Ask a Sports Medicine Doc: Fact and fiction of stem cellsSummit Daily NewsThere are two types of stem cells: embryonic stem cells, which are derived from fetuses and postnatal stem cells derived from adults. Embryonic stem cells have the ability to proliferate indefinitely in a test tube and the ability to produce all tissue … … Continue reading
New technology to study stem cellsScienceBlog.com (blog)Scientists at UMass Medical School have developed a new technology for manipulating gene expression in human pluripotent stem cells (hPSC). Published in the journal Development, the breakthrough will allow researchers to dissect the underlying … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Modelling protein interactions, tracing sources of infection, stem cell …PLoS Blogs (blog)Stem cells are known for their phenotypic heterogeneity and cell-to-cell variation. A new paper, entitled “Time Scales in Epigenetic Dynamics and Phenotypic Heterogeneity of Embryonic Stem Cells” analyses this phenotypic variation by simulating the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
The Morality Of Stem Cell ResearchWEBCommentaryIn light of the suffering endured by beloved celebrities such as Christopher Reeve and Michael J. Fox, many Americans have been swayed as to the propriety of stem cell research as a potential cure for alleviating some of the most horrible conditions …Stem cell therapies show promise for spinal cord … Continue reading
Human muscle stem cell therapy gets help from zebrafishThe AlmagestHarvard Stem Cell Scientists have discovered that the same chemicals that stimulate muscle development in zebrafish can also be used to differentiate human stem cells into muscle cells in the laboratory, an historically challenging task that, now … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cell therapies show promise for spinal cord injury patientsEIN News (press release)In recent years, medical researchers have touted the use of stem cell therapies as a possible means of reversing the effects of spinal cord injuries. Although a single therapy has not emerged as a cure, a recent survey published in the journal PLOS … Continue reading
Stem–cell transplant needed for 4-year-old Hannah Day: How to helpGlobalnews.caHannah’s family says her only hope for survival is a stem–cell transplant, but neither her sister nor her parents are a perfect match, so they’re hoping a donor will be found. They set up a web page called Angels for Hannah to try and find a … Continue reading
“Mini-kidney” grown from stem cellsGizmagThe researchers created a proprietary new protocol, that prompts stem cells in a petri dish to self-organize into a miniature kidney. “During self-organization, different types of cells arrange themselves with respect to each other to create the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading