New Technique Reveals Unseen Information in DNA CodeScientists have developed and tested a technique to distinguish between two modified forms of cytosine.
World's First Approved Stem Cell DrugOsiris Receives Marketing Clearance from Health Canada for Prochymal. Historic decision offers hope to children suffering from life-threatening GvHD.
Genetic Packing: Successful Stem Cell Differentiation Requires DNA Compaction, Study FindsNew research findings show that embryonic stem cells unable to fully compact the DNA inside them cannot complete their primary task: differentiation into specific cell types that give rise to the various types of tissues and structures in the body.
Promethera Biosciences Treats First Patients with Promethera® HepaStemPhase I/II study designed to evaluate the ability of liver progenitor cells to restore a missing enzyme function in liver-based metabolic diseases.
New Muscular Dystrophy Treatment Approach Developed Using Human Stem CellsNew process makes the production of human muscle cells from stem cells efficient and effective.
Duke Team Turns Scar Tissue into Heart Muscle Without Using Stem CellsScientists at Duke University Medical Center have shown the ability to turn scar tissue that forms after a heart attack into heart muscle cells using a new process that eliminates the need for stem cell transplant.
“Housekeeping” Mechanism for Brain Stem Cells DiscoveredResearchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a molecular pathway that controls the retention and release of the brain’s stem cells.
IBN Discovers Human Neural Stem Cells with Tumor Targeting AbilityThe discovery is promising for the future of breast cancer therapy.
Researchers Derive Purified Lung and Thyroid Progenitors from Embryonic Stem CellsResearch provides information about tissue engineering technology which can be used to develop new gene and cell-based therapies to treat lung diseases.
Oxygen Levels Do Not Determine Radiation Survival of Breast Cancer Stem CellsToday, oxygen is recognized to be one of the most powerful radiation sensitizers. This study outlines research into how breast cancer stem cells are protected from radiation through expression of free radical scavengers, with little increase provided by hypoxia.
