BBC NewsStem cell student Vithiya Alphons inspires donor registrationsBBC NewsA Cardiff University student recovering from a stem cell transplant is highlighting the need for more ethnic minorities to sign up as donors. Vithiya Alphons, 24, was diagnos… Continue reading
UCLA Newsroom |
Metabolic molecule speeds up process by which stem cells differentiate
UCLA Newsroom Pluripotent stem cells have the ability to create any specialized cell in the body, such as skin, bone, blood or nervous system cells — a process called differentiation. Because of that ability, scientists are studying pluripotent stem cells to … |
Scifighting |
Rockhold Undergoes Stem-Cell Treatment – SciFighting
Scifighting Luke Rockhold’s last fight did not go how he would have hoped when he was TKOd by Michael Bisping and lost the UFC middleweight championship. The fight … |
Daily Mail |
Patients condemned to die by NHS ban on leukaemia lifeline
Daily Mail Patients suffering a leukaemia relapse have been ‘handed a death sentence’ by an NHS decision to deny funding for a second lifesaving stem cell transplant if their first one fails. In a joint letter to the Department of Health, some of the leading … |
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Key metabolites controlling stem cell fate identified
Royal Society of Chemistry ‘Simple small metabolites present in the body already can dictate cell behaviour,’ says Rein Ulijn from City University of New York, who led the work. The hope is that if these metabolites can be identified, they could replace the complex biomolecular … |
Algemeiner |
Celebrities Rally to Find Stem Cell Donor for UK Jewish Mother Battling Second Bout of Leukemia
Algemeiner Celebrities joined efforts to find a stem cell donor for a Jewish mother battling leukemia for the second time, The Jewish Chronicle reported on Thursday. TV personality Sharon Osbourne, actor Matt Lucas and British boy band Blue are among the famous … Celebrities jump on board to save Jewish mother’s lifeJerusalem Post Israel News Celebrities rally round to help Jewish family in search of bone marrowJewish Chronicle |