July 28, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – Scientists at The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute are one step closer to creating a viable cell replacement therapy for multiple sclerosis from a patient’s own cells. For the first time, NYSCF scientists generated … Read More
July 28, 2014
(Rheumatology Update) – Australian researchers have achieved promising results in a trial of stem cell treatment for neuropathic pain. The Sydney group administered stem cells to 10 female patients aged 27 to 80 years, all of whom had been diagnosed … Read More
July 25, 2014
(U.S. News and World Report) – Most blood cancer patients in the United States who need a bone marrow transplant can find an acceptable match through the National Marrow Donor Program, a new study has determined. Depending on a patient’s … Read More
July 24, 2014
(Asian Scientist) – Researchers have identified a polysialylated glycoprotein that regulates neurodevelopment exists on the surface of cells in the adult inner ear. This biomarker of early cells allows researchers to identify immature cells so that they can be used … Read More
July 24, 2014
(The Guardian) – Surgeons have pioneered a new knee operation that could prevent the development of arthritis and extend sporting careers. The procedure, which is being trialled at Southampton general hospital, involves coating damaged cartilage with stem cells, taken from … Read More
July 24, 2014
(San Francisco Gate) – Two teams of scientists with strong ties to the Bay Area are racing to develop a stem cell therapy that would provide a practical cure for people living with HIV infection, leaving them with an immune … Read More
July 22, 2014
(Medical News Today) – Researchers from UC Davis School of Medicine and Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California have identified a group of cells in the brain that they say plays an important role in the abnormal neuron development … Read More
July 22, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – A new study in mice reveals that mesenchymal (mezz-EN-chem-uhl) stem cells (MSCs) help rejuvenate skeletal muscle after resistance exercise. By injecting MSCs into mouse leg muscles prior to several bouts of eccentric exercise (similar to the lengthening … Read More
July 18, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – A pioneering technique that uses a patient’s own stem cells to regrow bone, heal fractures and prevent amputation has been developed by a Canterbury Christ Church University Professor. Professor Anan Shetty, Deputy Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery … Read More
July 16, 2014
(Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News) – Beginning in about 1990, the treatment of cardiovascular disease experienced major conceptual expansions through the application of new therapeutic paradigms targeted to angiogenesis and tissue healing. Initial strategies involved administering proteins involved in healing … Read More
July 15, 2014
(Scientific American) – A team at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, is set to launch a $40 million clinical trial to explore stem cells from umbilical cord blood as a treatment for autism. But experts caution that the trial … Read More
July 15, 2014
(Science Codex) – The ability to reliably and safely make in the laboratory all of the different types of cells in human blood is one key step closer to reality. Writing today in the journal Nature Communications, a group led … Read More
July 15, 2014
(Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News) – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the office of the director of the National Institutes of Health to produce specialized stems … Read More
July 14, 2014
(The Herald Sun) – STEM cell geneticist Professor Robin Lovell-Badge predicted an increase in the use of “non-conventional” animals for live tests over the next few years. Prof Lovell-Badge, head of stem cell biology and developmental genetics at the National … Read More
July 14, 2014
(CNN) – Marban led one of the earlier stem cell trials, using cells taken by biopsy from the patient’s own heart. The cells were multiplied in a laboratory for two to three weeks and then reinfused through a catheter. At … Read More
July 14, 2014
(Nanowerk) – Now a group of scientists from Dresden led by stem cell researcher Prof. Claudia Waskow (Technische Universität Dresden) was able to generate a mouse model that supports the transplantation of human blood stem cells despite the species barrier … Read More
July 14, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – Researchers from Salk Institute for Biological Studies, BGI, and other institutes for the first time evaluated the safety and reliability of the existing targeted gene correction technologies, and successfully developed a new method, TALEN-HDAdV, which could significantly … Read More
July 11, 2014
(Phys.org) – Scientists from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have discovered that NANOG, an essential gene for embryonic stem cells, also regulates cell division in stratified epithelia—those that form part of the epidermis of the skin or cover … Read More
July 11, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have created a way to develop personalized gene therapies for patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a leading cause of vision loss. The approach, the first of its kind, takes advantage of … Read More
July 10, 2014
(Medscape) – Urethral injection of patient-derived adipose stem cells (ASCs) and collagen may represent a viable alternative to surgery in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), according to a pilot study published online July 1 in Stem Cells Translational Medicine. … Read More
July 8, 2014
(Medical News Today) – Researchers at the University of Birmingham, UK, led by Dr. Ben Scheven, Dr. Wendy Leadbeater and Ben Mead have discovered that stem cells isolated from the teeth, termed dental pulp stem cells (DPSC), can protect retinal … Read More
July 8, 2014
(New Scientist) – A woman in the US has developed a tumour-like growth eight years after a stem cell treatment to cure her paralysis failed. There have been a handful of cases of stem cell treatments causing growths but this … Read More
July 8, 2014
(Inside Spanish Football) – Argentine international winger, Angel Di Maria suffered a torn right hamstring in Friday’s 1-0 win over Belgium and despite being ruled out of action for the remainder of the tournament, Di Maria Is undergoing stem-cell treatment … Read More
July 3, 2014
(National Institute of Health) – Half of patients in a trial have safely stopped immunosuppressant medication following a modified blood stem-cell transplant for severe sickle cell disease, according to a study in the July 1 issue of the Journal of … Read More
July 3, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – A new study shows that adipose-derived human stem cells, which can become vital tissues such as bone, may be highly resistant to the common chemotherapy drug methotrexate (MTX). The preliminary finding from lab testing may prove significant … Read More
