Cancer Survivor Meets Stem Cell Donor for First Time, Advocating for More DonorsKOSAMidland – Stem cells have been the center of controversy in the past; the debate on how to go about getting them has left many up in arms. However for one Midland woman the solution was simple: stem cells saved her life. The … Continue reading
UVa professors make breakthrough in stem cell researchRichmond Times Dispatch… zebrafish embryos grown in a University of Virginia Medical School research laboratory. UVa scientists Bernard and Christine Thisse have discovered how and where to stimulate stem cells from zebrafish eggs to cause them to grow into fish embryos. and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Roanoke TimesAccording to the National Institutes of Health, stem cells are the building blocks of nearly every part of an organism. The cells have the unique potential to develop into a variety of cell types and even serve as “an internal repair system” to replace …Stem Cell Researchers Just Figured Out How to Create New … Continue reading
The Daily ProgressAccording to the National Institutes of Health, stem cells are the building blocks of nearly every part of an organism. The cells have the unique potential to develop into a variety of cell types and even serve as “an internal repair system” to replace …Stem Cell Researchers Just Figured Out How to Create … Continue reading
Stem Cell Researchers Just Figured Out How to Create New EmbryosGizmodoA team of researchers from the University of Virginia just made scientific history: They figured out how to turn stem cells into full blown fish embryos. In other words, scientists can now control embryonic development, a key to being able to grow …Researchers at UVa. … Continue reading
MSC Trial: Stem–Cell Therapy for Ischemic HF Inches ForwardMedscapeThey had been assigned to receive intramyocardial injections of autologous mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC), a kind of stem cell, for their ischemic heart disease. After six months, their proportion of functional heart muscle had gone up along with LV … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Light-activated neurons from stem cells restore function to paralyzed musclesEureka! Science NewsThey showed that the transplanted stem cell-derived motor neurons grew along the injured nerves to connect successfully with the paralyzed muscles, which could then be controlled by pulses of blue light. “Following the new procedure, we saw previously … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Researchers at UVa. Create Fish Embryo from Stem CellsThe Charlottesville NewsplexThe University of Virginia School of Medicine has made a major scientific breakthrough. Scientists working in the Department of Cell Biology have been able to create a fish embryo using stem cells. The breakthrough comes after years of research into …UVA Breaks Barrier to Growing … Continue reading