Tag: Stem Cells
Critical Mass of Stem Cells Sets Off Embryonic Development in the Lab
When stem cells are propagated in the laboratory, they typically differentiate into one or another specialized cell type, usually forming cell masses that show...
Stem cells from human embryos prove safe, improve vision -study
(Reuters) - The longest-running trial of stem cells derived from a human embryo found that the cells caused patients none of the problems scientists...
StemCells Inc. Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial In Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
NEWARK, Calif., Oct. 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM), a world leader in the research and development of cell based therapies for...
Stem cells use ‘first aid kits’ to repair damage
Stem cells hold great promise as a means of repairing cells in conditions such as multiple sclerosis, stroke or injuries of the spinal cord...
Scientists recreate spinal, muscle and bone tissue with stem cells
It’s one of the latest efforts to remake tissue in the lab. The discovery could lead to more research into human development and disease...
Stem cell breakthrough for ‘Cinderella cells’
The specialized cells that go on to form the spinal cord, muscle and bone tissue in a growing embryo have been produced in the...
Quadriplegic Perry Cross on why he travels to India as a ‘stem cell tourist’...
PERRY Cross was just 19 when he suffered a devastating neck injury that should have killed him.
Doctors told his family he had months...
Stem-cell advances may quell ethics debate
Robert Waddell says he's glad the stem cells that healed him came from "a guy who was 50 years old" and not a human...
Stem Cells Fast Facts
(CNN) -- Here's a look at what you need to know about stem cells.
Scientists believe that stem cell research can be used to treat...
Stem Cell Trials to Treat Spinal Cord Injuries
While human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) were originally created in 1998, it wasn’t until 2009 — over a decade later — that they were...
