Neuroscientists decipher new pathway in stem cell differentiationNews-Medical.netHow do neurons become neurons? They all begin as stem cells, undifferentiated and with the potential to become any cell in the body. Until now, however, exactly how that h… Continue reading
MississaugaMatch4AAry movement needs stem cell donorsMississaugaAnd, to date, there have been more than 2,000 potential stem cell donors, but no matches. His mother, Jenny Dinh, is sending out a heartfelt plea to get more help for her ailing son. Dinh … Continue reading
Miami HeraldStem cell therapy: No longer just for high-paid athletesMiami HeraldTreating sports injuries with stem cell therapy, a procedure normally reserved for top athletes, is becoming more mainstream. Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning repo… Continue reading
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Chesterfield girl with sickle cell anemia gets life-saving stem cell transplant from brother
WRIC CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Just days after Denise Mallory was born, she was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia type SS, a genetic blood disorder. Her parents, Dennis and Sandra Mallory, said they didn’t know they both carried the trait until … |
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Unraveling the mystery of stem cells
Nanowerk “Jiwon’s discovery is very important because it gives us a fundamental understanding of the way stem cells work and the way they begin to undergo differentiation,” said senior author Kenneth S. Kosik, the Harriman Professor of Neuroscience Research in … Team documents some of the first steps in the process by which a stem cell transforms into different cell typesPhys.Org |
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China’s five-year plan aims for big advances in neuroscience, stem cell research
Genetic Literacy Project In the wake of the five-year plan, China will also gain a new funding initiative called ‘Stem Cell and Translational Research’, according to stem cell researchers Pei Gang, president of Tongji University, and Pei Duanqing, director of the Guangzhou … |