29.07.2010
According to recent research, adult leukemia patients do
comparably well when they receive cord blood bank stem cell transplants the way they fare when they
receive the stem cells from a well-matched adult donor.
28.07.2010
Cellonis, a Beijing and HK-based biotech company, with
its new personalized diabetes treatment concept has demonstrated an amazing improvement in their
treated patients' conditions.
27.07.2010
Most of the time, the body's blood-forming
(haematopoietic) stem cells remain dormant, with just a few producing blood cells and maintaining a
balance among the different types.
26.07.2010
By emulating nature’s design principles, a team at
Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard Medical School and
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has created nanodevices made of DNA that self-assemble and can be
programmed to move and change shape on demand.
25.07.2010
U.S. scientists say they have developed a new method of
effectively delivering stem cells, proteins and large molecules to damaged tissues.
24.07.2010
Researchers successful in restoring transparent,
renewing cornea in burn-damaged eyes
23.07.2010
Here's what we know about hearing loss: while it is not
reversible, it is treatable. So the focus of hearing health professionals and advocates has always
been on prevention and treatment.
22.07.2010
The UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation aims
to break down the traditional barriers between research teams as it investigates stem cells and
conditions such as Alzheimer's, schizophrenia and autism
21.07.2010
Patients blinded in one or both eyes by chemical burns
regained their vision after healthy stem cells were extracted from their eyes and reimplanted,
according to a report by Italian researchers at a scientific meeting.
20.07.2010
For the first time researchers have found a type of stem
cell that could prove crucial in reducing injury and scarring in the lung and even generate new lung cells.
19.07.2010
People with Huntington’s disease face an awful
future - perhaps 20 years as it slowly strips away brain cells. But there’s a chance that in
the next 20 years, researchers at UC Irvine could develop treatments that could arrest
Huntington’s – and other brain and nervous systems disorders – thanks in part to a
girl from Fountain Valley.
18.07.2010
The pig is an under-estimated animal. Known better for
its slovenly habits and portly physique, the pig is actually a medical hero.
17.07.2010
Two cutting-edge medical technologies, stem cell
transplantation and gene therapy, were combined in an attack on the AIDS virus that may lead to new
strategies for treating people infected with HIV.
16.07.2010
A team of researchers at the University of Nottingham
have invented a new class of materials that can be injected by surgeons as a low-viscosity fluid
into the body that, using body heat as the only trigger, converts into a tough porous material with
mechanical properties that mimic human cancellous bone.
15.07.2010
Medical research keeps finding amazing uses for stem
cells, for everything from repairing heart damage to helping aging faces look younger. Now stem
cells may be useful in avoiding some hip replacements
14.07.2010
Researchers at Mt. Sinai made an important finding in
the field of stem cell research that can have an impact on how doctors treat heart disease. NY1's
Health reporter Kafi Drexel filed the following report.
13.07.2010
Adult patients with leukemia fare just as well when they
get stem cell transplants taken from a cord blood bank as they do from a well-suited adult donor,
U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
12.07.2010
The pig is an under-estimated animal better known for
its slovenly habits and portly physique than for its medical contributions.
11.07.2010
The Human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) delivered
intravenously may offer therapeutic benefits to those suffering from cerebral palsy. A new
international research led by the University of South Florida reveals that sugar-alcohol compound
mannitol improved the therapeutic efficacy of human umbilical cord blood cells.
10.07.2010
MELBOURNE scientists will transform skin biopsies taken
from schizophrenia patients into stem cells in an effort to shed light on the cause and pathology of
the disease.
09.07.2010
New reports indicate that real hope for
‘miracle’ treatments using adult stem cells is on the way for those suffering from
diseases afflicting both the brain and the heart.
08.07.2010
For the millions of aging Americans who suffer from
joint pain, stem cells may be riding to the rescue. Scientists at the University of Connecticut
Health Center have recently developed a technique that reliably converts stem cells into cartilage
cells.
07.07.2010
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for
the first time differentiated human stem cells to become heart cells with cardiomyopathy, a
condition in which the heart muscle cells are abnormal.
06.07.2010
Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital
Center for Regenerative Medicine (MGH-CRM) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have a developed a
new type of human pluripotent stem cell that can be manipulated more readily than currently
available stem cells.
05.07.2010
A gene shown to play a role in the aging process appears
to play a role in the regulation of the differentiation of embryonic stem cells, according to
researchers from the Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and the Department of
Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University.
04.07.2010
The mouse model, published online May 30 in Nature
Genetics, provides a new tool to study metabolism, growth and developmental timing
03.07.2010
To maintain pluripotency of human embryonic stem (huES)
cells in feeder-free culture, it has been necessary to provide a Matrigel substratum, which is a
complex of poorly defined extracellular matrices and growth factors derived from mouse
Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm sarcoma cells.
02.07.2010
Opening of blood-brain barrier is key, University of
South Florida-led study finds
01.07.2010
A Tucson cardiologist is part of a national trial that's
testing whether adult human stem cells can help repair the hearts of people who have just suffered
heart attacks.
30.06.2010
By discovering how adult neural stem cells navigate to
injury sites in the central nervous system, UC Irvine researchers have helped solve a puzzle in the
creation of stem cell-based treatments: How do these cells know where to go?
29.06.2010
A new bioreactor system for cultivating bone cells
reduces the number of actions that need to be taken in the process, and so lowers the cost of tissue
culture.
28.06.2010
Medical experts are seeing a future in the use of stem
cells to fight HIV and avert its damaging effects against the immune system.
27.06.2010
Amniotic membrane used by Japanese researchers to
rejuvenate damaged heart muscle in rats
26.06.2010
Complex tissue structure -- a first ? offers hope to
millions with degenerative eye disorders
25.06.2010
Human molar scaffolding Dr. Jeremy Mao has unveiled a
technique that directs the body's stem cells into a scaffolding that will aid in the regeneration of
a new tooth.
24.06.2010
Team led by Sir Ian Wilmut will hope their research
gives an unprecedented insight into motor neurone disease
23.06.2010
The Motor Neurone Disease Association is funding its
first ever stem cell research program to help unlock the secrets of this fatal neurological condition
22.06.2010
Scientists find they can be more useful than their
embryonic counterparts
21.06.2010
Dr. Omar Gonzalez of Integra Medical Center, located in
Tamps, Mexico is just 5 minutes south of the Texas border, offering hope to thousands of patients
seeking viable and effective treatments for chronic disease processes.
20.06.2010
A new research project carried out by bio-technology
expert at a Vietnam university revealed that stem cells extracted from deer antler regeneration, is
capable to restore organs damaged through trauma, disease, cancer or excision.
19.06.2010
Spanish researchers have employed for the first time
adult cells extracted from a human heart to turn stem cells from adipose tissue into cardiac myocytes
18.06.2010
Australian doctors say a new stem cell treatment which
saved the life of a young Canberra man suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) should be adopted more widely
17.06.2010
Human stem cells administered intravenously can restore
alveolar epithelial tissue to a normal function in a novel ex vivo perfused human lung after E. coli
endotoxin-induced acute lung injury (ALI), according to research from the University of California
San Francisco.
16.06.2010
Nanoscientist Molly Stevens is working on techniques to
enable a damaged heart to repair itself or bone tissue to regenerate
15.06.2010
People who have lost some or all of their adult teeth
typically look to dentures, or more recently, dental implants to bridge the gap between a toothless appearance
14.06.2010
San Diego, CA based Cytori Therapeutics has announced
the results of their PRECISE trial, in which patients with severe cardiomyopathy were treated with
autologous adipose-derived regenerative cells (ADRCs).
13.06.2010
Mesoblast Ltd., an Australian developer of stem-cell
therapies, aims to introduce its first product by 2012 after agreeing to buy the shares of
Angioblast Systems Inc. it doesn’t already own.
12.06.2010
The first regenerative medicine based on stem cells
could be filed for approval in Europe later this year, bringing the groundbreaking medical
technology a step closer to reality.
11.06.2010
An unknown function that regulates how stem cells
produce different types of cells in different parts of the nervous system has been discovered by
Stefan Thor
10.06.2010
Novel imaging techniques document improvement after
heart attack in mouse model
09.06.2010
Clinical trials on six multiple sclerosis (MS) patients
who have had stem cell injections have produced "encouraging" results, scientists say.
08.06.2010
Master regulator could allow for easy growth direction,
organ creation
07.06.2010
After birth the brain loses many nerve cells and this
continues throughout life -- most neurons are formed before birth, after which many excess neurons degenerate
06.06.2010
Rice bioengineers define relationship between key
regulatory proteins
05.06.2010
Stem cells from the lining of a woman's uterus
transformed into brain cells when they were injected into mice whose brains had damage resembling
Parkinson's disease, researchers reported on Thursday.
04.06.2010
A U.S. chemical engineer has been awarded a $1.9 million
federal grant to develop techniques for cultivating stem cells for use in damaged tissue replacement.
03.06.2010
Imagine having your back cut open, part of your spine
removed, a stabilizing device that resembles a mini oil rig mounted on your back, the outer membrane
of your spinal cord sliced open and experimental stem cells injected into it -- all for the
advancement of science because it's not expected to benefit you.
02.06.2010
Results from ALS trials spur optimism
01.06.2010
In findings that could one day lead to new therapies,
researchers from The Scripps Research Institute have described some striking differences between the
biochemistry of stem cells versus mature cells.
31.05.2010
Research has revealed that thousands of patients may be
saved if some new medical reports are to be believed. It has been confirmed in laboratory tests that
cells extracted from leg veins can be grown in the lab and can be reinserted to stimulate the growth
of new cells in the human body
30.05.2010
The National Institutes of Health announced Tuesday that
13 additional lines of human embryonic stem cells are eligible for federal funding, including the
most widely used line
29.05.2010
A study led by the National Institutes of Health has
pinpointed the location of bone generating stem cells in the spine, shins and other bones.
28.05.2010
For the first time ever scientists were able to extract
vital stem cells from sections of vein removed for heart bypass surgery. Researchers found that
these stem cells could potentially stimulate new blood vessels to grow in damaged heart muscles
after a heart attack
27.05.2010
Scientists may be one step closer to being able to
generate any type of cells and tissues from a patient's own cells. In a study that will appear in
the journal Nature and is receiving early online release, investigators from the Massachusetts
General Hospital Center for Regenerative Medicine (MGH-CRM) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute
(HSCI), describe finding that an important cluster of genes is inactivated in induced pluripotent
stem cells (iPSCs) that do not have the full development potential of embryonic stem cells.
Generated from adult cells, iPSCs have many characteristics of embryonic stem cells but also have
had significant limitations
26.05.2010
Human veins left over from lifesaving bypass surgery
could be a source of "master" cells to help treat future heart problems, say scientists.
25.05.2010
Technique Shows Promise in Ensuring Fertility and
Providing Tissue for Regenerative Medicine
24.05.2010
Bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are
promising candidates for cell based therapies in myocardial infarction. However, the exact
underlying cellular mechanisms are still not fully understood.
23.05.2010
It may soon be possible to repair damage to the human
brain by reactivating stem cells within the body that can grow on specially constructed
"biological scaffolding" inserted into the brain, scientists say
22.05.2010
A revolutionary treatment whereby stems cells are
injected into the heart during surgery could have enormous benefits for Canadians suffering from
chronic heart disease, according to researchers.
21.05.2010
An estimated 14 million Americans - one in eight - are
addicted to alcohol or will develop an alcohol use disorder. Yet despite the very high personal and
economic costs, the vast majority of individuals with an alcohol use disorder never receive
treatment. Researchers at the UConn Health Center are trying to do something about that. And they
have a powerful ally - stem cells.
20.05.2010
Breast stem cells are exquisitely sensitive to the
female hormones oestrogen and progesterone, according to researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.
19.05.2010
A pair of chemicals make human embryonic stem cells
survive the "massive cell death" that often frustrates researchers, a Monday study finds.
18.05.2010
By using adult stem cells, scientists have created
functional blood vessels that could one day replace synthetic grafts often required in various
vascular bypass surgeries, new research has revealed
17.05.2010
A paper published in The Lancet journal, as part of a
series on renal medicine, has questioned if kidney regeneration may be possible in human beings as
it is in fish and other lower vertebrates. The work is part of an ongoing EU-funded research project
on the possibilities of kidney regeneration, and was carried out by a team from the Mario Negri
Institute for Pharmacological Research in Bergamo, Italy.
16.05.2010
Celgene Corp said on Thursday its experimental stem cell
treatment showed promise in a tiny, Phase I study of patients with Crohn's disease who failed to
respond to prior therapy, according to initial results.
15.05.2010
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are pluripotent cells,
present in the bone marrow and other tissues that can differentiate into cells of all germ layers
and may be involved in tissue maintenance and repair in adult organisms. Because of their plasticity
and accessibility these cells are also prime candidates for regenerative medicine
14.05.2010
For clinical applications of mesenchymal stem cells
(MSCs), labeling and tracking is crucial to evaluate cell distribution and homing. Magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) has been successfully established detecting MSCs labeled with
superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide (SPIO).
13.05.2010
A study published in the current issue of Cell
Transplantation (19:1) has found that using the FDA-approved contrast agent Indocyanine Green (ICG)
to label human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hESC-CMs) substantially improved efforts
to optically track stem cells after transplanting them into heart tissues.
12.05.2010
Multipotent stem cells have the capacity to develop into
different types of cells by reprogramming their DNA to turn on different combinations of genes