Japan Scientists Release Tips on Reproducing Stem–Cell WorkWall Street Journal (blog)A leading Japanese research institute on Wednesday released new tips on methods its scientists used to create stem cells in hopes of dispelling skepticism over what has been touted as a breakthrough technique. The Riken Center for Developmental Biology … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
[Interview] Stem cell research whistle blower speaksThe HankyorehEight years after providing the first information in 2005 that Hwang Woo-suk’s research team had faked research on embryonic stem cells, Ryu Young-jun, 42, has made his identity public. Currently a professor at the medical school at Kangwon National … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cells from patients offer model, drug-discovery platform for early-onset …News-Medical.netHarvard stem cell scientists have successfully converted skins cells from patients with early-onset Alzheimer’s into the types of neurons that are affected by the disease, making it possible for the first time to study this leading form of dementia in … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Parents resilient after their children undergo stem cell transplantOncology Nurse AdvisorA child’s illness can challenge a parent’s well-being. However, a recent study shows that, in the case of stem cell transplantation in a child, parents feel increased distress at the time of the procedure, but eventually recover to normal levels of … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Medical XpressHarvard stem cell scientists Tracy Young-Pearse (left) and Christina Muratore have converted skins cells from patients with early-onset Alzheimer’s into the types of neurons affected by the disease, making it possible to study Alzheimer’s in living …Alzheimer’s in a dishScienceBlog.com (blog) all 6 news articles …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cell advance yields mature heart muscle cellsMedical Xpress(Medical Xpress)—A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has induced human embryonic stem cells (hESC) to differentiate toward pure-population, mature heart muscle cells, or cardiomyocytes. A substrate patterned with a precisely sized … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
STC life, Ltd. Successfully Treats Stroke Patients at Stem Cell Research …Financial Post97.7 B & H Clinic intravenously injected stem cells to stroke patients five times at intervals of two weeks. Mesenchymal stem cells, one of the adult stem cells, are widely used for tissue regeneration. Stem Cell Research Treatment Center (Ph.D: SANG … and … Continue reading
Arlington High Goalie Donates Stem Cells to Dying FatherPatch.com“At one point, I sent him a text,” recalled the elder Schiller, thinking back to when Mike required a shot a day for nearly a week to gin up his own stem cell count ahead of the procedure. “I wrote, ‘You know, we don’t get a lot … Continue reading