University of Cambridge expert Dr. Ludovic Vallier is the creator of a method for producing artificial liver cells from human stem cells. His innovation is bound to help further research on hepatic illnesses, while at the same time reducing the number of animals scientists use as test subjects.
For the far-reaching... |
1 March 2012
05:11 GMT |
 |
|
Nearly 40 years ago, a group of visionaries began storing skin cells from various endangered species in deep-freeze. Now, their efforts are praised by scientists who develop methods of producing stem cells from the stored samples. These cells can be used to revive endangered or extinct species. When the conservation ... |
5 September 2011
16:21 GMT |
|
|
The restrictions that the US federal government placed on embryonic stem cell research are having widespread negative consequences, not only for the country's role in the international scientific community, but also for research carried out using other types of stem cells. These conclusions belong to an Universi... |
10 June 2011
03:59 GMT |
|
|
In a new investigation, researchers demonstrate a potential that tissues obtained from a patient's own stem cells have of turning cancerous under certain conditions. The work is meant as an alarm signal for researchers working with stem cells, who are advised to pay special attention to this possibility. The inv... |
22 November 2010
05:50 GMT |
|
|
Japanese researchers managed in a new study to shed more light on why two very commonly used types of stem cells undergo programmed cell death when separated from each other. In the emerging field of regenerative medicine, stem cells are heralded as the ultimate remedy. Experts say that the cells can be used in anyth... |
11 October 2010
17:01 GMT |
|
|
Stem cells have for a long time been heralded as the next big thing in medicine, but still a lot of challenged remain to be conquers before they can be used in daily therapies.The ultimate goal of stem cell studies is to enable healthcare experts to treat patients rather simply. Regenerative medicine places emphasis ... |
1 October 2010
03:59 GMT |
|
|
Talk about giving too much power to a single individual. Judge Royce Lamberth is apparently the definition of not to do when in office. He basically put an end to federal funding for stem cell research in the United States, all by himself.In a decision that can be qualified as misguided at best, the Judge made a deci... |
24 August 2010
08:23 GMT |
|
|
Investigator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently developed a new type of support structure for stem cells, which allows them to remain alive for weeks without using any foreign genetic material.Generally, substrates for growing stem cells contain animal cells or tissue, but these can easily ... |
23 August 2010
07:50 GMT |
|
|
Premature aging is one of the most difficult-to-deal with conditions in the world. In addition to its physical consequences, its psychological impact is devastating on a person suffering from it. At this point, experts believe that the disease is caused by the fact that people predisposed to it have very short telome... |
18 February 2010
05:01 GMT |
|
|
In a groundbreaking, new achievement, researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle (UWS) have managed to create photoreceptor cells directly from adult, differentiated skin cells. This feat has been successfully tested in a series of mouse experiments, in which the rodents had their retinas “outfitted... |
3 February 2010
05:29 GMT |
|
|
Find us on Google+
