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UGA develops stem cell gel to help bones heal faster

stem cells — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:27:31 +0000

Researchers at the University of Georgia University of Georgia Latest from The Business Journals UGA seeks OK to offer graduate degree in engineering Dogged determination Georgia a national leader in quail production Follow this company have developed a ...

Muscle Stem Cells Activated By Exercise

stem cells — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:09:40 +0000

University of Illinois researchers determined that an adult stem cell present in muscle is responsive to exercise, a discovery that may provide a link between exercise and muscle health. The findings could lead to new therapeutic techniques using these cells to rehabilitate injured muscle and prevent or restore muscle loss with age. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in skeletal muscle have been ...

Stem cells help restore sight in study

stem cells — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:54:26 +0000

For the first time, an experimental treatment made from human embryonic stem cells has shown evidence of helping someone, partially restoring sight to two people suffering from slowly progressing forms of blindness. Although the purpose of the ...

Directing Stem Cells To Increase Bone Formation And Bone Strength

stem cells — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

A research team led by UC Davis Health System scientists has developed a novel technique to enhance bone growth by using a molecule which, when injected into the bloodstream, directs the body's stem cells to travel to the surface of bones. Once these cells are guided to the bone surface by this molecule, the stem cells differentiate into bone-forming cells and synthesize proteins to enhance bone growth...

Benitec Biopharma and Medistem Technologies Successfully Combined in Preclinical Stem Cell Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

stem cells — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:33:29 +0000

Benitec Biopharma (ASX: BLT) and Medistem (PINKSHEETS: MEDS) announced today the successful treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in preclinical models using Benitec Biopharma's patented gene silencing technology applied to stem cell-derived immune system ...

UGA stem cell discovery could help bones mend faster

stem cells — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:12:00 +0000

Broken bones could heal in weeks rather than months with the help of a new stem cell-containing gel that University of Georgia researchers have developed.

Benitec Biopharma and Medistem Technologies Successfully Combined in Preclinical Stem Cell Therapy for Rheumatoid …

stem cells — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:13:00 +0000

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA and SAN DIEGO, CA-- - Benitec Biopharma and Medistem announced today the successful treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in preclinical models using Benitec Biopharma's patented gene silencing ...

Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells Turned into Blood Vessels

stem cells — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:04:55 +0000

Treating the heart of an infant is radically different from doing the same with the heart of an adult, as any pediatric surgeon may tell you. Now, this is bound to get easier, thanks to an achievement reached by Rice University scientists. The team was ...

Troubled Cancer Charity Embroiled in Embryonic Stem Cell Debate

stem cells — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:04:50 +0000

Contrary to circulating online reports, Komen has not "de-funded" any grantee based on human embryonic stem cell research conducted at their institution. —from a 5 February 2012 statement by Susan G. Komen for the Cure If dealing with the public ...

Exercise triggers stem cells in muscle

stem cells — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:36:28 +0000