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Although restrictions on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research have been lifted under the Obama administration, some researchers are finding the new ethical requirements burdensome, the Washington Post reports. Under the George W. Bush administration, only 21 stem-cell "lines" were permitted to receive federal research funding... […]

UroToday.com - Adult bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have been shown to inhibit tumor growth in various studies. Although MSC express MHC class I molecules, they lack expression of co-stimulatory molecules and suppress T-cell response, which gives them the utility to overcome a wide range of immunologic barriers... […]

Bone marrow stem cells suspended in X-ray-visible microbubbles dramatically improve the body's ability to build new blood vessels in the upper leg -- providing a potential future treatment for those with peripheral arterial disease or PAD, say researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, Fla... […]

Like a magician who says, "Pick a card, any card," Stanford University computer scientist Debashis Sahoo, PhD, seemed to be offering some kind of trick when he asked researchers at the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine to pick any two genes already known to be involved in stem cell development... […]

PARASITOLOGY: Cancer drug beneficial in models of infectious disease Drugs known as receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (RTKIs) are routinely used to treat several forms of cancer, but whether they could be used to effectively treat infectious diseases has not been determined... […]

Scientists have successfully used geometrically patterned surfaces to influence the development of stem cells. The new approach is a departure from that of many stem-cell biologists, who focus instead on uncovering the role of proteins in controlling the fate of stem cells. […]

Researchers have found that one particularly aggressive type of blood cancer, mixed lineage leukemia, has an unusual way to keep the molecular motors running. The cancer cells rely on the normal version of an associated protein to stay alive. […]

In a breakthrough that may help fill a critical need in stem cell research and patient care, researchers have demonstrated that skin cells found in human amniotic fluid can be efficiently "reprogrammed" to pluripotency, where they have characteristics similar to human embryonic stem cells that can develop into almost any type of cell in the human b […]

The absence of a single gene, called p21, confers a healing potential in mice long thought to be reserved only for creatures like flatworms, sponges, and some species of salamander: regeneration. Researchers demonstrate that mice that lack the gene can regenerate lost or damaged tissue, suggesting that such an ability may be granted to mammals by blocking th […]

Researchers have identified a key cellular mechanism that guides embryonic heart tissue formation -- a process which, if disrupted, can lead to a number of common congenital heart defects. […]

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Parents, hospitals and private firms are being warned over risky and illegal collections of umbilical cord blood […]

The wellsprings of artistic and scientific creativity are being explored by some makers, hackers and engineers. […]

A petition protesting against Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Britain later this year is to be handed in to Downing Street by the National Secular Society. […]

How Philip Meehan's leukaemia was treated after a search for a bone marrow transplant failed. […]

The BBC's science correspondent Pallab Ghosh gives students his top 10 tips for reporting on science stories. […]

Stem cell experts say they believe a small group of scientists is vetoing high quality science from being published in journals. […]

Wistar scientists demonstrate mammalian regeneration through a single gene deletionTuesday, 16 March 2010A quest that began over a decade ago with a chance observation has reached a milestone: the identification of a gene that may regulate regeneration in mammals. The absence of this single gene, called p21, confers a healing potential in mice long thought t […]

Amniotic Fluid Cells More Efficiently Reprogrammed to Pluripotency than Adult CellsTuesday, 16 March 2010Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have demonstrated that skin cells found in human amniotic fluid can be efficiently "reprogrammed" to pluripotency, where they have characteristics similar to human embryonic stem cells that can devel […]

X-ray–visible bone marrow stem cells dramatically improve ability to build new blood vessels.Procedure offering future possibility of reducing or avoiding risk of limb amputation.Tuesday, 16 March 2010Bone marrow stem cells suspended in X-ray-visible microbubbles dramatically improve the body's ability to build new blood vessels in the upper leg — provi […]

Researchers Characterize Stem Cell FunctionFriday, 12 March 2010The promise of stem cells lies in their unique ability to differentiate into a multitude of different types of cells. But in order to determine how to use stem cells for new therapeutics, scientists and engineers need to answer a fundamental question: if a stem cell changes to look like a certai […]

Landmark study is first to look at genome of all family membersThursday, 11 March 2010Researchers at the University of Utah Health Sciences and other institutions have sequenced for the first time the entire genome of a family, enabling them to accurately estimate the average rate at which parents pass genetic mutations to their offspring and also identify p […]