IN BRIEF Four percent of all men over the age of fifty, and sixteen percent of women of the same age, suffer from osteoporosis in the United States. Researchers from University College London have discovered that stem cells found in human amniotic fluid could be used in a treatment to strengthen brittle bones. ASTRONAUT BONES...
Year: <span>2017</span>
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Scientists use stem cells to restore testosterone
Male hypogonadism is a condition affecting almost a third of the elderly male population. The most common treatment option is testosterone replacement therapy, but the practice can have significant side effects. A new development in stem cell research suggests an alternative treatment for hypogonadism may soon become available. Stem cell research may provide an alternative...
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Stem cell ‘mini-brain’ very similar to real brain, study finds
Building a realistic model of the human brain is a crucial part of understanding brain development, as well as neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. Using human stem cells, researchers have created a 3-D model of the human brain – and new research investigates how similar it is to a real brain. A...
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Stem Cell Therapy Might Improve Brain Function of Traumatic Brains Injury Patients
Accidents happen and sometimes really bad accidents happen; especially if they injure your head. Traumatic brain injuries or TBIs can result from automobile accidents, explosions or other events that result from severe blows to the head. TBIs an adversely affect a patient and his/her family for long periods of time. TBI patients can experience cognitive...
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Hitting Acute Myeloid Leukemia Where It Hurts
Research teams from Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have teamed up to devise a new strategy for treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML). This new strategy is an outgrowth of new findings by these research groups that have identified an enzyme that plays a central role in the onset of AML. During...