Stem Cells : Science World Report

Feb 27, 2013 01:02 PM EST

Stem Cells From Pigs Could Help Power Artificial Human Liver

There may be a silver lining-quite literally-for those suffering from chronic or acute liver failure. This health conditions causes toxins to take over the body that cause the skin to turn yellow and slow higher brain functions. However, in an interview with the American Society of Animal Science, r...

Feb 26, 2013 03:10 AM EST

New Findings in Mice Discover Bone Marrow may Help Chemotherapy, Stem Cell Transplants

New findings in mice suggest that it may be possible, according to recent research conducted by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, to therapeutically target support cells in a particular niche.

Feb 25, 2013 08:35 PM EST

Stem Cells Found in Human Parasite, Schistosoma mansoni Renews Tissue (VIDEO)

Most would consider there to be anything special about a parasitic flatworm. In particular, for the Schistosoma mansoni, you might even consider this little thing flat out disgusting. It hatches in feces-tainted water, grows into a larva in the body of a snail and then burrows through human skin to ...

Feb 11, 2013 02:25 PM EST

Accelerated Broken Bone Healing With New Implant

Researchers made a degradable plastic implant that accelerates the healing of bones by guiding blood with the bodies stem cells to the broken places where they do their healing work. The honeycomb scaffold structure allows an optimal blood flow which enables the stem cells from the patient's bone ma...

Feb 05, 2013 09:10 AM EST

3D Printing with Embryonic Stem Cells Paves Way for Artificial Organs

A novel 3D printing technique has been used to arrange human embryonic stem cells for the very first time--possibly paving the way for the creation of artificial organs.

Feb 04, 2013 05:00 PM EST

Full-color Vision Restoring Stem Cells Identified For First time

Stem cells could be used selectively to restore different functions of vision as needed, implies new research findings by University of Alberta scientists. The two most important photoreceptors are rods and cones, which in humans enable night vision, and full-color daytime vision, respectively. Whil...

Jan 31, 2013 01:49 PM EST

Biomaterial Discovered That Helps Stemcells Repair Central Nervous System

While working on a project to develop an implant that allows brain repair and regeneration, a biomaterial that helps in generating new differentiated neural stem cells was discovered by researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the University of Barcelona in Spain.

Jan 14, 2013 11:43 AM EST

Easy way found to convert stem cells into neurons, could heal Alzheimer's

It is possible to convert stem cells into functional neurons by repressing a single protein, scientists in the U.S. and China found, which could allow for huge progress in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington's, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

Jul 28, 2012 05:46 AM EDT

Blood Vessels Created From Stem Cells of Liposuctions

A new study has brought advancement in the medical field. Adult stem cells extracted during liposuction can be used to grow healthy new small-diameter blood vessels for use in heart bypass surgery and other procedures. This research was presented at the American Heart Association's Basic Cardiovascu...

Mar 24, 2012 08:21 AM EDT

Embryonic Stem Cells Shift Metabolism in Cancer-like Way Upon Implanting in Uterus

Shortly after a mouse embryo starts to form, some of its stem cells undergo a dramatic metabolic shift to enter the next stage of development, Seattle researchers report today. These stem cells start using and producing energy like cancer cells.