News tagged with human embryonic stem cell

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Hormone signal drives motor neuron growth, fish study shows

A discovery made in fish could aid research into motor neuron disease.

Medical research created May 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stem-cell-based strategy boosts immune system in mice

Raising hopes for cell-based therapies, UC San Francisco researchers have created the first functioning human thymus tissue from embryonic stem cells in the laboratory. The researchers showed that, in mice, ...

Immunology created May 16, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Human brain cells developed in lab, grow in mice

A key type of human brain cell developed in the laboratory grows seamlessly when transplanted into the brains of mice, UC San Francisco researchers have discovered, raising hope that these cells might one day be used to treat ...

Medical research created May 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists build a living patch for damaged hearts

Duke University biomedical engineers have grown three-dimensional human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue. This advancement could be important in treating heart attack patients or in serving as a platform for ...

Medical research created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Turning human stem cells into brain cells sheds light on neural development

Medical researchers have manipulated human stem cells into producing types of brain cells known to play important roles in neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy, schizophrenia and autism. The new model cell system ...

Medical research created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Embryonic stem cell transplant restores memory, learning in mice

For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been transformed into nerve cells that helped mice regain the ability to learn and remember. A study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is the first ...

Medical research created Apr 21, 2013 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Stem cell research could expand clinical use of regenerative human cells

Research led by a biology professor in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has uncovered a method to produce retinal cells from regenerative human stem cells ...

Medical research created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New type of pluripotent cell discovered in adult breast tissue: Human body carries personalized 'patch kit'

(Medical Xpress)—UC San Francisco researchers have found that certain rare cells extracted from adult breast tissue can be instructed to become different types of cells – a discovery that could have important ...

Medical research created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Unlimited source of human kidney cells: Applications include in vitro toxicology, disease models, regenerative medicine

Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have successfully generated human kidney cells from human embryonic stem cells in vitro. Specifically, they produced the renal cells under artificial ...

Medical research created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists find first human iPSC from patients with maturity onset diabetes of the young

Joslin scientists report the first generation of human induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with an uncommon form of diabetes, maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY). These cells offer a powerful resource for ...

Medical research created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Petri dish lens' gives hope for new eye treatments

(Medical Xpress)—A cure for congenital sight impairment caused by lens damage is closer following research by scientists at Monash University.

Ophthalmology created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Long non-coding RNA molecules necessary to regulate differentiation of embryonic stem cells into cardiac cells

When the human genome was sequenced, biologists were surprised to find that very little of the genome—less than 3 percent—corresponds to protein-coding genes. What, they wondered, was all the rest of ...

Medical research created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Retrovirus in the human genome is active in pluripotent stem cells

A retrovirus called HERV-H, which inserted itself into the human genome millions of years ago, may play an important role in pluripotent stem cells, according to a new study published in the journal Retrovirology by scient ...

Medical research created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Stem cells found to heal damaged artery in lab study

Scientists at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute have for the first time demonstrated that baboon embryonic stem cells can be programmed to completely restore a severely damaged artery. These early results show promise ...

Medical research created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Potential stem cell therapy for diabetes: Study looks at differentiation of hESCs in endocrine cell progression

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes results when beta cells in the pancreas fail to produce enough insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar. One approach to treating diabetes is to stimulate regeneration of ...

Medical research created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast