When you suffer a heart attack, beating heart muscle cells become deprived of oxygen and die—and become encased in scar tissue. Once these cells die, they can’t be brought back to life. But new research presented this week has found that injecting a protein into the heart immediately following an attack can spur stem cells … Continue reading Protein Drip Spurs Stem Cells to Save Heart Tissue
Month: June 2014
Meet the Stem Cell Agency President C. Randal Mills
As you probably have heard by now we have a new President at the stem cell agency. In late April, after a nationwide search, our governing Board appointed C. Randal Mills, PhD, to take over from Alan Trounson who has led the agency for the last six years, and is standing down to spend more … Continue reading Meet the Stem Cell Agency President C. Randal Mills
Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis and the Art of Science
Here are some stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just fun. Three parent embryos called safe. A scientific review panel in the United Kingdom has issued a report saying that a controversial fertility treatment that uses … Continue reading Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis and the Art of Science
Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis and the Art of Science
Here are some stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just fun. Three parent embryos called safe. A scientific review panel in the United Kingdom has issued a report saying that a controversial fertility treatment that uses … Continue reading Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis and the Art of Science
Out with the Old and in with the New: Starvation Sparks Stem Cells to Replenish Immune System
New research from California scientists has revealed a startling side effect to prolonged starvation, or fasting. In the latest issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, scientists from the University of Southern California describe how fasting triggers the human immune system to flush out old, damaged cells and replace them with new ones. This marks … Continue reading Out with the Old and in with the New: Starvation Sparks Stem Cells to Replenish Immune System
Regenerative Medicine Takes the Spotlight at this Year’s Largest Biotechnology Convention
It is time to take regenerative medicine seriously. The world’s most inclusive web site for listing clinical trials, clinicaltrials.gov, now has more than 4,000 stem cell trials posted. And the world’s largest biotechnology convention, BIO International, when it kicks off its 2014 edition in San Diego later this month, will include the first ever all-day … Continue reading Regenerative Medicine Takes the Spotlight at this Year’s Largest Biotechnology Convention
Milton Berle and the Art of Writing an Award-Winning Stem Cell Essay
It’s not often that you hear famous comedian Milton Berle quoted in an essay about stem cells, but then U.C. Davis researcher and avid blogger Paul Knoepfler wasn’t looking for an ordinary essay as the winner for his recent contest. Knoepfler launched the contest as a way to give some lucky individual a free registration … Continue reading Milton Berle and the Art of Writing an Award-Winning Stem Cell Essay
What a Difference Differentiation can Make: a Little Change can Reduce the Risk of Rejection
No one likes to be rejected. It hurts. But while rejection is something most of us experience at least a couple of times in our life, researchers at Stanford have found a way to reduce the risk of rejection, at least when it comes to one form of stem cells. Reporting in the latest issue … Continue reading What a Difference Differentiation can Make: a Little Change can Reduce the Risk of Rejection
CIRM-Funded Scientists Identify Cause; Potential Therapy for Deadly Form of Eye Cancer
If the cancer is caught early, you may just lose your eye. If it is caught too late, however, you may lose your life. uch is the fate of those diagnosed with uveal melanoma, a rare but deadly form of eye cancer that attacks the eye’s pigment cells in the iris. Each year about 2,000 … Continue reading CIRM-Funded Scientists Identify Cause; Potential Therapy for Deadly Form of Eye Cancer
The Stem Cellar 