Cloning and Regenerative Medicine News

UC Santa Cruz awarded $7.2 million grant for stem cell research center (5/9/2008)

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved a $7.2 million grant to fund a new stem cell research center at the University of California, Santa Cruz ...> Full Article

Nanosurgery on a Specially Designed Microchip Reveals Anesthetics Interfere with Nerve Regeneration Process (5/8/2008)

Researchers discovered that during surgery to sever worms nerves, its regenerated nerves up to 12 times faster without the use of anesthetics. ...> Full Article

Test of maturity for stem cells (5/8/2008)

Stem cells can be systematically observed and investigated with the aid of two new machines that imitate the conditions in the human body with unprecedented accuracy. ...> Full Article

Stem researchers demonstrate safety of gene therapy using adult stem cells (5/7/2008)

Study provides key safety data for human trials ...> Full Article

Researchers find novel way to repair airway injuries (5/6/2008)

Technique could apply to different parts of human body ...> Full Article

Controlling embryonic fate by association (5/5/2008)

Association determines fate in embryonic stem cells ...> Full Article

Stem cell researchers create heart and blood cells from reprogrammed skin cells (5/4/2008)

Discovery may lead to new treatments ...> Full Article

Georgia Stem Cell Initiative symposium on May 22 (5/3/2008)

Several of the stem cell field's top scientists working in academia and industry will attend a symposium at the University of Georgia aimed at improving research efforts on both adult and embryonic stem cells in the state on May 22. ...> Full Article

Researcher reveals new model for embryonic limb development (5/2/2008)

Growth factors at distal tip of embryonic limb act as instructive molecules in animal models ...> Full Article

Stem cells at root of antlers' branching (5/1/2008)

Understanding the mechanisms behind antler regeneration could have an important impact on the emerging field of regenerative medicine ...> Full Article

Gene Therapy Improves Vision in Patients with Congenital Retinal Disease (5/1/2008)

Patients' Vision Improved from Detecting Hand Movements to Reading Lines on Eye Chart ...> Full Article

Tissue-specific blood stem cell line established from embryonic stem cells (4/30/2008)

A research team has managed to specifically establish and isolate the tissue-specific stem cell that produces blood cells (blood stem cell) by using genetically modified embryonic stem cells. ...> Full Article

Scientists Find Stem Cells For the First Time in the Pituitary (4/29/2008)

Their presence in the hormone-secreting gland of mice suggests a means of adapting to stress and life changes ...> Full Article

Inflammation triggers cell fusions that could protect neurons, research shows (4/28/2008)

Chronic inflammation triggers bone marrow-derived blood cells to travel to the brain and fuse with a certain type of neuron up to 100 times more frequently than previously believed ...> Full Article

Transgenic Goats' Milk Helps Fend off E. coli-related Illness in Pigs (4/27/2008)

Pigs fed goats' milk that was genetically modified to carry an important antibacterial enzyme found in human breast milk showed signs of better resisting attack by common E. coli bacteria than did pigs fed unmodified goats' milk without the human enzyme ...> Full Article

Eggs and Sperm from Stem Cells on the Horizon (4/26/2008)

Scientists may be able to grow eggs and sperm, in part or in whole, from multipurpose stem cells within five to 15 years ...> Full Article

Menstrual blood - a valuable source of multipotential stem cells? (4/25/2008)

Researchers seeking new and more abundant sources of stem cells for use in regenerative medicine have identified a potentially unlimited, noncontroversial, easily collectable, and inexpensive source - menstrual blood. ...> Full Article

Heart derived stem cells develop into heart muscle (4/24/2008)

A first in stem cell research ...> Full Article

Doctors Conduct First-Of-Its-Kind Clinical Trial Using Stem Cells to Treat Heart Failure (4/24/2008)

In the continuation of a cutting-edge series of clinical trials researching the use of stem cells to treat heart disease, scientists announced on Wednesday that for the first time a patient underwent a procedure that could hold the key to repairing damaged heart tissue, a potential life-saver for the millions of people suffering from heart failure. ...> Full Article

Novel wound treatment reduces scar tissue (4/23/2008)

An Adelaide researcher has been awarded $187,000 by the Federal Government to develop a novel treatment for wounds which reduces scar tissue. ...> Full Article

A stem cell type supposed to be crucial for angiogenesis and cancer growth does not exist? (4/23/2008)

Researchers have shown that circulating endothelial precursor cells actually do not exist ...> Full Article

Small RNAs May Play Big Role in Embryonic Stem Cells (4/22/2008)

An international team led by scientists has used a new method to discover an unusual molecular signature in human embryonic stem cells that may lead to development of new cell-based therapeutics. ...> Full Article

DOD Funds Massive Project Directed at Battlefield Injuries (4/21/2008)

Project will be dedicated to repairing battlefield injuries through the use of regenerative medicine, science that takes advantage of the body's natural healing powers to restore or replace damaged tissue and organs. ...> Full Article

In Blood Vessel Stents, Innovative Materials Allow Better Control, Delivery of Gene Therapy (4/20/2008)

Cardiology researchers have advanced delivery techniques by creating a versatile synthetic material that can bind to a variety of gene therapy vectors and can be custom-designed for controlled local release of therapeutic genes at a disease site ...> Full Article

Lab Sheds Light on Maintenance of Blood-Forming Stem Cells (4/19/2008)

Lab has clarified the role of the adhesion molecule N-cadherin in the maintenance of blood-forming cells in the bone marrow, called hematopoietic stem cells ...> Full Article

Mature B cells reprogrammed to stem-cell-like state (4/18/2008)

Fully mature, differentiated B cells can be reprogrammed to an embryonic-stem-cell-like state, without the use of an egg ...> Full Article

Molecule prompts blood stem cells to help repair heart damage in animal model (4/17/2008)

Researchers have for the first time used drug-treated blood stem cells to repair heart damage in an animal model, results that might point to methods for healing injuries from heart attacks or disease. ...> Full Article

Stem cells and cancer: Scientists investigate a fine balancing act (4/16/2008)

Professor shows how the mechanisms normally involved in balancing different functions of stem cells may also contribute to cancer ...> Full Article

Researchers find stem cell marker controls two key cancer pathways (4/16/2008)

Researchers have discovered that a gene associated with human breast stem cells can stimulate development of mammary cells by activating two critical cancer pathways ...> Full Article