For the First Time, Cancer Stem Cells Tracked, May Inform Treatment Strategies
Until now, cancer researchers haven’t been able to track what errant cancer cells have been doing in patients’ bodies, ie forming tumors. Three different groups…
Until now, cancer researchers haven’t been able to track what errant cancer cells have been doing in patients’ bodies, ie forming tumors. Three different groups…
New research from neurologists at John Hopkins explains how stem cells found in the adult mouse hippocampus are able to react by “listen in” on…
Contrary to the skin and liver, damaged hearts rarely heal themselves but there is new research that might raise hope for cell therapies. It’s been…
Newly published research details how a team of scientists discovered ITD-1, a molecule with many therapeutic possibilities that can be used to generate unlimited numbers…
New research data from scientists at USC San Diego suggests that the human exosome maintains progenitor cell function, functioning as a surveillance system in cells…
Using an animal model, scientists investigated the effects of a defective switch on cardiac development, finding that Ajuba plays a central role in regulating the…
By packaging Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) inside biodegradable nanoparticles, scientists developed a nanoparticle-based system to deliver growth factors to stem cells in culture, resulting in…
Using 2-photon intravital microscopy and focusing on the stem cell behavior in the hair follicle of a mouse, researchers at Yale were able to study…
New insights from stem cell research could possibly lead to new approaches for the treatment of human tumors. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of…
Japanese scientists have been able to induce stem cells to create liver-like tissue in a dish. The new findings were reported online by the journal…
In a new study from stem cell biologists at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, scientists demonstrate self-formation of optic cups and storable stratified neural…
New research from Brown University shows that the physical properties of adult stem cells derived from fat, such as liposuction waste, can predict whether they…
While researching embryonic stem cells, scientists at the UNC School of Medicine discovered that by housing a protein called Bax in its active form in…
A new study shows that genetically engineered stem cells can be used as HIV-fighting cells. Researchers at UCLA were able to expand on previous research…
A new study showed that locomotion could be restored in mice with a Huntington’s-like condition by using GABA neurons forged from human embryonic stem cells….
While studying the common fruit fly, UCLA stem cell researchers found that blood stem cells are receiving systemic signals from insulin and nutritional factors, which…
As a result of organ transplantation, patients need to take a lifelong regimen of immunosuppressors to fight off graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), which is common and…
A new study suggests that the stem cells located in human ovaries might be able to produce new eggs. The findings were published in the…