Category Archive for "News for Researchers"

Marius Wernig Receives New York Stem Cell Foundation’s Robertson Stem Cell Prize (Eureka Alert)

Posted in: News for Researchers | October 14, 2014

(New York, NY) Marius Werning, PhD is the 2014 recipient of the New York stem cell foundation Robertson stem cell prize for extraordinary achievements in translational research by a...

Magnetic Nanoparticles Stimulate Stem Cells To Regenerate Better, Denser Bone (Street Insider)

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

(Stoke-On-Trent, UK) The possibility of a superior way to regrow bone tissue using magnetic nanoparticles coated with targeting proteins....

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....