News tagged with mesenchymal stem cells
Is hepatic differentiation of embryonic stem cells induced by valproic acid and cytokines?
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Embryonic stem (ES) cells, known for their capacity to proliferate indefinitely and differentiate into almost all types of cells including hepatocytes, have raised the hope of cellular replacement therapy for liver failure. ...
Genetically engineered MSCs kill metastatic lung cancer cells in mice
May 19, 2009 |
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Researchers in London have demonstrated the ability of adult stem cells from bone marrow (mesenchymal stem cells, or MSCs) to deliver a cancer-killing protein to tumors.
New tissue scaffold regrows cartilage and bone
May 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT engineers and colleagues have built a new tissue scaffold that can stimulate bone and cartilage growth when transplanted into the knees and other joints.
Stem cells could halt osteoporosis, promote bone growth
Mar 04, 2009 |
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While interferon gamma sounds like an outer space weapon, it's actually a hormone produced by our own bodies, and it holds great promise to repair bones affected by osteoporosis. In a new study published in the journal Stem Ce ...
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Embryonic stem cells used to regenerate hair on mice in Japan
Apr 20, 2009 |
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A university lecturer in Japan has succeeded in regenerating hair on mice using embryonic stem cells, an achievement that could pave the way for the development of treatments for conditions including hair loss, it has been ...
Fallopian tubes offer new stem cell source
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Human tissues normally discarded after surgical procedures could be a rich additional source of stem cells for regenerative medicine. New research from BioMed Central's open access Journal of Translational Medicine shows ...
Scientists call up stem cell troops to repair the body using new drug combinations
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Jan 08, 2009 |
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Scientists have tricked bone marrow into releasing extra adult stem cells into the bloodstream, a technique that they hope could one day be used to repair heart damage or mend a broken bone, in a new study published today ...
Stem cells from hair follicles may help 'grow' new blood vessels
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Mar 29, 2008 |
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For a rich source of stem cells to be engineered into new blood vessels or skin tissue, clinicians may one day look no further than the hair on their patients’ heads, according to new research published earlier this month ...
Scientist devises new way to more rapidly generate bone tissue
Dec 15, 2008 |
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Using stem cell lines not typically combined, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have designed a new way to "grow" bone and other tissues.
Fat kills cancer
Jul 03, 2007 |
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Researchers in Slovakia have been able to derive mesenchymal stem cells from human adipose, or fat, tissue and engineer them into “suicide genes” that seek out and destroy tumors like tiny homing missiles. This gene therapy ...
New 'control knobs' for stem cells identified
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Dec 03, 2008 |
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Natural changes in voltage that occur across the membrane of adult human stem cells are a powerful controlling factor in the process by which these stem cells differentiate, according to research published by Tufts University ...
Watching stem cells repair the human brain
Aug 19, 2009 |
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There is no known cure for neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. But new hope, in the form of stem cells created from the patient's own bone marrow, can be found ― ...
Single factor converts adult stem cells into embryonic-like stem cells
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Feb 05, 2009 |
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The simple recipe scientists earlier discovered for making adult stem cells behave like embryonic-like stem cells just got even simpler. A new report in the February 6th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, ...
Human embryonic stem cell -- derived bone tissue closes massive skull injury
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Dec 02, 2007 |
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There are mice in Baltimore whose skulls were made whole again by bone tissue grown from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs).
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