Category Archive for "News for Researchers"

Stem Cells Reveal How Illness-Linked Genetic Variation Affects Neurons (News Wise)

Posted in: News for Researchers | August 15, 2014

(Baltimore, MD) Stem cells from patients with and without mental illness are compared to observe the effects of rare genetic variation on young brain cells....

Treating Infertility With Skin Cells? (Nature World News)

Posted in: News for Doctors, News for Patients, News for Researchers | August 15, 2014

(Bozeman, MT) Skin stem cells from infertile men used to create healthy sperm cells. ...

Tissue Development ‘Roadmap’ Created to Guide Stem Cell Medicine (Harvard)

Posted in: News for Industry, News for Researchers | August 14, 2014

(Boston, MA) A computer algorithm that has been generated to use as a roadmap for cell and tissue engineering in stem cell research....

Brigham Researcher In Flawed Stem Cell Study Will Step Down (Boston Globe)

Posted in: News for Doctors, News for Researchers | August 12, 2014

(Boston, MA) Researcher steps down after overseeing a flawed stem cell study....

Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Opens Research Stem Cell Clinic For Cardiac Patients (BioSpace)

Posted in: News for Doctors, News for Patients, News for Researchers | August 12, 2014

(Los Angeles, CA) A new facility to evaluate heart and vascular disease patients for participation in all stem cell clinical trials....

The Bidirectional Tumor – Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Interaction Promotes the Progression of Head and Neck Cancer (Stem Cell Res)

Posted in: News for Doctors, News for Researchers | August 12, 2014

(Essen, Germany) Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) originating from human malignant tissue and the modulation of these cells....

Hypoxia Preconditioned Mesenchymal Stem Cells Prevent Cardiac Fibroblast Activation and Collagen Production via Leptin (Plosone)

Posted in: News for Researchers | August 12, 2014

(Hangzhou, China) Researchers demonstrating the effect of mesenchymal stem cells and leptin to promote cardiac regeneration in post-myocardial infarction patients....