Category Archives: Stem Cell Research

Elena Cattaneo "My dream as a scientist is to be able to contribute to finding a cure for one of these terrible neurological diseases." By: International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) … Continue reading →

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The state of California is preparing to invest up to $40 million in a new scientific field that backers say could revolutionize medicine and lead to personalized medical treatments. The directors of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine are meeting in Berkeley this Wednesday to create one or two research centers for stem-cell genomics, the Sacramento Bee (http://bit.ly/1mKZTRp) reported Sunday. Scientists and biotech companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego and elsewhere are competing for the research money. Researchers believe that genomics, the study of genes and their relationships, can lead to more effective therapies that are tailored to a patient's genetic makeup. The new research centers for stem-cell genomics could help make California a leader in the fast-moving field. "Right now, in a lot of ways, doctors are making educated guesses as to how to treat us patients more generally," said UC Davis stem cell researcher Paul Knoepfler. "By knowing our genomic information ... they could be making far more educated choices about treatments." The move into genomics comes as the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine struggles to fulfill the promises of the 2004 ballot initiative campaign that created the $3 billion stem-cell agency. … Continue reading →

SACRAMENTO The state of California is preparing to invest up to $40 million in a new scientific field that backers say could revolutionize medicine and lead to personalized medical treatments. The directors of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine are meeting in Berkeley this Wednesday to create one or two research centers for stem-cell genomics, the Sacramento Bee reported Sunday. Scientists and biotech companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego and elsewhere are competing for the research money. Researchers believe that genomics, the study of genes and their relationships, can lead to more effective therapies that are tailored to a patients genetic makeup. The new research centers for stem-cell genomics could help make California a leader in the fast-moving field. Right now, in a lot of ways, doctors are making educated guesses as to how to treat us patients more generally, said UC Davis stem cell researcher Paul Knoepfler. By knowing our genomic information ... they could be making far more educated choices about treatments. The move into genomics comes as the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine struggles to fulfill the promises of the 2004 ballot initiative campaign that created the $3 billion stem-cell agency. So far, no … Continue reading →

Embryonic stem cells have been highly valued for their ability to turn into any type of cell in the body. Stem cells can be manufactured for human use for the first time in Ireland, following Irish Medicines Board licensing of a new facility in Galway. NUI Galways Centre for Cell Manufacturing Ireland aims to culture adult stem cells to tackle conditions such as arthritis, heart disease, diabetes and associated conditions. The centre, which is one of less than half a dozen in Europe authorised for stem cell manufacture, has been developed by researchers at NUIGs regenerative medicine institute. Stem cells serve as the bodys repair mechanism. They can be isolated from tissues such as bone marrow and fat, and cultured in laboratory settings. More controversially, embryonic stem cells have been highly valued for their ability to turn into any type of cell in the body, but scientists can now use reprogrammed adult skin cells to create a stem cell that is very similar to embryonic versions. The centre will be opened today by Minister of State for Research and Innovation Sen Sherlock, at a time when the Health Research Board and Science Foundation Ireland have approved funding there for clinical … Continue reading →

Diabetes: Progress toward stem cell therapies California's Stem Cell Agency (CIRM) hosted a live Google Hangout about recent progress in stem cell based strategies for diabetes therapies. The speakers in... By: California Institute for Regenerative Medicine … Continue reading →

Jan. 22, 2014 Scientists have known for years that stem cells in male and female sexual organs are regulated differently by their respective hormones. In a surprising discovery, researchers at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) and Baylor College of Medicine have found that stem cells in the blood-forming system -- which is similar in both sexes -- also are regulated differently by hormones, with estrogen proving to be an especially prolific promoter of stem cell self-renewal. The research, published in Nature, raises several intriguing possibilities for further investigation that might lead to improved treatments for blood cancers and increased safety and effectiveness of chemotherapy. Before the finding, blood-forming stem cells were thought to be regulated similarly in both males and females, according to the paper's senior author, Dr. Sean Morrison, Director of CRI, Professor of Pediatrics, and the Mary McDermott Cook Chair in Pediatric Genetics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. However, while working in Dr. Morrison's laboratory as postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Daisuke Nakada, the first and co-corresponding author of the study, and Dr. Hideyuki Oguro discovered that blood-forming stem cells divide more frequently in females than in males due to higher estrogen levels. The research, … Continue reading →

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Human Brain Development: Anita Bhattacharyya at TEDxUWMadison Anita Bhattacharyya is a Senior Scientist at the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research examines how the development of the cere... By: TEDxTalks … Continue reading →

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 22-Jan-2014 Contact: Robin Crawford src@faseb.org 301-634-7010 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Bethesda, MD This 2014 FASEB Science Research Conference focuses on recent advances in our understanding of the regulatory mechanisms controlling normal and abnormal functions of muscle-resident stem cells in regeneration, muscle homeostasis, hypertrophy, aging and muscle degenerative disease. Eight plenary sessions and three dedicated poster sessions will encompass the following major themes: transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression in stem cells, satellite cell heterogeneity and potential, stem cell signaling and environmental interactions, satellite cell quiescence, activation and renewal, non-satellite stem cells, satellite cell proliferation, commitment and differentiation, muscle stem cells in growth and hypertrophy, and muscle stem cells in aging, disease and therapeutics. This FASEB Conference increasingly attracts investigators in related fields who are interested in the rapid advances in muscle stem cell research, and interdisciplinary interactions are an important feature of this meeting. Collectively, this conference, which represents the only international conference that focuses exclusively on muscle satellite and stem cell populations, provides a venue to present cutting edge research, foster discussions, and promote collaborative interactions, with the goal of advancing a fundamental understanding of muscle-resident stem cells, and ultimately, translating this … Continue reading →

A big blow-up in Barcelona over biotech patents and research cash may bring a famous world master of stem-cell research back to La Jolla's Salk Institute full time, according to accounts in Spanish and science media. Juan Carlos Izpisa Belmonte abruptly stepped down a week ago as the director of the Center of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona, reports Science Insider, a politics and policy website of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Izpisa Belmonte was personally involved in most of the research projects at the center, which he ran while also a professor at the Gene Expression Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego, California. Press reports have suggested that he may try to take many ongoing projects with him and that this could reduce CMRB to an empty shell. Izpisa Belmonte is one of the elite expat scientists lured back to help raise Spain's scientific profile since the beginning of the century. After the adoption of a 2003 law for assisted reproduction that allowed researchers to use frozen human embryos and derive embryonic stem cells, the Catalan and Spanish governments charged him with the creation of CMRB as a pioneering research center in … Continue reading →