News tagged with embryonic stem cell treatment

New study makes key finding in stem cell self-renewal

A University of Minnesota-led research team has proposed a mechanism for the control of whether embryonic stem cells continue to proliferate and stay stem cells, or differentiate into adult cells like brain, liver or skin.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Europe's first human embryonic stem cell trial approved

A US biotech company said Thursday it will soon begin the first-ever European trials using human embryonic stem cells in an experimental treatment for people with a form of juvenile blindness.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

First reconstitution of an epidermis from human embryonic stem cells

Stem cell research is making great strides. This is yet again illustrated by a study carried out by the I-STEM Institute (France), published in the Lancet on 21 November 2009. The I-STEM team, directed by Marc Peschanski has su ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stem cells alleviate tumor treatment side effects

(PhysOrg.com) -- Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new UC Irvine study.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stem cells restore mobility in neck-injured rats (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first human embryonic stem cell treatment approved by the FDA for human testing has been shown to restore limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries - a finding that could expand the clinical ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Stem cells restore cognitive abilities impaired by brain tumor treatment, study finds

Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new UC Irvine study.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Female human embryos adjust the balance of X chromosomes before implantation

Dutch researchers have found the first evidence that a process of inactivating the X chromosome during embryo development and implantation, which was known to occur in mice but unknown in humans, does, in fact, take place ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0