tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1599506 2013-05-15T14:35:00-07:00 A digest of meaningful research in the stem cell field and updates on the companies who bring the research to the therapeutic market place. TypePad typepad/StemCellDigesthttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550ae2d3688340191022d6e23970c 2013-05-15T14:35:00-07:00 2013-05-15T14:35:00-07:00 Admin Researchers have now successfully reprogrammed human skin cells to become embryonic stem cells capable of transforming into any other cell type in the body. The research breakthrough, led by...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/StemCellDigest/~4/mNb2xaRb2LY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.stemcelldigest.net/stemcell/2013/05/team-converts-human-skin-cells-into-embryonic-stem-cells-for-the-first-time.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550ae2d36883401901bf00b15970b 2013-05-08T15:30:00-07:00 2013-05-08T15:30:00-07:00 Admin Both cellulose and silk are commonly used in textiles but here researchers demonstrate an unexpected use for the two natural polymers when mixed with stem cells. The team treated blends of silk and...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/StemCellDigest/~4/5XGec6DPktE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.stemcelldigest.net/stemcell/2013/05/silk-and-cellulose-biologically-effective-for-use-in-stem-cell-cartilage-repair.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550ae2d36883401901bd4f671970b 2013-05-05T00:05:00-07:00 2013-05-05T00:05:00-07:00 Admin “It’s clear from our study that many aspects of aging are controlled by the hypothalamus," said Dongsheng Cai, M.D., Ph.D., professor of molecular pharmacology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine....<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/StemCellDigest/~4/SpO0DdKZMt0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.stemcelldigest.net/stemcell/2013/05/brain-region-may-hold-key-to-aging.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550ae2d368834017eeac2e7fa970d 2013-05-02T09:37:23-07:00 2013-05-02T09:37:23-07:00 Admin The absence of iPSC cells rules out the formation of tumors by pluripotent cells in the recipient, a major concern involving stem cell therapy. A second advance here comes from the virus that...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/StemCellDigest/~4/unmjDWISp1w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.stemcelldigest.net/stemcell/2013/05/-adult-cells-transformed-into-early-stage-neural-progenitor-cells-bypassing-pluripotent-stem-cell-st.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550ae2d368834019101ad5f1d970c 2013-04-30T10:36:01-07:00 2013-04-30T10:36:01-07:00 Admin The new research investigated the hypothalamus looking specifically at the nerve cells that regulate appetite.They established that a population of brain cells called ‘tanycytes’ behave like stem...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/StemCellDigest/~4/1S1ropuIv6s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.stemcelldigest.net/stemcell/2013/04/stem-cells-found-capable-of-generating-new-appetite-regulating-neurons.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550ae2d368834017eea83d8b7970d 2013-04-24T00:30:00-07:00 2013-04-23T17:47:30-07:00 Admin Researchers discovered the method while looking for lab-grown antibodies that can activate a growth-stimulating receptor on marrow cells. One antibody turned out to activate the receptor in a way...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/StemCellDigest/~4/8Eyfds_K4Hk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.stemcelldigest.net/stemcell/2013/04/antibody-found-that-transforms-bone-marrow-stem-cells-directly-into-brain-cells.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550ae2d368834017d42ff1336970c 2013-04-21T10:56:27-07:00 2013-04-21T10:44:08-07:00 Admin Once inside the mouse brain, the implanted stem cells formed two common, vital types of neurons, which communicate with the chemicals GABA or acetylcholine. "These two neuron types are involved in...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/StemCellDigest/~4/bynnW4v76dA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.stemcelldigest.net/stemcell/2013/04/human-embryonic-stem-cells-transformed-into-nerve-cells-help-mice-regain-ability-to-learn-and-rememb.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550ae2d368834017eea505fc9970d 2013-04-16T17:31:18-07:00 2013-04-16T17:32:17-07:00 Admin One of the major stem cell sector investment questions involves the continued microcap valuation of most of the companies involved as several of them enter or proceed through Phase II clinical...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/StemCellDigest/~4/0pa0HohcfHc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.stemcelldigest.net/stemcell/2013/04/what-will-it-take-for-stem-cell-companies-to-close-the-valuation-gap-aliance-for-regenerative-medici.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550ae2d368834017eea24d5a4970d 2013-04-10T14:53:03-07:00 2013-04-10T14:53:03-07:00 Admin "This study helps us move beyond the science fiction notion of stem cell research, providing clinical evidence for a new approach in cardiovascular regenerative medicine, said Andre Terzic, M.D.,...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/StemCellDigest/~4/YhO-wVUki0I" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.stemcelldigest.net/stemcell/2013/04/cardiopoietic-cardiogenically-instructed-stem-cells-shown-to-improve-heart-health-for-patients-suffe.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550ae2d368834017d4248b20d970c 2013-03-25T12:27:52-07:00 2013-03-25T12:27:52-07:00 Admin An expansion of healthy HSCs in the lab would mean that fewer stem cells need to be retrieved from donors. It also suggests that adult blood stem cells could be frozen and banked for future expansion...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/StemCellDigest/~4/qTiPB6CP9-k" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.stemcelldigest.net/stemcell/2013/03/at-long-last-a-method-is-developed-to-expand-blood-stem-cells-for-bone-marrow-transplant.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550ae2d368834017c37fcfcb7970b 2013-03-21T11:52:49-07:00 2013-03-21T11:52:49-07:00 Admin New research indicates that cartilage with superior qualities can be grown by cultivating adult stem cells in combination with a small quantity of cells from the patient’s own cartilage. Nicole...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/StemCellDigest/~4/Y3J76tT5S4w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.stemcelldigest.net/stemcell/2013/03/stem-cells-provide-means-of-culturing-new-cartilage-to-repair-worn-hips-and-knees.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550ae2d368834017ee94f6f0d970d 2013-03-14T13:54:00-07:00 2013-03-14T13:54:00-07:00 Admin For the first time, researchers have transplanted neural cells derived from a monkey's skin into its brain and watched the cells develop into several types of mature brain cells. In the research, iPS...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/StemCellDigest/~4/VvRsnYb9a3o" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.stemcelldigest.net/stemcell/2013/03/proof-of-principal-induced-neural-progenitor-stem-cell-solution-to-parkinsons-disease.html