UC BerkeleyPluripotent stem cells, created from human skin or mouse ear tissue, are shown here developing into neurons. Cell nuclei are shown in blue, and the red highlights a type of filament protein expressed in nerve cells. (Image courtesy of Song Li’s Lab). …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Blood stem cells age at the unexpected flip of a molecular switchMedical XpressScientists report in Nature they have found a novel and unexpected molecular switch that could become a key to slowing some of the ravages of getting older as it prompts blood stem cells to age. The study is expected to help in the … Continue reading
UM completes 1st stage of stem–cell therapy for ALSCrain’s Detroit BusinessWith an operation to inject stem cells into the spinal cord of an ALS patient on Oct. 2, a team at the University of Michigan completed the first stage of its U.S. Food and Drug Administration trials to test a new therapy for the deadly … Continue reading
Medical DailyResearchers at the Danish Stem Cell Centre developed a 3-D culture method that can allow pancreatic cells to expand and “take a three-dimensional shape enabling them to multiply more freely,” Professor Anne Grapin-Botton, author of the study, said in a …Danish Researchers Create 3D Culture Method And Grow Miniature PancreasForbes3-D method grows miniature pancreasDigitalJournal.com … Continue reading
Scientific AmericanMany diseases of the central nervous system involve the death of neurons—so, theoretically, the replacement of dead cells should improve symptoms of degenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and …Neuroscientist Winrich Freiwald awarded New York Stem Cell Foundation grantThe Rockefeller University Newswire‘Surprise’ brain discoveryOtago Daily Times all 3 news articles … Continue reading
NeoStem Inc (NBS): Stem Cell Therapy: Coming Into Maturity And Becoming …Seeking AlphaAlthough stem cell therapies are often seen as an emerging technology, they have actually been around for decades, with routine use being seen as early as the 1980s. Some procedures, such as using a patient’s bone marrow stem cells to curb the risk … Continue reading
Research and Markets: Opportunities in Human Embryonic Stem Cell (hESC …The Herald | HeraldOnline.comEmbryonic stem cells are stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, which is a stage reached four to five days post-fertilization. They are the most pluripotent of all stem cell types and can develop into over 200 different … Continue reading
RESEARCH AND MARKETS: Opportunities in Human Embryonic Stem Cell …4-traders (press release)Embryonic stem cells are stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, which is a stage reached four to five days post-fertilization. They are the most pluripotent of all stem cell types and can develop into over 200 different cell types … Continue reading