Stem Cell Research News

Main Category: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Also Included In: Immune System / Vaccines ; Stem Cell Research Article Date: 24 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT When infections occur in the body, stem cells in the blood often jump into action by multiplying and differentiating into mature immune cells that can fight off illness.

Four months after receiving stem-cell therapy, a boy who had been in a vegetative state from severe brain damage was almost able to function normally.

Under fluorescent lab lights, 30-year-old Robert Gutierrez was packing up papers and lab equipment, having just finished his last five-hour Organic Chemistry 2 lab.

California's stem cell agency has awarded $36 million from the Research Leadership Awards to attract six top stem cell scientists.

Biologist Shoukhrat Mitalipov stands outside the monkey enclosure at his lab in Oregon.

Main Category: Stem Cell Research Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry ; Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 23 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT Northwestern University researchers have developed a new method for delivering molecules into single, targeted cells through temporary holes in the cell surface.

A blockbuster paper that reported the creation of human stem cell lines via cloning has come under fire.

An impressive A 117,000 has already been raised for the Anya Bentham Appeal in aid of two-year-old Anya, who has neuroblastoma.

To date the trial has had no Severe Adverse Effect reported. The Phase I clinical trial for TC-DC therapy for HCC, registered with NIH under number NCT01828762 is an open label clinical trial conducted with 's PLA 85 Hospital, one of the Liver Disease Centers of People's Liberation Army.

There's a good article on stem cell research, history, and policy called "Stem Cell Research: Medical Miracle or Moral Morass?" that appears in the Gotham Gazette .

Flatworm Gene For Stem Cell Differentiation Identified Researchers have identified a gene responsible for stem cell differentiation in a flatworm which is frequently studied for its regenerative properties.

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced an affiliation agreement to collaborate on educational programs, research, and development of new diagnostic tools and treatments that promote human health.

Italian lawmakers on Wednesday gave their final approval to a law that allows limited use of a controversial type of stem cell therapy which has been condemned by many scientists but has given hope to families of terminally-ill children.

Evolution, climate change, stem cell research-Scientists are frequently called upon to provide expert information on hot button issues that pervade the daily news headlines, yet most find themselves woefully unprepared for the bright lights of the television studio or leading questions from a newspaper journalist.

EMILY BOURKE: An expert panel of scientists and clinicians is warning people against going overseas for costly and unproven stem cell treatment for cerebral palsy.

The board of directors of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation approved the Commission's recommendation to fund 31 new proposals with the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund's FY2013 budget.

But repeated infections and inflammation can deplete these cell populations, potentially leading to the development of serious blood conditions such as cancer.

Of all the medical diagnoses a physician can make, the diagnosis of ALS--amyotrophic lateral sclerosis--is one of the most devastating.

It took an intense campaign in Michigan in 2008 to get voters to approve proposal 2, allowing embryonic stem-cell research.

Phase I trial of Neuralstem's neural stem cells in ALS was just presented. I alerted investors about this potential catalyst in my recent blog .