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. Making stem cells feels young again. Stem cells are supposed to rejuvenate our tissues, whether brain or muscle, and keep them functioning at their peak. … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: reversing aging, mature hearts, arthritic knees and tiny organs
Author: Don Gibbons
Dying cells signal their moms, aka stem cells, to protect themselves so that they can make replacements cells.
I love the name for stem cells in Spanish, células madre, or mother cell. It seems appropriate that the sons and daughters of our stem cells send a warning to mom to protect herself when they are under attack. Specifically, a team at the University of Washington reported Monday in Nature Communications, that when cells … Continue reading Dying cells signal their moms, aka stem cells, to protect themselves so that they can make replacements cells.
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: a new type of stem cell, stomach cancer and babies—stem cell assisted and gene altered
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. New type of stem cell easier to grow, more versatile. Both the professional scientific media and the lay science media devoted considerable ink and electrons … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: a new type of stem cell, stomach cancer and babies—stem cell assisted and gene altered
Genes + Cells: Stem Cells deliver genes as “drugs” & hope for ALS
This month a lab animal will become the initial patient in the final steps in Clive Svendsen’s 15-year quest to provide the first meaningful therapy for people with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. If that animal and subsequent ones in this required study have good results—no side effects from the treatment—Svendsen plans to … Continue reading Genes + Cells: Stem Cells deliver genes as “drugs” & hope for ALS
Thrust into ALS Advocacy
I have always had a fascination for medicine, and thanks to the Internet, I’ve become a tireless researcher. Having already faced breast cancer a decade ago, the only power I have ever felt over the adversity of a life-threatening illness is knowledge. When I was diagnosed in August 2014 with bulbar ALS, I had to … Continue reading Thrust into ALS Advocacy
Genes + Cells: Stem Cells Deliver Genetic Punch
Bad luck stalked the early years of gene therapy. The pioneering research revealed it is difficult to manipulate a patient’s genes both efficiently and safely. Today, after more than two decades of tireless labor in the lab, nearly 2,000 gene therapy trials have been conducted or are approved, with many of the most promising using … Continue reading Genes + Cells: Stem Cells Deliver Genetic Punch
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: spina bifida, review of heart clinical trials, tracking cells and cell switches
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. Stem cells boost fetal surgery for spina bifida. Fetal surgery to correct the spinal defect that causes spina bifida has revolutionized treatment for the debilitating … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: spina bifida, review of heart clinical trials, tracking cells and cell switches
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: multiple sclerosis, virus genes in embryos and preventing cancer’s spread to the brain
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. Drugs activate brain stem cells in MS. We have frequently written that in some situations our own stem cells may do a better job at … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: multiple sclerosis, virus genes in embryos and preventing cancer’s spread to the brain
International stem cell group offers much needed guidance for patients and families
Yesterday the International Society for Stem Cell Research launched a greatly expanded website for the public. While the site, “Closer Look at Stem Cells,” offers a broad overview of stem cell science, the group launched it out of concern stem cell treatments are being marketed by clinics around the world without appropriate oversight and patient … Continue reading International stem cell group offers much needed guidance for patients and families
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: iPS cells guide ALS trial, genetic link to hearing loss and easier to use stem cell
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. An ALS clinical trial with a twist. It is well known that the disease we call ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, behaves differently in different … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: iPS cells guide ALS trial, genetic link to hearing loss and easier to use stem cell
The Stem Cellar 