CURRENT STEM CELL NEWS
1. A key signaling molecules that makes brain stem cells sleep identified
Scientists from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified the key signaling molecule that helps to keep the brain stem cells in a quiescent state to ensure that a pool of neural stem cells last for a life time. When the signaling molecule is blocked by a protein the brain stem cells wake up and start dividing. Click to read more...
2. The greatest breakthrough against HIV: Immune cells created in mice that resist HIV infection
In the continuing battle against HIV infection a team of scientists have created immune cells in mice that are able to resist the HIV infection. The study was released on July 2 in Nature Biotechnology. Click to read more...
3. Blood Cells reprogrammed to Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for the first time
Researchers at Whitehead institute have for the first time reprogrammed Cells from frozen human blood samples to an embryonic-stem-cell-like state (the Induced Pluripotent stem Cells (iPS)), and this research will help to study the genetic and molecular mechanisms of blood disorders and other diseases. Click to read more...
4. Mesenchymal stem Cells in treatment of sepsis
According to a new study by researchers in Ottawa and Toronto Mesenchymal stem cells present in bone marrow may be able to help treat sepsis, a deadly condition that can occur when an infection spreads throughout the body. Click to read more...
5. The master regulator of the Brain development identified
Scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has identified a single gene that seems to be the master regulator of human brain development, guiding the undifferentiated stem cells through defined pathways to differentiate into the many types of cells that form the brain. Click to read more...
6. Stem Cells for Periodontal Disease
Preliminary findings from studies conducted in 21 patients with periodontal disease by researchers at the William Soler Paediatric Hospital in Havana in close collaboration with the Institute of Hematology and Immunology reveals that stem cells reduce the gingival inflammation and can be used to treat periodontal diseases. Click to read more...
7. Researchers identify mechanism that may be used to treat degenerative disease in humans
Researchers from University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine have identified a mechanism that regulates stem-cell differentiation in mice testes and this is important because understanding the mechanisms that regulate stem-cell differentiation will be helpful for devising treatments for degenerative diseases. Click to read more...
8. Vision restored in many -An adult Stem cell miracle
Italian Scientists have proclaimed to the world the results of their study that adult stem cells have helped in restoring full or partial vision to many blind people adding that it is only adult stem cells that have helped so far in treating many patients in the world and not the embryonic stem cells. Click to read more...
9. Stem Cells –Promising alternative for treating ligament damages
Scientists have identified that Stem cell therapy could be a viable alternative to highly invasive surgical procedures for treating ligament damage and results from the Current medical treatments for ligament damage involving stem cells being carried out throughout the world have shown promising success rates. Click to read more...
10. Device to Culture iPS cells- A Kawasaki feat
In a novel effort Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.Japan has developed an automated machine to culture the induced Pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, through a joint effort with two research institutions. Click to read more... |