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Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy Restores Walking Ability In Rats With Neck Injuries
The first human embryonic
stem cell treatment approved
by the FDA for human testing
has been shown to restore
limb function in rats with
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Organ Regeneration In Zebrafish: Unraveling The Mechanisms
The search for the holy
grail of regenerative
medicine -- the ability to
"grow back" a perfect body
part when one is lost to
injury or disease -- has
... > full story
Gene Therapy Technique Slows Brain Disease ALD Featured In Movie 'Lorenzo's Oil'
A strategy that combines
gene therapy with blood stem
cell therapy may be a useful
tool for treating a fatal
brain disease, French
... > full story
Stem Cells Changed Into Precursors For Sperm, Eggs
Human embryonic stem cells
derived from excess IVF
embryos may help scientists
unlock the mysteries of
infertility for other
couples struggling to
... > full story
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Possible Origins Of Pancreatic Cancer Revealed
November 12, 2009 — Cancer biologists have identified a subpopulation of cells that can give rise to pancreatic cancer. They also found that tumors can form in other, more mature pancreatic cell types, but only when ... > full story -
Stem Cells: Scientists Successfully Reprogram Blood Cells
November 12, 2009 — Researchers have transplanted genetically modified hematopoietic stem cells into mice so that their developing red blood cells produce a critical lysosomal enzyme -- preventing or reducing organ and ... > full story -
Stem Cells Restore Cognitive Abilities Impaired By Brain Tumor Treatment
November 10, 2009 — Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new ... > full story -
Scientists Reveal How Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Differ From Embryonic Stem Cells
November 9, 2009 — The same genes that are chemically altered during normal cell differentiation, as well as when normal cells become cancer cells, are also changed in stem cells that scientists derive from adult ... > full story -
First Use Of Antibody And Stem Cell Transplantation To Successfully Treat Advanced Leukemia
November 6, 2009 — For the first time, researchers have reported the use of a radiolabeled antibody to deliver targeted doses of radiation, followed by a stem cell transplant, to successfully treat a group of leukemia ... > full story -
Neural Stem Cells In Mice Affected By Gene Associated With Longevity
November 5, 2009 — A gene associated with longevity in roundworms and humans has been shown to affect the function of stem cells that generate new neurons in the adult brain, according to researchers. The study in mice ... > full story -
Lung Tissue Generated From Human Embryonic Stem Cells
November 5, 2009 — Scientists in Belgium have successfully differentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESC) into major cell types of lung epithelial tissue using a convenient air-liquid interface. The technique could ... > full story -
Immunotherapy Demonstrates Long-term Success In Treating Lymphoma
November 2, 2009 — Targeted immunotherapy has been an attractive new therapeutic area for a number of cancers because it has the potential to destroy tumor cells without damaging surrounding normal tissue. New study ... > full story -
Modifying Neural Stem Cells Improves Their Therapeutic Efficacy
November 2, 2009 — Stem cells isolated from the brain of adult mice (adult neural stem cells [aNSCs]) have shown very modest therapeutic effects in a mouse model of the chronic inflammatory neurodegenerative disease ... > full story -
Placental Precursor Stem Cells Require Testosterone-free Environment To Survive
October 31, 2009 — Trophoblast stem cells, found in the layer of peripheral embryonic stem cells from which the placenta is formed, are thought to exhibit "immune privilege" that aids cell survivability and is ... > full story
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