stem cells

Ground-breaking stem cell treatment being used on dogs

Ground-breaking stem cell treatment being used on dogs

By Christi Myers, abclocal.go.com There’s one area of medicine where vets may be ahead of physicians — in stem cell therapy for arthritis and joint pain. Some… Read more »

NIH approves 27 more stem cell lines

NIH approves 27 more stem cell lines

By Dan Vergano, blogs.USAtoday.com National Institutes of Health chief Francis Collins approved another 27 human embryonic stem cell lines for federal research funding Monday, but limited support… Read more »

Scientists use Dental Stem Cells in First Successful Human Transplant

Scientists use Dental Stem Cells in First Successful Human Transplant

From Benzinga.com BioEDEN, the world-leader in dental stem cell extraction and storage, is celebrating the first successful human medical trial using stem cells from teeth. Scientists at… Read more »

New human embryonic stem cell lines eligible for federal research dollars for the first time since 2001

New human embryonic stem cell lines eligible for federal research dollars for the first time since 2001

By Karen Kaplan,  LATimes.com The number of human embryonic stem cell lines eligible to be used in government-funded research just went up by 13. The National Institutes… Read more »

Stem Cells’ Next Use: Fighting Extinction

Stem Cells’ Next Use: Fighting Extinction

By JONATHAN PARKINSON, VoiceofSandiego.org It’s a lonely world for the two northern white rhinos at Escondido’s Wild Animal Park. They are among less than a dozen of… Read more »

First Reconstitution of an Epidermis from Human Embryonic Stem Cells

First Reconstitution of an Epidermis from Human Embryonic Stem Cells

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Stem cells & treating tumors

Stem cells & treating tumors

From UniversityofCalifornia.edu Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new UC Irvine study. Research… Read more »