Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC – A new study reported in STEM CELLS reveals a unique population of skeletal stem cells (SSCs) that function during the transitional period between rapid bone growth and bone maintenance. This discovery provides an opportunity to determine whether alterations in the SSCs’ pattern might affect bone formation, as well as helps us...
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How blood stem cells maintain their lifelong potential for self-renewal
GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER (DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM, DKFZ) A characteristic feature of all stem cells is their ability to self-renew. But how is this potential maintained throughout life? Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine* (HI-STEM) have now discovered in mice that cells in...
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Scientists are a step closer to developing ‘smart’ stem cells – made from human fat
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES IMAGE: THE SMART STEM CELLS, MADE FROM HUMAN FAT, ADAPT TO THEIR SURROUNDINGS TO REPAIR DAMAGED TISSUE. CREDIT: UNSPLASH A new type of stem cell – that is, a cell with regenerative abilities – could be closer on the horizon, a new study led by UNSW Sydney shows. The stem...
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University of Miami leads groundbreaking trial for COVID-19 treatment
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IMAGE: CAMILLO RICORDI, M.D., DIRECTOR OF THE DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE (DRI) AND CELL TRANSPLANT CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HEALTH SYSTEM University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers led a unique and groundbreaking randomized controlled trial showing umbilical cord derived...
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Research dispels fears human stem cells contain cancer-causing mutations
by University of Exeter Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pioneering new research has made a pivotal breakthrough that dispel concerns that human stem cells could contain cancer-causing mutations. A team of scientists from the University of Exeter’s flagship Living Systems Institute has shown that stem cells contain no cancer mutations when they are grown in their most primitive or...
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Inflammation caused by bacterial infection puts brain stem cells on alert
by Association RUVID Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study directed by Isabel Fariñas and published in the journal Cell Stem Cell reveals that the inflammation produced by a bacterial infection alerts brain stem cells and prepares their activation for the production of new neurons. The study represents a new advance in the field of regenerative medicine. Tissues are...
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Boosting stem cell activity can enhance immunotherapy benefits
by Georgetown University Medical Center Scanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Immune-system T cells have been reprogrammed into regenerative stem cell-like memory (TSCM) cells that are long-lived, highly active “super immune cells” with strong antitumor activity, according to new research from Georgetown Lombardi...
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Mapping out the mystery of blood stem cells
by University Health Network Credit: CC0 Public Domain Princess Margaret scientists have revealed how stem cells are able to generate new blood cells throughout our life by looking at vast, uncharted regions of our genetic material that hold important clues to subtle biological changes in these cells. The finding, obtained from studying normal blood, can be...
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Undesirable rejection mechanism identified in stem cell transplantation
by Medical University of Vienna In the treatment of leukemia, stem cell transplantation subsequent to chemotherapy and radiation can often engender severe adverse inflammatory reactions—especially in the skin or in the gut, since these so-called barrier organs are more frequently affected. Up until now, the reason for this was unclear. A MedUni Vienna team led by...
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How Stem Cells Choose their Careers
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is a question it seems like every child gets asked. A few precocious ones might answer “a doctor” or “an astronaut,” but most will probably smile and shrug their shoulders. But well before a child could comprehend the question or the concept of choosing one’s...