Intestinal Stem Cells: The Key To Making Cancer Treatment Less Deadly? – Huffington Post
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Arthritis therapy using stem cells planned for New Zealand – Radio New Zealand
Arthritis therapy using stem cells planned for New ZealandRadio New ZealandAn Australian stem cell scientist is hoping to bring an experimental treatment for people with osteoarthritis of the knee to New Zealand, and wants to set up clinical trials to prove it works. The therapy involves injected stem cells into patients … &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cell therapy offers hope of eliminating need for heart transplants – KING5.com
Stem cell therapy offers hope of eliminating need for heart transplantsKING5.comWhat do singer Randy Travis and Dick Cheney have in common? They both have a device that keeps the heart pumping until a transplant becomes available. But now researchers think that adding stem cells at the same time could eventually make heart … &nbs… Continue reading
Stem Cells From Urine May Treat Human Diseases – Voice of America
Stem Cells From Urine May Treat Human DiseasesVoice of AmericaUsing proteins known as growth factors, researchers can manipulate stem cells – or master cells – to grow into any tissue in the body. Therapy using stem cells from a patient's own body is desirable because it does not cause immune rejection, as can … &nbs… Continue reading
Best stem cells for bone marrow transplant at bone ends, researchers say – Calgary Herald
Best stem cells for bone marrow transplant at bone ends, researchers sayCalgary HeraldTORONTO – Stem cells from bone marrow have been helping people with diseases like leukemia to rebuild a healthy blood system for half a century. But now Canadian researchers have determined that not all stem cells are created equal — and that might … Continue reading
Scientists Unexpectedly Discover Stress-Resistant Stem Cells in Adipose Tissue – Scicasts
Scientists Unexpectedly Discover Stress-Resistant Stem Cells in Adipose TissueScicastsLos Angeles, CA (Scicasts) – Researchers from the UCLA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology have isolated a new population of primitive, stress-resistant human pluripotent stem cells that are easily derived from fat tissue and are able to … &nbs… Continue reading
Combining Adult Stem Cells with New Drug Restores Insulin Production – Scicasts
Combining Adult Stem Cells with New Drug Restores Insulin ProductionScicastsUniversity of Missouri scientist Habib Zaghouani, Ph.D., is developing a potential cure for type 1 diabetes by combining adult stem cells with a promising new drug he developed at MU. His research is published in Diabetes, the American Diabetes. Image: … &nbs… Continue reading
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Photo: Courtesy of UCLAScicastsLos Angeles, CA (Scicasts) – Researchers from the UCLA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology have isolated a new population of primitive, stress-resistant human pluripotent stem cells that are easily derived from fat tissue and are able to … &nbs… Continue reading