Computer simulations visualize how DNA is recognized to convert cells into stem cells
Researchers of the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW – The Netherlands) and the Max Planck Institute in Münster (Germany) have revealed how an essential protein helps to activate genomic… Read more »
Closer to Identifying Leukemic Stem Cells
Researchers at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute have developed an innovative diagnostic assay to identify cells resistant to leukemia treatment. Acute myeloid leukemia is the most… Read more »
Multiple doses of stem cells show potential in treating severe asthma
A study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM) describes how multiple doses of a type of stem cell called mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) might offer a… Read more »
Cedars-Sinai to Test Stem Cells to Treat Eye Disease
Grant From California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Will Enable Investigators to Examine Safety of Stem-Cell Technology as a Treatment for Retinitis Pigmentosa LOS ANGELES (Nov. 6, 2019)… Read more »
Treatment for ‘low T’ could someday come from a single skin cell, USC research shows
USC researchers have successfully grown human, testosterone-producing cells in the lab, paving the way to someday treat low testosterone with personalized replacement cells. In today’s Proceedings from the… Read more »
Study shows stem cells may be better choice than tissue transplantation for treating LSCD
Results of a phase II clinical trial released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM) indicate that a limbal stem cell (LSC) transplantation is superior to a tissue graft… Read more »
Implantable 3D blastocyst-like embryonic structure generated from mouse stem cells
An international collaboration of researchers from the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan and Gladstone Institutes in the USA have generated 3D blastocyst-like structures… Read more »