Articles Tagged “stem”
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Was made the first transfusion with blood created in the laboratory
Erythrocytes – or red blood cells – artificial, generated in the laboratory were first successfully injected into a human volunteer. Step is vital in terms of a future in which all the blood needed for…
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Milk teeth, an unexpected treasure
For a long time considered only a landmark in the race to maturity, the milk teeth have begun to be studied in more and more intensely by scientists. They see in them the key to…
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L’Oreal Fellowship winner tries to understand breast cancer
A desire to understand how breast cancer starts has seen Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researcher Dr Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat today win one of three 2010 L’Oreal Australia For Women in Science Fellowships. Dr Asselin-Labat, a…
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Better Way to Grow Stem Cells Developed
Human pluripotent stem cells, which can become any other kind of body cell, hold great potential to treat a wide range of ailments, including Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries. However, scientists who…
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Magnetic Attraction of Stem Cells Creates More Potent Treatment for Heart Attack
Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have found in animals that infusing cardiac-derived stem cells with micro-size particles of iron and then using a magnet to guide those stem cells to the area of the…
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Gene that improves quality of reprogrammed stem cells
In the 7 Feb. 2010 issue of the journal Nature, scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), report that a genetic molecule, called Tbx3, which is crucial for many aspects of early developmental processes…
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Delivering Stem Cells Improves Repair of Major Bone Injuries in Rats, Study Shows
A new study reinforces the potential value of stem cells in repairing major injuries involving the loss of bone structure. The study shows that delivering stem cells on a polymer scaffold to treat large areas…
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Gene Controlling Number Of Brain Cells Pinpointed
In populating the growing brain, neural stem cells must strike a delicate balance between two key processes – proliferation, in which the cells multiply to provide plenty of starting materials – and differentiation, in which…
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Improving Stem Cell Techniques Using Protein Found In Moss
Hikers know that moss on a tree trunk always points north. According to new research by Israeli and German scientists, this ancient plant may also provide a new “compass” for stem cell research, telling scientists…
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Controversial Cancer Stem Cells Offer New Direction For Treatment
In a review in Science, a University of Rochester Medical Center researcher sorts out the controversy and promise around a dangerous subtype of cancer cells, known as cancer stem cells, which seem capable of resisting…