Stem cells News
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Scientists working on the development of artificial human livers have shown some success by bioengineering human liver tissues. The livers were generated from healthy and usable human liver tissue from human pluripotent stem cells.
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Scientists have successfully changed stem cells for nerve regrowth by harnessing the properties of the versatile material graphene together with electricity.
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To overcome a problem of growing human organs in a laboratory, researchers have turned to plants to establish a vascular system that delivers blood deep into the developing tissue. Here beating human heart cells have been grown on spinach leaves.
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Scientists have successfully grown functional stomach and intestinal tissues. This has been created to study diseases and new drugs, and looking at the interactions between health and disease.
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In an important scientific breakthrough a company has devised a spray, based on stem cells, that helps skin to regenerate after it has been badly burned. This is a replacement to skin grafts.
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Bone marrow transplants are tricky procedures, particularly with blood-related problems. Now a new concern has been raised: rapid cellular ageing.
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The fountain of youth may be a myth but a gene called Nanog might lead to the same effect. A new research breakthrough could bring with it treatments for conditions like atherosclerosis, osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s.
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A further advancement with three-dimensional printing has been made in the biology field. This is with a pen-like device that could be used to make cartilage implants during live operations.
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A groundbreaking discovery from an Australian research team at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) may pave the road for the future of stem cell technology. Thanks to this new research humans may regrow their lost limbs in just a few years.
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The search for artificial organs continues. In a recent step-forwards, scientists have produced the most realistic lab-grown liver tissue yet seen. This is through lab-on-chip technology.
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The U.K. National Health Service (NHS) aims to test blood made in a laboratory within the next two years. This could signal a move away from blood donations.
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By using an enzyme and compound found in broccoli and Brussels sprouts, researchers have devised a chemical that can potentially prevent the re-occurrence of certain types of cancer. This is based on research in human cervical cancer stem cells.
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A new method for constructing large tissues from living components of three-dimensional micro-tissues has been developed. Researchers hope that the process can one day building entire organs.
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Scientists have begun growing human intestines in mice. The object of the research is to pave the way for better models of intestinal function and failure.
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A San Francisco-based biotech wants to see its technology applied for inventing new organisms. This has raised concerns about so-called “Frankenstein science.”
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Using stem cells, scientists have generated early egg- and sperm-like cells within a laboratory. This could be a step towards a cure for infertility.
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The Journal of Neuroscience reports that brain cells from one animal species can be transplanted into that of another species and thrive. With an extent and relative rapidity, implanted human brain cells can actually take over the brains of mice.
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Embryonic stem cells can form any tissue. However, scientists have struggled to develop a properly organized embryo. This appears to have changed with some recent research.
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Cincinnati -
Researchers have created three-dimensional human stomach tissue in a laboratory by using stem cells. The living tissue can be used to develop treatments against diseases like cancer.
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Scientists have reported that electromagnetic exposure facilitates cell reprogramming. Not all scientists are convinced.
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A remarkable story: a paralyzed Bulgarian man called Darek Fidyka is walking again after novel treatment by doctors. The treatment consisted of implanted regenerative cells.
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According to a newly published report, scientists have used a novel three-dimensional culture method to recreate the plaques and tangles of the neurodegenerative disease Alzheimer’s.
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Scientists have developed hormone-producing pancreas cells from human embryonic stem cells. This could pave the way for a cell therapy to treat diabetes.
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Scientists have succeeded in replicating human brain cells with typical Alzheimer’s Disease structures. Up to now, researchers searching for a treatment have had to work with mouse brains, an imperfect and unsatisfactory substitute.
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A team of Havard University researchers believe they have found a cure for Type I diabetes using stem cells to create the kind of insulin-producing cells that victims of Type I diabetes lack.
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Ever thought about having the powers or abilities of a superhero? We can improve our abilities by training and effort, but enhancing the human condition really has biological limits. What if we could exceed the constraints of our biology?
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Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology will shortly treat the first patient in using a stem cell-based treatment for age-related macular degeneration.
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3D printing can technically create a pattern and then an object from nearly anything. Both food and human organs are items scientists are currently researching.
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Duke University is launching a $41 million stem-cell trial to explore the use of umbilical cord blood cells to treat autism, stroke, cerebral palsy, and related brain disorders.
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StemCells, Inc., a California company developing cell therapies for a range of conditions, is being sued by a former employee who claims that the company did not follow proper protocol in preparing treatments.
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This diagram shows the normal interaction of stem cells. A study made some outrageous claims on what they could do with this cycle and they were called on it. Mike Jones via Wikimedia
Illustration of neurons in action. nobeastsofierce / Fotolia
Muscle stem cells growing in a nutrient gel, on velcro. Bart van Overbeeke, Eindhoven University of Technolog
Medical team at the Akron Neuro-Rehabilitation Center in Wroclaw, Poland regrow cells of patient Darek Fidyka, in a breakthrough that offers hope to millions with disability AFP Photo / BBC Panorama
Mouse embryonic stem cells ChongDae-National Science Foundation employee
Saving stem cells are important
Graphene disrupts signals on cancer stem cell membrane. K. Novoselov/University of Manchester
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