Cloning And Stem Cell News, Research and Resources Archives Page 11

Researchers Find 'Missing Link' Stem Cells (7/2/2007)

A team of scientists at Oxford University has discovered a new type of embryonic stem cell in mice and rats that is the closest counterpart yet to human embryonic stem cells. ...> Full Article

Stem Cell Research Field Advancing Despite Disappointing Bush Veto (7/2/2007)

Since Aug. 9, 2001, when Bush announced limited support for human embryonic stem cell research, Kriegstein explains, universities have been working to develop stem cell programs within the limits of the president's guidelines. ...> Full Article

Can Blindness Be Prevented Through Diet? (7/2/2007)

Increasing intake of the omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA, found in popular fish-oil supplements, may protect against blindness resulting from abnormal blood vessel growth in the eye, according to a study published online by the journal Nature Medicine on June 24. The study was done in mice, but a clinical trial at Children's Hospital Boston will soon begin testing the effects of omega-3 supplementation in premature babies, who are at risk for vision loss. ...> Full Article

Scientists Using Fish To Study Obesity (7/1/2007)

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed a unique new method for researching obesity and its treatments - by studying fish. Newly published data demonstrate zebrafish, small fish that measure between one and two inches in length when fully grown, share many traits with humans with regard to the regulation of body weight. This discovery demonstrates that the zebrafish are relevant for human and animal weight and obesity studies. The study is published in the July edition of The FASEB Journal. ...> Full Article

Scientists Reveal A Mechanism For Healthy Nerve Development (7/1/2007)

In a host of neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS) and several neuropathies, the protective covering surrounding the nerves an insulating material called myelin is damaged. Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science have now discovered an important new line of communication between nervous system cells that is crucial to the development of myelinated nerves a discovery that may aid in restoring the normal function of the affected nerve fibers. ...> Full Article

New Regulations Needed for Patients Receiving Animal Tissue Donation (7/1/2007)

A new article in The Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics calls for a change in the regulations surrounding xenotransplantation, the transplanting of animal cells, tissues or organs into humans. Although few xenotransplantation procedures have been done to this time, there appears to be a lack of awareness among potential xenotransplant patients about the risk of the procedures, and the required lifetime of infectious disease monitoring that come with it. ...> Full Article

New Genetic Test Advances Detection and Diagnosis of Muscular Dystrophy (6/30/2007)

A new genetic test targeting the most common types of muscular dystrophy -- those caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene -- is far quicker with greater accuracy and sensitivity than existing tests. It can be used to confirm clinical diagnoses, to test female family members who may be carriers, and to perform prenatal testing. ...> Full Article

Cloned Pigs Help Scientists Towards A Breakthrough In Alzheimer's (6/30/2007)

The first pigs containing genes responsible for Alzheimer’s disease will be born in Denmark in August. This event is a landmark achivement in the effort towards finding a cure for the disease. ...> Full Article

Study Testing Whether Omega-3 Slows The Progression Of Alzheimer's (6/30/2007)

Nutritionists have long endorsed fish as part of a heart-healthy diet, and recent studies have suggested that omega-3 fatty acids found in the oil of certain fish, algae and human breast milk may also benefit the brain by lowering the risk of Alzheimer's disease. ...> Full Article

Study Maps Road To Cure For Inherited Eye Diseases (6/29/2007)

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified proteins in the rod and cones of the eye that could lead to the discovery of the genetic causes of a host of inherited eye diseases. The investigators hope to gain a clearer understanding of what goes wrong at the most basic level in these diseases that cause blindness and other disorders. ...> Full Article

First Study Transplanting Angina Patients' Purified Stem Cells Shows Safety and Symptom Relief (6/29/2007)

The first U.S. study to transplant a potent form of purified adult stem cells into the heart muscle of patients with severe angina provided evidence that the procedure is safe and produced a reduction in angina pain as well as improved functioning in patients' daily lives, reports the lead researcher at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. ...> Full Article

Encyclopedia of Embryonic Stem Cells (6/28/2007)

An international consortium of scientists, led in part by a USC researcher, published the largest existing survey comparing genetic and chemical traits of human embryonic stem cell lines from around the world. ...> Full Article

Researchers Locate Key Enzyme For Reversing Retardation (6/28/2007)

'Elegant genetic manipulation' inhibits Fragile X symptoms ...> Full Article

Stem Cells Enhance Hearing Recovery (6/27/2007)

Researchers have shown that bone marrow stem cells injected into a damaged inner ear can speed hearing recovery after partial hearing loss. ...> Full Article

New Research Identifies Five Genetic Themes Crucial To Keeping Stem Cells In A Primitive, Flexible State (6/25/2007)

For more than 25 years, stem cells have been defined based on what they can become: more of themselves, as well as multiple different specialized cell types. But as genetic techniques have become increasingly powerful, many scientists have sought a more molecular definition of stem cells, based on the genes they express. ...> Full Article

Parents Support Genetic Testing And Dna Biobanks (6/24/2007)

C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health finds 54% of adults endorse genetic testing even for diseases with no effective treatments ...> Full Article

Promising Protein May Prevent Eye Damage In Premature Babies (6/23/2007)

A protein long thought to be one of the body's supporting players has quietly been taking a lead role in healthy eyesight, a discovery that could rapidly lead to treatments for babies born before their eyes are finished growing, University of Florida and Harvard Medical School researchers have found. ...> Full Article

Researchers Seek Volunteers For Rheumatoid Arthritis Studies (6/23/2007)

Scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation are seeking rheumatoid arthritis patients to participate in one of several studies of new treatments for the disease. ...> Full Article

Discovery in Fish May Aid Human Blood Cell Transplants (6/22/2007)

The discovery that zebrafish produce natural chemicals that enhance production of blood-forming stem cells may translate rapidly into new treatments to increase the success of bone marrow or cord blood transplants in humans. ...> Full Article

Scientists Develop A General 'Control Switch' For Protein Activity (6/22/2007)

The method may be used in biomedical research, and in the future in gene therapy and in genetic engineering of plants ...> Full Article

Scientists Announce Stem Cell Line From New Source (6/21/2007)

Scientists have created a new stem cell line from a clinically unusable human egg in a development that could have major implications for research into illnesses such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, liver disease and diabetes. ...> Full Article

New Milestone In Stem Cells Trial (6/21/2007)

StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEM) today announced the Phase I clinical trial of its proprietary HuCNS-SC™ product candidate (purified human neural stem cells) has successfully completed enrollment of the low-dose cohort and will proceed to the high-dose cohort. ...> Full Article

Human Trials Begin For Enzyme Inhibitor Alzheimer's Drug (6/20/2007)

Seven years ago, Jordan Tang, Ph.D., led a team of scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation that identified and cloned the enzyme believed to cause Alzheimer's disease, then created an inhibitor to halt the enzyme's action. Today, a biopharmaceutical company announced that it has begun human clinical trials of an Alzheimer's drug based on Tang's discoveries. ...> Full Article

59 New Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Made Available To Scientific Community (6/19/2007)

More than 80 leading scientists from around the world, headed by Professor Peter Andrews from the University of Sheffield, have shared their knowledge about human embryonic stem cell lines to accelerate the discovery of potential therapies. ...> Full Article

New Treatments For Rheumatoid Arthritis (6/18/2007)

Three new drugs mark a new era for rheumatoid arthiritis treatment, according to work by an international research team including Professor Paul Emery from the University of Leeds. Their findings are published in the Lancet today (June 13). ...> Full Article

Genes In Human Inner Ear Cells Restored (6/17/2007)

Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have discovered a way to transfer genes, which they hope will restore hearing, into diseased tissue of the human inner ear. This important step brings scientists closer to curing genetic or acquired hearing loss. ...> Full Article

Scientists De-Code RNA Mystery To Help Aim Drug Therapies (6/16/2007)

A team of University of Maryland scientists and area high school students have made a discovery that will help better direct drug therapies to their molecular targets. ...> Full Article

UCSF Opens Cartilage Repair and Regeneration Center (6/16/2007)

The treatment of cartilage injuries is one of the most difficult challenges facing orthopaedic surgeons. Clinicians and researchers at UCSF are combining forces to establish a multidisciplinary center to meet this challenge. "The UCSF Cartilage Repair and Regeneration Center is unlike any other in the region," says UCSF orthopaedic surgeon Hubert Kim, MD, PhD. ...> Full Article

Researchers Use E. coli Against Tooth Decay (6/15/2007)

For most people, E. coli may as well be short for "I will make you so sick." ...> Full Article

Scientists Create Embryonic Stem Cells Without Destroying Embryos (6/15/2007)

Researchers are 'optimistic' that the process can one day work in human cells ...> Full Article