Scientists Create Monkey Stem Cells
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — The successful creation of the first induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell line from adult monkey skin may have important implications for direct reprogramming capabilities… Read more »
Wisconsin team starts with skin, derives liver cells
By Mark Johnson of the Journal Sentinel, JSOnline.com Just after 5 p.m. doors rattle shut and feet begin to shuffle past the narrow lab where Karim Si-Tayeb… Read more »
Stem cell banking just got bigger in India
From thaindian.com What could be more precious than gifting your unborn child a way to fight blood, genetic and immune system diseases for the rest of his… Read more »
Marrow-stem cell donor matching program does life-saving work
Dan Scheffers, of Kalamazoo is tested to possibly become a bone marrow donor. Click here for complete article. For more information visit http://miblood.org
Stem Cells And Leukemia Battle For Marrow Microenvironment
From MedicalNewsToday.com Learning how leukemia takes over privileged “niches” within the bone marrow is helping researchers develop treatment strategies that could protect healthy blood-forming stem cells and… Read more »
Patient-derived induced stem cells retain disease traits
From Genengnews.com When neurons started dying in Clive Svendsen’s lab dishes, he couldn’t have been more pleased. The dying cells the same type lost in patients with… Read more »
FDA Approves Drug that Boosts Stem Cell Yield for Bone Marrow Transplants
From FDA.gov The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mozobil (plerixafor), a drug that helps increase the number of blood stem cells for bone marrow transplantation… Read more »