Archive for March, 2008

29th Mar 2008

Stem cells from hair follicles may help ‘grow’ new blood vessels (PhysOrg)

For a rich source of stem cells to be engineered into new blood vessels or skin tissue, clinicians may one day look no further than the hair on their patients` heads, according to new research published earlier this month by University at Buffalo engineers.

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29th Mar 2008

Stem cells from hair follicles may help engineer new blood vessels (New Kerala)

Washington, Mar 29 : Scientists at the University of Buffalo have suggested that stem cells derived from hair follicles have the potential to be formed into new blood vessels.

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29th Mar 2008

Hair follicles possible stem cell source (UPI)

University of Buffalo engineers said stem cells from hair follicles have the potential to be engineered into new blood vessels for bypass surgery.

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29th Mar 2008

Uterine Stem Cells Create New Neurons That Can Curb Parkinson’s Disease (Medical News Today)

The injection of uterine stem cells trigger growth of new brain cells in mice with Parkinson’s disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in an abstract presented at the 2008 Society for Gynecologic Investigation (SGI) Annual Scientific Meeting held March 26-29 in San Diego, California.

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29th Mar 2008

Researchers Create Protective Sac for Growing Stem Cells (MedicineNet.com)

Title: Researchers Create Protective Sac for Growing Stem Cells Category: Health News Created: 3/28/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/28/2008

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29th Mar 2008

Mobile Cancer Stem Cells - The Real Bad Guy? New Model Of Metastasis Formation Presented In Berlin (Medical News Today)

Mobile cancer stem cells can form metastases in colon cancer and other malignant tumours. Professor Thomas Brabletz from the University Hospital Freiburg, Germany, has developed a new model, which he presented at the International Conference “Invasion and Metastasis” held at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in Berlin.

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29th Mar 2008

STEMCELL Technologies Delivers a New Method for Identifying and Quantifying Neural Stem and Progenitor Cells In Vitro (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

The NeuroCult® Neural Colony-Forming Cell Assay increases accuracy of studying neural stem cells in vitro and therefore, the evaluation of the therapeutic potential of neural stem cells.

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29th Mar 2008

Researchers Create Protective Sac for Growing Stem Cells (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

THURSDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) — A “mini stem cell lab” created by U.S. researchers holds promise for use in cell therapy and other biological applications, as well as in the design of certain kinds of electronic devices and new materials.

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29th Mar 2008

Mobile Cancer Stem Cells - The Real Bad Guy? - New Model of Metastasis Formation Presented in Berlin (uniprotokolle)

Mobile cancer stem cells can form metastases in colon cancer and other malignant tumours.

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29th Mar 2008

Stem cells: 5 things to know before jumping on the iPS bandwagon (Nature)

Induced pluripotent stem cells look just like embryonic stem cells, but are easier to create and free of the heavy ethics baggage. David Cyranoski separates fact from fiction in a burgeoning field.

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