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. Cell fate map can show quality of cells. The phrase “there is more than one way to skin a cat” fits much of science. It … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: Willie Nelson’s contribution to muscular dystrophy, cell fate maps and funding
Author: Don Gibbons
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: better cell reprogramming, heart failure and false claims for stem cells
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. Improving the efficiency of creating stem cell lines. Ever since researchers first learned to reprogram adult cells to behave like embryonic stem cells in 2007 … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: better cell reprogramming, heart failure and false claims for stem cells
Research points to another path toward giving diabetics the insulin-producing cells they need
Type 1 diabetes is such a life-changing illness that scores of teams around the world are looking for ways to replace the insulin-producing pancreatic cells that are destroyed in the disease. Many of these researchers use stem cells of various types to try to generate large quantities of insulin producing cells that could be transplanted. … Continue reading Research points to another path toward giving diabetics the insulin-producing cells they need
Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s and Reducing the Risk of Causing Tumors
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. Cell therapy for Parkinson’s advancing to the clinic. A decade-long moratorium on the transplant of fetal nerve tissue into Parkinson’s patient will end in two … Continue reading Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s and Reducing the Risk of Causing Tumors
Making stem cells feel like they are growing in the right neighborhood may be key to success
An adage in real estate says that the most important thing is neighborhood, neighborhood, neighborhood. Researchers are learning that the same may be true for stem cell therapies. If you want to mature stem cells into the right adult tissue and get them to behave the way you want, you better pay attention to the … Continue reading Making stem cells feel like they are growing in the right neighborhood may be key to success
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: need for mature fat, Down syndrome, autism and those sweet pup faces
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. Embryonic stem cells and that sweet puppy face. Could altered stem cells give our pups those floppy ears and adorable faces? Research from Humboldt University … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: need for mature fat, Down syndrome, autism and those sweet pup faces
Stem Cells become Tool to Screen for Drugs; Fight Dangerous Heart Infections.
A Stanford study adds a powerful example to our growing list of diseases that have yielded their secrets to iPS-type stem cells grown in a dish. These “disease-in-a-dish” models have become one of the most rapidly growing areas of stem cell science. But this time they did not start with skin from a patient with … Continue reading Stem Cells become Tool to Screen for Drugs; Fight Dangerous Heart Infections.
The Stem Cellar 