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Research points to ways to improve the therapeutic potential of stem cells – EurekAlert (press release)

Research points to ways to improve the therapeutic potential of stem cellsEurekAlert (press release)Stem cells hold great promise for transforming medical care related to a diverse range of conditions, but the cells often lose some of their therapeutic… Continue reading

Stem cell manipulation shows promise for cartilage renewal and joint repair – Medical News Today

Medical News TodayStem cell manipulation shows promise for cartilage renewal and joint repairMedical News TodayThe study, led by Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY, is published in the journal Nature Communications. The authors describe… Continue reading

Differing duration of brain stem cell division – EurekAlert (press release)

Differing duration of brain stem cell divisionEurekAlert (press release)Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig now report the first … Continue reading

Scientists just used stem cells from one monkey to heal the hearts of five others – ScienceAlert

Jonathan Pitre and his mother, Tina Boileau, in hospital in Minneapolis. Julie Oliver / Postmedia – Ottawa Sun

Ottawa SunJonathan Pitre and his mother, Tina Boileau, in hospital in Minneapolis. Julie Oliver / PostmediaOttawa SunPitre travelled to Minneapolis in August for the stem cell transplant, the only treatment that holds the potential to significantly imp… Continue reading

Stem cells from the jaw bone may help repair damaged cartilage – UPI.com

UPI.comStem cells from the jaw bone may help repair damaged cartilageUPI.comIn a study, stem cells were taken from the temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, which connects the jaw bone to the skull. Researchers then observed a single cell was able to genera… Continue reading

After stem cell operation fails, Jonathan Pitre faces hard decision … – Ottawa Citizen

Ottawa CitizenAfter stem cell operation fails, Jonathan Pitre faces hard decision …Ottawa CitizenJonathan Pitre learned late Monday that his stem cell transplant had failed, which means he must now decide whether to face a second treatment and the&nb… Continue reading