- Adult Stem Cells: The New Plastic Surgery? (scitizen.com)
- 27 Jun, 2008 05:23 pm A new article in Live Science predicts that adult stem cells may replace silicone breast implants and other contemporary plastic surgery techniques. (scitizen.com)
- 27 Jun, 2007 06:08 pm Stem cells have the potential to become all the cells and tissues in the human body. (scitizen.com)
- Similarly, the transplantation of other tissue-specific stem cells, such as stem cells isolated from epithelial and neural tissues, can treat mouse disease models and human patients in which epithelial and neural cells are damaged. (articlecity.com)
- Since the initial discovery of the self-renewing properties of stem cells in the early 1960s - pioneered by a small team of researchers at the Ontario Cancer Institute [3] - the understanding of the power and diversity of stem cells has increased rapidly. (articlecity.com)
- This new technique could be used to develop stem cell lines without use of controversial. (scitizen.com)
- With this raw material, biomedical firms can create stem cell lines that, among other things, aid recuperation via the regeneration of tissue that has been lost or damaged. (articlecity.com)
- 6 Sep, 2007 12:57 pm British authorities decided yesterday to permit research that uses animal eggs to create human stem cells because of the limited supply of human eggs. (scitizen.com)
- 8 Feb, 2008 06:09 pm Six years ago, biomedical engineer Michael King was exploring the strange rolling motion of white blood cells when his research took a radical turn. (scitizen.com)
- 27 Nov, 2007 10:41 am Tony Maciulis talks with Dr. Jon LaPook about a breakthrough in stem cell research. (scitizen.com)
- 21 Nov, 2007 10:54 am A huge advancement in stem cell research--and a stake in the heart of human cloning--was announced yesterday. (scitizen.com)
- 25 Jun, 2007 04:43 pm On June 7, the House of Representatives voted 247-176 to pass a bill (S 5) that would allow federal funding for research using stem cells derived from. (scitizen.com)
- Current research is focused on growing a wide range of new tissue from stem cells, including muscle, blood, brain, and cartilage cells. (articlecity.com)
- This piece will focus on the medical technology being developed using Wharton's jelly as a source material for stem cells, but will also delve into broader aspects of stem cell research, one of the most fascinating current areas of scientific study. (articlecity.com)
- 8 Jun, 2007 04:13 pm Stem cells provide the starting material for the development and repair of every organ and tissue in the body and they are present in all stages of life. (scitizen.com)
- Perinatal stem cells, of which Wharton's jelly is a significant source material. (articlecity.com)
- 15 Jun, 2007 03:39 pm Stem cells serve as the source of all the other specialized cells in the body. (scitizen.com)
- Today, it has become a distinct source of stem cells and, therefore, a critical element in advancing medical treatments for everything from hair loss, the treatment of wounds, and surgical procedures. (articlecity.com)
- Induced pluripotent stem cells, which harness the power of genetic reprogramming - basically, the altering of a cell's DNA - to change the course of cellular development. (articlecity.com)
- Signals for cell differentiation include factors secreted by other cells, physical contact with neighboring cells, and certain molecules in the microenvironment. (nih.gov)
- Results suggest that scientists can perform more advanced experiments with differentiated stems cells. (cellink.com)
- Such information may also enable scientists to grow stem cells more efficiently in the laboratory. (nih.gov)
- The specific factors and conditions that allow pluripotent stem cells to remain undifferentiated are of great interest to scientists. (nih.gov)
- that is, the number of different cell types that they can form. (nih.gov)
- Previous work with mouse embryos led to the development of a method in 1998 to derive stem cells from the inner cell mass of preimplantation human embryos and to grow human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) in the laboratory. (nih.gov)
- In 2006, researchers identified conditions that would allow some mature human adult cells to be reprogrammed into an embryonic stem cell-like state. (nih.gov)