Gene that raises bladder cancer risk identified
LONDON - A gene variation of prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA) gene, called rs2294008, can increase the risk of urinary bladder cancer, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D....
View ArticleBladder cancer stem cell discovered
WASHINGTON - Stanford’s School of Medicine researchers have identified the first human bladder cancer stem cell. “This is first time we’ve found this ‘don’t eat me signal’ in a stem cell of a solid...
View ArticleScientists shed light on what makes stem cells tick
WASHINGTON - A team of U.S. scientists has identified phosphorylated signalling proteins in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) studying which may help understand the mechanisms that determine whether...
View ArticleScientist create white blood cells directly from embryonic and adult stem cells
WASHINGTON - Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have moved a step closer to transforming embryonic stem cells into a multipurpose medical tool, for they have successfully transformed...
View ArticleLight therapy can enhance stem cells’ power
WASHINGTON - In a novel study, University of Central Florida researchers have shown that light energy can be used to harness the healing power of stem cells and guide them to areas of the body that...
View ArticleScientists guide stem cells to damaged tissue using nanomagnets
WASHINGTON - University College London scientists have shown that it is possible to guide stem cells to sites of cardiovascular injury using microscopic magnetic particles, in a new method designed to...
View ArticleNew hope for people whose nerves degenerate
WASHINGTON - There is no known cure for diseases such as Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s where the nerve system degenerates. But now there is hope as stem cells from the patient’s own bone...
View ArticleMRI methods can show bone marrow stem cells’ viability as brain-repairing...
WASHINGTON - Researchers at Tel Aviv University have offered new hope for people with incurable neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s by showing that the viability...
View ArticleArtificial red blood cells a step closer
MELBOURNE - A team of Australian scientists has genetically modified human embryonic stem cells to glow red when they develop into premature red blood cells. The breakthrough is seen as the next step...
View ArticleScientists grow retina cells from skin-derived stem cells
WASHINGTON - University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have successfully grown multiple types of retina cells from two types of stem cells, giving new hope that damaged retinas may soon come to be...
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