PLoS Blogs (blog)Stem cell therapy involves administering special self-regenerating cells (“stem cells“), with the hope that these cells will then colonise the damaged area, assume the properties of their neighbours and reinstate at least some of the function that’s …With new multimillion-dollar grants, UCLA scientists take stem cell research …UC Los AngelesAssessing the full potential … Continue reading
Stem Cells, Inc. Expanding Trial in Age-Related Eye AfflictionXconomyTaking another tack, companies such as Newark, CA-based Stem Cells, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEM) are injecting preparations of live cells into the eyes of clinical trial participants with the dry version of the disorder. The hope is that these stem cells will … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Scientists find a groovy way to influence specialization of stem cellsEurekAlert (press release)Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have shown for the first time that the specialised role stem cells go on to perform is controlled by primary cilia –tiny hair-like structures protruding from a cell. Stem cells are capable of becoming any … … Continue reading
ABC OnlineA team of leading stem cell scientists say the treatments, which involve injecting patients with stem cells from their own fat deposits, have become available to Australian consumers without the protection of regulation or evidence of benefits. Stem …With new multimillion-dollar grants, UCLA scientists take stem cell research …UC Los AngelesPrimary cilia play key … Continue reading
BusinessKoreaKorea-based biotechnology company Medipost announced on December 16 that it signed a license agreement with Indian pharmaceutical company Alkem Laboratories Ltd for its stem cell-based cartilage repair drug Cartistem. This is the first time for local … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Adult Stem Cells Found to Suppress Cancer While DormantNewswise (press release)Newswise — Researchers at UCLA’s Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have discovered a mechanism in adult stem cells by which the cells suppress their ability to initiate cancer during their dormant phase, … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Examiner.comInvestigators at UCLA’s Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have discovered how tissue-specific hair follicle stem cells promote the development of squamous cell skin cancer. They note that understanding the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
The New Year Heralds a Transition in Stem Cell Development: Jason KolbertJutia GroupThe Life Sciences Report: Let me start you off with news from Japan. You’ve lived and worked there; you have special perspective on Japanese culture, healthcare and the country’s regulatory environment because you were with a big pharma there. …read more &nbs… Continue reading