Category Archive for "News for Researchers"

McGowan Institute Researchers Develop Biodegradable Scaffolding (Companies And Markets)

Posted in: News for Researchers | October 14, 2014

(Pittsburgh, PA) McGowan Institute researchers develop a biodegradable scaffold made of iron and manganese alloys for tissue reconstruction. ...

FDA Fast Tracks ALS Stem Cell Therapy (BioNews)

Posted in: News for Industry, News for Patients, News for Researchers | October 13, 2014

(Washington, DC) The United States food and drug administration FDA has granted fast-track status for a potential stem cell treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS....

One Signal Means Different Things To Stem Cells Versus Their Progeny (Rockefeller)

Posted in: News for Researchers | October 13, 2014

(New York, NY) How signaling creates differences in stem cell differentiation related to an important group of proteins....

Researchers Replicate Alzheimer’s Brain Cells In a Petri Dish (Boston Globe)

Posted in: News for Industry, News for Researchers | October 12, 2014

(Boston, MA) A petri dish with human brain cells that develop structures specific for Alzheimer’s disease, opening the door for potential drug therapy....

UCLA Scientists Receive NIH Innovator Award For Stem Cell, Neuroscience Research (Imperial Valley News)

Posted in: News for Researchers | October 12, 2014

(Los Angeles, CA) Scientists from UCLA received the NIH innovator award for stem cell research related to neuroscience....

Harvard Uses Stem Cells For Diabetes Breakthrough (Triblive)

Posted in: News for Patients, News for Researchers | October 12, 2014

(Boston, MA) Highlighting a research technique to expand/grow stem cells into the billions for the treatment of diabetes....

New Physical Makers for MSCs in Bone Marrow Identified (Imperial Valley News)

Posted in: News for Industry, News for Researchers | October 12, 2014

(Cambridge, MA) Researchers identify 3 physical characteristics of mesenchymal stem cells that can distinguish them from other immature cells found in bone marrow....

Stem Cells Show Potential To Repair Diseased Corneas (Medical Xpress)

Posted in: News for Doctors, News for Patients, News for Researchers | September 18, 2014

(Cincinnati, OH) The utilization of stem cells to improve the success of corneal transplantation....

One Step Closer to Reversing Type 1 Diabetes With Stem Cells (Battle Diabetes)

Posted in: News for Patients, News for Researchers | September 18, 2014

(Vancouver, Canada) An improved method of converting stem cells into insulin producing cells in a shorter period of time....

Stem Cell Agency Invests $16 million To Fight Diabetes (Imperial Valley News)

Posted in: News for Industry, News for Researchers | September 17, 2014

(San Francisco, CA) The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded $60 million to researchers hoping to accelerate the development of a treatment for type I diabetes....