New Stem Cell Tools To Aid Drug Development
Medical News Today Wed, 03 Sep 2008 4:09 AM PDT
Scientists have designed, developed and tested new molecular tools for stem cell research to direct the formation of certain tissue types for use in drug development programmes. |
Sault native at fore on stem cell research
The Sault Star Wed, 03 Sep 2008 3:30 AM PDT
It was the scientific equivalent of the shot heard around the world. Researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto last month announced they had found a way to manipulate the gene sequence in a human embryonic stem cell, so it could develop into a specific cell [...] |
Human Stem Cell Methods Featured In CSH Protocols
Medical News Today Wed, 03 Sep 2008 7:08 PM PDT
The use of human embryonic stem cells is opening new avenues for research, from the understanding of normal human development to the treatment of a wide variety of diseases. This month's issue of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols (http://www.cshprotocols.org/TOCs/toc9_08.dtl) features a set of articles written by Renee Reijo Pera and colleagues at Stanford University (http://www.stanford. |
UCD receives grant for stem cell research
California Aggie Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:35 PM PDT
UC Davis Health System researcher Paul S. Knoepfler was awarded over $2 million in grant money by the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) earlier this month for his research into the safe application of stem cells for medicinal procedures. |
Cardiac Cell Transplant Studies Show Promise In Cardiac Tissue Repair
Science Daily Wed, 03 Sep 2008 9:20 AM PDT
Two studies involving cardiac cell transplantation have shown an evolving role for bone marrow cells in cardiac cell therapy. The implantation of heart muscle cells and subsequent restoration of cardiac function was enhanced when bone marrow cells were implanted along with the cardiomyocytes. Researchers also found that mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow provided an advantage over ... |
NYT: McCain strays from party plank
MSNBC Wed, 03 Sep 2008 6:57 PM PDT
On major issues like the environment, immigration, stem cell research and gay rights, the platform, which expresses the party's philosophy, clashes with Mr. McCain's longstanding positions or does not go as far as he has proposed in addressing subjects such as climate change. |
Jargon Watch: Voggy, Admixed Embryo, Memristors
Wired News Wed, 03 Sep 2008 9:20 PM PDT
Voggy adj. Smoggy weather caused when volcanoes, like Hawaii's active Kilauea, release sulfur dioxide that combines with dust and sunlight. Admixed embryo n. Legalese for any early-stage embryo combining human and nonhuman genes or tissue. Encompassing both cybrids and chimeras yet sounding less apocalyptic than either, these hybrids are now approved in England for stem cell ... |
Exercise reduces damage after therapeutic irradiation to the brain
News-Medical-Net Wed, 03 Sep 2008 4:54 PM PDT
Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy in Gothenburg show for the first time that exercise helps restore stem cell growth and improves behavior in young mice that suffered damage to the brain induced by a clinically relevant dose of radiation. The researchers believe that these results are also applicable to children that have suffered damage due to radiotherapy of brain tumors. |
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