by rss feed | Oct 17, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
The liver provides critical functions, such as ridding the body of toxins. Its failure can be deadly, and there are few options for fixing it.
by rss feed | Oct 16, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
A Mount Sinai-led research team has discovered a new kind of stem cell that can become either a liver cell or a cell that lines liver blood vessels, according to a study published today in the…
by rss feed | Oct 15, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
Although the potential therapeutic uses of human embryonic stem cells have been known since 1981, until now, the long-term safety of these transplantations had not been assessed.
by rss feed | Oct 7, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
Scientists developing a barcoding tool for stem cells challenge the idea that stem cells provide daily supply of blood cells, saying it only happens after bone marrow transplant.
by rss feed | Sep 22, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
Stem cells hold great promise as a means of repairing cells in conditions such as multiple sclerosis, stroke or injuries of the spinal cord because they have the ability to develop into almost any…
by rss feed | Sep 18, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
A new molecule, UM171 – dubbed ‘the first of its kind’ by the scientists who have discovered it – may allow umbilical cord stem cells to multiply, enabling more transplants.
