Stem cell new frontier of research: Armed Forces Medical College deanTimes of IndiaBHOPAL: Calling research in stem cell a new frontier, Armed Forces Medical College (Pune) dean and deputy commandant Dr Velu Nair said clinical trials in emerging field can be conducted soon. “Stem cells can form any organ and help in drug testing. …read … Continue reading
Stockton lacrosse player’s best match stem–cell donationPress of Atlantic CityIn 2010, Lower Cape May Regional High School and Villanova University graduate Matt Szczur donated stem cells to a 19-month-old leukemia patient as part of the Andy Talley Bone Marrow Foundation. Talley is Villanova’s head football coach. …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem Cell Researchers Just Figured Out How To Create New EmbryosGizmodo AustraliaA team of researchers from the University of Virginia just made scientific history: They figured out how to turn stem cells into full blown fish embryos. In other words, scientists can now control embryonic development, a key to being able to grow … …read … Continue reading
Radio Personality: ‘Remarkable Response’ to Stem Cell Treatmentfox8.comThe outpatient procedure was performed at the Ohio Stem Cell Treatment Center in Beachwood by a team of surgeons including the center’s founders Dr. Mark Foglietti and Dr. Michael Kellis. Kym still comes to tears thinking about it. The procedure isn’t … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Rare stem cells could repair complex tissuesFirstpostNew York, April 2 (IANS) Repairing complex tissues damaged by disease or trauma could become a lot easier as scientists have now discovered the potential of rare very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs). VSELs isolated from human adult tissues … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cell debacle déjà vuBioEdgeOnce again, a major advance in stem cell science has been tainted by allegations of fraud. A leading research centre in Japan, the RIKEN Institute, has apologised for “research misconduct” by a young scientist who published a paper in Nature in January … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem–cell row ‘a blow for science’The Japan TimesThe finding that a lead researcher falsified data in a widely heralded stem–cell research paper is a setback for Japan’s efforts to promote its advanced research, but also a symptom of the pressure for breakthroughs in the field, experts say.Investigation into STAP cell papers ‘inadequate’: ObokataMainichi Daily News … Continue reading
Stem Cell Study Overcomes Major Hurdle in Organ RegenerationNature World NewsUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine researchers reported that they turned embryonic stem cells into a fish embryo by manipulating certain biological signals. The study could advance organ re-generation using stem cells. Embryonic stem cells are … …read more &nbs… Continue reading