Category Archives: Stem Cell Research

Public release date: 29-Jan-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Adi Himpson adi.himpson@oerc.ox.ac.uk 44-186-561-0620 Harvard University Led by researchers at University of Oxford (UK) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) at Harvard University, (USA), more than 50 collaborators at over 30 scientific organizations around the globe have agreed on a common standard that will make possible the consistent description of enormous and radically different databases compiled in fields ranging from genetics to stem cell science, to environmental studies. The new standard provides a way for scientists in widely disparate fields to co-ordinate each other's findings by allowing behind-the-scenes combination of the mountains of data produced by modern, technology driven science. "We are now working together to provide the means to manage enormous quantities of otherwise incompatible data, ranging from the biomedical to the environmental," says Susanna-Assunta Sansone, Ph.D, Team Leader of the project at the University of Oxford's Oxford e-Research Centre. This standard-compliant data sharing effort and the establishment of its on-line presence, the ISA Commons ? http://www.isacommons.org, is described in a Commentary published today in the journal Nature Genetics. The commentary is signed by all the collaborators. "An example of how this works at the Harvard Stem … Continue reading →

A team of researchers at UC Davis has pioneered a technique to use stem cells to smother the genetic problem that causes Huntington's disease. The findings, due in the journal Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, could pave the way for a treatment that stops the disease's devastating progression. Huntington's is an inherited disease in which the body produces a mutant version of a protein, huntingtin, that destroys nerve cells in the brain. It causes uncontrolled movements and difficulty walking, plus dementia that grows progressively worse until the disease ultimately results in death. It strikes about one in every 10,000 people in this country, according to the Huntington's Disease Society of America. There is no known cure. Treatment aims to slow down the worsening of symptoms and keep the patient comfortable. Researchers at the UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures, led by Jan A. Nolta, attacked abnormal huntingtin with a technique called RNA interference. This is how it works: RNA is a molecule similar to DNA that occurs naturally in the body and which cells use to produce proteins. If a strand of RNA is producing a bad protein, like the mutant huntingtin, researchers can create another strand that's essentially an inverted … Continue reading →

29-07-2010 10:33 Family Research Council has produced this outstanding education video regarding Adult Stem Cell research and its effectiveness. More here: Adult Stem Cell Research.mpg - Video … Continue reading →

11-12-2011 13:31 COM-111 persuasive speech on stem cell research Read the original here: Kenny Kriewald Persuasive Speech on Stem Cell Research - Video … Continue reading →

10-03-2009 03:50 Barack Obama, the US president, is taking steps to lift restrictions on the federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research in the US. See the article here: Inside Story - Obama to end stem cell research ban - March 9 - Part 2 - Video … Continue reading →

19-02-2009 11:23 http://www.docubloggers.org Pat Kondelis is back on the streets asking ordinary folks what they think about stem cell research. Along the way, he even sheds a bit of light on what this issue is all about. Read more from the original source: Stem Cell Research (featuring Ron Paul) - Video … Continue reading →

30-11-2011 13:24 orlive.uwhealth.org Researcher, Dr. Timothy Kamp, discusses the depth and breadth of stem cell research at the UW. See more here: Latest Update on Stem Cell Research at UW - Dr. Timothy Kamp - Video … Continue reading →

21-12-2011 10:03 CIRM has funded a $5.5 million Disease Team to develop a follow on clinical trial that uses a patient's own heart stem cells to regenerate scarred tissue damaged by a heart attack. Read this article: Stem Cell Clinical Trial for Heart Failure: Eduardo Marban - CIRM Spotlight on Disease - Video … Continue reading →

CIRM has given out 16 Bridges to Stem Cell Research Awards to state universities and community colleges across California to help train the next generation of stem cell scientists and laboratory technicians. The Bridges program funds courses and internships for undergraduate and masters-level students. Learn more about the Bridges awards and other CIRM funding at http://www.cirm.ca.gov. Here is the original post: CIRM Bridges Award: Building California's Stem Cell Research Workforce - Video … Continue reading →

(Part 1 of 9) Larry Goldstein, MD, spoke at the Scientific Writer's Seminar, a workshop presented on September 17, 2008 at CIRM headquarters in San Francisco. Goldstein presented an overview of the basic principles and concepts of stem cell biology and stem cell clinical trial development. Read this article: Stem Cell Research Today: Larry Goldstein - CIRM Science Writer's Seminar - Video … Continue reading →