News for Researchers
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.
Stem Cell Differentiation Depends on Surface Stiffness (Wisconsin News)
(Madison, WI) A study which determines how blank slate stem cells decide which type of stem cell they will become.
Researchers Discover Cause for Muscle Stem Cell Aging (Health Canal)
(Ottawa, Canada) Researchers discover a potential cause for muscle stem cell aging, explaining why muscle tissue declines with age.
Fully Functional Thyroid Organ Grown in Mice From Lab-Created Cells (MRC)
(Edinburgh, Scotland) Scientists have grown a fully functional thyroid organ from mice in cells created in the laboratory.
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.
Salk Institute Study Shows Conversion of Skin Cells into White Blood-Like Cells (BioSpace)
(La Jolla, CA) A new, efficient and very simple way to convert stem cells from skin that have the potential to differentiate into white blood cells.
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.
Stem Cells Reveal How Illness-Linked Genetic Variation Affects Neurons (News Wise)
(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)
(Bozeman, MT) Skin stem cells from infertile men used to create healthy sperm cells.