First stem cell trial for stroke shows lasting benefitsNew ScientistSome can move limbs and manage everyday tasks that were impossible before they received an injection of neural progenitor stem cells, which were clones of cells originally taken from the cortex of a donated fetus. Apart from physical rehabilitation … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Phys.OrgA signal from Transit-Amplifying Cells (TACs) activates stem cells in the hair follicle, researchers have found. Both types of cells appear in green (top), with TACs clustered lower down. The researchers identified the signal as Sonic Hedgehog. In …USC Stem Cell researchers share a vision of the futureUSC NewsMice disabled by MS could walk following … Continue reading
Stem cell therapy gives Booster another shotUSA TODAYThe want-to was there, but the get-up was almost gone. Booster, a service dog, had his front paws just inside the backseat of his owner’s truck, but the hind end hesitated, trembling on the jump. At one point, his human, Davis Hawn, had to give him a … … Continue reading
Jon Rubenstein: Man arrested after offering stem–cell treatment, police sayWPBF West Palm Beach3 ACCORDING TO AN ARREST REPORT DETECTIVES RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FROM THE DEPT OF HEALTH STATING THAT JOHN RUBINSTEIN CLAIMS TO BE A DOCTOR AND OFFERS TO DO STEM CELL THERAPY TREATMENTS FOR INJURED … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cell progeny tell their parents when to turn onThe Rockefeller University Newswire“Many types of mammalian stem cells produce TACs, which act as an intermediate between the stem cells and their final product: fully differentiated cells in blood, skin and elsewhere,” says Ya-Chieh Hsu, who conducted the research while as a postdoc in … …read … Continue reading
New Source of Fat Tissue Stem Cells FoundMedPage TodayThey theorized that the excess adrenaline produced by the tumor may have caused an expansion of the brown adipose stem cell component in the white adipose tissue (WAT) surrounding these tumors. WAT, the predominant form of fat tissue found in adults, … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Open science journal publishes attempt to reproduce high-profile stem cell …Phys.OrgiPS cells have the unique ability to give rise to most other cell types, and have potentially wide therapeutic applications. This characteristic can be triggered in other cells by transforming them into iPS cells, which further increases the potential … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Drug Discovery & DevelopmentA new study in Nature challenges research data that form the scientific basis of clinical trials in which heart attack patients are injected with stem cells to try and regenerate damaged heart tissue. Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital …Mending Broken Hearts: Using Embryonic Stem Cells to Repair the Damage …Huffington PostUW researchers … Continue reading