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What if we could engineer a liver or kidney from a patient's own stem cells? How about helping regenerate tissue damaged by diseases such as osteoporosis and arthritis? A new UCLA study bring scientists a little closer to these possibilities by providing a better understanding how tissue is formed and organized in the body... […]

Scientists have found a way to generate and maintain stem cells much more efficiently by amplifying the effect of an essential protein. Researchers from Denmark, Scotland and the USA have created synthetic versions of a protein, which manipulates adult cells - such as skin cells - so that they can subsequently revert to an earlier, embryonic like state... […]

A UCSF stem cell study conducted in mice suggests a novel strategy for treating damaged cardiac tissue in patients following a heart attack. The approach potentially could improve cardiac function, minimize scar size, lead to the development of new blood vessels - and avoid the risk of tissue rejection... […]

A landmark study published Online First in The Lancet Oncology , describes the discovery of a unique matching mechanism that affects the outcome of blood stem cell transplants and helps improving survival rates for sufferers from leukemia and other blood cancers... […]

Scientists have found a way to generate and maintain stem cells much more efficiently by amplifying the effect of an essential protein. Researchers have created synthetic versions of a protein, which manipulates adult cells – such as skin cells – so that they can subsequently revert to an earlier, embryonic like state. These reverted cells have the potential […]

A new stem cell study conducted in mice suggests a novel strategy for treating damaged cardiac tissue in patients following a heart attack. The approach potentially could improve cardiac function, minimize scar size, lead to the development of new blood vessels – and avoid the risk of tissue rejection. […]

Stem cell therapy moderately improves heart function after a heart attack, according to a systematic review. But the researchers behind the review say larger clinical trials are needed to establish whether this benefit translates to a longer life. […]

Researchers have taken an important step in understanding retina regeneration, suggesting new possibilities for developing treatments in humans. […]

Surgeons Urge Caution: Stem Cell Treatments Untested in Aesthetic SurgerySan Francisco Chronicle (press release)Doctors Haeck, Eaves, and Rohrich write joint ASAPS/ASPS statement calling for more research into stem cell facelift and stem cell breast augmentation. There is little evidence to support the safety and effectiveness of procedures, equipment and .. […]

AFPMonkeys' Parkinson's woes eased via stem cellsThe Japan TimesKYOTO — Researchers have succeeded in improving the treatment of Parkinson's disease by using human embryonic stem cells to create nerve cells that produce dopamine and then transplanting the cells into monkeys' brains. Four monkeys with Parkinson's ...Stem cells reduce […]

Scope (blog)Scientists trigger muscle stem cells to divideScope (blog)BY KRISTA CONGER A tiny piece of RNA plays a key role in determining when muscle stem cells from mice activate and start to divide, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The finding may help scientists learn how to ...and more » […]

Verastem to Present at RBC and Citi Healthcare ConferencesMarketWatch (press release)CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Verastem, Inc., (NASDAQ:VSTM) a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat breast and other cancers by targeting cancer stem cells, announced presentations at two ...and more » […]

Maintenance of muscle stem-cell quiescence by microRNA-489Nature.comAmong the key properties that distinguish adult mammalian stem cells from their more differentiated progeny is the ability of stem cells to remain in a quiescent state for prolonged periods of time 1, 2 . However, the molecular pathways for the ... […]

Nasal Stem Cells Show Promise in Repairing Spinal Cord Damage Caused by ContusionAlbany Times UnionAn important new study by a team of scientists at RhinoCyte™ Inc., Louisville, Ky., details promising results on the effectiveness of olfactory (nasal) stem cells in repairing spinal cord damage resulting from the most common cause of these injuries ...and more […]

The GuardianStem Cell Burgers Coming This Fall. Are You Ready For Lab-To-Table Eating?ForbesBrown's approach is to use “plant materials,” while Post uses stem cells from cows — a process that, while not meat-free, would use 40 percent less energy than breeding and raising livestock. Both men believe that the meat industry is an inefficient ...Test tube […]

ZawyaEmbryonic stem cell research is unacceptableMartinsburg JournalStem cell research. It would be interesting to do a man on the street survey, as do some television networks, to see how many people know what stem cell research is and how it affects our daily living. Well, for some, it will have nothing to do with ...Cancer Stem Cell Research Drives Growth […]

Celling Biosciences Sponsors 7th Annual Stem Cell SummitSacramento Bee21, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Celling Biosciences announces a sponsorship of the 7th Annual Stem Cell Summit being held on February 21st at Bridgewaters New York in New York City. The Stem Cell Summit is consistently the premiere venue for the world's ...and more » […]

USA TODAYDog gets stem cell injection for arthritisUSA TODAY(AP) – A 12-year-old yellow Labrador retriever named Jake is recovering as his family waits to see if a stem cell injection will regenerate his limbs and help him romp again without pain. Maximilian Franz, AP Critics contend the procedure has not been ...Dog gets stem cells for arthritis at $1800 pe […]

A businessman is accused of stealing £16,500 from a trust fund set up to pay for his son to have stem cell treatment in China for motor neurone… […]

Dutch scientists have used stem cells to create strips of muscle tissue with the aim of producing the first lab-grown hamburger later this year. […]

Science correspondent Pallab Ghosh reports from Vancouver on how scientists in Holland are trying to create artificial meat using stem cell research. […]

… boy with Down Syndrome Holy Communion - BBC News First trial results of human embryonic stem cells - BBC News Essex special PC Reece Clarke… […]