Stem cell transplant complication gains attention at UW Health : Wsj – Madison.com77Square.comSusan Phillips has graft versus host disease, a life-threatening complication of donor stem cell transplants, and helped convince UW Health to start a program focusing on the condition. She talks with nurse Karen Schaser while receiving photopheresis, … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Biomaterials Get Stem Cells to Commit to a Bony FutureNewswise (press release)Newswise — With the help of biomimetic matrices, a research team led by bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego has discovered exactly how calcium phosphate can coax stem cells to become bone-building cells. This work is published in … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Erythropoietin and the regulation of cancer stem cell growth and survivalEurekAlert (press release)In recent years, non-hematopoietic effects of erythropoietin (EPO), via its binding to the EPO receptor in non-hematopoietic tissues, including cancerous tissues, has been reported by many different laboratories worldwide. However, it remains … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stanford gets $90 million for cancer stem cell researchSilicon Valley Business JournalWith this funding, Ludwig has donated a total of $150 million to Stanford for cancer stem cell research. His gifts have allowed the university to fund the work of 10 to 15 laboratories and support international collaboration with the University of … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Researchers discover exactly how calcium phosphate can coax stem cells to …Medical XpressImage of three human mesenchymal stem cells. The ATP in the cells is glowing green. The phosphate from the biomaterial (calcium phosphate) that is taken up by the cells is used to make more ATP, which is traditionally the source of energy for … Continue reading
Biomaterials get stem cells to commit to a bony futureEurekAlert (press release)With the help of biomimetic matrices, a research team led by bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego has discovered exactly how calcium phosphate can coax stem cells to become bone-building cells. This work is published in the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stanford University NewsThe funding will augment the existing endowment for the Ludwig Center for Cancer Stem Cell Research and Medicine at Stanford, established in 2006, where scientists already have discovered some promising therapies that are moving into clinical trials.Billionaire’s Institute Donates $90 Million to StanfordPatch.comStanford gets $90 million for cancer stem cell researchSilicon Valley Business … Continue reading
Stem cell answer to beat the baldCosmeticsDesign.com USAThe research focuses on stem cells and sees ways for regenerative medicine to offer the means to banish baldness. The lab of USC scientist Krzysztof Kobielak, MD, PhD has published a trio of papers in the journals Stem Cells and The Proceedings of the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading