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Mass-produced stem cells on the horizon

22 July 2015 | By Victoria White

Experts at the University of Nottingham have discovered the first fully synthetic substrate with potential to grow billions of stem cells...

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MRC scientists regrow liver from liver stem cells

21 July 2015 | By Victoria White

Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists have repaired a damaged liver in a mouse by transplanting liver stem cells grown in the laboratory...

New lung cells are continuously created to replace the damaged ones: Lung tissue six weeks after stem cell transplantation (left) and 16 weeks after transplantation (right). Cells that originated in the transplanted stem cells are green, as opposed to the uncolored host lung cells. Photon-2 microscope image. CREDIT: Weizmann Institute of Science

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Stem cells might heal damaged lungs

15 July 2015 | By Victoria White

Weizmann Institute scientists have shown how it might be possible to use embryonic stem cells to repair damaged lung tissue...

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USC Stem Cell researchers identify genes that affect blood stem cell development

13 July 2015 | By Victoria White

The USC Stem Cell labs of Hooman Allayee and Gregor Adams have uncovered genes that affect blood stem cell development and maintenance...

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apceth and University of Cologne to join forces on combination cellular immunotherapies for cancer

10 July 2015 | By Victoria White

apceth is to partner with the University of Cologne to combine technologies and expertise, on the development of immunotherapies for solid tumours...

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Didehydro-Cortistatin A reduces HIV reactivation rate

9 July 2015 | By Victoria White

Scientists have shown that didehydro-Cortistatin A reduces residual levels of HIV virus from dormant cells, establishing a near-permanent state of latency...

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Netrin-1 favours the production of iPS cells

8 July 2015 | By Victoria White

Two teams of researchers have discovered a molecule that may favour the production of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells)...

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Stem cells: maintaining hope and challenging hype

6 July 2015 | By Caroline Richards, Editor

Inspired by her attendance at ISSCR 2015, Editor of Drug Target Review, Caroline Richards, discusses stem cells and the rise of unregulated stem cell practitioners...

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Discovery could lead to a universal flu vaccine

3 July 2015 | By Victoria White

New research suggests it may be possible to harness a previously unknown mechanism within the immune system to create more effective flu vaccines...

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Research demonstrates method for quantifying the effectiveness of different stem cells

3 July 2015 | By Victoria White

New research demonstrates a standardised method for quantifying the effectiveness of different stem cells for treating retinal degeneration...

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Celgene and Juno Therapeutics announce 10 year immunotherapy collaboration

30 June 2015 | By Victoria White

Celgene and Juno Therapeutics have entered into a global collaboration for the development and commercialisation of immunotherapies...

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Preclinical data on Neuralstem’s genetically modified HK532-IGF-1 stem cells in Alzheimer’s disease presented at ISSCR

26 June 2015 | By Victoria White

Neuralstem has presented preclinical data on genetically modified HK532-IGF-1 stem cells in Alzheimer's disease at the ISSCR Annual Meeting...

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Researchers uncover epigenetic switches that turn stem cells into endothelial cells

26 June 2015 | By Victoria White

UIC Researchers have identified a molecular mechanism that directs embryonic stem cells to mature into endothelial cells...

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Researchers grow types of neurons affected by Parkinson’s disease

25 June 2015 | By Victoria White

Researchers have grown the types of neurons affected by Parkinson's disease, starting from neuronal stem cells in a three-dimensional cell culture system...

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Researchers identify stem cell population important in the growth of colon cancer

17 June 2015 | By Victoria White

Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute have identified a new stem cell population in the colon linked to colon cancer growth...

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