Stem cell transplants may induce long-term remission of multiple sclerosis
Encouraging results help set stage for larger studies. New clinical trial results provide evidence that high-dose immunosuppressive therapy followed by transplantation of a person’s own blood-forming stem… Read more »
Mathematics of Stem Cells
Presented by the University of California Irvine School of Physical Sciences. Cell populations are complex. Their collective functioning, turnover, and cooperation are at the basis of the… Read more »
New Ultrasound Technique is First to Image Inside Live Cells
Researchers at The University of Nottingham have developed a break-through technique that uses sound rather than light to see inside live cells, with potential application in stem-cell… Read more »
Stem Cell ‘Living Bandage’ for Knee Injuries Trialled in Humans
Newswise — A ‘living bandage’ made from stem cells, which could revolutionise the treatment and prognosis of a common sporting knee injury, has been trialled in humans… Read more »
New Library of Human Stem Cells with the Brazilian Genetic Admixture
New human pluripotent stem cells lines are derived from individuals of the Brazilian population – with European, African and Native American genomic ancestry; they can be used… Read more »
The Beauty Of Pluripotent Stem Cells – Great Intro
By Muhammad Khan, TEDxBrentwoodCollegeSchool Stem cells are extremely new to science, and research (despite being hindered) is advancing at an amazing pace. In 2012 a man named… Read more »
Cerebrospinal fluid signals control the behavior of stem cells in the brain
Prof. Fiona Doetsch’s research team at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has discovered that the choroid plexus, a largely ignored structure in the brain that produces the… Read more »