Researchers receive $5M grant from agency to advance stem cell technologies …News-Medical.net“We believe that segmental bone defects could be repaired by recruitment of stem cells to the bone defect site, followed by direct gene delivery,” said Gazit, who directs his own Skeletal Regeneration and Stem Cell Therapy Laboratory within the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
A group of stem–cell biologists have grown an “organoid” that resembles a brainThe EconomistREGENERATIVE medicine, the science of producing tissues and organs from stem cells, is a rapidly developing field. This week, however, it took a leap forward that was big even by its own demanding standards. A team of researchers led by Madeline … … Continue reading
ReNeuron gets ‘orphan drug’ statusScotsmanReNeuron, the Aim-quoted life sciences outfit that tests its products at hospitals in Dundee and Glasgow, was yesterday awarded “orphan drug” status for its experimental stem cell treatment for eye diseases. The move could help attract grant funding … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
ForbesThe researchers started with human stem cells—the often-controversial undifferentiated (or “blank”) human cells that are capable of giving rise to a host of distinct, differentiated cells—and cultured them into “cerebral organoids” (more simply …Scientists grow mini brains from stem cellsCNNMini human brains grown from stem cellsNBCNews.comScientists successfully grow ‘mini-brains’ from stem cellsMedical News TodayMashable –Scientific … Continue reading
UCLA receives major funding for stem cell researchExaminer.comThe grants are part of CIRM’s Early Translational Research Initiative, which aims to fund and advance promising, innovative discoveries using stem cells. In this “early translation” phase, scientists are expected to do research that will result in the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Inflammatory protein converts glioblastoma cells into most aggressive versionMedical Xpress“We haven’t known what makes a cell evolve into the MES subtype,” Bhat said. Bhat took cells from 41 human glioblastoma samples and placed them in cell cultures. Of these, 33 developed into neurospheres, cells that take on stem–cell like characteristics. and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Inflammatory protein converts glioblastoma cells into most aggressive versionEurekAlert (press release)“We haven’t known what makes a cell evolve into the MES subtype,” Bhat said. Bhat took cells from 41 human glioblastoma samples and placed them in cell cultures. Of these, 33 developed into neurospheres, cells that take on stem–cell like characteristics. and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Protein that protects nucleus also regulates stem cell differentiationScience Daily (press release)Aug. 29, 2013 — The human body has hundreds of different cell types, all with the same basic DNA, and all of which can ultimately be traced back to identical stem cells. Despite this fundamental similarity, a bone cell has little in common with … Continue reading