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Stem Cells
Stem Cells: are cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body. They serve as a repair system for the body. There are two main types of stem cells: embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells.
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MAR 19, 2015Cancer
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that when a certain aggressive leukemia is cau ...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 18, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 18, 2015Cancer
Cancer stem cells often cause tumors to form and are particularly difficult to destroy. They resist chemotherapy, allowi ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 18, 2015Immunology
After a chance observation in the lab, researchers found a method that can force dangerous leukemia cells in the l ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 13, 2015Cardiology
To find out how blood flow in the heart shields against the hardening of valves in cardiovascular disease, researchers u ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 13, 2015Cancer
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 12, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A new study reveals an important connection between dozens of genes that may contribute to autism, a major step toward u ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 10, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
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When UC Berkeley bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are no ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 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 06, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers have for the first time successfully converted adult human skin cells into neurons of the type that regulate ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 06, 2015Genetics & Genomics
When it comes to gene expression - the process by which our DNA provides the recipe used to direct the synthesis of prot ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 05, 2015Genetics & Genomics
About 99 percent of human genes are shared with chimpanzees. Only the small remainder sets us apart. However, we have on ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Genetically engineered T memory stem cells (Tscm) can last more than 12 years in patients' bodies, and can continually g ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 26, 2015Neuroscience
A single gene may have helped pave the way for the rise of human intelligence by dramatically increasing the number of n ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 04, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers using a new method that handily lengthens human telomeres have found that treated cells act like young (untr ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeJAN 28, 2015Cancer
Why does cancer flourish more often in certain tissue (in the colon, say) than in others (bone)? Random mutations, which ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeJAN 21, 2015Cancer
This is the second article in a series. The first article, titled "New Year Brings Overhaul of CPT Test Codes for ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeDEC 31, 2014Videos
Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent, meaning they can become almost any type of cell. Since stem cell research is so co ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 17, 2014Cardiology
Important research out of Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute shows promise for heart muscle damage caused by Duchenne Muscular ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 12, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
Scalloped and Yorkie genes found to be role players
Scientists from the University of California, Los Angele ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 14, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute has announced plans to launch a cell repository in 2015, wh ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 05, 2014Neuroscience
Researchers from the Genetics and Aging Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have created what they Alz ...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 Schneider
MAR 19, 2015
Cancer
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that when a certain aggressive leukemia is cau
...
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 18, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 18, 2015
Cancer
Cancer stem cells often cause tumors to form and are particularly difficult to destroy. They resist chemotherapy, allowi
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 18, 2015
Immunology
After a chance observation in the lab, researchers found a method that can force dangerous leukemia cells in the l ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 13, 2015
Cardiology
To find out how blood flow in the heart shields against the hardening of valves in cardiovascular disease, researchers u
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 13, 2015
Cancer
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 12, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A new study reveals an important connection between dozens of genes that may contribute to autism, a major step toward u
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 10, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
BERKELEY -
When UC Berkeley bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are no ...
When UC Berkeley bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are no ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
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 06, 2015
Neuroscience
Researchers have for the first time successfully converted adult human skin cells into neurons of the type that regulate
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 06, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
When it comes to gene expression - the process by which our DNA provides the recipe used to direct the synthesis of prot
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 05, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
About 99 percent of human genes are shared with chimpanzees. Only the small remainder sets us apart. However, we have on
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 27, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Genetically engineered T memory stem cells (Tscm) can last more than 12 years in patients' bodies, and can continually g
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 26, 2015
Neuroscience
A single gene may have helped pave the way for the rise of human intelligence by dramatically increasing the number of n
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 04, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers using a new method that handily lengthens human telomeres have found that treated cells act like young (untr
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
JAN 28, 2015
Cancer
Why does cancer flourish more often in certain tissue (in the colon, say) than in others (bone)? Random mutations, which
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
JAN 21, 2015
Cancer
This is the second article in a series. The first article, titled "New Year Brings Overhaul of CPT Test Codes for ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
DEC 31, 2014
Videos
Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent, meaning they can become almost any type of cell. Since stem cell research is so co
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 17, 2014
Cardiology
Important research out of Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute shows promise for heart muscle damage caused by Duchenne Muscular
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 12, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scalloped and Yorkie genes found to be role players
Scientists from the University of California, Los Angele ...
Scientists from the University of California, Los Angele ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 14, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute has announced plans to launch a cell repository in 2015, wh
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 05, 2014
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Genetics and Aging Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have created what they Alz
...
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