Category Archives: Stem Cells

The Cancer Stem Cell Consortium (CSCC) is a partner in the 2012 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition of Genome Canada, in collaboration with the first phase of the Personalized Medicine Signature Initiative of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). … Continue reading →

Mouse skin cells can be converted directly into cells that become the three main parts of the nervous system, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The finding is an extension of a previous study by the … Continue reading →

Many more diseases can be targeted, says expertSource:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?ei=UTF-8&p=IPS+stem+cells+therapy&eo=UTF-8

BACKGROUND: Stem cells are the body's raw materials — cells from which all other cells with specialized functions are generated. Under the right conditions, stem cells divide to form more cells, called daughter cells. These daughter cells become new stem … Continue reading →

Researchers have produced liver-like cells from induced pluripotent stem cells. By creating liver-like cells, scientists can study why people respond differently to Hepatitis C.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?ei=UTF-8&p=stem+cells&eo=UTF-8

Hepatitis C is a viral disease that leads to inflammation and organ failure. However, researchers are puzzled as to why some individuals are very susceptible to the disease, while others are not. Researchers believe they could find out how genetic … Continue reading →

An urgent shortage of blood and stem cells in the black community is costing lives, Canada's blood agency warns.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?ei=UTF-8&p=stem+cells&eo=UTF-8

I must admit that, the more I read about what stem cells — especially adult (or "tis-sue") stem cells that are not under the current res-trictions on the use of embryonic stem cells — the more I am incredibly impressed … Continue reading →

Led by researchers at University of Oxford (UK) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) at Harvard University, (USA), more than 50 collaborators at over 30 scientific organizations around the globe have agreed on a common standard that will make … Continue reading →

Hepatitis C, an infectious disease that can cause inflammation and organ failure, has different effects on different people. But no one is sure why some people are very susceptible to the infection, while others are resistant. (2012-02-02)Source:http://www.brightsurf.com/rss.news.xml?search=Stem_Cells

The news that Edinburgh scientists had created the world's first cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep, at the university's Roslin Institute made headlines around the world 16 years ago.Her birth raised hopes of the creation of a new generation…Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?ei=UTF-8&p=stem+cells&eo=UTF-8

Preclinical contract research organization renovates facility, adding state-of-the-art technology and upgrading ocular testing services. Exton, PA (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 Absorption Systems announces the latest in a series of milestones in the continuing expansion of its AAALAC-accredited and GLP-compliant facility in … Continue reading →

The blue-ribbon panel examining the performance of the $3 billion California stem cell agency is midway through its public process and is yet to hear from a single independent witness during its open sessions. The panel’s report and recommendations are … Continue reading →

The Center for Genetics and Society has filed a brief statement with the Institute of Medicine panel examining the performance of the California stem cell agency, expressing the hope that the inquiry will include “a broader range of sources.” Marcy … Continue reading →

The prestigious journal Nature today said that asking California voters for more billions for stem cell research in a few years “may strike residents as a luxury that they can ill afford.” The comment came in a piece by Erika … Continue reading →

Here is the text of questions from the California Stem Cell Report and answers from the Institute of Medicine concerning its plans to secure independent perspectives during the IOM’s examination of the California stem cell agency. So far, the IOM … Continue reading →

A team of researchers at UC Davis has pioneered a technique to use stem cells to smother the genetic problem that causes Huntington's disease.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?ei=UTF-8&p=stem+cells&eo=UTF-8

The first clinical trial of human embryonic stem cells to report any effects shows they are safe and can improve vision, according to a report in the Lancet medical journal.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?ei=UTF-8&p=stem+cells&eo=UTF-8

Scientists have successfully replicated purified Alzheimer’s disease neurons with stem cells for the first time in a landmark, multi-year study – an achievement that may lead to critical new understanding of the disease, the scientists saidSource:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?ei=UTF-8&p=stem+cells&eo=UTF-8

Some heart bypass patients are receiving cardiac stem cell transplants to try to repair damage.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?ei=UTF-8&p=stem+cells&eo=UTF-8