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Detailed analysis of epigenetics of Wilms tumor reveals similarities to stem cells

A detailed analysis of the epigenetics - factors controlling when and in what tissues genes are expressed - of Wilms tumor reveals striking similarities to stem cells normally found in fetal kidneys. These findings by Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center researchers have revealed new cellular pathways that are critical for Wilms tumor development and may also apply to other pediatric cancers.

4 Jun 2010

New synthetic Petri dish harvests human embryonic stem cells

A new synthetic Petri dish coating could overcome a major challenge to the advancement of human embryonic stem cell research, say University of Michigan researchers.

3 Jun 2010

Researchers discover relationship between DNA methylation and positioning of nucleosomes

A previously unknown pattern in DNA methylation - an event that affects cell function by altering gene expression - has been uncovered for the first time by stem cell researchers at UCLA, a finding that could have implications in preventing some cancers and correcting defects in human stem cell lines.

3 Jun 2010

Johns Hopkins professor receives $1M MSCRF grant to study glial cells for treating myelin disorders

Q Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that Piotr Walczak, M.D., of Johns Hopkins University has received notification of a $1,000,000 grant to be awarded by the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF) which will enable further study of Q's human neural glial cell product Q-Cells® in preclinical models of demyelinating disease.

2 Jun 2010

Karolinska Institutet researchers produce human stem cells without using animal substances

For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been cultured under chemically controlled conditions without the use of animal substances, which is essential for future clinical uses. The method has been developed by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and is presented in the journal Nature Biotechnology.

31 May 2010

BioTime offers 5 new human stem cell lines developed using ACTCellerate technology for research use

BioTime, Inc. announced today that on June 1, 2010 the Company will be offering for sale five new human stem cell lines for research use only. These cell lines were developed using BioTime's ACTCellerate™ technology. These highly purified, novel, and scalable cell lines are embryonic progenitors, meaning that they are intermediate between human embryonic stem cells and fully developed cells.

31 May 2010

NeoStem to present adult stem cell technologies at Stem Cell Investor & Executive Networking Conference

NeoStem, Inc., an international biopharmaceutical company with operations in the U.S. and China, announced that the Company has been invited to present its adult stem cell technologies at the Stem Cell Investor & Executive Networking Conference Event (SCIENCE) in New York City on June 1, 2010. SCIENCE is designed to bring together investors with industry executives, visionary researchers and clinicians and other stakeholders to highlight opportunities and discuss advances in the stem cell field.

28 May 2010

UT Southwestern researchers create 35 new rat "lines" with mutations in specific genes

For two decades, the laboratory mouse has been the workhorse of biomedical studies and the only mammal whose genes scientists could effectively and reliably manipulate to study human diseases and conditions.

28 May 2010

Leading stem cell scientists to discuss on stem cell clinical trials for ALS and heart attack patients

The first Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Scientific Symposium, dedicated to furthering our ability to bring stem cell therapies from the laboratory to the patient bedside. The conference, led by Clive Svendsen, Ph.D., and Eduardo Marb-n, M.D., Ph.D., will highlight the most recent developments in leading-edge stem cell research and treatments for brain and heart diseases.

27 May 2010

UCI scientists create eight-layer, early-stage retina from human embryonic stem cells

UC Irvine scientists have created an eight-layer, early-stage retina from human embryonic stem cells, the first three-dimensional tissue structure to be made from stem cells.

27 May 2010

UCSF scientists discover new stem cell in developing human brain

UCSF scientists have discovered a new stem cell in the developing human brain. The cell produces nerve cells that help form the neocortex - the site of higher cognitive function -- and likely accounts for the dramatic expansion of the region in the lineages that lead to man, the researchers say.

26 May 2010

Agilent Technologies, Stemina Biomarker Discovery to accelerate metobolomic research

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Stemina Biomarker Discovery, Inc. today announced efforts to accelerate Stemina's metobolomic research. Stemina uses metabolomic analysis of stem cells for the discovery of biomarkers for use in drug screening and drug development.

25 May 2010

Patent applications for Shrink's stem cell research and drug discovery tool StemDisc filed

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors, and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that patent applications for its stem cell research and drug discovery tool StemDisc have been filed.

24 May 2010

NeoStem, Vatican's Pontifical Council collaborate to expand raise awareness of adult stem cell therapies

NeoStem, Inc.,, an international biopharmaceutical company with operations in the US and China, and the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture, today announced a joint initiative that includes their charitable organizations to expand research and raise awareness of adult stem cell therapies.

19 May 2010

genOway and Griffith University sign research partnership and license for olfactory stem cells technology

genOway, the biotechnology company dedicated to the development of genetically modified animal models, today reports an agreement with the Griffith University (Brisbane, Australia) on a eight-months research partnership with its Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies focusing on autologous olfactory adult stem cells. This research program is coupled with a world wide exclusive license to genOway for the rodent transgenic business.

17 May 2010

New way to coax embryonic stem cells and reprogrammed adult cells to develop sensory cells

After ten years of effort, researchers reporting in the May 14th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, say they have found a way to coax embryonic stem cells as well as reprogrammed adult cells to develop into sensory cells that normally reside in the mammalian inner ear. Those mechanosensitive sensory hair cells are the linchpin of hearing and balance.

14 May 2010

Stanford researchers make hair-cell-like cells in a petri dish

Deep inside the ear, specialized cells called hair cells detect vibrations in the air and translate them into sound. Ten years ago, Stefan Heller, PhD, professor of otolaryngology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, came up with the idea that if you could create these cells in the laboratory from stem cells, it would go a long way toward helping scientists understand the molecular basis of hearing in order to develop better treatments for deafness.

14 May 2010

GRNCM1 do not cause cardiac arrhythmias after transplantation: Preclinical study

Geron Corporation today reported positive preclinical study data showing that GRNCM1, Geron's cardiomyocyte product derived from human embryonic stem cells, does not cause cardiac arrhythmias after transplantation into a model of chronic heart damage designed to test this potential safety concern.

14 May 2010

Fragile X syndrome iPS cells and embryonic stem cells behave differently: Study

In the last three years, a new technique for reprogramming adult cells has given scientists an easier and less controversial way to harness the power of embryonic-like stem cells to study human disease from its earliest beginnings in hopes of gleaning new insights into the root causes of disease and developing new therapies.

7 May 2010

Study highlights benefits of using endometrial stem cells to restore functioning of brain cells

Stem cells derived from the endometrium (uterine lining) and transplanted into the brains of laboratory mice with Parkinson's disease appear to restore functioning of brain cells damaged by the disease, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers.

7 May 2010

Embryonic Stem Cell News and Research

Detailed analysis of epigenetics of Wilms tumor reveals similarities to stem cells

New synthetic Petri dish harvests human embryonic stem cells

Researchers discover relationship between DNA methylation and positioning of nucleosomes

Johns Hopkins professor receives $1M MSCRF grant to study glial cells for treating myelin disorders

Karolinska Institutet researchers produce human stem cells without using animal substances

BioTime offers 5 new human stem cell lines developed using ACTCellerate technology for research use

NeoStem to present adult stem cell technologies at Stem Cell Investor & Executive Networking Conference

UT Southwestern researchers create 35 new rat "lines" with mutations in specific genes

Leading stem cell scientists to discuss on stem cell clinical trials for ALS and heart attack patients

UCI scientists create eight-layer, early-stage retina from human embryonic stem cells

UCSF scientists discover new stem cell in developing human brain

Agilent Technologies, Stemina Biomarker Discovery to accelerate metobolomic research

Patent applications for Shrink's stem cell research and drug discovery tool StemDisc filed

NeoStem, Vatican's Pontifical Council collaborate to expand raise awareness of adult stem cell therapies

genOway and Griffith University sign research partnership and license for olfactory stem cells technology

New way to coax embryonic stem cells and reprogrammed adult cells to develop sensory cells

Stanford researchers make hair-cell-like cells in a petri dish

GRNCM1 do not cause cardiac arrhythmias after transplantation: Preclinical study

Fragile X syndrome iPS cells and embryonic stem cells behave differently: Study

Study highlights benefits of using endometrial stem cells to restore functioning of brain cells

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