Human models of human disease are likely to be the first benefits of stem cells to medicine Kenneth Chien, Massachusetts General Hospital While most therapies aim to stall the advance of debilitating disease, regenerative medicine strives to reverse it. Kenneth Chien of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and the Cardiovascular Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital describes … Continue reading
A new collaboration has begun between the largest European family adult stem cell bank, Cryo-Save, and Europe’s most important Catholic university, “Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore” (UCSC). Policlinico “Gemelli” University Hospital based in Rome, Italy, is part of the UCSC Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and is owned by the Vatican. The partnership aims at … Continue reading
An international team of investigators determined that pluripotent stem cell lines display significant chemical similarity. The cell samples used in the study all had a particular protein-protein network in common. The network, named PluriNet by the team, points to the factors that enable these cells to differentiate into multiple cell types. Using a collection of … Continue reading
Growth factors are proving to be a breakthrough in anti-aging skincare. When I am asked if anything really works, I say look for products with growth factors. These powerful anti-agers are the key actives in some of the very best serums that I have discovered. And what are they? Well, here is my 2012 roundup … Continue reading
Ryan Seacrest has become “obsessive — almost paranoid about his health,” reports Star, which claims the host “has assistants tote around a chilled briefcase filled with a custom macrobiotic ‘green drink’ he chugs to stay young.” According to a supposed “source” for the tabloid, “He has also been taking human growth hormone shots and stem cell serum … Continue reading
Simon Cowell is no stranger to weird anti-aging treatments, so it’s not a shock that he’s trying out smearing sheep stem-cells on his face. The X Factor creator reportedly pays $500 a season to have stem-cells from sheep placentas (imported from New Zealand, no less) put on his face at the Beverly Hills Lancer clinic. Victoria Beckham also frequents … Continue reading
Paul Knoepfler, Associate Professor, UC Davis School of Medicine 10. There are stem cells in Pepsi. 9. iPS cells will solve all our problems and end the stem cell debate. 8. ES cells are derived from abortions. 7. Adult stem cell treatments are by definition safe. 6. ES cells are a panacea. 5. Science … Continue reading
The team led by Manel Esteller, director of the Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program in the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Professor of Genetics at the University of Barcelona and ICREA researcher, has identified epigenetic changes that occur in adult stem cells to generate different body tissues. The finding is published this week inThe American … Continue reading