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Combo cell therapy promotes healing of cirrhosis-damaged liver

Combo cell therapy promotes healing of cirrhosis-damaged liver

A study recently published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM) describes a new cell therapy that shows promise in treating cirrhosis of the liver. The treatment, a… Read more »

Scientists create functional liver cells from stem cells

Scientists create functional liver cells from stem cells

Major implications for liver biology and drug discovery THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM Image: This image shows stem cell-derived hepatocytes emerging. Photo Credit: Yaakov Nahmias/Hebrew University The… Read more »

Early Results Show Promise for Stem Cells in Treating Chronic Liver Failure

Early Results Show Promise for Stem Cells in Treating Chronic Liver Failure

Stem cell transfusions may someday replace the need for transplants in patients who suffer from liver failure caused by hepatitis B, according to a new study coming… Read more »

Wisconsin team starts with skin, derives liver cells

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 »