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Keeping stem cells from changing fates
( Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions ) Johns Hopkins researchers have determined why certain stem cells are able to stay stem cells. Continue reading
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Researchers at UC Riverside find solution to cell death problem vexing stem cell research
( University of California – Riverside ) Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have found that a chemically synthesized compound, blebbistatin, can help prevent cell death in human pluripotent stem cells. These cells are of interest to stem cell scientists working on finding therapies for spinal cord injuries, Parkinson’s disease, burns, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and other ailments. Another advantage of using blebbistatin, say the researchers, is that no human- or animal-derived materials is needed for coating the culture surfaces. Continue reading
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Induced pluripotent stem cell retain an inactivated X chromosome
( University of California – Los Angeles ) Female induced pluripotent stem cells, reprogrammed from human skin cells into cells that have the embryonic-like potential to become any cell in the body, retain an inactive X chromosome, stem cell researchers at UCLA have found. Continue reading
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For the first time, researchers identify and isolate adult mammary stem cells in mice
( Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ) For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have identified and isolated adult mammary stem cells in mice. Long-term implications of this research may include the use of such cells to regenerate breast tissue, provide a better understanding of the role of adult stem cells in breast cancer development, and develop potential new targets for anti-cancer drugs. Continue reading
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Stem Cell Research Makes Another Advance
Scientists say they’ve developed a new and easier way to create what’s known as pluripotent stem cells – cells that can develop into one of many cell types for use in regenerative medicine.
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First successful use of expanded umbilical-cord blood units to treat leukemia
SEATTLE – Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have cleared a major technical hurdle to making umbilical-cord-blood transplants a more widely-used method for treating leukemia and other blood cancers. In a study published in the Jan.17 edition of Nature … Continue reading
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A ‘fountain of youth’ for stem cells?
Researchers from the University of Hong Kong and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have published a study in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (18:9), now freely available on line at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/ct, that explores ways to successfully keep stem cells … Continue reading
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Newly Discovered Mechanism Allows Cells to Change State
Cells are not static. They can transform themselves over time — but change can have dangerous implications. Benign cells, for example, can suddenly change into cancerous ones.
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