Copyright 2008 Medical News Today Latest Stem Cell Research News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/stem_cell/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/114345.php New Jersey Rep. Neil Cohen (D) recently proposed legislation designed to encourage private investors to provide funding for stem cell research loans in the state, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/114156.php With today's hectic lifestyle, where most women are juggling careers, family, relationships, and a host of activities, the idea of possibly facing a serious illness in the future is not something that readily comes to mind -- especially when a woman is in the prime of her life. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113984.php Scientists of the University of Granada, in collaboration with the University of Leon, have confirmed that stem cells from human umbilical cord blood can be an appropriate therapy for the treatment of hepatic diseases such as hepatitis, and therefore mean an effective alternative to bone marrow. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113953.php The Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF) will hold two informational sessions to provide insight on ways for applicants to increase their chances of receiving state-supported stem cell research funding. The event will include an overview of the application process, various speakers, a question and answer session and networking. Speakers will include: -- Dan Gincel, Ph.D. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113898.php The mature heart is composed by different cell types, including contractile cardiac cells, vascular cells, smooth muscle cells as well as pacemaker cells. During embryonic development as well as during embryonic stem cell differentiation, the different cardiovascular cell types arise from the differentiation of multipotent cardiovascular progenitors. The mechanism that promotes multipotent cardiovascular progenitor specification from undifferentiated mesoderm cell remains largely unknown. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113756.php Researchers have shown that they can put mouse embryonic stem cells to work building the heart, potentially moving medical science a significant step closer to a new generation of heart disease treatments that use human stem cells. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report in Cell Stem Cell that the Mesp1 gene locks mouse embryonic stem cells into becoming heart parts and gets them moving to the area where the heart forms. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113580.php ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - The potential role of stem cells in the treatment of incontinence and pelvic prolapse has been a subject of much attention. A group from Torrance, CA reported on their promising experience using muscle derived stem cells (MDSC) grown on scaffolds of small intestinal submucosal (SIS) to stimulate repair of the vaginal wall in rats (Abstract #1369). Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113621.php Adult cells of mice created from genetically reprogrammed cells - so-called induced pluripotent stem (IPS) stem cells - can be triggered via drug to enter an embryonic-stem-cell-like state, without the need for further genetic alteration. The discovery, which promises to bring new efficiencies to embryonic stem cell research, is reported in the July 1, 2008, online issue of Nature Biotechnology. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113388.php Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) recently signed into law a bill (HB 370) that prohibits the use of state or federal funds for research involving human somatic cell nuclear transfer, the Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113385.php Conservative leaders on Thursday met with Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) in Cincinnati to urge him to talk more about social issues to encourage conservatives to vote for him in November's general election, the Wall Street Journal reports. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113435.php In recent years, stem cell researchers have become very adept at manipulating the fate of adult stem cells cultured in the lab. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies achieved the same feat with adult neural stem cells still in place in the brain. They successfully coaxed mouse brain stem cells bound to join the neuronal network to differentiate into support cells instead. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113276.php The Blood Centre Linz, Austria has purchased a Genome Sequencer FLX System from Roche, for use in research on rejection reactions in Bone Marrow and Stem Cell transplantation. Using conventional Sanger sequencing it can take weeks to analyse large DNA regions. The Genome Sequencer FLX System can achieve this task within hours, improving efficiency and reducing costs. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113201.php Top scientists will present the current the state of research on stem cells at a UC Santa Barbara-sponsored town hall meeting July 18 from 2-4 p.m. in the Hatlen Theater. The goal of the meeting, which is free and open to the public, is to raise public awareness about stem cell research in the Santa Barbara community. "Recent Advances in Stem Cell Research - Science and Medical Therapies on the Horizon" will feature Congresswoman Lois Capps; Dennis O. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113077.php More than 80 years have passed since the German scientist Hans Spemann conducted his famous experiment that laid the foundations for the field of embryonic development. After dividing a salamander embryo in half, Spemann noticed that one half - specifically, the half that gives rise to the salamander's 'belly' (ventral) starts to wither away. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113217.php Stanford University School of Medicine researchers received approximately $5.6 million on June 27 from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine in awards designed to support the creation of new pluripotent human stem cell lines. All four of Stanford's applicants were funded. The researchers received multiyear grants of about $1.4 million each as part of CIRM's newest round of awards. The awards support two types of research. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113062.php Like the masterless samurai for whom it is named, the protein Ronin chooses an independent path, maintaining embryonic stem cells in their undifferentiated state and playing essential roles in genesis of embryos and their development, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers who reported on this novel cellular regulator in the current issue of the journal Cell. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/112956.php Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIR) announced that it has achieved $2 million in milestone payments from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) for progress made on a Phase II clinical trial evaluating Prochymal, a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy, for patients recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The payments were triggered when Osiris accomplished certain clinical and regulatory milestones including initiating patient treatments. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/112890.php Stem cell research and the potential use of human embryonic stem cells in clinical therapy is a controversial issue which splits both scientific and public opinion. The current conflict over embryonic stem cells throughout the world deals particularly with the ethical implications of this promising, but delicate subject and the scientific manipulation of human life in its early stages of development. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/112789.php ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Dr. Tom Lue discussed autologous stem cell use for ED. He discussed that ability for the planarian species to regenerate any part of its body, but the salamander can only regenerate a limb. In man there are also stem cells, which are undifferentiated cells that have potential to also regenerate. In adipose tissue there are stem cells as demonstrated by immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR and Western blotting experiments. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/112653.php Antiabortion advocates responded with "swift and loud" opposition to Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland's (D) line-item veto of a provision that would have prohibited $100 million in state biomedical funds from being used for research that involves human cloning, the AP/Akron Beacon Journal reports. Strickland recently signed a $1.57 billion economic stimulus package ( Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/112644.php Scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have, for the first time, genetically programmed embryonic stem (ES) cells to become nerve cells when transplanted into the brain, according to a study published in The Journal of Neuroscience. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/112419.php A phase II multicenter study performed within the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Mesenchymal Stem Cell Expansion Consortium, shows that mesenchymal stem cells provide a therapeutic potential for the treatment of acute steroid-refractory GvHD (graft-versus-host disease). Allogeneic stem-cell transplantation is the treatment of choice for many malignant and non-malignant disorders. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/112363.php Today there are more than 600 known disorders and conditions that affect the nervous system and for many of them treatment options are extremely limited. In addition to the physical and mental toll these conditions take on patients, their families and caregivers, they also have an enormous economic impact, resulting in hundreds of billions of dollars annually in medical expenses and lost productivity. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/112355.php Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston are continuing to document the heart's earliest origins. Now, they have pinpointed a new, previously unrecognized group of stem cells that give rise to cardiomyocytes, or heart muscle cells. These stem cells, located in the surface of the heart, or epicardium, advance the hope of being able to regenerate injured heart tissue. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/112346.php The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation named 5 new Damon Runyon Clinical Investigators at its May 2008 Clinical Investigator Award Committee review. The recipients of this prestigious, three-year award are outstanding early career physician-scientists conducting patient-oriented cancer research at major research centers under the mentorship of the nation's leading scientists and clinicians. Each will receive $450,000 to support the development of his or her cancer research program.