Location, location: Best stem cells for bone marrow transplant at bone ends: study680 NewsMick Bhatia, stem cell scientist at McMaster University, is shown in an undated photo. Researchers have found that the highest quality blood stem cells reside in a certain part of the bone. The discovery could lead to more efficient collection of these … Continue reading
Best blood stem cells found in bone ends: studyGlobalnews.caTORONTO – 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 … &nbs… Continue reading
UC San Diego Researchers Develop Efficient Model for Generating Human …HealthCanal.comResearchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report a simple, easily reproducible RNA-based method of generating human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in the August 1 edition of Cell Stem Cell. Their approach has … &nbs… Continue reading
RIVERSIDE: Raising money for girl's stem–cell treatmentPress-Enterprise (blog)A fundraiser last week in Corona collected more than $11,000 to resume adult-stem–cell treatment for a Riverside girl and research into how the infusions could benefit others with severely fragile bones, the girl's father, Terry Lobato, told me. In … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Talking Sense: The Economics Of Stem CellsBahamas TribuneIMAGINE living in a world where a drug-free fix for HIV/AIDS existed, or a cure for cancer, blindness, Parkinson's, diabetes, heart disease, even Lou Gehrig's disease. Advocates of stem cell research are driven by this vision. They say the promise of … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Efficient model for generating human induced pluripotent stem cellsScience Daily (press release)Aug. 1, 2013 — Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report a simple, easily reproducible RNA-based method of generating human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in the August 1 edition of Cell Stem Cell. …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Boning up: McMaster researchers find home of best stem cells for bone marrow …Science CodexHamilton, ON (August 1, 2013) –McMaster 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 … Continue reading
Boning up: Researchers find home of best stem cells for bone marrow transplantsMedical Xpress“Like the best professional hockey players, our findings indicate blood stem cells are not all equal,” said Bhatia. “We now reveal the reason why—it's not the players themselves, but the effect the arena has on them that makes them the highest scorers.”.Cancer … Continue reading