Irish ExaminerBut the work at NUI Galway and other European universities in a €9m EU-funded project is using stem cells from patients themselves that are in plentiful supply. The researchers are using cells derived from body fat and injecting it into diseased joints … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Researcher created STAP stem cells using different genetic linesMainichi Daily NewsTOKYO (Kyodo) — The Japanese researcher who was the lead author of two recent papers on potentially groundbreaking stem cell research that have been called into question provided a co-author and fellow researcher with stem cells produced from mice of … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cell trials on tackling osteoarthritis may lead to treatment in five yearsIrish Times“Whilst we are still in the early stages of clinical trials, the results so far are extremely positive – such that the use of stem cell therapy for osteoarthritis could become a reality for patients within the next five years,” he said. … Continue reading
Replacing insulin though stem cell-derived pancreatic cells under the skinHealthCanal.comSanford-Burnham and UC San Diego School of Medicine scientists have shown that by encapsulating immature pancreatic cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESC), and implanting them under the skin in animal models of diabetes, sufficient …Stem Cell-Derived Beta Cells Under Skin Replace InsulinUCSD Medical Center … Continue reading
Stem Cell Study Paves the Way for Custom Bipolar TreatmentsHealthlineBut new research published Tuesday in the journal Translational Psychiatry shows how the first-ever bipolar stem cell lines can give us clues as to how brain cells develop in people with bipolar disorder. Scientists from the University of Michigan … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
‘Stem cell tourism’ takes advantage of patients, says law professor (March 24 …University of Wisconsin-MadisonPatients falling prey to ‘stem cell tourism’ may pay tens of thousands of dollars for procedures that carry no promise of success — or carry grievous risks of failure, says law and bioethics Professor Alta Charo. Photo illustration: iStock. Desperate … … Continue reading
Stem Cell-Derived Beta Cells Under Skin Replace InsulinUCSD Medical CenterScientists at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have shown that by encapsulating immature pancreatic cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESC), and implanting them under … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem Cells Shed Light on Bipolar DisorderNBCNews.comResearchers have grown embryonic-like stem cells from patients with bipolar disorder and transformed them into brain cells that are already answering questions about the condition. The cells, which carry the precisely tailored genetic instructions from … …read more &nbs… Continue reading