August 13, 2013
Stem cell technology can be used to mass-produce cancer-killing immune cells designed to target different kinds of tumour, scientists have shown. The research opens up the prospect of immunotherapy treatments helping many more cancer patients in the future. (Irish Independent)
August 12, 2013
A new study recently published by STEM CELLS Translational Medicine indicates that endothelial precursor cells, which are found in the bone marrow, umbilical cord blood, and as very rare cells in peripheral blood, could make a significant difference for stroke … Read More
August 9, 2013
Researchers studying diseases with an unknown cause may have a new method to try, as scientists reverse engineered a new bacterium responsible for a syndrome discovered fewer than two years ago. (Bloomberg Businessweek)
August 7, 2013
The first lab-grown burger has now been cooked in a frying pan and tasted by two food writers. But did it live up to all its hype? (BBC)
August 6, 2013
Stem cells found in mouth tissue can not only become other types of cells but can also relieve inflammatory disease, according to a new Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC study in the Journal of Dental Research. (Medical Xpress)
August 5, 2013
Aquinas on the Beginning and Ending of Human Life is a close look at how St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the foremost theologians and philosophers of the Middle Ages, grappled with the issue of when human life begins. (Forbes)
August 5, 2013
If new research tested in mice pans out for humans, there may soon be a way to keep radiation and chemotherapy from killing a cancer patient before they can kill the tumor — and the key lies in the gut. … Read More
August 5, 2013
McMaster University researchers have revealed the location of human blood stem cells that may improve bone marrow transplants. The best stem cells are at the ends of the bone. (Science Daily)
July 30, 2013
Duanqing Pei from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Guangzhou and colleagues took stem cells from human urine and used them to grow teeth inside mouse kidneys. (New Scientist)
July 30, 2013
Scientists studying an aggressive form of leukaemia have discovered that rather than displacing healthy stem cells in the bone marrow as previously believed, the cancer is putting them to sleep to prevent them forming new blood cells. (Medical Xpress)
July 29, 2013
Forget about cash—start banking your body. Using a technology that echoes science fiction movies, a French company is offering people a “bank” to store their own stem cells for years in a bet that those cells may be used to … Read More
July 29, 2013
Researchers have generated functional hepatocytes from human stem cells, transplanted them into mice with acute liver injury, and shown the ability of these stem-cell derived human liver cells to function normally and increase survival of the treated animals. (Phys.org)
July 26, 2013
A new stem cell-based approach to studying epilepsy has yielded a surprising discovery about what causes one form of the disease, and may help in the search for better medicines to treat all kinds of seizure disorders. (Medical Xpress)
July 26, 2013
Studies refute the existence of very small embryonic-like cells endorsed by the Vatican. (Nature)
July 26, 2013
Scientists from The University of Manchester have used stem cell gene therapy to treat a fatal genetic brain disease in mice for the first time. (Medical Xpress)
July 23, 2013
An international group of scientists, industry experts and governmental organizations is trying to introduce scientific clarity to the burgeoning field of MSCs [mesenchymal stem cells]. The group, which met for the first time in late March at NIH headquarters in … Read More
July 23, 2013
Scientists in Granada, Spain, have patented a new biomaterial that facilitates generating bone tissue – artificial bones in other words – from umbilical cord stem cells. (Medical News Today)
July 23, 2013
Pediatric surgeons are developing a new strategy to tackle one of cardiology’s most challenging congenital defects: babies born with only one heart ventricle. The doctors are enlisting the body’s own regenerative powers in an effort to grow the missing ventricle … Read More
July 23, 2013
If you’re into skincare, chances are you’re also in a state of confusion. Because as exciting as new developments in anti-ageing are, if you want to get your head around what to use and why, you probably need to get … Read More
July 22, 2013
The first trial of stem cells produced from a patient’s own body has been approved by the Japanese government. Stem cells can become any other part of the body – from nerve to bone to skin – and are touted … Read More
July 19, 2013
Scientists have demonstrated a new way to reprogram adult tissue to become cells as versatile as embryonic stem cells — without the addition of extra genes that could increase the risk of dangerous mutations or cancer. (Nature)
July 19, 2013
Pluripotency is powerful. Many scientists consider it the Holy Grail needed to achieve tissue and organ regeneration. This is a nice concept, but pluripotency is a far more general term than the majority of us can imagine; it is a … Read More
July 18, 2013
Scientists have created blood vessels in mice using human stems cells, leading to potential new treatments for cardiovascular disease, according to research published in PNAS Early Edition. (Medical News Today)
July 17, 2013
Magnets could be a tool for directing stem cells’ healing powers to treat conditions such as heart disease or vascular disease. By feeding stem cells tiny particles made of iron oxide, scientists at Emory and Georgia Tech can use magnets … Read More
July 16, 2013
A new protocol for reprogramming induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into mature blood cells, using just a small amount of the patient’s own blood and a readily available cell type, is reported on in the current issue of STEM CELLS … Read More
