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Stem Cell Headlines
Study Of A Pediatric Cancer Finds All Cancer Cells Are Not Created Equal
A study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers suggests that specific populations of tumor cells have different roles in the process by which tumors make new copies of themselves and grow...
Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Marker To Identify, Attack Breast Cancer Stem Cells
Breast cancer stem cells wear a cell surface protein that is part nametag and part bull's eye, identifying them as potent tumor-generating cells and flagging their vulnerability to a drug, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report online in Journal of Clinical Investigation...
Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
After Stem Cell Transplant For Multiple Myeloma Patients, Lenalidomide Prolongs Disease Control
Multiple myeloma patients are better equipped to halt progression of this blood cancer if treated with lenalidomide, or Revlimid®, following a stem cell transplant, according to a study co-authored by a physician with the Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute...
Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Scientist Grows Bone From Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Dr. Darja Marolt, an Investigator at The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Laboratory, is lead author on a study showing that human embryonic stem cells can be used to grow bone tissue grafts for use in research and potential therapeutic application. Dr. Marolt conducted this research as a post-doctoral NYSCF - Druckenmiller Fellow at Columbia University in the laboratory of Dr...
Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Greater Diversity Than Expected Found In Children's Brain Tumors
Paediatric brain tumours preserve specific characteristics of the normal cells from which they originate - a previously unknown circumstance with ramifications for how tumour cells respond to treatment. This has been shown by Uppsala researcher Fredrik Swartling together with colleagues in the U.S., Canada and England in a study that was published in the distinguished journal Cancer Cell...
Tue, 15 May 2012 03:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
DNA Compaction Required For Successful Stem Cell Differentiation
New research findings show that embryonic stem cells unable to fully compact the DNA inside them cannot complete their primary task: differentiation into specific cell types that give rise to the various types of tissues and structures in the body...
Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
New Maintenance Therapy Benefits Patients With Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma is a form of cancer where the plasma cells in the bone marrow grow out of control, causing damage to bones as well as predisposing patients to anemia, infection and kidney failure. A medical procedure called autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, commonly known as a stem cell transplant, is frequently an important treatment option for many patients...
Mon, 14 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Using Stem Cell Therapy For Neck And Head Cancers Avoids Salivary Gland Damage Caused By Radiotherapy
Approximately 40% of individuals treated for head and neck cancer experience the distressing adverse-effects of dry mouth syndrome. However, researchers in the Netherlands may have found a way to prevent impairing salivary glands during radiotherapy treatment...
Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Study Is First To Show Feasibility And Efficacy Of A New Use For Autologous Stem Cell Transplant - Protection From Toxic Side Effects Of Chemotherapy
For the first time, scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have transplanted brain cancer patients' own gene-modified blood stem cells in order to protect their bone marrow against the toxic side effects of chemotherapy...
Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Studies Impact Dental Stem Cell Research For Therapeutic Purposes
Two studies appearing in a recent issue of Cell Transplantation (20:11-12), now freely available on-line*, evaluate stem cells derived from dental tissues for characteristics that may make them therapeutically useful and appropriate for transplantation purposes. 1...
Thu, 10 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Droplet Array Sheds Light On Drug-Resistant Cancer Stem Cells
Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world's first bioengineering and nanotechnology research institute, have developed a miniaturized biochip for investigating the effect of drugs on cancer stem cells (CSCs). Published recently in Nano Today, this new technology could boost the development of more effective cancer drugs...
Thu, 10 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Scientists Measure Communication Between Stem Cell-Derived Motor Neurons And Muscle Cells
In an effort to identify the underlying causes of neurological disorders that impair motor functions such as walking and breathing, UCLA researchers have developed a novel system to measure the communication between stem cell-derived motor neurons and muscle cells in a Petri dish...
Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
New Muscular Dystrophy Treatment Approach Using Human Stem Cells Effective In Mouse Model
Researchers from the University of Minnesota's Lillehei Heart Institute have effectively treated muscular dystrophy in mice using human stem cells derived from a new process that - for the first time - makes the production of human muscle cells from stem cells efficient and effective...
Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Fibroid Tumors Triggered By A Single Stem Cell Mutation
Fibroid uterine tumors affect an estimated 15 million women in the United States, causing irregular bleeding, anemia, pain and infertility. Despite the high prevalence of the tumors, which occur in 60 percent of women by age 45, the molecular cause has been unknown...
Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Dynamic Changes Discovered In Gene Regulation In Human Stem Cells
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and the University of California (UC) San Diego has discovered a new type of dynamic change in human stem cells. Last year, this team reported recurrent changes in the genomes of human pluripotent stem cells as they are expanded in culture...
Mon, 07 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Prostate Cancer Stem Cells Identified Among Low-PSA Cells
Prostate cancer cells that defy treatment and display heightened tumor-generating capacity can be identified by levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) expressed in the tumor cells, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports in Cell Stem Cell...
Mon, 07 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Rejuvenating Aged Hematopoietic Stem Cells To Make Them Functionally Younger
Researchers have rejuvenated aged hematopoietic stem cells to be functionally younger, offering intriguing clues into how medicine might one day fend off some of the ailments of old age. Scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the Ulm University Medicine in Germany report their findings online in the journal Cell Stem Cell...
Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Damaged Stem Cells Commit Suicide For The Good Of The Embryo
Embryonic stem cells - those revered cells that give rise to every cell type in the body - just got another badge of honor. If they suffer damage that makes them a threat to the developing embryo, they swiftly fall on their swords for the greater good, according to a study published online in the journal Molecular Cell...
Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Stem Cell Therapy To Treat PAD In Clinical Trial
Research led by vascular surgeons at Dartmouth-Hitchcock may offer new hope to sufferers of peripheral artery disease, the cause of nearly 60,000 lower-limb amputations annually, through the use of a patient's own stem cells. Richard J...
Fri, 04 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Cell Therapy Shows Promise In Fight Against HIV
UC Davis Health System researchers are a step closer to launching human clinical trials involving the use of an innovative stem cell therapy to fight the virus that causes AIDS...
Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Study Lends Support To Safe Use For Adult-Derived Human Stem Cell Therapy
A team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the National Human Genome Research Institute has evaluated the whole genomic sequence of stem cells derived from human bone marrow cells - so-called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells - and found that relatively few genetic changes occur during stem cell conversion by an improved method...
Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Inspiration From The Insect World Leads To Treatment For Vocal Fold Disorders In Humans
A one-inch long grasshopper can leap a distance of about 20 inches. Cicadas can produce sound at about the same frequency as radio waves. Fleas measuring only millimeters can jump an astonishing 100 times their height in microseconds. How do they do it? They make use of a naturally occurring protein called resilin...
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Genetically Modified Animals For Use In Scientific Research
Researchers reporting in the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, have devised a new and improved method for producing genetically modified animals for use in scientific research. The method relies on haploid embryonic stem cells (haESCs) instead of sperm to artificially fertilize immature egg cells...
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Keeping The Immune System Under Control With Stem Cell Therapy
A new study, appearing in Cell Stem Cell and led by researchers at the University of Southern California, outlines the specifics of how autoimmune disorders can be controlled by infusions of mesenchymal stem cells. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are highly versatile stem cells that originate from the mesoderm, or middle layer of tissue, in a developing embryo...
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Research On Nerve Condition Aided By New Embryonic Stem Cell Line
The University of Michigan's second human embryonic stem cell line has just been placed on the U.S. National Institutes of Health's registry, making the cells available for federally-funded research. It is the second of the stem cell lines derived at U-M to be placed on the registry...
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
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