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In 2000, Johns Hopkins team treated 18 paralyzed rodents with neural stem cells. 6 years later, the team engineered working motor-neuron circuits in paralyzed adult animals, extending the original findingJohns Hopkins research from 2000 and 2006 represents an important scientific progression in the search for ways to repair damaged nervous s...- Shinya Yamanaka Was Ranked Last in School—Then Won a Nobel PrizeShinya Yamanaka, a Nobel laureate, did not follow a typical path to success. His curiosity and persistence led to a groundbreaking discover...
- Vitamins A and C help erase 'memory' in stem cellsRemoval of this memory is critical in order to create a developmentally potent stem cell, or to change one kind of adult cell to another.
- Vitamin treatment unlocks door to stem cell therapiesWellington, Oct 14 (IANS) Vitamins A and C could improve the conversion of adult cells into stem cells, opening the way to advances in biom...
- Nutech brings in embryonic stem cell therapy for diabeticsNutech Mediworld has developed a Human Embryonic Stem Cell (HESC) therapy which will go a long way in treating patients with type-II diabet...
- Embryonic stem cells could heal damaged lungs: ResearchEmbryonic stem cells can be used to repair damaged lung tissue in those with severe respiratory disease, researchers have found.
- Cells that aid hearing created successfully in labScientists have developed a way to coax embryonic stem cells to become the inner-ear hair cells which are responsible for hearing & sense o...
- Stem cell implant shows promise for Parkinson's treatmentThe findings could be an important step toward using the implantation of stem cell-generated neurons as a treatment for Parkinson's disease...
- Functioning brain tissue grown in 3-D structureMoreover, cells were seen to migrate and extend fibres that bent to form the T-shape characteristic of granule cell parallel fibres.
- On-off switch for key stem cell gene discoveredScientists have uncovered an on-off switch for a key stem cell gene, a discovery that may propel advances in regenerative medicine.
- New stem cell can grow into any body partThese cells can be programmed to become any cell type in the body, from brain to heart, and can be used to grow new organs and tissue for t...
- US treats first patient with human embryonic stem cellsUS doctors have begun the first tests of human embryonic stem cells in patients, treating a man with spinal cord injuries in a landmark tri...
- Stem cell policy may see US cos seeking tie-ups in IndiaThe pro-embryonic stem cell policy of the US President Barack Obama is likely to result in Indian research organisations attracting the int...
- Obama to remove limit on stem cell work: SourceEight years of frustration are close to an end for scientists seeking ways to use embryonic stem cells to combat illness and injury.
- Obama to reverse Bush limits on stem-cell researchUS President Barack Obama will wipe out another contentious aspect of his predecessor George W Bush's legacy by removing curbs on federal f...
- Stem cell banks grow on hope of healthy dividendStem cell research promises to dramatically change the way diseases are treated, Indians are turning up in large numbers at specialised ‘ba...
- Novo in 3-way pact for insulin from stem cellsPharma firm Novo Nordisk, stem cell biotechnology firm Cellartis and Sweden’s Lund University Stem Cell Center have announced a collaborati...
- Walking the tightrope of stem cell researchAt least over a dozen institutions are publicly undertaking some activity or the other in the field of stem cells in India while it is reas...
- Bush uses 1st veto on stem cell lawPresident George W Bush rejected legislation passed by the Republican-controlled Congress that would have overturned his ban on federal fun...
- Govt plans to regulate stem cells researchThe government proposes to regulate stem cell sourcing, banking, transfer (exports) and research.
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