White blood cells have a lot of work to do. They are our body’s main defense against foreign invaders—and are quite adept at it. Tasked with cleanup duty, they target and destroy cells that have been infected with bacteria, viruses or other harmful, disease-causing pathogens. But as good as they are at their job—they aren’t … Continue reading Unique Cellular Signal Directs Cells to Gobble Up Toxic Waste; Could Serve as New Weapon to Fight Disease
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Clever Stem Cells Withstand Chemo Drug’s Harmful Side Effects
For some conditions, it seem that the treatment can cause almost as many problems as than the disease itself. That’s often the case with some forms of cancer, such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The most common type of cancer to affect children, treatment usually involves chemotherapy with the drug methotrexate (MTX). And, while effective at … Continue reading Clever Stem Cells Withstand Chemo Drug’s Harmful Side Effects
Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Gene Rx, New and Rejuvenated Blood Stem Cells and Budget Cuts
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. Tinkering with stem cell genes safe. Research at the Salk Institute provides some reassurance that using gene-editing techniques to correct disease-causing mutations in stem cells … Continue reading Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Gene Rx, New and Rejuvenated Blood Stem Cells and Budget Cuts
Argentina Soccer Star Pins his World Cup Final Hopes on Stem Cells
I suppose we should have expected it. Every time there is a big sporting event stem cells seem to come into the conversation. So it’s not surprising that the World Cup in Brazil, the biggest sporting event on the planet, was bound to somehow, in some way, involve stem cells. And it has. Argentina’s speedy … Continue reading Argentina Soccer Star Pins his World Cup Final Hopes on Stem Cells
Argentina Soccer Star Pins his World Cup Final Hopes on Stem Cells
I suppose we should have expected it. Every time there is a big sporting event stem cells seem to come into the conversation. So it’s not surprising that the World Cup in Brazil, the biggest sporting event on the planet, was bound to somehow, in some way, involve stem cells. And it has. Argentina’s speedy … Continue reading Argentina Soccer Star Pins his World Cup Final Hopes on Stem Cells
The Man Behind the Curtain: Protein Helps Keep Cancer Cells Alive and Kicking
Being diagnosed with brain cancer comes with a sobering sentence: even with the most aggressive treatments, life expectancy for the most common form of brain cancer—called glioblastoma—is less than two years. One of the key culprits, many scientists now believe, are cancer stem cells. Cancer stem cells are a subset of cancer cells that have … Continue reading The Man Behind the Curtain: Protein Helps Keep Cancer Cells Alive and Kicking
Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, Cornea Repair and of Course, New Stem Cells too Good to be True
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. Buddy system gets stem cells to stick around. The type of stem cell most likely to be used in a clinical trial today is the … Continue reading Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, Cornea Repair and of Course, New Stem Cells too Good to be True
Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, Cornea Repair and of Course, New Stem Cells too Good to be True
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. Buddy system gets stem cells to stick around. The type of stem cell most likely to be used in a clinical trial today is the … Continue reading Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, Cornea Repair and of Course, New Stem Cells too Good to be True
Confining Cells within Geometric Structures Key to Replicating Embryonic Development
It’s like trying to capture, and then recreate, a moment in time: the exact instant after fertilization when a small group of dividing cells begin to organize themselves into the various cellular layers that will one day make up the skin, the heart, the liver and the brain. But for all the advances in our … Continue reading Confining Cells within Geometric Structures Key to Replicating Embryonic Development
Confining Cells within Geometric Structures Key to Replicating Embryonic Development
It’s like trying to capture, and then recreate, a moment in time: the exact instant after fertilization when a small group of dividing cells begin to organize themselves into the various cellular layers that will one day make up the skin, the heart, the liver and the brain. But for all the advances in our … Continue reading Confining Cells within Geometric Structures Key to Replicating Embryonic Development
The Stem Cellar 