Developing Cancer DrugsResearchers find therapeutic potential in ‘undruggable’ target.
Researchers Demonstrate Use of Stem Cells to Analyze Diabetes Causes and TreatmentScientists are using patient-specific stem cells to correct deficient insulin-producing cells.
Scientists Coax Brain to Regenerate Cells Lost in Huntington’s DiseaseThe study appears in the journal Cell Stem Cell.
Genetically Modified Stem Cells are Effective Against Acute Respiratory DiseasesAdministration of genetically modified mesenchymal stem cells regenerates lung tissue and stops the inflammatory process in mice with acute lung injury.
DNA-Altering Enzyme is Essential for Blood Cell DevelopmentThe expression of specific genes is partially dictated by the way the DNA is packed into chromatin, a tightly packed combination of DNA and proteins known as histones.
Chemical Screen Points to New Line of Attack Against NeuroblastomaIn the war on neuroblastoma, the current chemical weaponry is reaching its limit.
Adult Stem Cells Could Hold Key to Creating Cure for Type 1 DiabetesCombining bone marrow cells with new drug restores insulin production.
IBN Creates Unlimited Source of Human Kidney CellsApplications include in vitro toxicology, disease models & regenerative medicine.
Stem Cell Injections Improve Spinal Injuries in RatsA single injection of human neural stem cells produced neuronal regeneration and in rats impaired by an acute spinal cord injury (SCI).
Keeping Stem Cells StrongCaltech biologists show that an RNA molecule protects stem cells during inflammation.
