The progress in tissue engineering in just the past two decades has been like the construction industry moving from simple lean-to structures to homes with plumbing, heating and cooling systems. We are not yet ready to build a high-rise—think of a beating functioning heart—but we are making major strides toward that goal. One of the … Continue reading ISSCR 2014: Tony Atala, Jason Burdick and the Power of Tissue Engineering
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ISSCR 2014: Lorenz Studer talks Parkinson’s cells
Two presentations at the International Society for Stem Cell (ISSCR) conference, from two different sides of the pond, looked at ways to get stem cell therapies out of the lab and into patients. They both focused on the problems that need to be overcome, but came to the positive conclusion that this could be done. … Continue reading ISSCR 2014: Lorenz Studer talks Parkinson’s cells
Cells Behaving Badly: Rogue Stem Cells Set Stage for Lung Cancer, CIRM-Funded Study Finds
Occasionally, too much of a good thing can turn bad, an adage confirmed in a study published today by UCLA scientists. Led by Dr. Brigitte Gomperts, a team of stem cell experts have honed in on how adult stem cells residing in the lung spring into action in order to repair damaged tissue. Normally, this … Continue reading Cells Behaving Badly: Rogue Stem Cells Set Stage for Lung Cancer, CIRM-Funded Study Finds
Cells Behaving Badly: Rogue Stem Cells Set Stage for Lung Cancer, CIRM-Funded Study Finds
Occasionally, too much of a good thing can turn bad, an adage confirmed in a study published today by UCLA scientists. Led by Dr. Brigitte Gomperts, a team of stem cell experts have honed in on how adult stem cells residing in the lung spring into action in order to repair damaged tissue. Normally, this … Continue reading Cells Behaving Badly: Rogue Stem Cells Set Stage for Lung Cancer, CIRM-Funded Study Finds
The Great Divide: CIRM-Funded Research Resolves Controversy over the Regenerative Powers of Heart Cells
The human heart contains approximately 3 billion beating heart cells. But is this number predetermined from birth? Or do these cells have the ability to divide and replicate? These questions have long dogged scientists—who initially thought that heart muscle cells, or cardiomyocytes, were incapable of dividing. But in recent years, new evidence came to light … Continue reading The Great Divide: CIRM-Funded Research Resolves Controversy over the Regenerative Powers of Heart Cells
The Great Divide: CIRM-Funded Research Resolves Controversy over the Regenerative Powers of Heart Cells
The human heart contains approximately 3 billion beating heart cells. But is this number predetermined from birth? Or do these cells have the ability to divide and replicate? These questions have long dogged scientists—who initially thought that heart muscle cells, or cardiomyocytes, were incapable of dividing. But in recent years, new evidence came to light … Continue reading The Great Divide: CIRM-Funded Research Resolves Controversy over the Regenerative Powers of Heart Cells
‘Trust Hormone’ Reverses Age-Related Damage in Mice, CIRM-Funded Study Finds
It’s released by a warm hug, it makes your heart melt, it can even boost your libido. And now scientists have discovered that oxytocin, the so-called ‘trust hormone,’ can also save the body’s cells from the harmful effects of aging. As reported today in the journal Nature Communications, University of California, Berkeley scientists have discovered … Continue reading ‘Trust Hormone’ Reverses Age-Related Damage in Mice, CIRM-Funded Study Finds
‘Trust Hormone’ Reverses Age-Related Damage in Mice, CIRM-Funded Study Finds
It’s released by a warm hug, it makes your heart melt, it can even boost your libido. And now scientists have discovered that oxytocin, the so-called ‘trust hormone,’ can also save the body’s cells from the harmful effects of aging. As reported today in the journal Nature Communications, University of California, Berkeley scientists have discovered … Continue reading ‘Trust Hormone’ Reverses Age-Related Damage in Mice, CIRM-Funded Study Finds
New Videos: Downton Abbey, preeclampsia, and the search for a cure using stem cells
(Downton Abbey Spoiler Alert: skip ahead to the video if you haven’t seen Season 3!) If you’re one of the estimated 10 million devoted Downton Abbey TV viewers, then you most probably have heard of the word “preeclampsia.” In a heart-wrenching episode from season 3 of the early 20th century British drama, one of the … Continue reading New Videos: Downton Abbey, preeclampsia, and the search for a cure using stem cells
Protein Drip Spurs Stem Cells to Save Heart Tissue
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
The Stem Cellar 