WASHINGTON – Identifying a master regulator gene for early embryonic development of the pancreas and other organs, scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have moved a step closer to coaxing stem cells into pancreatic cells as a possible cure for type1 diabetes.
Writing about their findings in the journal Developmental Cell, the researchers have revealed [...]
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Ever since she cloned a molecule early in her career, Linda Shapiro has had a mission: Figure out what it does.
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WASHINGTON – For the very first time, US scientists have shown that neural stem cells can rescue memory in mice with advanced Alzheimer’s disease.
The findings raise hopes of a potential treatment for the leading cause of elderly dementia.
Mice genetically engineered to have Alzheimer’s performed markedly better on memory tests a month after mouse neural stem [...]
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Main Category: Stem Cell Research Also Included In: Conferences ; Women’s Health / Gynecology Article Date: 21 Jul 2009 – 2:00 PDT WHAT: Johns Hopkins Medicine is co-sponsoring the 2009 World Stem Cell Summit to be held in Baltimore this September.
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The Obama administration’s new rules will allow many older stem cell lines to be eligible for federally financed research.
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Researchers have managed to reverse some of the damage caused by a heart attack using stem cells that were induced from connective tissue cells, according to a study published Monday.
The proof-of-concept study on mice is the first attempt to use induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to treat heart disease.
The goal is to one day be [...]
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Although many of the more than 49,000 comments received by the National Institutes of Health on their draft guidelines for embryonic stem-cell research are repetitive, some offer a poignant glimpse into the lives of Americans who don’t want to see embryos destroyed in an effort to cure diseases.
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