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Feds OK 2nd human study of embryonic stem cells
(AP) -- For only the second time, the U.S. government has approved a test in people of a treatment using embryonic stem cells - this time for a rare disease that causes serious vision loss.
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Reprogrammed amniotic fluid cells can generate all types of body cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- High hopes rest on stem cells: one day, they may be used to treat many diseases. To date, embryos are the main source of these cells, but this raises ethical problems. Scientists at the Max ...
Nov 19, 2010 |
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Embryonic stem cell culturing grows from art to science
(PhysOrg.com) -- Growing human embryonic stem cells in the lab is no small feat. Culturing the finicky, shape-shifting cells is labor intensive and, in some ways, more art than exact science.
Nov 14, 2010 |
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MRI contrast agents change stem cell proliferation
When researchers tested three different labeling agents on three different stem cell populations to determine what effect the labeling agents had on stem cell phenotype, biological behavior and migration abilities, they found ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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New insights into the development of epithelial cells
Scientists of the Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and the Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC) of MDC and Charite in Berlin-Buch have gained new insights into the development of epithelial ...
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Newly discovered regulatory mechanism essential for embryo development and may contribute to cancer
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a mechanism controlling the function of a protein that binds to DNA during embryonic development and may function to prevent abnormal tumor growth. When the ...
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Researchers generate iPSCs to further treatments for lung disease
(Boston) A team of researchers from Boston University's Center for Regenerative Medicine and the Pulmonary Center have generated 100 new lines of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) from individuals with lung diseases, ...
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Researchers discover origin of immune cells in the brain
Mount Sinai researchers have discovered that microglia, the immune cells that reside in the brain, have a unique origin and are formed shortly after conception. It was previously thought that microglia originated at the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 22, 2010 |
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Harm reduction cigarettes can be more harmful than conventional brands, researchers report
To reduce the toxicity of cigarette smoke, tobacco companies have introduced "harm reduction cigarettes," often marketed as safer than conventional brands.
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Functional nerve cells from adult skin cells generated by UConn scientists
Scientists at the University of Connecticut Health Center have successfully converted stem cells derived from the adult skin cells of four humans into region-specific forebrain, midbrain, and spinal cord neurons ...
Oct 19, 2010 |
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Japanese researchers report on liver transplantation studies using animal and iPS cells
Two research teams from the Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine (Okayama, Japan) have reported breakthrough studies in liver cell transplantation. One team found that the technical breakthrough in creating induced ...
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Scientists perform genome-wide study of human stem cells
A team of scientists from Singapore led by the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), two biomedical research institutes of Singapore's Agency of Science, Technology and ...
Oct 18, 2010 |
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The next generation of stem cells
Embryonic stem cells behave very differently outside the pull of Earth's gravity, researchers suggest.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Scientists turn stem cells into cells for cartilage repair
(PhysOrg.com) -- Manchester scientists have turned embryonic stem cells into the cells that produce cartilage, which could be used to repair damaged and diseased joints.
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Adult rabbit stem cells show good potential for laboratory use
Japanese molecular biologists have successfully reprogrammed adult rabbit body cells to form colonies of fully pluripotent cells that are highly similar to rabbit embryonic stem cells (ESCs).
Oct 11, 2010 |
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