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| The Stem Cell Program at Children's Hospital Boston http://www.childrenshospital.org/cfapps/research/data_admin/Site799/mainpageS799P0.html Children's Hospital Boston believes that stem cell research holds extraordinary potential for the development of new therapies for the children we treat and for the countless others like them throughout the world. In response to this belief, Children's has established a stem cell program whose sole mission is to explore, understand and translate the promise of stem cells into clinical therapies and treatments. - (Read more) |
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Japanese researchers create part of brain using stem cellsJapanese researchers have succeeded in creating a cerebral cortex, the part of the brain involved in thinking and motion, from embryonic stem cells, providing hope for future treatment of brain-related diseases. |
Simple Chemical Procedure Augments Therapeutic Potential Of Stem CellsAdult stem cells resemble couch potatoes if they hang out and divide in a dish for too long. They get fat and lose key surface proteins, which interferes with their movement and reduces their therapeutic potential. Now, via a simple chemical procedure, researchers have found a way to get these cells off the couch and over to their therapeutic target, |
Stem-cell research labs springing up by hundredsLess than a year after a Wisconsin team helped discover a major alternative to human embryonic stem cells, the Madison scientists say more than 800 labs have begun using the approach, suggesting that many stem-cell researchers are starting to move beyond controversial embryonic sources for their work. |
Stem cells from testicles an option to embryosCells taken from men's testicles seem as versatile as the stem cells derived from embryos, researchers reported Wednesday in what may be yet another new approach in a burgeoning scientific field. |
How Cornea Uses Stem Cells to Repair ItselfA group of researchers in Lausanne, Switzerland has published a study appearing in the Oct 1 advance online edition of the Journal Nature that shows how the cornea uses stem cells to repair itself. |
Steps in adult stem cell differentiation 'identified'New York, Sept 13 (PTI) Researchers claim to have identified two early steps in adult stem cell differentiation -- the process that determines whether cells will form muscle, neurons or skin in humans and animals. In their study, a team at Utah University used the molecular equivalent of a tattoo on DNA which adult stem cells (ASC) pass to their "daughter" cells in combination with gene expression profiles. |
Stem cells 'created from teeth'Japanese scientists say they have created human stem cells from tissue taken from the discarded wisdom teeth of a 10-year-old girl. |
Researchers able to direct stem cells to create certain progenyTORONTO — Canadian researchers have found a way to control embryonic stem cells so they give rise to only one category of cell, a first step in medicine's quest to generate specific tissues to repair or replace parts of the body that are diseased, damaged or just plain worn out. |
Genetically identical stem cellsCells from mice created using genetically reprogrammed cells can be triggered via drug administration to enter an embryonic-stem-cell-like state without the need for further direct genetic manipulation. |
New stem cell map to steer scientistsALAMEDA — The chief executive of BioTime is expected to launch a complex database this afternoon, one he says will be a breakthrough stem-cell tool that will put this small company on a world stage. |
New source of heart stem cells foundMONDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- Newly-identified stem cells located on the surface of the heart give rise to heart muscle cells, say researchers at Children's Hospital Boston. |
Researchers to test stem cells to treat Crohn'sStem cells may force Crohn's disease into retreat, say Long Island medical investigators who are embarking on a pioneering analysis that targets patients who've failed other therapies. |
Human stem cells show promise against fatal children's diseasesScientists have used human stem cells to dramatically improve the condition of mice with a neurological condition similar to a set of diseases in children that are invariably fatal, according to an article in the June issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell. |
Johns Hopkins Researchers Develop Human Stem Cell Line Containing Sickle Cell Anemia MutationResearchers at Johns Hopkins have established a human cell-based system for studying sickle cell anemia by reprogramming somatic cells to an embryonic stem cell like state. Publishing online in Stem Cells on May 29, the team describes a faster and more efficient method of reprogramming cells that might speed the development of stem cell therapies. |
Transfusable blood from a stem cellA new technique for growing blood cells in vitro may reduce the need for blood donors |
Method To Duplicate Primitive Stem Cells And Prevent Cell Differentiation DiscoveredScienceDaily (May 22, 2008) — Research from the University of Southern California (USC) has discovered a new mechanism to allow embryonic stem cells to divide indefinitely and remain undifferentiated. The study, which will be published in the May 22 issue of the journal Nature, also reveals how embryonic stem cell multiplication is regulated, which may be important in understanding how to control tumor cell growth. |
Test of maturity for stem cellsStem cells can differentiate into 220 different types of body cell. The development of these cells can now be systematically observed and investigated with the aid of two new machines that imitate the conditions in the human body with unprecedented accuracy. |
New type of stem cells coaxed into heart tissueWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new type of powerful stem cell made from ordinary skin cells has been coaxed into becoming three different types of heart and blood cells in mice, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. |
Researchers Nurture Heart Cells in LabA new study by a team of Canadian, UK and US scientists has taken medical science a step further by growing three types of human heart cells. Findings of the study have been published in the journal Nature. |
Menstrual Blood: A Valuable Source Of Multipotential Stem Cells?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. |
Breakthrough in heart researchResearchers at the Utrecht University Medical Center, the Netherlands, and the Hubrecht Laboratory, also in Utrecht, have succeeded in growing cardiac muscle cells from adult human hearts. This major step forward in experimental cardiology is big news, if only because heart problems are the number one cause of death in the Western world. |
How “artificial sperm” could help infertile couplesSperm grown from embryonic stem cells have already been used to produce mouse pups, and scientists are trying to use similar techniques to make human reproductive cells, or gametes. This week, the Hinxton group - a panel of stem cell experts - predicted that success could be as little as five years away. |
Scientists Create Stem Cells from Skin Cells(4/7/08) As scientists continue to pursue their goal of using a patient’s stem cells to create cures for diseases, many still argue that the process is ethically flawed. However, scientists believe they may have found an alternate route. |
A Comprehensive Protein Map of a Stem CellScienceDaily (Apr. 4, 2008) — Researchers have successfully identified over 5,000 proteins that are present in embryonic stem cells, tripling the size of previous results and in the process creating the largest quantified protein map to date. |
First British human-animal hybrid embryos created by scientistsBritain's first human-animal hybrid embryos have been created, forming a crucial first step, scientists believe, towards a supply of stem cells that could be used to investigate debilitating and so far untreatable conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's and motor neurone disease. |
Stem Cells from Hair Follicles May Help "Grow" New Blood VesselsBUFFALO, N.Y. -- 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, according to new research published earlier this month by University at Buffalo engineers. |
Market for adult stem cells multipliesNEW YORK (3/16/2008) - A gathering known as the Stem Cell Summit might sound so controversial it would need a steely moderator, or even police protection, so politically delicate is the science of using embryos in medical research. |
Stem Cells Discovered in Human Breast MilkThe latest indicator that there is more to breast milk than providing food for a baby's physical needs came recently when Dr. Mark Cregan, a molecular biologist with The University of Western Australia, discovered stem cells in breast milk. Not only is this a very exciting revelation, but Dr. Cregan is very hopeful that this is the first of many discoveries in the potency of breast milk. |
Now, kidneys grown from stem cellsResearchers at the University of Tokyo said on Wednesday that they have succeeded in generating kidneys and pancreases in mice that had been reprogrammed to grow without such organs, by injecting embryonic stem cells from healthy mice into fertilised eggs. |
New Stem Cell Technique Improves Genetic AlterationScienceDaily (Mar. 7, 2008) — UC Irvine researchers have discovered a dramatically improved method for genetically manipulating human embryonic stem cells, making it easier for scientists to study and potentially treat thousands of disorders ranging from Huntington’s disease to muscular dystrophy and diabetes. |
New research shows blood stem cells originate, are nurtured in the placentaWashington, Mar 6: Researchers at the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) have found that blood stem cells originate and are nurtured in the placenta, a discovery that may allow scientists to mimic the embryonic environment needed to develop blood stem cells in cell culture. |
Stem cell patents survive challengeThe United States Patent and Trademark Office announced Thursday they upheld the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s patent on human embryonic stem cell technology discovered by University of Wisconsin researcher James Thomson. |
A Revolutionary Way To Mend Damaged Bones And Cartilage Using A Patient's Own Stem CellsThe UK Stem Cell Foundation, the Medical Research Council and Scottish Enterprise, in partnership with the Chief Scientist's Office, are funding a 1.4 million pound project to further the research at the University of Edinburgh with a view to setting up a clinical trial within two years. The initiative could have a major impact on treating conditions such as osteoarthritis as well as treating trauma victims whose bones have been shattered beyond repair. |
Stem cells safely made into nerve tissuesKorean scientists on Monday (Feb. 18) said they have successfully used nano and bio technologies to grow nerve, muscle and liver tissues from stem cells. |
Researchers get closer to safe stem cell treatmentsCHICAGO (AFP) — Researchers came a step closer to finding a safe way to use stem cells in clinical treatment Thursday when a team of Japanese scientists announced they found a way to induce stem cells without triggering tumors. |
Human Skin Cells Reprogrammed Into Embryonic Stem CellsScienceDaily (Feb. 12, 2008) — UCLA stem cell scientists have reprogrammed human skin cells into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells without using embryos or eggs. |