The radiation exposure of individuals has been on the rise due to an increased amount of
radiation use, eg, in medicine for diagnostic imaging and treatment procedures, industrial …

Because of their unique properties, multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent
one of the most promising adult stem cells being used worldwide in a wide array of clinical …

Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) aid in tissue maintenance and repair by
differentiating into specialized cell types. Due to this ability, hMSC are currently being …

Abstract Background Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are attracting increasing interest for
cell-based therapies, making use of both their immuno-modulating and regenerative …

Opinion statement Cancer patients who receive high-dose thoracic radiotherapy may
develop radiation-induced heart disease (RIHD). The clinical presentation of RIHD …

Short telomeres are thought to trigger senescence, most likely through a single–or a group
of few–critically shortened telomeres. Such short telomeres are thought to result from a …

Oxidative stress results from an imbalance in the production of reactive oxygen species
(ROS) and cell's own antioxidant defenses that in part lead to numerous carcinogenesis …

Therapeutic use of multipotent mesenchymal stromal stem cells (MSC) is a promising venue
for a large number of degenerative diseases and cancer. Their availability from many …

Sarcoma is the collective name for a relatively rare, yet heterogeneous group of cancers,
most probably derived from mesenchymal tissues. There are currently over 50 sarcoma …

This report was prepared by a task group of International Commission on Radiological
Protection (ICRP) Committee 1 under the following terms of reference:(a) to review stem cell …