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Cell replacement therapy
Cell replacement therapies are used to treat degenerative and chronic diseases, such as type 1 diabetes and Parkinson's disease. By providing a patient with new, healthy cells, the damaged cells within the body can be replaced.
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JAN 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Females are not the weaker sex when it comes to battling the flu virus, says a new study. Published in the American Jour ...JAN 03, 2016Health & Medicine
.body_content a{color: #175CA9;} .body_content a:hover{color: #1A4E75;text-decoration: underline;} .body_content{text-al ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetSEP 25, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The mitochondria of the cell are unusual organelles that serve as tiny little power plants that provide energy to our ce ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 20, 2015Cancer
The culprits in a rare immune cell cancer called cutaneous T-cell lymphoma may be a group of mutations in 15 genes for p ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
When people get sick or hurt, they lose huge numbers of cells. For example, as pointed out in an article in Futurity, "T ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 09, 2015Cancer
Powerful diseases require powerful drugs or powerful doses of drugs, often with severe side effects. An optical control ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 08, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A group of scientists at Harvard University have recently seen success in restoring hearing in deaf mice. The key: repla ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 02, 2015Cancer
Experts speaking at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2015 Conference and publishing in the New England ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 30, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells, which have the prospect of turning into any kind of cell, offer the alluring possibility of generating new t ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In light of recent developments, New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer offered this perspective on National Geographic's ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 02, 2015Genetics & Genomics
As a patient prepares to become the first in history to receive his own genetically engineered stem cells for sickle cel ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 01, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Lung diseases like emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis are common among people with malfunctioning telomeres, the "caps" or ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 19, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A clinical trial of the most common sickle cell anemia drug, hydroxyurea, was halted a year early this winter because of ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 11, 2015Cancer
A new study of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a blood cancer that primarily affects young children, has revealed th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 09, 2015Genetics & Genomics
UCLA stem cell researchers have shown that a novel stem cell gene therapy method could lead to a one-time, lasting treat ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 03, 2015Cardiology
Two hearts, said Keats, can beat as one; but a study led by Weizmann Institute scientists in collaboration with research ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 25, 2015Cancer
In greater than 90 percent of cases in which treatment for metastatic cancer fails, the reason is that the cancer is res ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJAN 09, 2015Cancer
Cancer kills 8 million people worldwide every year, 14 million new cancer cases are diagnosed annually and finding a cur ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 27, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
UC Irvine's Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and UCLA's Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & S ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 03, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon, have found that a process called "somatic cell nuc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 17, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
We all had Silly Putty as children, the wonderful toy that we used for everything from bouncy balls to pencil holders to ...
JAN 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Females are not the weaker sex when it comes to battling the flu virus, says a new study. Published in the American Jour
...
JAN 03, 2016
Health & Medicine
.body_content a{color: #175CA9;} .body_content a:hover{color: #1A4E75;text-decoration: underline;} .body_content{text-al
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
SEP 25, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The mitochondria of the cell are unusual organelles that serve as tiny little power plants that provide energy to our ce
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 20, 2015
Cancer
The culprits in a rare immune cell cancer called cutaneous T-cell lymphoma may be a group of mutations in 15 genes for p
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
When people get sick or hurt, they lose huge numbers of cells. For example, as pointed out in an article in Futurity, "T
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 09, 2015
Cancer
Powerful diseases require powerful drugs or powerful doses of drugs, often with severe side effects. An optical control
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 08, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A group of scientists at Harvard University have recently seen success in restoring hearing in deaf mice. The key: repla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 02, 2015
Cancer
Experts speaking at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2015 Conference and publishing in the New England
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 30, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells, which have the prospect of turning into any kind of cell, offer the alluring possibility of generating new t
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 23, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In light of recent developments, New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer offered this perspective on National Geographic's
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 02, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
As a patient prepares to become the first in history to receive his own genetically engineered stem cells for sickle cel
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 01, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Lung diseases like emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis are common among people with malfunctioning telomeres, the "caps" or
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 19, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A clinical trial of the most common sickle cell anemia drug, hydroxyurea, was halted a year early this winter because of
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 11, 2015
Cancer
A new study of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a blood cancer that primarily affects young children, has revealed th
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 09, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
UCLA stem cell researchers have shown that a novel stem cell gene therapy method could lead to a one-time, lasting treat
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 03, 2015
Cardiology
Two hearts, said Keats, can beat as one; but a study led by Weizmann Institute scientists in collaboration with research
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 25, 2015
Cancer
In greater than 90 percent of cases in which treatment for metastatic cancer fails, the reason is that the cancer is res
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JAN 09, 2015
Cancer
Cancer kills 8 million people worldwide every year, 14 million new cancer cases are diagnosed annually and finding a cur
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 27, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
UC Irvine's Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and UCLA's Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & S
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 03, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon, have found that a process called "somatic cell nuc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 17, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
We all had Silly Putty as children, the wonderful toy that we used for everything from bouncy balls to pencil holders to
...