September 17, 2013
Researchers at the George Washington University in the US have employed carbon nanotubes to modify polymeric scaffolds, add nanoscale surface roughness to these structures, and modulate their mechanical properties. The idea is that these nanotubes can be incorporated into existing … Read More
September 16, 2013
The scientific advances come at a dizzying pace—stem cells, cloning, lab-grown organs, 3-parent embryos. Many of these experiments pose significant ethical challenges. For example, the cloning technique known as somatic cell nuclear transfer uses the DNA of a body cell and … Read More
September 12, 2013
The learning and physical disabilities that affect people with Down syndrome may be due at least in part to defective stem cell regulation throughout the body, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The defects in stem … Read More
September 11, 2013
Experimental work on rats suggests transplanting stem cells could be a permanent cure for schizophrenia, University of Texas researchers say. In a study released Monday, a team at the Health Science Center in San Antonio said cells removed from rat … Read More
September 10, 2013
Induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, are a hot commodity right now in biology. The cells, which are created when non-stem cells are reprogrammed to resemble embryonic stem cells, have many potential uses in therapy and drug development. They’re … Read More
September 9, 2013
NFL quarterback Peyton Manning turned in a record performance yesterday against the Super Bowl champion team the Baltimore Ravens. And he may have stem cell therapy to thank. (The Washington Times)
September 6, 2013
The immune system is normally known for protecting the body from illness. But a subset of immune cells appear to be doing more harm than good. A new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center found … Read More
September 5, 2013
The issued patent covers Histogen’s method of triggering the de-differentiation of fibroblast cells into multipotent stem cells through low oxygen and special culture conditions. The resulting multipotent cells naturally secrete a variety of soluble and insoluble molecules that are the … Read More
September 5, 2013
Many people who survive a heart attack find themselves back in the hospital with a failing heart just years later. And the outcome often is unfavorable, owing to limited treatment options. But scientists at Temple University School of Medicine’s Cardiovascular … Read More
September 4, 2013
The latest finding, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is that antibodies can convert stem cells into dendritic cells. These dendritic cells are immune system cells process fragments of protein that aren’t part of the body … Read More
September 4, 2013
Orlando-based Florida Hospital Neuroscience Institute is launching a clinical trial to study the safety and efficacy of administering adult stem cells to stroke victims to help restore motor and speech function after a stroke. (Orlando Business Journal)
September 3, 2013
You’ve probably already heard about the Miniature ‘human brain’ grown in laboratory. The research, involving the growth of cerebral ‘organoids’ from human stem cells, was published in Nature on Wednesday. (Discover Magazine)
September 3, 2013
Stem cell therapy used to regenerate injured tissue in the heart restores synchronous pumping, shows research published today [1 September] in The Journal of Physiology. The study proposes a novel strategy of ‘biological resynchronisation’ in which stem cells repair heart … Read More
August 30, 2013
The concept of growing spare body parts in test tubes has long featured in science fiction, but research using stem cells is now allowing real organs and tissues to be created in laboratories. This is part of a fast moving … Read More
August 30, 2013
Now, a study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that a protein found in the nuclei of all cells—lamin-A—plays a key role in the differentiation process. The study was led by professor Dennis Discher and postdoctoral researchers … Read More
August 29, 2013
Reporters watched as Hanni Ruetzler, a food researcher from the Future Food Studio, and food author, Josh Schonwald tasted a hamburger patty that had been cooked by Chef Richard McGeown . . . and synthesized in a lab. The hamburger … Read More
August 28, 2013
Cognitive deficits following ischemic stroke are common and debilitating, even in the relatively few patients who are treated expeditiously so that clots are removed or dissolved rapidly and cerebral blood flow restored. A new study in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience … Read More
August 28, 2013
Like volunteers handing out cups of energy drinks to marathon runners, specially engineered “helper cells” transplanted along with stem cells can dole out growth factors to increase the stem cells’ endurance, at least briefly, Johns Hopkins researchers report. Their study, … Read More
August 27, 2013
Stem cell scientists at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered the gene GATA3 has a role in how blood stem cells renew themselves, a finding that advances the quest to expand these cells in the lab for clinical use … Read More
August 26, 2013
Scientists at Harvard University were able to use human stem cells to grow vascular endothelial cells — the type of cells that line blood vessels. The breakthrough has led to the discovery of new details of how these cells function. … Read More
August 20, 2013
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new clinical trial of a groundbreaking strategy using stem cells for the treatment of MS (multiple sclerosis). Researchers from the Tisch MS Research Center of New York say the FDA has … Read More
August 19, 2013
Researchers have highlighted, for the first time, the natural regenerative capacity of a group of stem cells that reside in the heart. According to the new study these cells are responsible for repairing and regenerating muscle tissue damaged by a … Read More
August 19, 2013
All organs in our body rely on stem cells in order to maintain their function. The skin is our largest organ and forms a shield against the environment. New research results from BRIC, University of Copenhagen and Cambridge University, challenge … Read More
August 16, 2013
Stem cells play a critical role in replacing various cells within the intestine, but can also become drivers for colorectal cancer. The composition of these stem cell reservoirs has been debated. New research from Dmitry Bulavin of the A*STAR Institute … Read More
August 16, 2013
A newly beating heart is part-mouse, part-human. For the first time, a mouse heart has been made to pulse again by stripping it of its own cells and rebuilding it with human ones. (New Scientist)
