tissue incorporating human 'bile duct' cells, shown in green. The human bile duct cells have fully repaired and replaced the damaged mouse epithelium

Artificial bile ducts grown in lab and transplanted into mice could help treat liver disease in children

03 July 2017

Cambridge scientists have developed a new method for growing and transplanting artificial bile ducts that could in future be used to help treat liver disease in children, reducing the need for liver transplantation.

Low cost, safe and accurate test could help diagnose rare childhood cancers

16 December 2015

A non-invasive, low cost blood test that could help doctors diagnose some types of malignant childhood tumour has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Health NHS Foundation Trust.

‘Mini-bile ducts’ at day 25, stained with fluorescent dyes

'Mini bile ducts' help identify new drugs that could prevent the need for liver transplantation

16 July 2015

An experimental cystic fibrosis drug has been shown to prevent the disease’s damage to the liver, thanks to a world-first where scientists grew mini bile ducts in the lab.

Articles about 'Sparks'

Artificial bile ducts grown in lab and transplanted into mice could help treat liver disease in children

Low cost, safe and accurate test could help diagnose rare childhood cancers

'Mini bile ducts' help identify new drugs that could prevent the need for liver transplantation

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