Adult Stem Cells
July 6, 2007
Researchers Turn Stem Cells Taken From Fat Tissue Into 'Suicide genes' That Seek Out And Destroy Tumors
Scientists have developed a new gene therapy by using 'suicide genes' derived from mesenchymal stem cells, which search out and kill cancerous tumours. Mesenchymal stem cells are a well-characterized population of adult stem cells, found in the bone marrow, which... ... morePosted at 9:45 PM | TrackBack (0)
June 30, 2007
Another Adult Stem Cell Success
U.S. researchers are developing a process that would allow a patient's own stem cells to be used for the development and production of new skin tissue. Columbia University Medical Center said the tissue could be used for facial reconstruction... ... morePosted at 5:31 AM | TrackBack (0)
May 26, 2007
Adult Stem Cells Used to Produce Insulin
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston report a fundamental discovery that may someday help cure Type 1 Diabetes. The medical technology, based upon novel adult stem cell research, enables people to grown their own insulin-producing cells,... ... morePosted at 10:34 AM
May 19, 2007
Stem Cell Treatment for Baldness
No, the treatment has not been developed for humans but studies show concrete results in animals: IT could be the answer to the prayers of millions of bald men. Scientists have coaxed stem cells into growing hair for the first... ... morePosted at 9:58 AM | TrackBack (0)
October 6, 2005
Liver failure patients get own stem cells
Imperial College London physicians say they've successfully treated patients suffering liver failure by using the patients' own bone marrow stem cells. Unlike embryonic stem cells which require the destruction of human life, the doctors extracted the stem cells from... ... morePosted at 12:56 AM | TrackBack (0)
October 4, 2005
Adult stem cells aid recovery in animal model of cerebral palsy
Adult stem cell therapy quickly and significantly improves recovery of motor function in an animal model for the ischemic brain injury that occurs in about 10 percent of babies with cerebral palsy, researchers report. Within two weeks, treated animals were... ... morePosted at 1:44 PM | TrackBack (0)
September 30, 2005
Adult Stem Cell Success Treating Cerebral Palsy
Adult stem cell therapy quickly and significantly improved the recovery of motor function in an animal model for the ischemic brain injury that occurs in about 10 percent of babies with cerebral palsy, researchers report. Within two weeks, treated animals... ... morePosted at 10:15 AM | TrackBack (0)
September 28, 2005
Human Adipose-Derived Adult Stem Cells
Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. (Frankfurt: XMP), today announced research results illustrating that human adipose-derived adult stem cells can differentiate into cells displaying the phenotype of nucleus pulposus (NP) cells. The nucleus pulposus, which forms the soft gel-like center of an intervertebral... ... morePosted at 3:46 AM | TrackBack (0)
August 25, 2005
Adult Stem cells with heart bypass surgery
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has been granted approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a clinical trial to determine the safety and feasibility of injecting a patient's own bone marrow-derived stem cells directly... ... morePosted at 6:51 AM | TrackBack (0)
August 24, 2005
discovery of adult stem cells in the uterus could restore your pelvic floor & more
Monash Institute of Medical Research (MIMR) senior scientist Dr Caroline Gargett's discovery of adult stem cells in the uterus that can be grown into bone, muscle, fat and cartilage, has been hailed as a major medical and scientific development by... ... morePosted at 1:54 AM | TrackBack (0)
Stem-Cell Surgery Treats Paralysis
Paralyzed from the waist down after a snowboarding crash, Josh Millard puts his hopes into experimental stem-cell surgery The Millards learned about the unusual Portugal stem-cell surgery in a May report on the "CBS Evening News." The procedure involves removing... ... morePosted at 1:25 AM | TrackBack (0)
August 3, 2005
Stem Cell Therapy Heals the Heart
The technology, called VesCell, was developed by TheraVitae, has the potential to help millions who are suffering from coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure.
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July 28, 2005
Adult Stem Cells have Tremendous Flexibility
A study published today by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital provides another compelling example of the tremendous flexibility of adult stem cells. Last year this group overturned scientific dogma, showing that ovaries can potentially generate new eggs (oocytes). Today's report... ... morePosted at 6:42 PM | TrackBack (0)
Bone Marrow Stem Cells Produce Egg Cells
BOSTON - July 27, 2005 - Last year a group of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers announced surprising findings that female mice - contrary to longstanding theories of mammalian reproductive physiology - retained the ability to make new egg cells... ... morePosted at 6:35 PM | TrackBack (0)
July 27, 2005
Scientists Grow New Brain Cells
A Swedish team has succeeded in growing brain cells from stem cells taken from adults. The team of neurosurgeons at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm removed the stem cells from patients undergoing routine operations for water on the brain,... ... morePosted at 4:17 PM | TrackBack (0)
July 26, 2005
Adult Stem Cells Effective in Treating Heart Attacks
Final results of a study conducted at Johns Hopkins University show stem cell therapy can be used effectively to treat heart attacks in pigs. Researchers said in just two months, stem cells harvested from another pig's bone marrow and injected... ... morePosted at 3:19 PM | TrackBack (0)
July 22, 2005
Using Stem Cells to Treat Heart Disease
The Houston Chronicle reports the story of scientists who are using a patient’s own stem cells to treat congestive heart failure. According to the article, researchers found that stem cells injected directly into the heart not only improved blood flow... ... morePosted at 2:36 PM | TrackBack (0)
July 20, 2005
Australian discovery of adult stem cells in the uterus
Monash Institute of Medical Research (MIMR) senior scientist Dr Caroline Gargett's discovery of adult stem cells in the uterus that can be grown into bone, muscle, fat and cartilage, has been hailed as a major medical and scientific development by... ... morePosted at 10:06 PM
July 12, 2005
Adult, or post-natal, stem cells have the same ability as embryonic stem cells to multiply
In a ground-breaking study, scientists at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh have discovered that adult, or post-natal, stem cells have the same ability as embryonic stem cells to multiply, a previously unknown characteristic indicating that post-natal stem cells may play an... ... morePosted at 8:09 AM | TrackBack (0)
