Medical News TodayA new study suggests genetically modified stem cells may offer a new way to treat Alzheimer’s disease. When implanted in mice bred to have symptoms and brain hallmarks of Alzheimer’s, they increased connections between brain cells and reduced the …UCI study finds modified stem cells offer potential pathway to treat Alzheimer …Science Codex … Continue reading
Stem cell treatment for blindness moving through patient testingMedCity NewsThis year, the Boston-area company Advanced Cell Technology plans to move its stem–cell treatment for two forms of vision loss into advanced human trials. The company has already reported that the stem cell treatment is safe (see “Eye Study Is a Small … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Researchers coax human embryonic stem cells to turn into working spinal cord …News-Medical.netThe sponginess of the environment where human embryonic stem cells are growing affects the type of specialized cells they eventually become, a University of Michigan study shows. The researchers coaxed human embryonic stem cells to turn into working … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Scientist Apologizes for Stem–Cell Study’s Errors, But Plays Down His Role in ItWall Street JournalYoshiki Sasai, deputy director of the Riken Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, worked closely with lead author Haruko Obokata on two stem–cell papers that were viewed by the scientific community as groundbreaking when they were published in late … …read … Continue reading
Scientist Apologizes for Stemcell Study’s Errors, But Plays Down His Role in ItWall Street JournalYoshiki Sasai, deputy director of the Riken Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, worked closely with lead author Haruko Obokata on two stem–cell papers that were viewed by the scientific community as groundbreaking when they were published in late … and … Continue reading
Embryonic-Stem–Cell Therapy for Vision LossMIT Technology ReviewThis year, the Boston-area company Advanced Cell Technology plans to move its stem–cell treatment for two forms of vision loss into advanced human trials. The company has already reported that the treatment is safe (see “Eye Study Is a Small but …Nottingham University develops hydrogel for growing heart tissue … Continue reading
Stem cell research findings may lead to osteoporosis, bone tissue treatmentsUSC NewsProfessor Songtao Shi, principal investigator on the project, said the presence of hydrogen sulfide produced by the cells governs the flow of calcium ions. The essential ions activate a chain of cellular signals that results in osteogenesis — the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Science CodexApril 15, 2014, Irvine, Calif. — UC Irvine neurobiologists have found that genetically modified neural stem cells show positive results when transplanted into the brains of mice with the symptoms and pathology of Alzheimer’s disease. The pre-clinical … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading