News for Researchers
Pet Care Utilizing Stem Cell Therapy (Burlington County Times)
(Burlington County, NJ) Many animals have received stem cell treatments with great success.
Bioengineers: Matrix Stiffness Is An Essential Tool In Stem Cell Differentiation (Eureka Alert)
(San Diego, CA) Bioengineers demonstrate that stiffness of the extracellular matrix can play a major role in the differentiation of stem cells.
3-D Tissue Enhanced for Stem Cell Adherence (Pubs)
(Shanghai, China) A coating of electrospun nanofibers leads to the enhancement of surface adhesion and growth of adipose stem cells.
German Scientists Block Brain Tumor Stem Cells in Rats
(Heidelberg, Germany) – Scientists with the German Cancer Research Center report success in the treatment of brain tumors through the blocking of what they are calling brain tumor stem cells (BTSCs). The introduction of a specific ‘knock-out’ of the Tix gene in mouse tumors led to the loss of self-renewing BTSCs and the prolongation of the animal’s survival. These findings were published in the August 7, 20104 edition of the journal Cell Stem Cell.
Scientists Uncover Stem Cell Behavior of Human Bowel for the First Time (QMUL)
(London, UK) Discovery of how stem cells exist within the human bowel and how they behave any evolve over time.
Harvard Researchers Identify Potential Stem Cell Treatment for ALS (Stem Cell Freak)
(Boston, MA) Researchers present a series of studies aimed at developing an effective treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Scientists Make Spinal Cord Injury Breakthrough With iPSCs in Rat Study (IB Times)
(San Diego, CA) Human IPS cells from an 86-year-old human male used to treat spinal cord injuries in rats.
Genetically Pliable Stem Cells Could Become the ‘New Lab Mouse’ (MSKCC)
(New York, NY) Memorial Sloan-Kettering researchers develop a new technique to study complex genetic conditions including cancers using human pluripotent stem cells.