Modeling, identifying predictors of Parkinson’s disease with stem cellsNews-Medical.netThe New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute has entered into a partnership with the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) to build resources for studying Parkinson’s disease to accelerate new treatments. Sponsored by The … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
New York Stem Cell Foundation announces partnership with Parkinson’s …EurekAlert (press release)NEW YORK, NY (October 15, 2013) – The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute has entered into a partnership with the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) to build resources for studying Parkinson’s disease to accelerate … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Harver Group Targets Japanese Stem Cell ResearchersSBWire (press release)The government is creating bills for regulatory approval of cell based products and created new research frameworks. The government is also funding a $1.12 billion study on a new type of stem cell that is not harvested from embryos. The government is … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Daily Free Press (subscription)Stem cell research is surrounded by loaded controversy over the bioethical issues that it poses. What many people don’t understand is that there are two different types of stem cells currently being used for research: embryonic and adult. Adult stem …Adult stem cells help build human blood vessels in engineered tissuesScience Daily … Continue reading
Researchers Develop Stem Cell Therapies for Acute Lung InjuryUCSF News ServicesUp until the IND process, the team of investigators had worked over many years on pre-clinical studies supporting proof-of-concept for a therapy using a type of stem cells, known as mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), that could potentially treat injury to … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Nicollet County canine cop to receive innovative stem cell treatmentSouthernminn.comBecause it is easier to obtain FDA approval for animal procedures, stem cell therapy is much more advanced in animals than in humans and usually has high success rates, according to the Andover Animal Hospital. All animals have stem cells in their body. …read more &nbs… Continue reading
BioNewsLarge-scale production of liver and pancreas cells is one step closer, as scientists have developed a cell culture method allowing the relevant stem cells to grow in the laboratory. The technique could be used in regenerative medicine and the treatment …Researchers create stem cell method that could benefit organ transplantsSpire Healthcare all 6 news articles … Continue reading
Adult stem cells help build human blood vessels in engineered tissuesScience Daily (press release)Oct. 14, 2013 — Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a protein expressed by human bone marrow stem cells that guides and stimulates the formation of blood vessels.Research reveals gene ‘language’ critical in infant brain developmentMedical Xpress all … Continue reading