Neuralstem Collaborator To Present Stroke Study Results At Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Conference
Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CUR) announced that Dr...
Stem Cell Development Influenced By Physical Environment, Researchers Say
A researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, together with Israeli and foreign collaborators, has revealed how physical qualities -- and not only chemical ones - may have an influence in determining how adult stem cells from the bone marrow develop into differentiated ones...
Katharine Spink, Malcolm Moos, And David Schaffer To Present At Advances In Stem Cell Discovery And Development Conference, San Francisco, Oct. 20-22
Katharine Spink, Ph.D., Vice President of Operations for Geron's Regenerative Medicine Programs; Malcolm Moos Jr., M.D., Ph.D...
Reducing Stem Cell Loss During Cancer Treatment
Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that a gene critical for programmed cell death is also important in the loss of adult stem cells, a finding that could help to improve the health and well-being of patients undergoing cancer treatment...
Colo. Lawmaker Pushes Bill To Permit Stem Cell Research
Politico reports that as "Congress prepares to return for a limited pre-election agenda, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) said she has picked up wide support for her bill to permit embryonic stem-cell research and expects it will pass this month...
Stem-Cell Ruling: Reaction From American Society For Biochemistry And Molecular Biology
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology expressed its disapproval and disappointment this week in response to the Aug. 23 ruling in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that granted a preliminary injunction barring federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research...
Stem Cell Ruling Halts Sight-Saving Research
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), a professional organization of member scientists, opposes the Federal District Court injunction that froze federal funding for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. ARVO is troubled by this barrier to research that has the potential to restore sight and mitigate eye damage...
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Retain An Inactivated X Chromosome
Female induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, reprogrammed from human skin cells into cells that have the embryonic-like potential to become any cell in the body, retain an inactive X chromosome, stem cell researchers at UCLA have found. The finding could have implications for studying X chromosome-linked diseases such as Rett syndrome, caused by mutations in a gene located on the X chromosome...
How Bone-Marrow Stem Cells Hold Their 'Breath' In Low-Oxygen Environments
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified unique metabolic properties that allow a specific type of stem cell in the body to survive and replicate in low-oxygen environments...
ISSCR Decries Negative Impact Of Stem Cell Injunction On Science And Medicine
Vital progress in stem cell research by hundreds of U.S. laboratories is threatened after last week's injunction prohibiting federal funding for the study of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). The president of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), Elaine Fuchs, Rockefeller University, U.S...
Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission To Host Third Annual Maryland Stem Cell Research Symposium
The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission (Commission) will host the Third Annual Maryland Stem Cell Research Symposium in partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010...
'Basal-Like' Breast Cancer Does Not Originate From Basal Stem Cells
New research uncovers a case of mistaken identity that may have a significant impact on future breast cancer prevention and treatment strategies. The study, published by Cell Press in the September 3rd issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, suggests that despite their "stem cell-like" characteristics, most aggressive breast tumors are not derived from normal mammary gland stem cells...
Functional Motor Neuron Subtypes Generated From Embryonic Stem Cells
Scientists have devised a method for coaxing mouse embryonic stem cells into forming a highly specific motor neuron subtype. The research, published by Cell Press in the September 3rd issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, provides new insight into motor neuron differentiation and may prove useful for devising and testing future therapies for motor neuron diseases...
Cancer-Causing Gene Found To Be Crucial In Stem Cell Development
Stem cells might be thought of as trunks in the tree of life. All multi-cellular organisms have them, and they can turn into a dazzling variety other cells - kidney, brain, heart or skin, for example...
Important Breakthrough In Origins Of Aggressive Breast Cancer
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in finding out how aggressive cancers originate, raising hope of novel targeted therapies for future breast cancer patients, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Stem Cell...
Two Scientists Behind Suit To Block Stem-Cell Research Funding Speak With Lawmakers
The Wall Street Journal: "The two scientists behind the lawsuit that has temporarily blocked federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research said Wednesday they were motivated by ethical objections to destroying human embryos for medical research...
Cardiogenesis Comments On The STAR-Heart Study Presented At European Society Of Cardiology (ESC) 2010 Congress
Cardiogenesis Corporation (OTCQB: CGCP), released comments regarding the STAR-heart study...
New Research Demonstrates Safety Of Cord-blood-derived Stem Cell Treatments
In a new peer-reviewed article published by the Journal of Translational Medicine, scientists from Beike Biotechnology, China's leading stem cell research and regenerative medicine company, and Medistem, Inc...
In Fruit Flies, Live Imaging Puts New Light On Stem Cell Division
A long-held assumption about asymmetrical division of stem cells has cracked. Researchers at the University of Oregon report that the mitotic spindle does not act alone -- that cortical proteins help to position a cleavage furrow in the right location. Their discovery, described in the Sept...
Justice Dept. Asks Federal Judge To Allow Stem-Cell Research While Case Is Appealed
The Wall Street Journal: "The Obama administration asked a federal judge Tuesday to allow the government to continue funding embryonic stem-cell research while a case challenging the program makes its way through the courts. The judge, Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C...
ReproCELL Announces New Line Of Services In Neuronal Research Using Human IPS Cells
ReproCELL, Inc. (CEO: Chikafumi Yokoyama PhD) is pleased to announce a new line of products to be launched in the autumn of 2010, offering neuronal cells derived from human iPS (induced pluripotent stem) cells...
Launch Of New Cell Transplantation Journal
A new and unique journal on cell transplantation aimed at helping translate laboratory findings into clinical applications is being launched by Cognizant Communication Corporation as a companion journal to Cell Transplantation. Cell Medicine, an online-only, open access journal, publishes research papers that promise to have direct clinical relevance. The journal is freely accessible here...
Adult Mammary Stem Cells Identified And Isolated For The First Time In Mice, Potential For Breast Tissue Regeneration And New Cancer Drug Targets
For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have identified and isolated adult mammary stem cells in mice. Long-term implications of this research may include the use of such cells to regenerate breast tissue, provide a better understanding of the role of adult stem cells in breast cancer development, and develop potential new targets for anti-cancer drugs...
A Federal Judge's Decision On Embryonic Stem Cell Research 'Sets Back' Vital Work And Handcuffs American Science
Against a backdrop of some of the world's most sophisticated biological research labs, Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) this morning issued a challenge to his colleagues in Congress: immediately upon their return from summer recess, he urged, they should pass legislation that would reverse a recent Federal court decision that has brought embryonic stem cell research in the U.S...
Early In Life Cell Signals That Tell Where Sensory Organs Will Form Inside The Ear Disappear, But Could Possibly Be Recharged To Restore Hearing Loss
Researchers have tracked a cell-to-cell signaling pathway that designates the future location of the ear's sensory organs in embryonic mice. The scientists succeeded in activating this signal more widely across the embryonic tissue that becomes the inner ear. Patches of sensory structures began growing in spots where they don't normally appear...
