Cloning And Stem Cell News, Research and Resources Archives Page 1

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

Scientists ask whether microscaffolding can help stem cells rebuild brain after stroke damage (4/15/2008)

Inserting tiny scaffolding into the brain could dramatically reduce damage caused by strokes ...> Full Article

Regulating hematopoietic stem cell homeostasis and leukemogenesis (4/15/2008)

Researchers identify a protein as a critical repressor of hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal ...> Full Article

Stem cells offer cartilage repair hope for arthritis sufferers (4/14/2008)

Bone stem cells may be harnessed to repair the damaged cartilage that is one of the main symptoms of osteoarthritis ...> Full Article

Embryonic stem cells could help to overcome immune rejection problems (4/14/2008)

Tissues derived from embryonic stem cells could help to pacify the immune system and so prevent recipients from rejecting them ...> Full Article

Blood vessels: The pied piper for growing nerve cells (4/13/2008)

Researchers have discovered that blood vessels in the head can guide growing facial nerve cells with blood pressure controlling proteins. The findings, which suggest that blood vessels throughout the body might have the same power of persuasion over many nerves ...> Full Article

Latest developments in umbilical cord blood-derived stem cell studies to be discussed at Research ShowCASE forum (4/13/2008)

Forum will explore how stem cells from umbilical cord blood have been used in lifesaving treatments and research ...> Full Article

Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Reveals Earliest Step In Human Development (4/13/2008)

Finding Reinforces Limitations of Using Other Cell Types in Research, Scientists Say ...> Full Article

Cardiff stem cell expertise showcases at national conference (4/12/2008)

Cardiff University research will be showcased at an annual scientific conference celebrating the latest and best in UK stem cell science ...> Full Article

Module map links embryonic stem cells and cancer stem cells (4/12/2008)

A new study suggests that a genetic fingerprint associated with normal embryonic stem cells may be important for the development and function of cancer stem cells ...> Full Article

Wound Healing Research Topic of Symposium (4/11/2008)

The University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration will host its first Symposium for Wound Healing Research on May 16. ...> Full Article

Scientists uncover the potential to control adult stem cells (4/11/2008)

Research represents a step towards the use of Adult Stem Cells to repair damaged tissue ...> Full Article

Joslin study identifies gene involved in blood stem cell replication, movement (4/10/2008)

Finding may provide target to improve bone marrow and blood cell transplants ...> Full Article

From Bench to Bedside in One Year: Stem Cell Research Leads to Potential New Therapy for Rare Blood Disorder (4/9/2008)

A unique partnership between industry and academia has led to human clinical trials of a new drug for a rare class of blood diseases called myeloproliferative disorders ...> Full Article

Stem cell method treats Parkinson's symptoms in rats - MIT News Office (4/8/2008)

Researchers have demonstrated that artificially created stem cells can be used to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease in rats ...> Full Article

The University of Queensland to host stem cell centre node (4/6/2008)

Australia opens new stem cell research center ...> Full Article

High-res technology shows significant differences in stem cell lines (4/5/2008)

Stem cell researchers using a high-resolution technique to examine the genome of a pair of human embryonic stem cell lines have found that while both lines could form neurons, they differed in the numbers of certain genes that could control such things as individual traits and disease susceptibility ...> Full Article

Stem cell breakthrough offers diabetes hope (4/4/2008)

Scientists have discovered a new technique for turning embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing pancreatic tissue in what could prove a significant breakthrough in the quest to find new treatments for diabetes ...> Full Article

Stem Cells From Hair Follicles May Help 'Grow' New Blood Vessels (4/1/2008)

For a rich source of stem cells to be engineered into new blood vessels or skin tissue, clinicians may one day look no further than the hair on their patients' heads ...> Full Article

Researchers Engineer First System of Human Nerve-Cell Tissue (3/31/2008)

Implications for Nerve Repair and Implantation ...> Full Article

Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Differ In Genes That Could Control Disease Susceptibility (3/30/2008)

Stem cell researchers from UCLA used a high resolution technique to examine the genome, or total DNA content, of a pair of human embryonic stem cell lines and found that while both lines could form neurons, the lines had differences in the numbers of certain genes that could control such things as individual traits and disease susceptibility. ...> Full Article

Self-assembled materials form mini stem cell lab (3/29/2008)

Imagine having one polymer and one small molecule that instantly assemble into a flexible but strong sac in which you can grow human stem cells, creating a sort of miniature laboratory. And that sac, if used for cell therapy, could cloak the stem cells from the human body's immune system and biodegrade upon arriving at its destination, releasing the stem cells to do their work. ...> Full Article

Umbilical cord blood cell therapy reduces pathology in animal model of Alzheimer's disease (3/28/2008)

Targeted immune suppression using human umbilical cord blood cells may improve the pathology associated with Alzheimer's disease ...> Full Article

Identifying the Genes that Put the 'Stem' in Cell (3/27/2008)

A team led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers has identified a network of hundreds of genes that keep embryonic stem cells in their characteristic malleable state, able to develop into any cell type when the time comes. The finding, based on studies of mouse cells, provides valuable insight into the way stem cells function, and could help researchers find ways to reprogram adult cells for therapeutic use. ...> Full Article

Protein Protects Embryonic Stem Cells' Versatility and Self-Renewal (3/26/2008)

Team connects REST to regenerative medicine, pediatric brain cancer ...> Full Article

Are Dual Cord Blood Banks The Answer To Increasing Stem Cell Demand? (3/23/2008)

Demand for stem cells from cord blood is greater than supply. Two senior doctors, analyse the UK's growing cord blood banking industry and the potential impact of a new bank that provides blood for both personal and public use. ...> Full Article

Is cloned meat safe to eat? (3/21/2008)

Picture the perfect steak. The first bite melts in your mouth, tender and dripping with flavor. You can barely keep chewing as your mind goes slack with joy. Yes, you could spend the rest of your life eating this same steak, over and over, with no complaint whatsoever. ...> Full Article

Scientists successfully awaken sleeping stem cells (3/20/2008)

New hope for regenerating the human retina damaged by disease or injury ...> Full Article