Stem Cells

In the future, scientists tell us, stem cells could make the blind see again, help the crippled to walk again and perhaps cure some of our most debilitating diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's and AIDS. Two neurospheres derived from human embryonic stem cells, as they begin forming connections. Retinal pigment epithelial cells derived from human embryonic stem cells. Mouse neonatal heart cells. Human embryonic stem cells in...  

There is no substantial data to indicate that adult stem cells are beneficial for patients other than those undergoing bone marrow transplants. After months of deliberation — and input from Gov. Rick Perry, among others — the Texas Medical Board on Friday gave preliminary approval to a set of rules on adult stem cells in Texas that are less stringent than those originally proposed.With no opposition, the vote on a to...  

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 ...  

They say this high concentrate of Lipotein™ has the highest concentration of stem cell- derived beneficial proteins of any product line. This will help in reversing cell degredation, increasing cell regeneration, infusing moisture and smoothing sagging skin.  

PIEDMONT, Okla. -- Stem cell research is one of the newest and most exciting areas of study. Experts believe these tiny unwritten cells hold the keys to curing a number of diseases and debilitating injuries. But here in the U.S., stem cell research isn't moving fast enough for a growing number of families.  

Obtaining random homozygous mutants in mammalian cells for forward genetic studies has always been problematic due to the diploid genome. With one mutation per cell, only one allele of an autosomal gene can be disrupted, and the resulting heterozygous mutant is unlikely to display a phenotype. In cells with a genetic background deficient for the Bloom's syndrome helicase, such heterozygous mutants segregate homozygous daughter cells at a low...  

By reverse engineering human skin cells to become induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and then coaxing them to become neural dopamine cells, scientists in the US have developed a way to study a genetic cause of Parkinson's disease in lab-made neurons. Their findings, which they write about in the 7 February issue of Nature Communications, reveal some potential new drug targets for Parkinson's and a new platform to screen treatments that...  

A University of Minnesota-led research team has proposed a mechanism for the control of whether embryonic stem cells continue to proliferate and stay stem cells, or differentiate into adult cells like brain, liver or skin. The work has implications in two areas. In cancer treatment, it is desirable to inhibit cell proliferation. But to grow adult stem cells for transplantation to victims of injury or disease, it would be desirable to sustain...  

This study shows that tissue specific cardiac stem cells are highly potent, but that bone marrow stem cells are also efficacious. We hope these results will help guide future clinical trials of cell-based therapy for heart disease. Durham, NC (PRWEB ...  

U.S. regulators have approved the Phase I study, which has a primary objective of determining the safety of the experimental stem cell therapy. The therapy involves transfusing a baby's own stem cells from umbilical cord blood, banked by parents after ...  

Scientists have successfully used umbilical cord blood injections containing fetal stem cells for treating hearing loss in infants with severe inner ear damage. A team of researchers at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center transplanted the babies’ own ...  

... Mesenchymal Stem Cell Serum-Free (hMSC SF), a complete cell culture environment for human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) derived from bone marrow. The BD Mosaic hMSC cell culture environment is designed to provide cell expansion in a shorter culture ...  

Scientists claim nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy could provide an effective therapeutic option for killing off cancer stem cells that are resistant to traditional forms of radiation and chemotherapy. Wake Forest School of Medicine ...  

Contrary to circulating online reports, Komen has not "de-funded" any grantee based on human embryonic stem cell research conducted at their institution. —from a 5 February 2012 statement by Susan G. Komen for the Cure If dealing with the public ...  

An adult stem cell present in muscle is responsive to exercise and this discovery could lead to new therapeutic techniques to treat injured muscle and prevent or restore muscle loss with age, scientists say. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in ...