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Big Incentive, Small Response: Donors of Blood Stem Cells Hard to Find … – Centralia Chronicle

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2016-01-05

Centralia Chronicle

Big Incentive, Small Response: Donors of Blood Stem Cells Hard to Find
Centralia Chronicle
A single “mobilized” donation can yield 20 billion to 30?billion total cells, which contain about 100 million to 200 million stem cells, Heimfeld estimated. From those, scientists can request specific components, such as T cells and B cells, which play

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2016-01-05

News-Medical.net

Using stem cells to tackle CNS disorders: an interview with Dr Stefano Pluchino
News-Medical.net
My laboratory’s long standing interest is the study of the signaling capabilities of stem cells, both under homeostatic conditions – e.g. within stem cell niches – as well as when stem cells are used as therapeutics. My group has contributed to the

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2016-01-05

Nature.com

Potency of umbilical cord blood- and Wharton’s jelly-derived mesenchymal stem
Nature.com
Postnatally, scars occur as a consequence of cutaneous wound healing. Scarless wound healing is highly desired for patients who have undergone surgery or trauma, especially to exposed areas. Based on the properties of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) …

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2016-01-05

Thrill of Research Results in Funding to Study Prevention of Stem Cell Damage
UKNow (press release)
Liang, assistant professor of toxicology and cancer biology, describes research as “thrilling,” and she’s dedicated her career to studying a gene that affects stem cell damage from chemotherapy and radiation. She actually helped to discover the gene