August 29, 2016
(News-Medical) – Not too shabby, humans. New research shows that certain primate stem cells have pluripotency superior to some types derived from mice. The study, published in Nature, maps how pluripotency differs among mice, monkeys, and humans, and illustrates for … Read More
August 18, 2016
(Japan Times) – A Kyoto University research institute has produced stem cells for stockpiled use in regenerative medicine from the umbilical blood of a newborn baby that is of higher quality than such cells made from adult blood. The so-called … Read More
August 17, 2016
(Medical Xpress) – A large, nationwide study published in the journal JAMA Oncology found that people who received transplants of cells collected from a donor’s bone marrow the original source for blood stem cell transplants, developed decades ago had better … Read More
August 15, 2016
(Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News) – Now the Duke team has developed a strategy that avoids the need for the extra gene copies. Instead, a modification of the CRISPR genetic engineering technique is used to directly turn on the natural … Read More
August 12, 2016
(MIT Technology Review) – In fact, no field of biotechnology has promised more and delivered less in the way of treatments than embryonic stem cells. Only a handful of human studies has ever been carried out, without significant results. The … Read More
August 12, 2016
(Medical Xpress) – Stem cell medical tourism and unproven stem cell interventions are growing and concerning issues for patients afflicted with lung disease. According to Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers, there are an increasing number of clinics worldwide … Read More
August 11, 2016
(The Telegraph) – Hundreds of thousands of people could be cured of autoimmune diseases like arthritis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and lupus after scientists discovered how to make stem cell transplants safe. Autoimmune diseases trigger the body into attacking itself but … Read More
August 6, 2016
(The Guardian) – Australia has among the world’s highest concentrations of stem cell businesses advertising medical and cosmetic treatments online, despite a lack of evidence about the efficacy or safety of many of those procedures, a study has found. A … Read More
August 6, 2016
(MIT Technology Review) – Should the U.S. government use tax dollars to fund scientists fusing human stem cells into early animal embryos in order to create “chimeras” that are part human and part pig? Or part mouse? The U.S. National … Read More
August 5, 2016
The New Bioethics (vol. 22, no. 2, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Human Figure and Urban Ground: Cyborgs and the City” by Aaron Parkhurst “Managing Bodies, Managing Persons: Postmortem Care and the Role of the Nurse” … Read More
August 4, 2016
(New York times) – The National Institutes of Health announced on Thursday it is considering lifting its ban on funding some research that injects human stem cells into animal embryos. The N.I.H. announced its proposal in a blog post by … Read More
August 4, 2016
New Genetics and Society (Latest Articles) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Collection of “Quality” Umbilical Cord Blood for Stem Cell Treatments: Conflicts, Compromises, and Clinical Pragmatism” by Laura L. Machin
August 4, 2016
Clinical Trials (vol. 13, no. 3, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Cluster-Randomized Trials: A Closer Look” by Andrew D McRae, Monica Taljaard, and Charles Weijer “Research Involving Pediatric Stem Cell Donors: A Way Forward” by David Wendler, … Read More
July 28, 2016
(New York Times) – Health regulators in the United States are talked about as the best in the world, but a new study on the spread of stem cell clinics shows what can happen when regulations fall behind. Out of … Read More
July 28, 2016
(Physorg) – By monitoring stem cell differentiation on gels that mimic the stiffness and nanofibrous structure of biological tissue, researchers have identified the specific molecules that stem cells use when selecting bone and cartilage fates. When fed to standard stem … Read More
July 27, 2016
(UPI) – Although doctors prefer bone marrow transplants for leukemia patients, a new study suggests cord blood transplants offer patients a better outcome. Researchers at the University of Colorado report the rate of rejection, infection and hospitalization are lower among … Read More
July 25, 2016
(The Guardian) – People suffering from heart disease have been offered hope by a new study that suggests damaged tissue could be regenerated through a stem cell treatment injected into the heart during surgery. The small-scale study, published in the … Read More
July 22, 2016
(The Telegraph) -Healthy livers are being grown from rejected donor organs after British scientists discovered how to combat diseased tissue. Researchers at the Royal Free in London have shown it is possible to strip away the damaged parts of donor … Read More
July 19, 2016
(Medical Xpress) – With a goal of treating worn, arthritic hips without extensive surgery to replace them, scientists have programmed stem cells to grow new cartilage on a 3-D template shaped like the ball of a hip joint. What’s more, … Read More
July 15, 2016
(Euekalert) – It has been difficult to generate human embryonic stem cells at the earliest stage of pluripotency, in what is named “ground” or “naïve” state, whereas this is readily done with mouse cells. The labs of Rudolf Jaenisch at … Read More
July 14, 2016
(Science Daily) – Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have mapped out the sets of biological and chemical signals necessary to quickly and efficiently direct human embryonic stem cells to become pure populations of any of 12 cell … Read More
July 13, 2016
(Medical News Today) – Faulty genes are major triggers and drivers of cancer, and the more knowledge we have about them individually, the better we can predict, track, and treat the disease in a way that is specific to individual … Read More
July 13, 2016
(UPI) – Researchers have found a human protein that can help grow large numbers of stem cells, which may reduce the time and cost required to produce the billions of cells needed for use in disease treatment. The protein inter-alpha … Read More
July 12, 2016
(The Korea Times) – Korea has approved CHA University’s embryonic stem cell research seven years after it submitted the plan, on condition that it abides by high ethical standards, the government said Monday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said … Read More
July 11, 2016
(UPI) – Researchers have modeled the development of neurons in some autism patients, offering what they say is a new understanding of the condition. Neuron precursor cells from autistic patients multiplied faster in lab experiments than cells from neurotypical people, … Read More
