Father begins stem cell donation in life-saving cancer treatment for daughterHerald ScotlandA FATHER has begun donating stem cells to his daughter who has cancer in a procedure never carried out before in Scotland. A FATHER has begun donating stem cells to his daughter who has cancer in a procedure never carried out before in Scotland. … Continue reading
A new model for organ repair: Kidney repair may not require stem cellsMedical XpressHarvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have a new model for how the kidney repairs itself, a model that adds to a growing body of evidence that mature cells are far more plastic than had previously been imagined. After injury, mature kidney … Continue reading
PLoS Blogs (blog)Austin Smith and colleagues at the Stem Cell Institute in Cambridge, UK asked whether adult stem cells, such as neural stem cells, which are naturally available in small numbers in adult organs, could be more rapidly and efficiently converted to a …New Stem Cells Go Back FurtherScience Daily (press release)Chicago Stem Cell Treatment … Continue reading
New Stem Cells Go Back FurtherScience Daily (press release)Until now, scientists have not been able to efficiently keep embryonic stem cells in their pristine stem state. The alternative that has been proposed to embryonic stem cells — reprogrammed adult cells called induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cell scarring aids recovery from spinal cord injuryScience Daily (press release)Oct. 31, 2013 — In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden show that the scar tissue formed by stem cells after a spinal cord injury does not impair recovery; in fact, stem cell scarring confines the damage. The findings, which are … Continue reading
Bioscience TechnologyForegut stem cells (green) differentiated into pancreatic cells expressing insulin. The development method Scientists have developed a new method for creating stem cells for the human liver and pancreas. This method could enable both cell types to be …Study evaluates early stem cell transplants for non-Hodgkin’s lymphomaScience Daily (press release)Stem–Cell Therapy Misses Mark in … Continue reading
Adult Stem Cell Research Has Defeated Embryonic Stem Cells for Funding …LifeNews.comA new report released today by the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) analyzes funding for stem cell research in California and Maryland to conclude that funding trends reflect the scientific community’s view that the best hope for disease treatment and … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Science Daily (press release)… Lymphoma. Oct. 30, 2013 — Performing early stem cell transplants in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma does not improve overall survival in high-risk patients, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.Method Creates Liver, Pancreas Stem CellsBioscience TechnologyStem–Cell Therapy Misses Mark in Lymphoma TrialMedPage TodayEarly Stem Cell … Continue reading