Items tagged with stem

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Stress Makes Your Hair Go Gray Monday, June 15th, 2009 - 19:37:44 - Ehud Rattner Those pesky graying hairs that tend to crop up with age really are signs of stress, reveals a new report in the journal Cell. Researchers have... read more

Reprogram Stem Cells into Eggs and Sperm Thursday, January 29th, 2009 - 18:25:48 - Anuradha Menon For the first time, UCLA researchers have reprogrammed human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into the cells that eventually become eggs and... read more

Green Light for UK Stem-Cell Trial Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 - 09:57:05 - Ehud Rattner UK researchers have been given the go-ahead for a clinical trial to assess the use of stem-cell transplants for stroke. Twelve people will take part... read more

Bone Marrow Stem Cells Regenerates Skin Monday, January 19th, 2009 - 16:15:10 - Ehud Rattner A new study suggests that adult bone marrow stem cells can be used in the construction of artificial skin. The findings mark an advancement in wound... read more

Rat Embryonic Stem Cells Created Thursday, December 25th, 2008 - 17:50:44 - Ehud Rattner Genetically engineered rats should follow soon, providing new models of human disease. Rat pluripotent stem cells - the essential ingredient for... read more

Dysfunctional Human Astrocytes Kill Neurons Friday, December 5th, 2008 - 18:51:10 - Anuradha Menon Long thought of as mere bystanders, astrocytes are crucial for the survival and well-being of motor neurons, which control voluntary muscle... read more

Umbilical Cord May Help Build Heart Valves Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 - 14:07:09 - Anuradha Menon Children with heart defects may someday receive perfectly-matched new heart valves built using stem cells from their umbilical cord blood, according... read more

Tissue Engineering to Mend Broken Hearts Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 - 10:18:14 - Anuradha Menon Broken hearts could one day be mended using a novel scaffold developed by MIT researchers and colleagues. The idea is that living heart cells or stem... read more

Advance in Pluripotent Cell Creation Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 - 12:11:12 - Anuradha Menon A team of Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) scientists has taken an important step toward producing induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells that are... read more

Stem Cells Created Without Viruses Friday, September 26th, 2008 - 09:51:21 - Ehud Rattner For the first time, biologists have reprogrammed adult mouse cells back to an embryonic state without using viruses that leave dangerous copies of... read more

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