Cloning And Stem Cell News, Research and Resources - May 2008 Archives

Genomic analysis gives new insights into cellular reprogramming (5/30/2008)

Research uncovers critical events on reverse path from adult to stem cell state ...> Full Article

Origin of cells for connective tissues of skull and face challenged (5/29/2008)

Biologist documents a source distinct from, but near, a long-accepted location ...> Full Article

Brain cells help neighboring nerves regenerate (5/28/2008)

Researchers have uncovered a completely unexpected way that the brain repairs nerve damage, wherein cells known as astrocytes deliver a protective protein to nearby neurons. ...> Full Article

Stem cell study sheds new light on cell mechanism (5/27/2008)

Research discovers method to duplicate primitive stem cells and prevent cell differentiation ...> Full Article

New Finding Re-opens the Book on Colon Cancer Stem Cells (5/26/2008)

Not all cancer cells are equal. Over the past 10 years, researchers have come to believe that cancer stem cells are scattered thinly through tumors, and that they must be destroyed to halt tumor growth. If even the smallest number of cancer stem cells remains, tumors can come roaring back and sometimes spread to distant organs. But the challenge for researchers has been how to find a marker that is unique to the cancer stem cells. ...> Full Article

Biomedical Engineers Develop Living Heart Chambers for Study of Cardiac Function and Repair (5/25/2008)

Researchers have developed tiny functioning heart chambers that exhibit the key characteristics of cardiac pumping action. These modified tissue samples, known as organoids, will enable researchers to far more easily study heart growth and development, as well as provide a novel means for evaluating new treatments for diseased or damaged cardiac tissue. ...> Full Article

New Stem Cell Therapy May Aid the Repair of Damaged Brains (5/24/2008)

According to some experts, newly born neuronal stem cells in the adult brain may provide a therapy for brain injury. But if these stem cells are to be utilized in this way, the process by which they are created, neurogenesis, must be regulated. ...> Full Article

MPs back hybrid embryo research (5/23/2008)

K scientists were granted the right to create hybrid animal embryos last night ...> Full Article

Many paths, few destinations: How stem cells decide what they'll be (5/22/2008)

New evidence supports a 'systems' view -- and gives a glimpse at how it works ...> Full Article

Turning back the clock for Schwann cells (5/21/2008)

Myelin-making Schwann cells have an ability every aging Hollywood star would envy: they can become young again. Researchers have pinned down a protein that returns the cells to their youth, a finding that might help researchers understand why myelin production falters in some diseases. ...> Full Article

Researchers develop improved gene therapy agent (5/20/2008)

Replacing one amino acid on the surface of a virus that shepherds corrective genes into cells could be the breakthrough scientists have needed to make gene therapy a more viable option for treating genetic diseases such as hemophilia ...> Full Article

Current Regenerative Medical Techniques Hold Great Promise For Bladder Regeneration (5/19/2008)

Bladder regeneration via a neo-bladder replacement may prove to be effective in humans ...> Full Article

International study on attitudes to stem cell research (5/18/2008)

Unlike most scientific and technological advances, which tend to take their place silently in society, biotechnology often finds itself the center of public debate and regulatory attention, due partly to the moral issues posed by many of its applications. ...> Full Article

Free Public Stem Cell Symposia (5/18/2008)

Free Workshop and Evening Public Symposium on Stem Cell Biology on June 10. ...> Full Article

Stem cell therapies topic of monthly seminar (5/17/2008)

Current prospects for stem cell therapies will be presented in a public forum on June 10 at the Health Museum of Houston. ...> Full Article

Embryonic pathway delivers stem cell traits (5/16/2008)

Studies of how cancer cells spread have led to a surprising discovery about the creation of cells with adult stem cell characteristics ...> Full Article

New role found for a cardiac progenitor population (5/15/2008)

In a discovery that could one day lead to an understanding of how to regenerate damaged heart tissue, researchers have found that parent cells involved in embryonic development of the epicardium - the cell layer surrounding the outside of the heart - give rise to three important types of cells with potential for cardiac repair. ...> Full Article

Conference to Highlight Rochester Stem Cell Research (5/14/2008)

A half-day symposium showcasing research in the field of stem cell biology at the University of Rochester will be held on May 23. ...> Full Article

Development of embryonic stem cells into tissue-specific cells demonstrated (5/13/2008)

Researchers have succeeded in graphically revealing differentiation, resolving a long-standing question as to whether the stem cells achieve their development through selective activation or selective repression of genes. ...> Full Article

UCI awarded $27.2 million for new stem cell building (5/11/2008)

Facility will serve as regional research hub for speeding development of stem cell therapies ...> Full Article

$43M grant will help fund state-of-the-art stem cell facility at Stanford (5/11/2008)

The Stanford University School of Medicine has received a $43.58 million grant toward funding a new building that will house stem cell research on campus, a facility that will consolidate stem cell researchers, speed the path toward new stem cell-based therapies and help recruit new faculty. ...> Full Article

$27M for New Stem Cell Research Facility (5/10/2008)

University's proposal of a five-story laboratory building includes extensive shared space. ...> Full Article

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