Stem cell research is controversial, but has the potential to find cures and treatments for a myriad of diseases that are unaffected by current methods. Stem cells are being heavily researched and scientists at the University of Hong Kong and MIT …
An international team of researchers claim stem cell lines with a greater breadth of ethnic genetic diversity must be developed to optimize the use of such cells as research tools and in future therapies. Their analysis of the ethnic background of a …
Cryo-Cell International, Inc. a global leader in stem cell innovation, resolves to help women inspire and empower each other to take charge of their health in the New Year, and to spark conversations about the promise of stem cells. Â The company will be accepting video entries for its “Resolution Revolution” contest through January 31, 2010, and details on the event can be found at [[[SHIFTOUT …
Scaffold protects the stem cells when implanted into living animals…
Stem cell research is controversial, but has the potential to find cures and treatments for a myriad of diseases that are unaffected by current methods. Stem cells are being heavily researched and scientists at the University of Hong Kong and MIT …
A stem cell is an extraordinary type of cell that has the ability to self-renew for long periods of time and to differentiate into specialized cells under appropriate physiological or experimental conditions. Traditionally, stem cells have been …
Laurent explains that simply asking a person about their ethnic origin may not be enough to get a clear picture on the stem-cell lines’ origins, at times. “There’s often an ancestor from a different area who a person doesn’t know about,” she adds …
“The successful storage and implantation of stem cells poses significant challenges for tissue engineering in the nervous system, challenges in addition to those inherent to neural regeneration,” said Dr. Ellis-Behnke, co-author …
More than two million Californians are unemployed and thousands more are taking pay cuts, but not everyone is feeling the pain. In fact, one former politician is getting a pay raise that triples his salary. Art Torres, the vice chairman of the …
In an experimental treatment devised by doctors at the North East England Stem Cell Institute in Newcastle, stem cells were taken from Turnbull’s healthy eye and grown on a layer of amniotic tissue, which is routinely used as a burn dressing.