Stem Cell Research Blog
Stem Cell Research Blog is the premier blog for news and views on Stem Cell Research and Cord Blood Banking. This blog is a labor of love from my sadness at seeing my closest of relatives suffer from diabetes and kidney diseases and my hope to see them healthy again through stem cell transplants. This blog will aim to educate people in simple words about stem cell research news and dispel myths and lies. I would consider my effort a success if it is able to help even one person. I put in lot of effort to ensure correctness and authenticity of the information presented. Corrections, if any, are always welcome. You can content me at angsuman[at]taragana[dot]net
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Scientists grow retina cells from skin-derived stem cells
WASHINGTON - University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have successfully grown multiple types of retina cells from two types of stem cells, giving new hope that damaged retinas may soon come to be repaired by cells grown from the patient’s own skin.
The researchers have also said that their discovery may soon lead to laboratory models for studying [...]
Artificial red blood cells a step closer
MELBOURNE - A team of Australian scientists has genetically modified human embryonic stem cells to glow red when they develop into premature red blood cells.
The breakthrough is seen as the next step in producing artificial blood.
Dr Andrew Elefanty at Monash University in Melbourne and his colleagues inserted specific genes that code for colour, into the [...]
MRI methods can show bone marrow stem cells’ viability as brain-repairing therapy
WASHINGTON - Researchers at Tel Aviv University have offered new hope for people with incurable neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s by showing that the viability of stem cells created from a patient’s own bone marrow can be determined using MRI tracking methods.
Dr. Yoram Cohen, of TAU’s School of Chemistry, claims that he has [...]
New hope for people whose nerves degenerate
WASHINGTON - There is no known cure for diseases such as Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s where the nerve system degenerates. But now there is hope as stem cells from the patient’s own bone marrow may check advance of the disease.
Yoram Cohen of Tel Aviv University’s School of Chemistry has recently proved the viability of these [...]
Scientists guide stem cells to damaged tissue using nanomagnets
WASHINGTON - University College London scientists have shown that it is possible to guide stem cells to sites of cardiovascular injury using microscopic magnetic particles, in a new method designed to increase the capacity of cells to repair damaged tissue.
Writing about their achievement in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions, the [...]
Light therapy can enhance stem cells’ power
WASHINGTON - In a novel study, University of Central Florida researchers have shown that light energy can be used to harness the healing power of stem cells and guide them to areas of the body that need help.
Lead researcher Aristide Dogariu, an optical scientist at the College of Optics and Photonics, and Kiminobu Sugaya, a [...]
Scientist create white blood cells directly from embryonic and adult stem cells
WASHINGTON - Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have moved a step closer to transforming embryonic stem cells into a multipurpose medical tool, for they have successfully transformed these versatile cells into progenitors of white blood cells and into six types of mature white blood and immune cells.
The researchers agree that a clinical use for [...]
Scientists shed light on what makes stem cells tick
WASHINGTON - A team of U.S. scientists has identified phosphorylated signalling proteins in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) studying which may help understand the mechanisms that determine whether stem cells divide [...]
Bladder cancer stem cell discovered
WASHINGTON - Stanford’s School of Medicine researchers have identified the first human bladder cancer stem cell.
“This is first time we’ve found this ‘don’t eat me signal’ in a stem cell of a solid cancer,” said Irving Weissman, MD, the Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor for Clinical Investigation in Cancer Research at the medical school.
“We’re [...]
Gene that raises bladder cancer risk identified
LONDON - A gene variation of prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA) gene, called rs2294008, can increase the risk of urinary bladder cancer, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
The researchers determined that people with the variant had a 30 to 40 percent higher risk for bladder cancer.
They hope that [...]
Stem cell ‘daughters’ can cause breast cancer
WASHINGTON - The “daughters” of breast stem cells, called luminal progenitor cells, are found to be responsible for breast cancers that develop in women carrying mutations in the gene BRCA1, according to scientists at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.
Women with BRCA1 mutations often develop “basal-like” breast cancer, which is a particularly aggressive form of the [...]
Blood stem cells programmed to become vision cells
WASHINGTON - Scientists at the University of Florida have announced that they have successfully programmed bone marrow stem cells to repair damaged retinas in mice, moving a step closer to developing a potential treatment for one of the most common causes of vision loss in older [...]
Journal retracts UK study claiming to have created human sperm from stem cells
Journal retracts claim of sperm made of stem cells
LONDON — A scientific journal has retracted a controversial paper claiming to have created the first human sperm from embryonic stem cells.
The journal’s editor told the science publication Nature that the study by scientists at Britain’s Newcastle University was retracted because two paragraphs in its introduction had [...]
Journal retracts sperm-creation paper over plagiarism
LONDON - A report claiming that scientists have created sperm-like cells from human embryonic stem cells has been retracted by a journal that published it three weeks ago, as it has attracted controversy.
Graham Parker, the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Stem Cells and Development, say that he took the he made this move on July 27 [...]
NY women could soon get up to $10K to donate eggs for stem cell study _ paid for by taxpayers
NY taxpayers to pay donors for stem cell studies
NEW YORK — Hanqi Miao said she wanted to donate her eggs to help infertile couples reproduce, but she acknowledged the money is good, too: She said she’ll be paid about $5,000.
“Who doesn’t want money in your hand?” said the 21-year-old woman, who will have to undergo [...]
New way to reprogram skin cells without inserting genes discovered
WASHINGTON - In a collaborative effort, researchers have discovered a way to turn on stem cell genes in human skin cells (fibroblasts) without the risk of using viruses or inserting new genes.
The research team comprised of faculty at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) Life Sciences [...]
Precursors of sperm cell can convert into other cell types
WASHINGTON - Researchers have found a way to directly convert spermatogonial stem cells, precursors of sperm cells, into tissues of the prostate, skin and uterus.
Their approach may prove to be an effective alternative to the medical use of embryonic stem cells.
The hunt for alternatives to embryonic stem cells has led to some promising [...]
Humble sea sponge can advance stem cell research
SYDNEY - The humble sea sponge could potentially advance stem cell research, according to scientists.
Led by Bernie Degnan, professor at the University of Queensland (UQ), the research team found sponges had stem cells remarkably similar to those currently being tested for use in regenerative medicine in humans.
It turns out that sponges have features [...]
Scientists achieve breakthrough in turning male germ cells into other cell types
WASHINGTON - Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a new method to directly convert male germ cells-spermatogonial stem cells, the precursors of sperm cells-into other cell types like tissues of the prostate, skin and uterus.
The new approach might prove to be an effective alternative to the medical use of embryonic stem cells.
Recent researches [...]
Cryobanks International to expand network in Bihar
PATNA - Cryobanks International India, a cord blood stem cell banker, is eying to expand its network in Bihar where awareness of stem cell banking is still very low, a company official said.
“We will expand our network across the state to create more awareness among people to come forward for stem cell banking,” company’s marketing [...]
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