Category Archives: Stem Cell Research

Obama Cloning Connection to Ancient Egypt? President Obama and theories of cloning and stem cell research linking him to ancient Egypt are explored. Is Obama a clone of Akhenaten? Freeman Fly looks at Michelle Obama, Queen Tiye, secret... By: TheLipTV … Continue reading →

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 6-Oct-2014 Contact: Tom Vasich tmvasich@uci.edu 949-824-6455 University of California - Irvine @UCIrvine Irvine, Calif., Oct. 6, 2014 UC Irvine scientist Weian Zhao will receive a prestigious National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award to further his efforts to create stem cell-based detection methods and treatments for cancer. It's part of the highly selective High Risk-High Reward Research Award Program and supports projects by early-career biomedical researchers with the potential to transform scientific fields and accelerate the translation of research into new ways to improve human health. Zhao, an assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, will get $1.5 million over five years. He's among 50 investigators selected for the 2014 award. His project is to engineer smart stem cell systems to effectively detect and treat the spread of cancer in the body. Cancer metastases are responsible for more than 90 percent of cancer deaths; however, few current therapies directly target metastatic cancer. Zhao's goal is to have stem cell messengers selectively migrate to cancer sites to deliver tumor-fighting drugs or probes for contrast-enhanced medical imaging. This could, potentially, enable the identification of cancer micro-metastases at their early stages and increase the effectiveness of chemotherapeutic treatments for metastatic cancer … Continue reading →

Stem Cell Research: Noise, Optimism, and Denial CSWN talks with Darrel Francis, MD, FRCP, of Imperial College London, about his group's State-of-the-Art review paper in JACC on translating stem cell resear... By: CSWNews … Continue reading →

Aarkstore com Stem Cell Research Products Opportunities, Tools, and Technologies Stem cells are still a relatively new discovery, as the first mouse embryonic stem cells were derived from embryos in 1981, but it was not until 1995 that the first successful culturing of... By: Addy Parker … Continue reading →

Robert Sackstein, MD,PhD Stem Cell Research By: Robert Sackstein … Continue reading →

SOUTHAMPTON scientists have presented ground-breaking research that they believe could cure blindness. Researchers from the University of Southampton believe cells found on the eye itself could be used to reverse the effects of some blinding eye conditions. As previously reported by the Daily Echo, the team, led by Professor Andrew Lotery, have discovered that under the right conditions particular cells, harvested from a gap between the cornea and the white of the eye, could be made to behave like different cells which are needed to see light. It is thought these cells could be used to treat age-related macular degeneration. His work has now been published after the research was funded by the National Eye Research Centre (NERC), Rosetrees Trust, T.F.C. Frost Charity and the Gift of Sight Appeal. Prof Lotery, consultant ophthalmologist at Southampton General Hospital, said: More research is now needed to develop this approach. Read more: City scientists stem cell research could lead to blindness cure … Continue reading →

What makes a stem cell community? UC Berkeley Student Society for Stem Cell Research hosts "Culturing a Stem Cell Community 2014." This is the conference introduction video! A special thanks to all of our video participants!... By: Berkeley SSSCR … Continue reading →

A NORTH-East science firm has been bought up by a Japanese stem cell company, offering hope for the development of better heart, liver and nerve cells. Reinnervate Ltd, a Durham University off-shoot which markets Alvetex a polystyrene material said to be an ideal base for growing cells into 3D structures has been bought by Reprocell, one of the worlds leading suppliers of stem cells human cells that can develop into different cell types. The Yokohama-based firm has agreed to invest in further research in the universitys laboratories into so-called scaffolding structures that support 3D cell growth. It intends to invest in research facilities and research studentships and combine its own work that that of Reinnervate to create cutting-edge tools for drug toxicity testing, neuroscience and cancer research. Reinnervate chief executive Richard Rowling said: We are delighted to become part of the Reprocell group of companies and look forward to seeing Alvetex products combined with Reprocells advanced stem cell derived cell products. Reinnervate is based at NetPark, near Sedgefield, County Durham. Next year, Alvetex 3D cell culture technology will be taken to the International Space Station for an experiment in growing bone culture in zero gravity to investigate bone density during … Continue reading →

A spice commonly found in curries may boost the brain's ability to heal itself, according to a report in the journal Stem Cell Research and Therapy. The German study suggests a compound found in turmeric could encourage the growth of nerve cells thought to be part of the brain's repair kit. Scientists say this work, based in rats, may pave the way for future drugs for strokes and Alzheimer's disease. But they say more trials are needed to see whether this applies to humans. Spice injection Researchers from the Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine in Julich, Germany, studied the effects of aromatic-turmerone - a compound found naturally in turmeric. Rats were injected with the compound and their brains were then scanned. Particular parts of the brain, known to be involved in nerve cell growth, were seen to be more active after the aromatic-turmerone infusion. Scientists say the compound may encourage a proliferation of brain cells. In a separate part of the trial, researchers bathed rodent neural stem cells (NSCs) in different concentrations of aromatic-tumerone extract. Read the original post: Brain Repair 'May Be Boosted By Curry Spice' … Continue reading →

Dr. Daniel Kuebler: Stem Cell Research Dr. Daniel Kuebler, Professor of Biology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and author of "The Evolution Controversy", discusses the controversial topi... By: Franciscan University of Steubenville … Continue reading →