
Key To Maintaining Embryonic Stem Cells In Lab
In a new study that could
transform embryonic stem
cell (ES cell) research,
scientists have discovered
why mouse ES cells can be
easily grown in a laboratory
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Scientists Reprogram Clearly Defined Adult Cells Into Pluripotent Stem Cells -- Directly And Without Viruses
Researchers have succeeded
for the first time in
reprogramming clearly
defined adult cells into
pluripotent stem cells --
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Trio Of Signals Converge To Induce Liver And Pancreas Cell Development In The Embryo
Understanding the molecular
signals that guide early
cells in the embryo to
develop into different
organs provides insight into
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Alzheimer's Symptoms Reversed: Blood Stem Cell Growth Factor Reverses Memory Decline In Mice
A human growth factor that
stimulates blood stem cells
to proliferate in bone
marrow reverses memory
impairment in mice
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- Key To Maintaining Embryonic Stem Cells In Lab
- Scientists Reprogram Clearly Defined Adult Cells Into Pluripotent Stem Cells -- Directly And Without Viruses
- Trio Of Signals Converge To Induce Liver And Pancreas Cell Development In The Embryo
- Alzheimer's Symptoms Reversed: Blood Stem Cell Growth Factor Reverses Memory Decline In Mice
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Stem Cells' 'Suspended' State Preserved By Key Step, Scientists Report
July 10, 2009 Scientists have identified a gene that is essential for embryonic stem cells to maintain their all-purpose, pluripotent state. Exploiting the finding may lead to a greater understanding of how cells ... > full story -
New Treatment Avenue For Acute Myeloid Leukemia?
July 9, 2009 Medical researchers have developed the first leukemia therapy that targets a protein, CD123, on the surface of cancer stem cells that drive acute myeloid leukemia, which is an aggressive disease with ... > full story -
Human Sperm Created From Embryonic Stem Cells
July 8, 2009 Researchers have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells. The embryonic stem cells were cultured in a new medium containing vitamin A derivative (retinoic acid), using a new ... > full story -
Molecular Machinery Related To Stem Cell Fate Uncovered
July 8, 2009 Scientists have revealed how the BAM protein affects germline stem cell differentiation and how it is involved in regulating the quality of stem cells through intercellular ... > full story -
Controversial Cancer Stem Cells Offer New Direction For Treatment
July 6, 2009 Researchers sort out the controversy and promise around a dangerous subtype of cancer cells, known as cancer stem cells, which seem capable of resisting many modern ... > full story -
Genetic Factors That Hold Promise For Treatment Of Vascular Diseases
July 5, 2009 Researchers have discovered a key switch that makes stem cells turn into the type of muscle cells that reside in the wall of blood vessels. The same switch might be used in the future to limit growth ... > full story -
First Evidence That Female Human Embryos Adjust The Balance Of X
July 3, 2009 Researchers have found the first evidence that a process of inactivating the X chromosome during embryo development and implantation, which was known to occur in mice but unknown in humans, does, in ... > full story -
New Targeted Therapy Finds And Eliminates Deadly Leukemia Stem Cells
July 3, 2009 New research describes a molecular tool that shows great promise as a therapeutic for human acute myeloid leukemia, a notoriously treatment-resistant blood cancer. The study describes exciting ... > full story -
Molecular Differences Found Between Embryonic Stem Cells And Reprogrammed Skin Cells
July 3, 2009 Researchers have found that embryonic stem cells and skin cells reprogrammed into embryonic-like cells have inherent molecular differences, demonstrating for the first time that the two cell types ... > full story -
New Connection Between Cancer Cells, Stem Cells
July 2, 2009 A molecule called telomerase, best known for enabling unlimited cell division of stem cells and cancer cells, has a surprising additional role in the expression of genes in an important stem cell ... > full story
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