(A) Bio-imaging analysis to evaluate the therapeutic effect of iPS-ML producing IFN-β on metastatic liver cancer. (B) Quantification of the image data shown in A. (C) Histological data indicating migration of iPS-ML (PKH26, red) into …more Causes of the most common form of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), include hepatitis B or C, cirrhosis, obesity,...
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Molecular roadmap of human stem cell states
Use of the immunofluorescent microscopy visualization technique reveals the presence of specific proteins in naive human embryonic stem cells. The stem cells have been colored to represent the different proteins detected in this study. Researchers have identified a set of molecular ‘flags’ that are present on the surface of human stem cells. Stem cells are...
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Just ONE injection of stem cells from a man’s stomach could be a permanent cure for impotence (and even help them to lose weight)
Trial results show the therapy effectively restores spontaneous sexual function Each man had a small sample of fat taken from their stomach using liposuction Findings could pave the way for treatment for men who don’t respond to Viagra The approach would be particularly valuable for men made impotent by surgery A single injection of stem...
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Pioneering stem cell gene therapy cures infants with bubble baby disease
Evangelina Vaccaro (far right), who in 2012 received treatment developed by UCLA’s Dr. Donald Kohn for bubble baby disease, with her family before her first day of school. UCLA researchers have developed a stem cell gene therapy cure for babies born with adenosine deaminase-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency, a rare and life-threatening condition that can...
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Study shows potential of stem cell therapy to repair lung damage
A new study has found that stem cell therapy can reduce lung inflammation in an animal model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis. Although, still at a pre-clinical stage, these findings have important potential implications for the future treatment of patients. The findings were presented in Estoril, Portugal on 25 March, 2017 at the European Respiratory Society’s...
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Cancer Is Partly Caused By Bad Luck, Study Finds
Nearly two-thirds of cell mutations that cause cancer are caused by random error, a study found. Cancer can be caused by tobacco smoke or by an inherited trait, but new research finds that most of the mutations that lead to cancer crop up naturally. The authors of the study published Thursday poked a hornet’s nest by suggesting...
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FDA approves first treatment for rare form of skin cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Bavencio (avelumab) for the treatment of adults and pediatric patients 12 years and older with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), including those who have not received prior chemotherapy. This is the first FDA-approved treatment for metastatic MCC, a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer....
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Scientific discovery opens new possibilities for cancer and fibrosis treatment
Researchers from the Turku Centre for Biotechnology (BTK) in Finland have discovered that a cellular fuel sensor, known to control energy processes in the cells, is involved in the regulation of the contact of cells with their surrounding environment. This unexpected link could help scientists better understand life-threatening diseases, such as cancer and tissue fibrosis....
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Study provides path for new immunotherapy approaches to prostate cancer
Micrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Prostate cancer, notoriously resistant to immunotherapy due to its immunologically cool nature, triggers two pathways to chill an immune attack after one immunotherapy drug fires up the immune system, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in Nature Medicine. Based...
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Scientists discover mechanism that causes cancer cells to self-destruct
Many cancer patients struggle with the adverse effects of chemotherapy, still the most prescribed cancer treatment. For patients with pancreatic cancer and other aggressive cancers, the forecast is more grim: there is no known effective therapy. A new Tel Aviv University study published last month in Oncotargetdiscloses the role of three proteins in killing fast-duplicating cancer cells...