Nature World NewsElderly mice were able to generate the cells necessary for muscle recovery after researchers rejuvenated their stem cell populations, a new study revealed. The work answers questions surrounding why the normal aging process accompanies a diminished … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Extensive renewal of the T cell repertoire following autologous stem cell …Science CodexThis is one of the first studies to quantitatively compare the baseline T cell repertoire with the reconstituted repertoire following autologous stem cell transplant, and provides a previously unseen in-depth analysis of how the immune system … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Extensive renewal of the T cell repertoire following autologous stem cell …EurekAlert (press release)WA, Seattle (February 17, 2014) – A new study describes the complexity of the new T cell repertoire following immune-depleting therapy to treat multiple sclerosis, improving our understanding of immune tolerance and clinical outcomes. In the Immune … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Extensive renewal of the T cell repertoire following autologous stem cell …Medical XpressIn the Immune Tolerance Network’s (ITN) HALT-MS study, 24 patients with relapsing, remitting multiple sclerosis received high-dose immunosuppression followed by a transplant of their own stem cells, called an autologous stem cell transplant, to … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Boston GlobeStem cell biology is often depicted as a field offering medical promises yet to be fulfilled — the near-miraculous potential to one day repair spinal cord injuries or treat heart failure. Focusing on regenerative medicine’s thus-far-minuscule impact …Muscle Stem Cells Rejuvenated in Elderly MiceNature World NewsCU-Boulder stem cell research may point to new methods … Continue reading
Science AAASThe stem cell research world was set on its ear 29 January when Japanese and American scientists reported an astoundingly simple way to generate stem cells that can theoretically develop into all of a body’s cells. But anonymous bloggers and some …Japanese Institute Opens Investigation Into Its Stem–Cell BreakthroughWall Street Journal all 5 news … Continue reading
Wall Street JournalJapanese Institute Opens Investigation Into Its Stem–Cell Breakthrough. By Alexander Martin. Haruko Obokata of the Riken Center for Developmental Biology last month, showing some stem cells said to have been created by the new technique. Reuters. and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Rejuvenating muscles in the elderly from ageing stem cellsZee NewsCalifornia: Scientist have identified for the first time a process by which older muscle stem cell populations can be rejuvenated to function like younger cells. This promises a new therapeutic target that could be used to help elderly patients repair … …read more &nbs… Continue reading