News for Doctors
Scaffolding Attracts Stem Cells to Rebuild Muscles In Vivo (Designer Edge Articles)
(Wake Forest, NC) The use of scaffolds to attract stem cells to rebuild muscle tissue in the human body.
Study Finds Coronary Arteries Hold Heart-Regenerating Cells (News Vanderbilt)
(Nashville, TN) Endothelial cells in coronary arteries function as cardiac stem cells to produce new heart muscle.
Cord Blood Banking: Huntsville Company Offers Alabama Children a Chance at a Healthy Future (AL)
(Huntsville, AL) Umbilical cord stem cell banking for low income newborns in Alabama.
Study Reveals Stem Cells Aid in Post-Exercise Muscle Repair, Strengthening (PT Products Online)
(Champaign, IL) Mesenchymal stem cells used to rejuvenate skeletal muscle after resistance exercise.
Treating Infertility With Skin Cells? (Nature World News)
(Bozeman, MT) Skin stem cells from infertile men used to create healthy sperm cells.
Brigham Researcher In Flawed Stem Cell Study Will Step Down (Boston Globe)
(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)
(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)
(Essen, Germany) Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) originating from human malignant tissue and the modulation of these cells.
Researchers Link Mammary Stem Cells to Breast Cancer Stem Cells (Science Codex)
(San Diego, CA) Mammary stem cells in pregnant women are related to stem cells found in breast cancer.