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Stem cell windpipe transplant for toddler |
| 07 May 2013 - by David O'Rourke |
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A toddler has become the youngest person to receive a bioengineered organ, receiving a life-saving windpipe transplant made from her own stem cells... [Read More] |
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Patenting parthenotes: High Court asks if parthenotes are 'human embryos' under the Biotech Directive |
| 29 April 2013 - by Antony Blackburn-Starza |
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The UK's High Court has asked the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to clarify if human parthenotes fall under the definition of a human embryo for the purposes of patentability... [Read More] |
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Brain cells from human embryonic stem cells restore mouse memory function |
| 29 April 2013 - by Siobhan Chan |
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Stem cell therapy has improved memory and learning in brain-damaged mice, according to a study in Nature Biotechnology... [Read More] |
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Stem cells given a good nanokicking |
| 22 April 2013 - by Dr Rachael Panizzo |
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Human stem cells have been converted into bone cells using a technique called 'nanokicking'... [Read More] |
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Motor neurone disease stem cell trial advances to next phase |
| 22 April 2013 - by Matthew Young |
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A neural stem cell therapy aimed at treating the symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is set to advance in the USA, after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave its approval for it to proceed to the next stage of clinical trials... [Read More] |
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Remembering Robert Edwards, 1925-2013 |
| 15 April 2013 - by Professor Martin H Johnson |
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Robert Geoffrey Edwards, or 'Bob' as his colleagues and friends knew him, is one of the true giants of the 20th century... [Read More] |
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Tooth grown from human gum and mouse stem cells |
| 18 March 2013 - by Dr Rosie Morley |
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For the first time, teeth have been grown from human gum cells, in combination with stem cells from mouse embryos... [Read More] |
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Stem cell-like origins of ovarian cancer identified |
| 11 March 2013 - by Dr Daniel Grimes |
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The source of stem cell-like cells that can give rise to ovarian cancer in mice has been found, reports a study in the journal Nature... [Read More] |
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Stem cells in space |
| 04 March 2013 - by Greg Ball |
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Mouse embryonic stem cells are being transported to the International Space Station (ISS) to investigate the impact of long-term space flight on human health.... [Read More] |
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Human stem cells treat nerve disorder in mouse study |
| 11 February 2013 - by Richard Fadok |
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Brain cells engineered from human skin tissue have successfully treated laboratory mice with a deadly nerve disorder with similarities to multiple sclerosis... [Read More] |
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Gene 'patch' fixes deafness mutation in mice |
| 11 February 2013 - by Reuben Harwood |
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A short strip of genetic material has been used to prevent hereditary deafness in mice... [Read More] |
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3D printing technique uses human embryonic stem cells |
| 11 February 2013 - by Michelle Downes |
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For the first time human embryonic stem cells have been used in a 3D printing process and retained the properties that make them unique... [Read More] |
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Tuberculosis hides in bone marrow stem cells |
| 04 February 2013 - by Dr Charlotte Warren-Gash |
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The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) evade immune cells and drug treatments by hiding in bone marrow stem cells, according to research... [Read More] |
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Gene found to rejuvenate stem cells |
| 04 February 2013 - by Reuben Harwood |
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Aged stem cells can be returned to a younger, more active state by increasing the activity of a single gene... [Read More] |
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Human kidney tissue successfully grown from stem cells |
| 28 January 2013 - by Michelle Downes |
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In what is thought to be a first, stem cells have been used to generate human kidney tissue... [Read More] |
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Leprosy spreads by turning adult cells into stem cells |
| 21 January 2013 - by Nicola Davis |
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The bacteria that cause leprosy appear able to perform an unlikely manoeuvre that scientists are calling 'biological alchemy' - they can infect specialised nervous system cells and change them into stem cells... [Read More] |
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The fiscal cliff |
| 14 January 2013 - by Sarah Norcross |
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The fiscal cliff featured prominently in the news over Christmas and the New Year. At first I thought that is was some PR story and that Cliff Richard had been rebranded and 'Mistletoe and Wine' would be reissued with the latest X Factor winner... [Read More] |
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Safety of stem cells supported by mouse study |
| 14 January 2013 - by Anna Cauldwell |
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Tissue derived from induced pluripotent stem cells causes 'limited or no immune response' in mice, a study published in Nature has found... [Read More] |
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Stem cell success against motor neurone disease in mice |
| 07 January 2013 - by Tamara Hirsch |
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Neural stem cells were shown to be effective against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or motor neurone disease, in 11 independent studies on mice with the disease... [Read More] |
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Bone fragments grow in eyelid of unapproved stem cell procedure patient |
| 07 January 2013 - by Linda Wijlaars |
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Bone fragments were removed from the eyelid of a woman after a facelift that used her own stem cells yielded some unexpected results... [Read More] |
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