Archives for the 'Stem Cell Research' Category
Hydroxyapatite-Coating Of Cellulose Sponges Attracts Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells In Rat Subcutaneous Tissue
The presence of bone marrow-derived stem cells was investigated in a rat subcutaneous wound healing model using cellulose to induce granulation tissue formation. Cellulose coated with hydroxyapatite resembling the natural mineral (calcium phosphate) composition of bone attracted circulating hematopoietic and mesenchymal progenitor cells more efficiently than uncoated cellulose.
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Bone Marrow Stem Cells Used To Regenerate Skin
A new study suggests that adult bone marrow stem cells can be used in the construction of artificial skin. The findings mark an advancement in wound healing and may be used to pioneer a method of organ reconstruction. The study is published in Artificial Organs, official journal of the International Federation for Artificial Organs (IFAO), [...]
Keratinocytes Attached To A Single Hair Successfuly Reprogrammed By Salk Researchers
The first reports of the successful reprogramming of adult human cells back into so-called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which by all appearances looked and acted liked embryonic stem cells created a media stir. But the process was woefully inefficient: Only one out of 10,000 cells could be persuaded to turn back the clock.
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New Properties Of Skin Stem Cells
Recent research from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet reveals completely new properties of the skin’s stem cells - discoveries that contradict previous findings. The studies, which are published in Nature Genetics, show amongst other things, that hair follicle stem cells can divide actively and transport themselves through the skin tissue.
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NY Stem Cell Foundation Plays Critical Funding Role In Major New ALS Research
In a breakthrough discovery, Dr. Kevin Eggan, Chief Scientific Officer of The New York Stem Cell Foundation and Principal Faculty Member of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, has produced human stem cell lines from the cells of patients afflicted with a version of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Eggan’s [...]
Research Team Creates Human ALS Motor Neurons: First Disease-Specific Stem Cells From Human Skin Cells
A team of researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) and Columbia University, in a collaboration catalyzed by the Project A.L.S./Jenifer Estess Laboratory for Stem Cell Research, has demonstrated that pluripotent stem cells generated from a patient with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) can be directed to differentiate into motor neurons - the very brain [...]