Better understanding of mechanisms involved should improve reprogramming of embryonic-like cells

27-04-2010

Scientists may be one step closer to being able to generate any type of cells and tissues from a patient's own cells. In a study that will appear in Nature, investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Regenerative Medicine (MGH-CRM) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute ...

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01-04-2010

Medicyte has been elected partner in the VascuBone project, in which 15 European partners from industry and academic institutions work on practical, yet individual solutions in bone regenerative medicine. The VascuBone project is supported by a 12 million Euro FP7 grant from the European ...

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09-02-2010

Tiny circles of DNA are the key to a new and easier way to transform stem cells from human fat into induced pluripotent stem cells for use in regenerative medicine, say scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Unlike other commonly used techniques, the method, which is based ...

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20-01-2010

A team of University of British Columbia researchers has identified fat-producing cells that possess "dual-personalities" and may further the development of treatments for muscle diseases such as muscular dystrophy and fibrosis. The team found a new type of fibro/adipogenic progenitors, or ...

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11-12-2009

For more than 400 years, scientists have studied the amazing regenerative power of salamanders, trying to understand how these creatures routinely repair injuries that would usually leave humans and other mammals paralyzed - or worse. Now, fueled by a highly competitive National Institutes of ...

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25-11-2009

For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that stem cells found in amniotic fluid meet an important test of potential to become specialized cell types, which suggests they may be useful for treating a wider array of diseases and conditions than scientists originally thought. Reporting ...

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20-10-2009

Applying a small mechanical force to embryonic stem cells could be a new way of coaxing them into a specific direction of differentiation, researchers at the University of Illinois report. Applications for force-directed cell differentiation include therapeutic cloning and regenerative ...

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15-10-2009

University of Florida researchers have grown tumors in mice using cells from inflamed but noncancerous colon tissue taken from human patients, a finding that sheds new light on colon cancer and how it might be prevented. Scientists observed that cancer stem cells taken from the ...

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Electrohydrodynamic co-jetting creates hybrid biomaterials with a controllable affinity for human endothelial cells

16-09-2009

Functionalized nano- and microscale particle systems have become a key component in biomedical applications, from drug delivery to prosthetics. Their small size and potential for modification and functionalization make them ideal for performing specific tasks within the human body. But can ...

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09-09-2009

Globs of human fat removed during liposuction conceal versatile cells that are more quickly and easily coaxed to become induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, than are the skin cells most often used by researchers, according to a new study from Stanford's School of Medicine. "We've ...

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