Kidney Tubular Cells from Stem CellsScience Daily (press release)Dec. 19, 2013 — Investigators have discovered a cocktail of chemicals which, when added to stem cells in a precise order, turns on genes found in kidney cells in the same order that they turn on during embryonic kidney development. The kidney cells … and more …read … Continue reading
Cuban Woman Granted Visa For Stem Cell DonationWBFSMIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – A visa approval for a Cuban woman wanting to come to the U.S., now means she can come to Miami to donate stem cells to her sister with leukemia. According to Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s office, Alina Ortega’s non-immigrant visa … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Cuban woman granted visa for stem cell donationwflxMIAMI (AP) – Immigration officials have approved a visa for a Cuban woman coming to the U.S. to donate stem cells to her sister with leukemia. According to Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s office, Alina Ortega’s non-immigrant visa request was initially … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Ex-Mounties serve as couriers for life-saving bone marrow stem cellsThe ProvinceIt had nothing to so with detective work or espionage: Leishman completed a high-stakes medical mission as a volunteer bone marrow stem cell courier. The 72-year-old South Surrey resident is one of a dozen retired Mounties recruited and trained by the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Cuban woman granted visa for stem cell donationMiamiHerald.comMIAMI — Immigration officials have approved a visa for a Cuban woman coming to the U.S. to donate stem cells to her sister with leukemia. According to Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s office, Alina Ortega’s non-immigrant visa request was initially denied by … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Medical DailyIn a series of papers from the University of Southern California, researchers describe the role certain stem cells play in hair growth and loss. Taken together, these studies illuminate new, effective strategies against baldness. During the course of …Stem Cells Offer Clues to Reversing Receding HairlinesScience Daily (press release)Stem Cells Offer Clues to Reversing … Continue reading
For type 1 diabetics, stem cells may offer a future without injectionsThe Globe and Mail… painful injections. While the technique wound up having problematic side effects, it inspired Keiffer and eventually led to his own breakthrough: Instead of relying on donated tissue, he thought, why not use the amazing regenerative capacity of … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Researchers generate kidney tubular cells from stem cellsMedical XpressResearchers have successfully coaxed stem cells to become kidney tubular cells, a significant advance toward one day using regenerative medicine, rather than dialysis and transplantation, to treat kidney failure. The findings are published in the … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading