A study led by scientists at Monash University has shown that a new therapy developed through stem cell technology holds promise as a treatment for chronic asthma. The Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) scientists provided the experimental expertise to test Cynata Therapeutics’ induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in a model of experimental asthma. Induced pluripotent...
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First ‘haploid’ human stem cells could change the face of medical research
Stem cell research holds huge potential for medicine and human health. In particular, human embryonic stem cells (ESCs), with their ability to turn into any cell in the human body, are essential to the future prevention and treatment of disease. Most of the cells in our body are diploid, which means they carry two sets...
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Stem-cell researchers solve mystery of relapse in acute myeloid leukemia
Leukemia researchers led by Dr. John Dick have traced the origins of relapse in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) to rare therapy-resistant leukemia stem cells that are already present at diagnosis and before chemotherapy begins. They have also identified two distinct stem-cell like populations from which relapse can arise in different patients in this aggressive cancer...
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Stem cells: the future of medicine
Imagine being able to take cells from your skin, transform them into other types of cells, such as lung, brain, heart or muscle cells, and use those to cure your ailments, from diabetes to heart disease or macular degeneration. To realise this, however, challenges still remain, Professor Janet Rossant, a pioneer in the field, says....
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Distant brain regions selectively recruit stem cells
New neurons (white) enter the olfactory bulb, a part of the brain that processes odor signals. Stem cells persist in the adult mammalian brain and generate new neurons throughout life. A research group at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel reports in the current issue of Science that long-distance brain connections can target discrete pools...
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Stem Cells May Be the Key to Staying Strong in Old Age
University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have discovered that loss of muscle stem cells is the main driving force behind muscle decline in old age in mice. Their finding challenges the current prevailing theory that age-related muscle decline is primarily caused by loss of motor neurons. Study authors hope to develop a drug or...
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Stem cells may be the key to staying strong in old age
University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have discovered that loss of muscle stem cells is the main driving force behind muscle decline in old age in mice. Their finding challenges the current prevailing theory that age-related muscle decline is primarily caused by loss of motor neurons. Study authors hope to develop a drug or therapy...
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A protein that stem cells require could be a target in killing breast cancer cells
Researchers have discovered that a chromatin-regulating protein called BPTF must be present for stem cells in the breast to perform their normal functions — maintaining a supply of stem cells and seeding the breast with specialized new …more For years, cancer experts have realized that cancerous cells behave in certain ways like stem cells, unspecialized...
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Stem cells show promise – but they also have a darker side
Everyone seems to be excited about stem cells. Their excellent promise as a treatment for a range of diseases and injuries mean almost guaranteed coverage for research. While some types of stem cells are already being used in treatment – for treating diseases of the blood and leukaemia, for example, multiple sclerosis and problems in the bone, skin...
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Team discovers neural stem cells can become blood vessels
Professor Ricardo Pardal and his team. Mother cells from the adult carotid body can transform into blood vessels as well as neurons. This discovery could have important repercussions on the treatment of such diseases as pediatric tumors and Parkinson’s. Researchers from the University of Seville and the Seville Institute of Biomedicine (IBiS) have just...