Red tape may impede progress on stem cell research, California scientists fear

Draft rules recently issued by the National Institutes of Health will put some scientifically valuable stem cell lines off limits, including lines already approved under the Bush Administration, creating concerns for California’s stem cell scientists. ... Continue Reading

Infertile women may be helped by stem cell breakthrough

Chinese researchers have discovered that stem cell technology can be used in the creation of eggs, potentially giving hope to infertile woman. ... Continue Reading

New treatment to control type 2 diabetes: stem cell infusion combined with hyperbaric oxygen

A recently conducted study highlights the benefits of treating type 2 diabetes patients using hyperbaric oxygen to increase stem cell mobilization and improve islet function. ... Continue Reading

Safety stumbling block removed with the creation of cancer-free stem cells

A stumbling block to using ordinary skin cells to treat conditions like Parkinson’s has been removed, paving the way for potential new transplant applications. ... Continue Reading

Regenocyte Therapeutic Reports Successful Treatment of Cardiomyopathy with Stem Cells

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February 11, 2009Stem Cell Therapy successfully reverses effects of Fabry disease; patient removed from heart transplant list. February 11, 2009 -- An international team of physicians and scientists have discovered a way to treat cardiomyopathy (heart disease) with adult stem cells, including a rare metabolic condition otherwise requiring heart transplant. ... Continue Reading

AIDS patient undergoes stem cell transplant; ends lifetime need for antiviral drugs

An AIDS patient no longer needs to take antiviral drugs for the rest of his life, thanks to receiving a transplant of stem cells from a donor with a rare gene variant known to resist AIDS. ... Continue Reading

U of MN adult stem cell research shows promise for transplant therapies

University of Minnesota stem cell researchers, together with collaborators at Stanford University, have successfully used adult stem cells to replace the immune system and bone marrow of mice, offering the promise of new therapies for people in the future. With this advance and other recent discoveries, the researchers are winning over previous skeptics. ... Continue Reading

FDA Opens Door for Human Trial Medical Treatment from Embryonic Stem Cells

The associated press has reported that the Menlo Park-based biotech firm, Geron Corp (link) has been approved to conduct human trials (10 patients) for their stem-cell treatment for spinal cord injuries. This is the world’s first study of a treatment using human embryonic stem cells. These trials come after more than 10 years of laboratory based progress at the firm according to the press coverage. ... Continue Reading

Drug combination speeds healing

New research suggests that it may be possible to accelerate healing by using a combination of drugs that significantly increases the release of specific types of stem cells that help to regenerate damaged blood vessels, bone, and cartilage. ... Continue Reading

Surgeons use stem cells to treat heart failure

In the first procedure of its kind in the United States, surgeons at Houston’s Methodist Hospital have injected stem cells directly into the heart of a patient with advanced heart failure. ... Continue Reading

Lead, Mercury Inhibit Critical Cell Function

Low levels of toxic substances cause critical stem cells in the central nervous system to prematurely shut down. That is the conclusion of a study published today in the on-line journal PLoS Biology. This research, which is the first to identify a common molecular trigger for the effects of toxicant exposure, may give scientists new insights into damage caused by toxicant exposure and new methods of evaluating the safety of chemicals. ... Continue Reading

Researchers grow new prostate from single stem cell

Researchers from biotechnology company Genentech have announced that they have managed to grow new prostate glands in mice by using adult stem cells. ... Continue Reading

Testicular cells may provide new source of stem cells

New research has found that testicular germ cells can be transformed into cells resembling embryonic stem cells, potentially providing researchers with a non-controversial source of the cells. ... Continue Reading

Researchers use common cold virus to create stem cells

Researchers at Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) have used the common cold virus to create induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in mice, thus eliminating the need for potentially-dangerous retroviruses. ... Continue Reading

Source Of Multipotent Stem Cells With Broad Regenerative Potential identified

In a promising finding for the field of regenerative medicine, stem cell researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC have identified a source of adult stem cells found on the walls of blood vessels with the unlimited potential to differentiate into human tissues such as bone, cartilage and muscle. ... Continue Reading

Scientists use stem cell to regenerate heart tissue

Andre Terzic and colleagues have used embryonic stem cells to regenerate heart tissue in order to treat the congenital defect dilated cardiomyopathy. ... Continue Reading

Stem cells prevent transplant rejection

Cells derived from embryonic stem cells have been used to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs in mice, report researchers from the University of Iowa and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan. ... Continue Reading

International Stem Cell Registry now available online

The University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) have launched the International Stem Cell Registry (ISCR) on the Internet. ... Continue Reading

International Society for Stem Cell Research reiterates the importance of embryonic stem cell research

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) has issued a statement reiterating the importance of embryonic and adult stem cell research. The move comes following results of a recent study led by Douglas Melton, co-director of the Institute and a founding member of the ISSCR, where non-insulin producing cells were transformed into insulin-producing cells via a technique known as direct reprogramming. ... Continue Reading

Stem cell indicator 'could increase survival rates'

A stem cell indicator to bowel cancer could increase survival rates, it has been asserted. ... Continue Reading