Toronto researchers have success preventing colon cancer stem cells from …Toronto StarToronto researchers have identified a way to target colon cancer stem cells with a drug that stops the disease from recurring, which is significant since half of all patients with this disease relapse. Their work may signal a new, more effective model … …read … Continue reading
Human stem cells converted to functional lung cellsPhys.OrgHuman skin cells can now be reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells, which are similar to human embryonic stem cells, and then into functional lung and airway cells. Such cells have potential for use in disease modeling, drug screening, the … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Bioheart, Inc. and Global Stem Cells, Inc. Announce New Clinical Site in MexicoNewsdayBioheart Inc., a biotech company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of autologous cell therapies, has announced that it has initiated a new clinical site in collaboration with Global Stem Cell Group, Inc. in Cozumel, Mexico … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Bioheart, Inc. and Global Stem Cells, Inc. Announce New Clinical Site in MexicoHispanicBusiness.comBioheart Inc. , a biotech company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of autologous cell therapies, has announced that it has initiated a new clinical site in collaboration with Global Stem Cell Group, Inc. in Cozumel, Mexico … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Bioheart, Inc. and Global Stem Cells, Inc. Announce New Clinical Site in MexicoPR Web (press release)Bioheart Inc., a biotech company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of autologous cell therapies, has announced that it has initiated a new clinical site in collaboration with Global Stem Cell Group, Inc. in Cozumel, Mexico … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
In Defence Of: Stem CellsVarsity OnlineThe stem cell controversy may seem like a stale topic to some: the debate had its heyday in the years of the second Bush administration, reaching a heated climax in 2006 when the zygote-hugging President signed a controversial veto that restricted … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Salt Lake TribuneDoctors at the University of Utah treated actor and celebrity dad Ernie Lively’s failing heart this month with stem–cell therapy as part of a clinical trial testing a new, minimally invasive procedure and drug. Lively moved to Heber City to ski after …Blake Lively’s dad makes medical history with stem cell surgeryExpress.co.ukHistoric First … Continue reading
Why Blood Stem Cells Live So LongScienceBlog.com (blog)The blood stem cells that live in bone marrow are at the top of a complex family tree. Such stem cells split and divide down various pathways that ultimately produce red cells, white cells and platelets. These “daughter” cells must be produced at a … and more …read … Continue reading