Sunday, January 31, 2016

Stem Cell News - January 31, 2016

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Blindness causing gene corrected by CRISPR in stem cells
Blindness causing gene corrected by CRISPR in stem cells ... the first time a defective gene has been successfully fixed in patient-derived stem cells, ...
Venter expands attempt to fight disease, increase lifespan
La Jolla geneticist J. Craig Venter has acquired a company that banks cord blood, giving him access to stem cells that are part of his expanding effort ...
Life in the stem cell lab
Stem cells are so demanding to grow that they often require feeding every day, meaning that I had no choice but to come in on my supposed weekend ...
Pioneering technique from Newcastle University to use stem cells and seaweed to heal wounds
A pioneering team of North East medics have taken the unprecedented step of encasing stem cells in seaweed to treat wounds. It is hoped the ...
Newcastle University students to hold stem cell donor registration event for Match4Lara campaign
Blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan works to persuade people aged 16-30 to give samples of their spit, to determine whether their stem cells can be ...
Burgers Served Straight from the Petri Dish
“Technically, any species with stem cells in muscles can be used to recreate meat. We've worked on pork, others are working on fish and chicken but ...
Scots student so grateful to mystery man who came to her aid in her fight against leukaemia
If a potential donor is a match, they can donate by PBSC (peripheral blood stem cell collection), which is like blood as scientists can harvest stem cells ...
Animal Studies Suggest Novel Approach to Treating Type 1 Diabetes
In a second study, Vegas and colleagues transplanted human embryonic stem cells (SC-beta cells) into an immunocompetent animal.
Canada's stem cell research needs 'big investment' to move forward, experts say
... the existence of stem cells at the Toronto-based Ontario Cancer Institute. ... with hopes that the regenerative capacity of stem cells could be used to ...
After an awkward flip-flop, the U defends fetal tissue research
One study uses fetal stem cells to create human immune systems in mice to test HIV therapies. Another seeks clues to genetic activity during fetal ...
Origins, Murad and Skincere: The best 8 new skincare products
The science of stem cells, which are key to regeneration, is being developed all the time in healthcare and the same goes for anti-ageing skincare.
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Friday, January 29, 2016

Stem Cell News - January 29, 2016

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Lara Casalotti needs a stem-cell transplant

Thousands sign up to donate stem cells thanks to UCLH patient Lara Casalotti
One of UCLH's young leukaemia patients has encouraged more than 10000 people to sign up as stem cell donors since being diagnosed last ...
 
Adult stem cells Hair stem cells born without a home
Adult stem cells reside in specific microenvironments in adult tissues, known as niches, which regulate their function and fate, but how adult stem cells ...
Obokata, Author of Retracted Stem-Cell Papers, Tells Her Side in Book
Haruko Obokata, the Japanese scientist who was accused of research fraud over a purported new method to create stem cells, published a book ...
Carly Fiorina benefited from company using aborted fetal stem cells
Fiorina has been openly supportive of vaccines derived from fetal stem cells at least since her California Senate run in 2010. According to the Los ...
DOH approves first gov't hospital for stem cell services
"Please be informed the DOH of any person/s or institution/s administering stem cells without accreditation or using stem cells for other indications not ...
Carnitine before pregnancy may lower autism risk
“It's very difficult to study neural stem cells in their complex natural environment,” says Xie. “But now we have a technology that makes such studies ...
Stem cell research offers explanation for developmental disease
Stem cells that experience a delay during cell division produce fewer stem cells and neurons that die prematurely, which could help explain the ...
Precision Medicine: Genetic Repair of Retinitis Pigmentosa in Patient-Derived Stem Cells
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) generated from patient fibroblasts could potentially be used as a source of autologous cells for transplantation ...
Hacking the programs of cancer stem cells
Such cancer stem cells can migrate to other tissues and become fatal metastases. To fully cure a patient's cancer, it is crucial to find and eliminate all ...
BioEden is Huddersfield's very own tooth fairy
Huddersfield-based medical firm BioEden stores and uses stem cells taken from our children's teeth to cure all kinds of diseases they may later ...
Natural killers in the brain's nursery
Natural killer cells are retained specifically in the subventricular zone in chronic disease, killing stem cells and promoting pathology.
Myeloma Rocket Scientist: Happy Birthday, Dear Immune System
The stem cells do not attack the disease itself. Rather, they prevent the “high-dose” chemotherapy that is administered beforehand from achieving a ...
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