Combining Adult Stem Cells with New Drug Restores Insulin ProductionScicastsUniversity of Missouri scientist Habib Zaghouani, Ph.D., is developing a potential cure for type 1 diabetes by combining adult stem cells with a promising new drug he developed at MU. His research is published in Diabetes, the American Diabetes. Image: … &nbs… Continue reading
Photo: Courtesy of UCLAScicastsLos Angeles, CA (Scicasts) – Researchers from the UCLA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology have isolated a new population of primitive, stress-resistant human pluripotent stem cells that are easily derived from fat tissue and are able to … &nbs… Continue reading
Best stem cells for bone marrow transplant at bone ends: studyVancouver SunTORONTO – Stem cells from bone marrow have been helping people with diseases like leukemia to rebuild a healthy blood system for half a century. But now Canadian researchers have determined that not all stem cells are created equal — and that might … … Continue reading
Stem cell transplants show potential in patients with extremely rare brain diseaseFierceBiotechStemCells ($STEM) has shed light on follow-up data from a study of four patients with a genetic neurological disease who got transplanted stem cells in their brains, with evidence of greater production of a missing neuronal sheath called myelin. Like … &nbs… Continue reading
Efficient model for generating human induced pluripotent stem cells developeddomain-BResearchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have reported a simple, easily reproducible RNA-based method of generating human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in the1 August edition of Cell Stem Cell. &nbs… Continue reading
Researchers reveal location of human blood stem cells that may improve bone …News-Medical.netMcMaster University researchers have revealed the location of human blood stem cells that may improve bone marrow transplants. The best stem cells are at the ends of the bone. It is hoped this discovery will lead to lowering the amount of bone marrow … Continue reading
Stem cell stroke treatment trial results 'show promise'Beverley Guardian'Stroke patients see signs of recovery in stem cell trial,' BBC News reports. The news, which has saturated the media, is based on a press release from the University of Glasgow. This press release reports further positive early findings of the world's … &nbs… Continue reading
5 Micro and Small-Cap Biotechs Developing Stem Cell TreatmentsEquities.comStem cells have once again flitted through the news cycle, this time as a result of a new and growing industry that has arisen around the use of adult stem cells in cosmetic treatments that purport to both be more effective and less dangerous than … &nbs… Continue reading