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Could Sleeping Stem Cells Hold Key to Treatment of Aggressive Blood Cancer?

Scientists studying an aggressive form of leukemia have discovered that rather than displacing healthy stem cells in the bone marrow as ...  > full story

New Coating May Help Joint Replacements Bond Better With Bone

Researchers have found that bone cells grow and reproduce faster on a textured surface than they do on a smooth one —- and they grow best when they ...  > full story

Glass Scaffolds Help Heal Bone, Show Promise as Weight-Bearing Implants

Researchers have developed a type of glass implant that could one day be used to repair injured bones in the arms, legs and other areas ...  > full story

Novel Mechanism in Spinal Cord Injury Discovered: 'See-Saw' Molecule May Offer Clues to Potential Therapies in the Long-Term

More than 11,000 Americans suffer spinal cord injuries each year, and since over a quarter of those injuries are due to falls, the number ...  > full story

• Stem Cells
  Leukemia
  Osteoporosis
  Skin Cancer
  Lymphoma
  Prostate Cancer
   

  Researchers Find Home of Best Stem Cells for Bone Marrow Transplants

  August 1, 2013 — Researchers have revealed the location of human blood stem cells that may improve bone marrow transplants. The best stem cells are at the ends of the ... > full story
• Osteoporosis
  Bone and Spine
  Leukemia
  Bacteria
  Infectious Diseases
  Women's Health
   

  New Model for Staph Bone Infections Outlined

  August 1, 2013 — Microbiologists have identified a staph-killing compound that may be an effective treatment for ... > full story
• Leukemia
  Stem Cells
  Osteoporosis
  Lymphoma
  Prostate Cancer
  Brain Tumor
   

  Cross-Country Collaboration Leads to New Leukemia Model

  July 31, 2013 — They were postdocs at Stanford when they first began considering the problem. Eight years later, and a continent apart, they found the ... > full story
• Stem Cells
  Developmental Biology
  Biotechnology
  Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  Molecular Biology
  Biology
   
  

  Novel Nanometer Scaffolds Regulate the Biological Behaviors of Neural Stem Cells

  July 25, 2013 — The surface characteristics of nanoscaffolds made by nanotechnology are more similar to the three-dimensional topological structure of the extracellular matrix and the effects on the biological ... > full story
• Stem Cells
  Bioethics
  Leukemia
  Biotechnology
  Biology
  Developmental Biology
   

  Scientists Unable to Find Evidence of 'Embryonic-Like' Cells in Marrow of Adult Mice

  July 24, 2013 — Research on human embryonic stem cells has been a political and religious lightning rod for more than a decade. Scientists say they have been unable to identify any very small, pluripotent cells in ... > full story

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  • New Study Refutes Existence and Clinical Potential of Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells
• Osteoporosis
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  Gene Therapy
  Brain Tumor
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  New Stem Cell Gene Therapy Gives Hope to Prevent Inherited Neurological Disease

  July 24, 2013 — Scientists have used stem cell gene therapy to treat a fatal genetic brain disease in mice for the first ... > full story
• Dogs
  Birth Defects
  Genes
  Gene Therapy
  Diseases and Conditions
  Genetics
   
  

  Gene Mutation in Dogs Offers Clues for Neural Tube Defects in Humans

  July 19, 2013 — A gene related to neural tube defects in dogs has for the first time been identified. The gene may be an important risk factor for human neural tube defects, including anencephaly and spina ... > full story
• Stem Cells
  Osteoporosis
  Bone and Spine
  Leukemia
  Developmental Biology
  Women's Health
   
  

  Scientists Successfully Generate 'Artificial Bones' from Umbilical Cord Stem Cells

  July 18, 2013 — Researchers have patented a new biomaterial based on an activated carbon cloth support that acts as scaffolding for the construction of cells capable of bone regeneration. Although their results were ... > full story
• Bone and Spine
  Stem Cells
  Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  Biology
  Biotechnology
  Immune System
   
  

  Bioengineers Develop New Approach to Regenerate Back Discs

  July 16, 2013 — Cell therapies may stop or reverse the pain and disability of degenerative disc disease and the loss of material between vertebrae, according to ... > full story
• Food
  Bone and Spine
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Nutrition
  Women's Health
  Food and Agriculture
   

  What Are Fructooligosaccharides and How Do They Provide Digestive, Immunity and Bone Health Benefits?

  July 16, 2013 — New research has focused on the health benefits of short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS), which are low-calorie, non-digestible carbohydrates that can improve food taste and texture while aiding ... > full story

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