News tagged with embryonic stem cell research
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Biological tooth replacement—a step closer
Scientists have developed a new method of replacing missing teeth with a bioengineered material generated from a person's own gum cells. Current implant-based methods of whole tooth replacement fail to reproduce a natural ...
Dentistry
Mar 09, 2013 |
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US Supreme Court leaves stem cell research alone (Update)
The US Supreme Court declined Monday to enter the emotionally-charged debate over stem cell research, refusing to hear an appeal centered on the issue of federal government funding.
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Jan 07, 2013 |
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Steering stem cells to become two different building blocks for new blood vessels
(Medical Xpress)—Growing new blood vessels in the lab is a tough challenge, but a Johns Hopkins engineering team has solved a major stumbling block: how to prod stem cells to become two different types ...
Cardiology
Dec 20, 2012 |
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Embryo-analysis technique may boost in vitro fertilization success
(Medical Xpress)—Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have devised a two-part approach to identify developing human embryos most likely to result in successful pregnancies. The technique could transform the ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Neurons made from stem cells drive brain activity after transplantation in laboratory model
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers and patients look forward to the day when stem cells might be used to replace dying brain cells in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. Scientists are ...
Neuroscience
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Claim by researcher of injecting iPS cells into heart failure patients found to be fraudulent
(Medical Xpress)—Shortly after it was announced that Japanese researcher Shinya Yamanaka had won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in seeking alternatives to embryonic cells for use in stem cell research, ...
Medical research
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Cell reprogramming: much promise, many hurdles
Research in reprogrammed cells, which on Monday earned the 2012 Nobel Prize, has been hailed as a new dawn for regenerative medicine but remains troubled by several clouds. ...
Medical research
Oct 08, 2012 |
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Crucial advance in stem cell research: Human skin cells converted to neural precursor cells
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at The University of Auckland's Centre for Brain Research have succeeded in converting human skin cells directly into immature brain cells (or neural precursor cells).
Medical research
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Binding sites for LIN28 protein found in thousands of human genes
A study led by researchers at the UC San Diego Stem Cell Research program and funded by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) looks at an important RNA binding protein called LIN28, which ...
Genetics
Sep 04, 2012 |
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U of T and SickKids first to grow lung cells using stem cell technology
Researchers at the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) are paving the way towards individualized medicine for patients with cystic fibrosis.
Medical research
Aug 29, 2012 |
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The RHAU helicase: A key player in blood formation
Scientists at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research have discovered that the helicase RHAU, a protein that can resolve complex structures in both DNA and RNA molecules, is essential for ...
Medical research
Jul 31, 2012 |
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Cancer stem cell vaccine in development shows antitumor effect
Scientists may have discovered a new paradigm for immunotherapy against cancer by priming antibodies and T cells with cancer stem cells, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Associ ...
Cancer
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Doctor looks to China for spinal injury 'cure'
One of the world's leading researchers into spinal cord injuries says China could hold the key to a cure that he has been searching for since he met late actor Christopher Reeve in the 1990s.
Medical research
Mar 07, 2012 |
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A first: Brain support cells from umbilical cord stem cells
For the first time ever, stem cells from umbilical cords have been converted into other types of cells, which may eventually lead to new treatment options for spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis, among other nervous ...
Neuroscience
Jan 17, 2012 |
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First US embryonic stem cell trial is halted
The first-ever trial using human embryonic stem cells to treat paralysis has been halted due to high costs and the company will focus instead on new cancer treatments, Geron said Tuesday.
Medical research
Nov 15, 2011 |
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