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. Tissue engineered vocal cords. A report from the University of Wisconsin that researchers there had grown new vocal cords got quite a bit of play … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: making vocal cords, understanding our brain and the age of donor cells matters
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Stem cell stories that caught our eye: three teams refine cell reprogramming, also stem cell tourism
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. Why stem cells in the lab don’t grow up right. A classic cartoon among stem cell fans shows a stem cell telling a daughter cell … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: three teams refine cell reprogramming, also stem cell tourism
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: mini-brains in a dish, blood stem cells and state funded stem cell research
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. Great review of brains in a dish. The veteran Associated Press science journalist Malcolm Ritter produced the most thorough overview I have seen of the … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: mini-brains in a dish, blood stem cells and state funded stem cell research
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: Fertility after chemo, blood shortages, modeling kidney disease and “good” stress
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. Fertility restoration after chemo—Maybe. A research paper presented at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine annual meeting in Baltimore this week got considerable attention on … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: Fertility after chemo, blood shortages, modeling kidney disease and “good” stress
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: sleepy stem cells, pig organ donors, therapy in the womb and dementia
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. A rested stem cell is a better stem cell. A bone marrow stem cell donor who has a sleep deficit of as little as four … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: sleepy stem cells, pig organ donors, therapy in the womb and dementia
Mesa talk a reminder the immune system is a two-way street
The second day of the three-day Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa in La Jolla always ends with a public lecture. This year that slot featured no-longer-rising-star, but rather risen star, Jennifer Elisseeff, of Johns Hopkins. She provided a powerful reminder of the power of interdisciplinary research teams. Her career has always mingled cell biology, … Continue reading Mesa talk a reminder the immune system is a two-way street
A call for scientists to speak out for Stem Cell Awareness Day
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) and the journal Cell Stem Cell, are asking stem cell scientists to take part in a social media campaign with the hashtag #AStemCellScientistBecause between October 1 and October 14. “We want to share with the world our pride and excitement to be a part of a worldwide … Continue reading A call for scientists to speak out for Stem Cell Awareness Day
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: better heart muscle, first patient with eye cell patch, brain cross talk and gut bugs
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. Growing better heart muscle in the lab. While researchers have been able to grow beating heart cells from stem cells in a dish for many … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: better heart muscle, first patient with eye cell patch, brain cross talk and gut bugs
Three teams empower patients’ immune systems to oust cancer
Immuno-oncology is all the rage now in biotech publications, with due cause. It is producing some pretty impressive results in patients who failed other therapies. Most of what gets written about involves strengthening or unlocking the action of one immune cell, the T cell. But our immune systems are armed with many types of ammunition; … Continue reading Three teams empower patients’ immune systems to oust cancer
CIRM Fights Cancer: Two teams develop therapies to stop and eliminate cancer stem cells
Six out of the ten best selling drugs are proteins called monoclonal antibodies. But the prospect for monoclonal antibodies was not always so bright. It took a decade after their discovery in 1975 before they found any clinical use, even then it was very limited use for organ transplant rejection. It was a full twenty … Continue reading CIRM Fights Cancer: Two teams develop therapies to stop and eliminate cancer stem cells
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