February 25, 2013
One person in the U.S. is diagnosed with blood cancer every four minutes. Chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant help fight off the disease, but thousands more diagnosed each year cannot find a matching donor. Now a solution using stem … Read More
February 22, 2013
Bharat Book Bureau has recently added the market intelligence report titled “The Complete 2012-13 Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Industry Report – Market Metrics, Dynamics, and Trends.” It provides strategic insights that guide the decision-making of companies that develop and manufacture … Read More
February 22, 2013
In the first human study of its kind, researchers activated heart failure patients’ stem cells with gene therapy to improve their symptoms, heart function and quality of life, according to a study in the American Heart Association journal Circulation Research. … Read More
February 19, 2013
Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini has made his name by successfully transplanting bioengineered stem cell-based trachea, composed of both artificial and biological material. He now plans to use the technique to recreate more complex tissues, such as the esophagus and diaphragm or … Read More
February 14, 2013
Researchers have identified a pivotal protein in a cellular transformation that makes a cancer cell more resistant to treatment and more capable of growing and spreading, making it an inviting new target for drug development. (Science Daily)
February 14, 2013
Researchers in Japan are looking to use the recent discoveries of Nobel Prize winning Shinya Yamanaka to treat a degenerative eye disease in what would be the world’s first clinical trial of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells). (Japan Daily … Read More
February 14, 2013
Attacked and left for dead by a man she had allegedly dated, the 24-year-old suffered serious brain damage more than a year ago. (WFAA)
February 14, 2013
By offering unproven therapies, a Texas biotechnology firm has sparked a bitter debate about how stem cells should be regulated. (Nature)
February 13, 2013
Three papers from the last year deal specifically with unexpected and adverse results of adult stem cell transplants. (Forbes)
February 11, 2013
Scientists have converted human skin cells into brain cells and used them to treat mice with myelin disorders, a family of diseases that includes multiple sclerosis. (Wall Street Journal)
February 8, 2013
Research from BRIC, University of Copenhagen, has identified a crucial role of the molecule Fbxl10 in differentiation of embryonic stem cells and suggests the molecule as a new potential target for cancer therapy. (Science Daily)
February 6, 2013
Ottawa scientists have discovered a trigger that turns muscle stem cells into brown fat, a form of good fat that could play a critical role in the fight against obesity. (Science Daily)
February 5, 2013
Researchers have been able to engineer tissue samples in the past by combining artificial scaffold-like structures and animal cells. Depositing human embryonic stem cells in cultures using a 3-D printer offers some advantages. In particular, the cells can be positioned … Read More
February 4, 2013
These researchers have rejected the more traditional path of cell therapy that you may have read about over the past decade of hope around stem cells – the idea that stem cells could be used to create batches of functioning … Read More
February 4, 2013
Epidermal growth factor has been found to speed the recovery of blood-making stem cells after exposure to radiation, according to Duke Medicine researchers. The finding could open new options for treating cancer patients and victims of dirty bombs or nuclear … Read More
January 31, 2013
US citizens who had pinned their hopes on a company being able to offer stem-cell treatments close to home will now need to travel a little farther. Celltex Therapeutics of Houston, Texas, stopped treating patients in the United States last … Read More
January 31, 2013
Many different tissues and organs form from pluripotent stem cells during embryonic development. To date it had been known that these processes are controlled by transcription factors for specific tissues. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in … Read More
January 29, 2013
Researchers in Oxford and California experiment with medical technology that could make transplants unnecessary. (The Guardian)
January 29, 2013
A stem cell jab given within half an hour of a stroke may aid in recovery from the fatal condition, a new study claims. Researchers found that rats injected with stem cells 30 minutes after a stroke had almost normal … Read More
January 25, 2013
Rush University Medical Center is conducting the nation’s first clinical study of an innovative stem cell drug, Cartistem, to repair knee cartilage damaged by aging, trauma or degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis. (Science Daily)
January 24, 2013
Researchers in Japan said Wednesday that they have succeeded in growing human kidney tissue from stem cells for the first time, in a potential first step towards helping millions who depend on dialysis. (Medical Xpress)
January 24, 2013
Researchers from MIT have now found a safe and efficient way to get large molecules through the cell membrane, by squeezing the cells through a narrow constriction that opens up tiny, temporary holes in the membrane. Any large molecules floating … Read More
January 23, 2013
New University at Buffalo research demonstrates how defects in an important neurological pathway in early development may be responsible for the onset of schizophrenia later in life. (Science Daily)
January 18, 2013
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found that bacteria are able to change the make-up of supporting cells within the nerve system, called Schwann cells, so that they take on the properties of stem cells. (Phys.org)
January 11, 2013
Stem cells may transform the development of new drugs. (The Economist)
