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Stem cell source an important factor, impacting ability to treat myocardial infarction

When a research team from Denmark and Sweden compared the therapeutic capabilities of adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) versus bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs) obtained from a single 84 year-old male donor with ischemic ...

Medical research created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers uncover a pathway that stimulates bone growth

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have discovered that a protein called Jagged-1 stimulates human stem cells to differentiate into bone-producing cells. This ...

Medical research created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Transition in cell type parallels treatment response, disease progression in breast cancer

A process that normally occurs in developing embryos – the changing of one basic cell type into another – has also been suspected of playing a role in cancer metastasis. Now a study from Massachusetts General Hospital ...

Cancer created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers studying stem cell therapy to repair damaged knee cartilage

Rush University Medical Center is conducting the nation's first clinical study of an innovative stem cell drug, Cartistem, to repair knee cartilage damaged by aging, trauma or degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

3-D biomimetic scaffolds support regeneration of complex tissues from stem cells

Stem cells can be grown on biocompatible scaffolds to form complex tissues such as bone, cartilage, and muscle for repair and regeneration of damaged or diseased tissue. However, to function properly, the ...

Medical research created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research uncovers new protein to treat damaged bones

Korean researchers believe that the 'DJ-1 protein' can be used to promote the formation of new bone tissue in patients suffering from osteoporosis by improving communication between bone making cells (osteoblasts) ...

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

New method for creating long-lived stem cells used for bone replacement

Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) can develop into bone cells and are useful for tissue engineering and regeneration. However, when grown in the laboratory they quickly lose their ability to continue dividing ...

Medical research created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study helps resolve debate about how tumors spread

A team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has shown for the first time how cancer cells control the ON/OFF switch of a program used by developing ...

Cancer created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests different organ-derived stem cell injections improve heart function

A study published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (21:8), now freely available on-line, has found that when mesenchymal cells derived from skeletal muscle (SM-MSCs) or adipose tissue (ADSCs) were injected into t ...

Cardiology created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals insights that could aid in therapeutic use of mesenchymal stem cells

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), are a newly emerging cellular therapy being tested in approximately 250 clinical trials worldwide to help repair damaged tissues, such as injured heart muscle following a heart attack. The problem ...

Medical research created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Umbilical cord cells outperform bone marrow cells in repairing damaged hearts

A study published this month by researchers at the University of Toronto and Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital has shown that cells derived from the umbilical cord, "Human Umbilical Cord PeriVascular Cells" (HUCPVCs), ...

Medical research created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

AHA: Allogeneic stem cells OK in ischemic cardiomyopathy

(HealthDay)—For patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM), allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are safe; and delivery of bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMC) to patients with ST-segment ...

Cardiology created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microscopic packets of stem cell factors could be key to preventing lung disease in babies

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have found that microscopic particles containing proteins and nucleic acids called exosomes could potentially protect the fragile lungs of premature babies from serious lung diseases ...

Medical research created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lactation protein suppresses tumors and metastasis in breast cancer, scientists discover

A protein that is necessary for lactation in mammals inhibits the critical cellular transition that is an early indicator of breast cancer and metastasis, according to research conducted at the University at Buffalo and Princeton ...

Cancer created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Insights into rare immune cells that keep blood stem cells in a youthful state may lead to better treatments

Hiding deep inside the bone marrow are special cells. They wait patiently for the hour of need, at which point these blood forming stem cells can proliferate and differentiate into billions of mature blood ...

Immunology created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast