Brittle-bone babies helped by fetal stem cell graftsScience CodexThe babies were treated with mesenchymal stem cells, connective tissue cells that can form and improve bone tissue. The stem cells were extracted from the livers of donors and although they were completely unmatched genetically, there was no rejection …Babies with Osteogeneis Imperfecta Helped by Stem Cell … Continue reading
Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. : Stem Cell Therapeutics completes $33 million …4-traders (press release)(TSX-V: SSS; OTCQX: SCTPF), an immuno-oncology company developing cancer stem cell– related therapeutics, is pleased to announce that it has raised gross proceeds of $33 million through a private placement of units. The financing proceeds will be … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
UC San Diego Gets $4M Grant For Stem Cell ResearchKPBSDr.Catriona Jamieson, UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center stem cell research program director, said CIRM has funded a lot of cutting-edge science. “They also gave us a training grant that has been absolutely vital for being able to train the next … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Australian Researchers Use Stem Cells to Develop a ‘Mini’ KidneyNature World NewsStem cells can develop into many different types of cells in the body during early life. Currently, scientists around the world are trying to get these stem cells to change into tissues or even organs. However, there are major obstacles in growing … …read … Continue reading
Stem cell technology: an interview with Professor Igor Slukvin, University of …News-Medical.netThere are two major types of stem cells embryonic and adult stem cells (also called somatic stem cells). Adult stem cells reside within different organs and usually regenerate tissue in locations where they live in. Adult stem cells can be … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Telegraph.co.uk“This is the first time anybody has managed to direct stem cells into the functional units of a kidney,” Professor Brandon Wainwright, from the University of Queensland, told The Telegraph. “It is an amazing process – it is like a Lego building that …Stem cell kidneys offer new hopeABC OnlineUQ scientists grow kidney from stem … Continue reading
Team grows kidney from stem cellsMedical XpressThe team designed a protocol that prompts stem cells to form all the required cell types to ‘self-organise’ into a mini-kidney in a dish. “During self-organisation, different types of cells arrange themselves with respect to each other to create the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Australian scientists grow kidney from stem cellsDeccan ChronicleMelbourne, Dec 16: Australian scientists claimed to have made a first complex human organ from stem cells, after growing a tiny kidney in a laboratory dish, a breakthrough that could lead to better ways of treating renal disease. The development is … …read more &nbs… Continue reading