Stem Cells

Breast cancer stem cells are thought to be the sole source of tumor recurrence and are known to be resistant to radiation therapy and don't respond well to chemotherapy. Now, researchers with the UCLA Department of Radiation Oncology at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center report for the first time that radiation treatment –despite killing half of all tumor cells during every treatment - transforms other cancer cells into treatment-resistant breast cancer stem cells. The generation of...Read Full Story

Patients’ own cardiac stem cells reduced scarring in preliminary study Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Heart Attack , Stem Cells Stem Cell Treatment Might Reverse Heart Attack Damagehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121871.htmlhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/feeds/news_en.xmlMedlinePlus Health NewsPress announcements and health news articles and videoshttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/images/mplussm.gifMedlinePlus30Read Full Story

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers have again proven that injecting multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into tumors and heating them with a quick, 30-second laser treatment can kill them. The results of the first effort involving kidney tumors was published in 2009, but now they’ve taken the science and directed it at breast cancer tumors, specifically the tumor initiating cancer stem cells. These stem cells are hard to kill because they don’t divide very often and many anti...Read Full Story

Wed, Feb 1 2012 14:15 IST | 7 Views | Add your comment SHARE: Scientists have successfully converted mouse skin cells directly into cells that become the three main parts of the nervous system, bypassing the stem cell stage, throwing up many new possibilities in the medical world. This new study is a substantial advance over the previous paper in that it transforms the skin cells into neural precursor cells, as opposed to neurons. While neural precursor cells can...Read Full Story

LONDON: British scientists have for the first time generated crucial types of human brain cells in the laboratory by reprogramming skin cells , which they say could speed up the hunt for new treatments for conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy and stroke. Until now it has only been possible to generate tissue from the cerebral cortex, the area of the brain where most major neurological diseases occur, by using controversial embryonic stem cells, obtained by the destruction of an...Read Full Story

Patients may regain some function after treatment, preliminary research suggests Share What is this? Twitter Digg Facebook More... EMAIL PRINT RSS   WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Treating stroke patients with stem cells taken from their own bone marrow appears to safely help them regain some of their lost abilities, two small new studies suggest. Indian researchers observed mixed results in the extent of stroke...Read Full Story

Supreme Court rules police need warrant for GPS … – Headline Local The high court ruling was a defeat for the Obama administration, which had argued that a warrant was not required to use global positioning system devices to monitor a vehicle on public streets. The justices unanimously upheld a … http://headlinelocal.com/mcallen/ — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:48:22 -0800 World Press Release: Recording Artist, Chantler presents New Music Single “Alternative Love” Music single “Alternative...Read Full Story

stem cell therapy Embryonic stem cells are often touted to be “the medication of the future.” A new study has just been released corroborating this idea, that stem cells may be used to cure or ease symptoms of previously untreatable conditions. A new study, funded by Advanced Cell Technology in Massachusetts, has shown that stem cells may improve blindness caused by certain diseases. Not only does it lessen the blindness, stem cells also work quickly. After four months, neither of the...Read Full Story

Has anyone stored their baby’s umbilical cord in a cord blood bank ? How much does it cost ? Thanks EMB for the tip. We have my son’s cord blood stored at ViaCord. I think it was about 2,000 for the initial fee (collection and testing etc). I think we now pay $ 10 a month for storage. I was up in the air about whether or not we should do it. I then realized I would rather be safe than sorry. My friend’s cousin passed away last year, he was only 10. The doctor’s said if his cord blood was...Read Full Story

Over the past 30 years, scientists and physicians have begun implementing different techniques from different fields to engineer biological cells and tissues to replace existing damaged ones. These efforts have gained results in successfully create substitutes of tissue for blood vessels, heart, nerves and liver. Although not permitted in United States, stem cell therapy has taken off elsewhere in the world and continues making progress in finding cures for diseases. Although modern stem cell...Read Full Story