Blood stem cell donor registry DATRI on their journey – The Hindu
The Hindu |
Blood stem cell donor registry DATRI on their journey
The Hindu Two years ago, when a five-year-old girl in Chennai was diagnosed with thalassemia, her parents were at a loss. Their child was subjected to painful blood transfusions every month and still couldn’t live a full life. Each day was fraught with tension … |
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Stem cell divisions and cancer
Nature.com The intriguing work by Tomasetti and Vogelstein implicates number of stem cell divisions in cancer risk. The authors proposed ‘the lifetime risk of cancers on many different types is strongly correlated (0.81) with total number of divisions of normal … |
Zee News |
Functional liver cells from stem cells to help drug discovery
Zee News “In fact, up until now stem cell-derived hepatocytes showed little ability to predict clinical outcome,” Nahmias said. The researchers demonstrated that liver cells produced from either embryonic stem cells or genetically engineered skin cells, can … Scientists produce functional liver cells from human embryonic and genetic …News-Medical.net Scientists create functional liver cells from stem cellsBiology News Net (press release) (registration) |
WBIR-TV |
Volunteer Heart: Knoxville woman saves a stranger’s life with stem cell donation
WBIR-TV She spotted an organization on her college campus looking for bone marrow or stem cell donors. The registry, Be the Match, told her it was a long shot. The statistics show about one out of 540 get called to to donate. But every year when her newsletter … |
WWSB ABC 7 |
Embryonic stem cells treat, the bodies self repair kit
WWSB ABC 7 There are many ways embryonic stem cells are being used in the treatment of disease. Stem cells are described as the body’s self repair kit they have the potential to morph into many different cell types in the body and can theoretically, divide … |
WWSB ABC 7 |
Embryonic stem cells treat, the bodies self repair kit
WWSB ABC 7 There are many ways embryonic stem cells are being used in the treatment of disease. Stem cells are described as the body’s self repair kit they have the potential to morph into many different cell types in the body and can theoretically, divide … |
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New Stem Cell Tactic Shows Promise for Heart Failure
Newsmax “Most other techniques have infused stem cells through the arteries,” Patel explained. One obstacle, he said, is that people with heart failure generally have hardened, narrowed coronary arteries, and the infused stem cells “don’t always go to where … Prostate Organoid from Stem CellsThe Scientist Asia Pacific to Dominate the Global Stem Cell Market – Vericel Corporation …PR Newswire (press release) The Case for Fetal-Cell ResearchNew York Times |
Huffington Post |
Melanoma Cancer vs. The California Stem Cell Program: Disease-a-week Challenge #10
Huffington Post In the classic movie GOLDFINGER, James Bond is tied on his back to a table, while a buzzing crackling laser beam is just about to saw him in half. Bond struggles helplessly, then calls out to the villain: “Do you expect me to talk? And Auric Goldfinger … |