Category Archives: Stem Cell Research

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 21-Mar-2014 Contact: Charles Casey charles.casey@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu 916-734-9048 University of California - Davis Health System (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) For the first time, scientists have succeeded in coaxing laboratory cultures of human stem cells to develop into the specialized, unique cells needed to repair a patient's defective or diseased bladder. The breakthrough, developed at the UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures and published today in the scientific journal Stem Cells Translational Medicine, is significant because it provides a pathway to regenerate replacement bladder tissue for patients whose bladders are too small or do not function properly, such as children with spina bifida and adults with spinal cord injuries or bladder cancer. "Our goal is to use human stem cells to regenerate tissue in the lab that can be transplanted into patients to augment or replace their malfunctioning bladders," said Eric Kurzrock, professor and chief of the division of pediatric urologic surgery at UC Davis Children's Hospital and lead scientist of the study, which is titled "Induction of Human Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Urothelium." To develop the bladder cells, Kurzrock and his UC Davis colleagues investigated two categories of human stem cells. In their key experiments, they used induced … Continue reading →

15 hours ago by Michael Mccarthy Julie Mathieu (left), Hannele Ruohola-Baker, and Zsuzsa Agoston go over laboratory research results. Proteins that regulate energy metabolism are essential for stem cell formation, University of Washington researchers find. Two proteins that control how cells metabolize glucose play a key role in the formation of human stem cells, UW researchers report. The findings advance scientists' understanding of stem cell development but also suggest that the proteins, which also play a role in the process that transforms normal cells into cancer stem cells, might also be targets for new cancer therapies, the researchers write. The findings appear online in the journal Cell Stem Cell. The paper's lead authors are Julie Mathieu, a post-doctoral fellow at the UW and Wenyu Zhou who was a graduate student at UW and is now a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University, Department of Genetics. Dr. Hannele Ruohola-Baker, UW professor of biochemistry, is the paper's senior author. In the study, the researchers induced mature human tissue fibroblasts to revert to an earlier stem cell-like state by inserting genes for four proteins, a process called reprogramming. These reprogrammed cells have the extraordinary ability to develop into any type of cell in the … Continue reading →

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The DIY finger-prick technique opens door for extensive stem cell banking 1. Scientists at A*STARs Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have developed a method to generate human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) from a single drop of finger-pricked blood. The method also enables donors to collect their own blood samples, which they can then send to a laboratory for further processing. The easy access to blood samples using the new technique could potentially boost the recruitment of greater numbers and diversities of donors, and could lead to the establishment of large-scale hiPSC banks. 3. Current sample collection for reprogramming into hiPSCs include invasive measures such as collecting cells from the bone marrow or skin, which may put off many potential donors. Although hiPSCs may also be generated from blood cells, large quantities of blood are usually required. In the paper published online on the Stem Cell Translational Medicine journal, scientists at IMCB showed for the first time that single-drop volumes of blood are sufficient for reprogramming into hiPSCs. The finger-prick technique is the worlds first to use only a drop of finger-pricked blood to yield hiPSCs with high efficiency. A patent has been filed for the innovation. 4. … Continue reading →

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UC Merced professor Kara McCloskey was recently awarded a highly competitive $500,000 grant to continue research in human stem cell biology, as part of an effort to enhance stem cell research in California. In February, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine approved more than $27million for Basic Biology V Awards, and McCloskeys grant is included. The leads for this effort include Stanford University and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. In her laboratory, McCloskey and her students are using stem cells to engineer cardiovascular tissues that could someday be used to repair damaged blood vessels or heart tissue. Specifically, they are producing highly specialized cells that have not been the focus of much research to date the endothelial cells found at the tips and in the stalks, including phalanx endothelial cells, of blood vessels and cells that could help repair a damaged heart. The phalanx cells exhibit anti-inflammatory properties, and the ones in the tips and stalks contribute to angiogenesis, the new growth of blood vessels, said McCloskey, who teachers in the School of Engineering. The two-year grant will help support her laboratory, including five undergrads, five graduate students and one post-doctoral scholar as they gather the data that takes … Continue reading →

Jim Stowers, who died this week at age 90, became a billionaire by shrewdly investing other peoples money. After both he and his wife, Virginia, were diagnosed with cancer, they gave away most of their fortune to find cures for cancer and other deadly diseases. They established a world-class institute in their hometown of Kansas City. In 2006, the institutes medical research was threatened when Missouri legislators tried to criminalize some forms of embryonic stem cell research. The couple almost single-handedly bankrolled the fight to pass a constitutional amendment to protect a form of embryonic research. Voters narrowly approved the amendment in a bitter statewide battle. He provided most of the funds for the campaign, Dr. William Danforth, chancellor emeritus at Washington University, recalled Tuesday. The two wealthy men, from opposite ends of the state, joined forces in 2006 to create Missouri Cures. The organization won passage of the amendment with a sea of TV ads. Opponents called the funding clone-to-kill money. Danforth said Mr. Stowers was committed to making the world a better place. He recruited some of the best scientists and physicians to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, putting Kansas City on the map for disease and … Continue reading →

1:00 AM The Kansas City man funded stem cell research. The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jim Stowers Jr., the billionaire founder of one of the nations leading investment management firms who gave away most of his fortune to fight disease, has died. He was 90. The Kansas City, Mo., philanthropist, whose tenacity in business was just as fierce as in his fight for stem-cell research, died Monday after a period of declining health, according to a news release issued by his namesake research firm and the investment firm he founded, American Century Investments. Stowers was a struggling mutual fund salesman in 1958 when he founded Twentieth Century Investors Inc. with only two mutual funds and $107,000 in assets. That company grew into American Century Investments, one of the nations leading investment management firms that, as of 2013, was managing about $141 billion. In 2000, Stowers and his wife, Virginia, who both successfully fought cancer, promised more than $1 billion of their fortune to create the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City. Stowers and his wife said they wanted the institute to focus on basic research into how genes work, to determine ways to alter genes to fight … Continue reading →

ASTONISHING NEW DISCOVERY IN STEM CELL RESEARCH 3-16-14 M2U03067 Stem cell researcher comes up with something'astonishing' http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20140206-ABE-on-ABE/Tech-Science/Stem-cell-resear... By: WheepingWillow2 … Continue reading →

Luminesce Serum Stem Cell Lift Dr Nathan Newman performs stem cell lift http://www.1594.jeunesseglobal.com/ By: Anti Aging … Continue reading →