Cloning And Stem Cell News, Research and Resources - October 2008 Archives
Study provides a practical step to advance progress in stem cell therapies
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New studies demonstrate effective way to deliver gene therapy; scientist proves therapy can be beneficial for the heart
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 | Scientists in Israel are reporting the first successful spinning of a key natural protein into strong nano-sized fibers about 1/50,000th the width of a human hair. The advance could lead to a new generation of stronger, longer-lasting biocompatible sutures and bandages to treat wounds. ...> Full Article |
With both presidential candidates vowing to ease federal funding restrictions on embryonic stem cell research and important scientific advances reported widely in the media, a new University of Michigan study shows a majority of the public supports embryonic stem cell research.
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The first reports of the successful reprogramming of adult human cells back into so-called induced pluripotent stem cells, which by all appearances looked and acted like embryonic stem cells, created a media stir. But the process was woefully inefficient: Only one out of 10,000 cells could be persuaded to turn back the clock.
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Biophysical Switch Provides New Clues for both Cancer and Development Biology
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Researchers describe successfully having used a chemical in place of half the gene cocktail currently used to reprogram adult cells into induced pluripotent stem cells.
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Technique may someday treat retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration
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In just a few weeks, Michigan voters will have an important decision to make when casting their ballots.
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A new study demonstrates that the embryonic mouse heart has an astounding capacity to regenerate, a phenomenon previously observed only in non-mammalian species.
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Researchers have discovered that as embryonic stem cells turn into different cell types, there are dramatic corresponding changes to the order in which DNA is replicated and reorganized.
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Researcher makes progress in improving safety
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A new study uncovers a previously unrecognized, species-specific impact of circadian rhythms on the production of mobilized stem cells.
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Researchers have identified stem cells with the capacity to build fat. Although they have yet to show that the cells can renew themselves, transplants of the progenitor cells isolated from the fat tissue of normal mice can restore normal fat tissue in animals that are otherwise lacking it.
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Researchers show that pluripotent human stem cells can be generated without requiring human embryos
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A family of cancer-fighting molecules helps blood stem cells in mice decide when and how to divide, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Blocking the molecules' function spurs the normally resting cells to begin proliferating strangely - making too much of one kind of cell and not enough of another. Many types of human blood cancers involve a similar disruption in the expression of that same family of molecules.
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A research team has discovered a novel mechanism that regulates how neural stem cells of the retina generate the appropriate cell type at the right time during normal development. These findings, published today in the renowned journal Neuron, could influence the development of future cell replacement therapies for genetic eye diseases that cause blindness.
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Partnership aims to investigate the therapeutic potential of adult stem cells in combating the loss of vision in diseases such as Age-related Macular Degeneration
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pilot study into a devastating genetic disease in which active young people progressively develop paraplegia
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Discovery moves scientists a significant step closer to preventing blindness
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A group of researchers in Switzerland shows how the cornea uses stem cells to repair itself.
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Researchers produce induced pluripotent stem cells without use of retroviruses
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Tracking down the human 'odorprint'
Fill 'er up - with algae
Scientists discover quantum fingerprints of chaos
Researchers help identify cows that gain more while eating less
Mathematical innovation turns blood draw into information gold mine in Stanford study
Deceptive model
Predicting the fate of stem cells
Using own skin cells to repair hearts on horizon
Stem cells restore sight in mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa
The mouse with a human liver: A new model for the treatment of liver disease
Unpacking condensins' function in embryonic stem cells