Latest Adult stem cell Stories

Decreasing the amount of oxygen traditionally used when culturing stem cells for use in neurological therapies could drastically affect their survival rate. In fact, it could double it, according to a new study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine. Durham, NC (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Decreasing the amount of oxygen traditionally used when culturing stem cells for use in neurological therapies could drastically affect their survival rate. In fact, it could double it, according...

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists in Oregon announced today that they had created cloned human embryos, and then destroyed the embryos to extract embryonic stem cells. The cloning technique is essentially the same one used to create Dolly the cloned sheep, with some modifications to make cloning work using human eggs and human cells. This is the first claim of growing human embryonic stem cells from cloned human embryos since the fraudulent claims in...

SAN RAMON, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center for Bioethics and Culture strongly decries the practice of deriving human embryonic stem cells through cloning because it exploits women for their eggs, it commodifies human life, and it is unnecessary. In the June 6, 2013, issue of the scientific journal Cell, researchers announce that they have successfully derived human embryonic stem cells through somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) cloning. The authors of the...

Cord Blood Educational Meetings are Launched by GeneCell International’s Physician Relation's Manager in order to increase awareness in South Florida's Expecting Parents Miami, Florida (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 Lisa Lorraine Reyes Muñoz, GeneCell International’s Physician Relation's Manager, announced today her contribution in educating South Florida’s expecting parents to advance the awareness in the community. Expecting parents in Miami are encourage attend these...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online When geneticists at the University of Minnesota began work on what they thought was a regulatory gene, they probably had no idea their work would redefine the tiny snippet of genetic material as a key player in stem cell differentiation. According to the team’s report in the journal Cell Stem Cell, the gene Mesp1 is responsible for differentiation of heart, blood and muscle cells from stem cells. “Previous research indicated...

Stemedica Asia PTE, LTD, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of adult allogeneic stem cells and stem cell factors, announced that the Company has entered into a definitive licensing agreement with the Stem Cell and Cancer Institute, a division of PT Kalbe Farma (Kalbe). San Diego, CA (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 Stemedica Asia PTE, LTD, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of adult allogeneic...

LA JOLLA, Calif., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, over 23.5 million people suffer from over eighty different types of known autoimmune diseases. Unfortunately, treatment for those suffering from non-curable autoimmune diseases has been limited to: Slowing the Spread of the Diseases Controlling the Symptoms To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...

Initiates New Capital Markets and Digital Media Program JUPITER, Fla., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. ("BRT" or the "Company") (OTC BB: BRTXD), a life sciences company focused on stem cell based cellular therapies for various personal medical applications, today announced the appointment of ProActive Capital Group as its new Capital Markets Advisory and Digital Media Strategies firm. "We are very pleased to have retained the services of ProActive...

Cells are the basic unit of a living organism. The human body consists of a vast array of highly specialized cells, such as blood cells, skin cells and neurons. In total more than 250 different cell types exist. How are the different types related to each other? Which factors are unique for each cell type? And what in the end determines the development of a certain cell? To answer these questions, the research team designed a computer-based method that uses already existing biological data...

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council (FRC) congratulated Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and the state of Kansas for the passage and signing of Kansas SB 199. The law establishes a new adult stem cell research and treatment center at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City's medical school. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080930/FRCLOGO) FRC's Senior Fellow Dr. David Prentice has testified in Kansas for years about...