News tagged with immune rejection
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Moving beyond embryonic stem cells: Encouragement on the horizon
For nearly two decades, the medical world and the American public have grappled with the lightning-rod topic of stem cells, in particular the controversy surrounding cells from human embryos. But when researchers four years ...
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Induced pluripotent stem cells at risk for rejection
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that an important class of stem cells known as "induced pluripotent stem cells," or iPSCs, derived from an individual's own cells, could face immune ...
May 13, 2011 |
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Induced pluripotent stem cells from foetal skin cells, embryonic stem cells display comparable potential for derivation
(PhysOrg.com) -- Numerous patients suffering from chronic liver diseases are currently receiving inadequate treatment due to the lack of organs donated for transplantation. However, hepatocytes derived from ...
Jan 04, 2011 |
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The future of stem cell research
Perhaps no single scientist has had a greater impact on stem cell research than Dr. Shinya Yamanaka. While most of his colleagues were looking for ways to grow human embryonic stem cells into replacement tissues for treating ...
Dec 08, 2010 |
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Study reveals promising techniques for extending the life of an organ transplant
Experts from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Transplantation at King's College London, based at Guy's Hospital, have revealed exciting new scientific developments for people with an organ transplant, intended ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Biologists image birth of blood-forming stem cells in embryo (w/ Video)
Biologists at UC San Diego have identified the specific region in vertebrates where adult blood stem cells arise during embryonic development.
Feb 14, 2010 |
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Stem cell breakthrough: Bone marrow cells are the answer
Using cells from mice, scientists from Iowa and Iran have discovered a new strategy for making embryonic stem cell transplants less likely to be rejected by a recipient's immune system. This strategy, described in a new research ...
Jan 28, 2010 |
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New study focuses on protein dynamics
A discovery by associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry Brian Baker and his research group at the University of Notre Dame reveals the importance of dynamic motion by proteins involved in the body's immune response. ...
Jan 21, 2010 |
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Scientists rescue visual function in rats using induced pluripotent stem cells
An international team of scientists has rescued visual function in laboratory rats with eye disease by using cells similar to stem cells. The research shows the potential for stem cell-based therapies to treat ...
Dec 03, 2009 |
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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
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Researchers find brain cell transplants help repair neural damage
A Swiss research team has found that using an animal's own brain cells (autologous transplant) to replace degenerated neurons in select brain areas of donor primates with simulated but asymptomatic Parkinson's disease and ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Affordable anti-rejection drug as effective as higher cost option
A newer, less expensive drug used to suppress the immune system and prevent organ rejection in kidney and pancreas transplant patients works just as well as its much more expensive counterpart, according to a new study by ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 14, 2009 |
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New discovery brings hope to treatment of lymphatic diseases
Researchers in the laboratory of Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati at the University of Kentucky have discovered the first naturally occurring molecule that selectively blocks lymphatic vessel growth. In an article in the Aug. 9, 2009 ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Immune system 'atlas' will speed detection of kidney transplant
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital have devised a new way to decode the immune signals that cause slow, chronic rejection of all transplanted kidneys. They've created ...
Feb 23, 2009 |
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