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Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body during early life and growth. In addition, in many tissues they serve as a sort of internal repair system, dividing essentially without limit to replenish other cells as long as the person or animal is still alive. When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential either to remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell, or a brain cell.

UCLA researchers discover new way to eliminate leukemia stem cells

The introduction of the drug imatinib in 2001 revolutionized the treatment of a type of cancer called chronic myelogenous leukemia. In more than 80% of people with CML who received the drug, the disease went into complete remission.

15 Oct 2019

Study investigates how aging influences fate of fibro-adipogenic progenitors in skeletal muscles

In adult skeletal muscle, loss of myofiber integrity caused by mechanical injuries or diseases are repaired by resident muscle stem cells, called satellite cells, which promptly exit from quiescence after disruption of muscle architecture to expand, differentiate and drive tissue regeneration.

11 Oct 2019

Vaccine against gastrin may slow spread of pancreatic cancer

New research suggests a vaccine that blocks a digestive hormone may slow the spread of pancreatic cancer, potentially increasing survival rates. The study, published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology—Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, was chosen as an APSselect article for October.

10 Oct 2019

Lab-grown, testosterone-producing cells could help treat hypogonadism

Researchers have managed to grow human, testosterone-producing cells, which could lead to improved treatment options for low testosterone levels.

9 Oct 2019

Biology and computers meld to help understand how breast cancer develops

Among the most deadly killers in the area of cancer, breast cancer is also extremely difficult to treat, once it has spread to the bones. Not only does it metastasize rapidly, but it comprises a variety of cell types and also depends on the input from many other non-breast cells during the initiation, growth and spread of the cancer. This complexity makes it more difficult to develop targeted therapies in this condition.

8 Oct 2019

Salford scientists identify new drug candidate to starve and suffocate breast cancer stem cells

Scientists have identified a new drug candidate that is able starve and suffocate cancer stem cells, paving the way for new therapies to treat breast cancer patients.

8 Oct 2019

Scientists use organoid technology to achieve stable long-term cultures of mouse urothelial cells

Investigation of biological mechanisms in urothelial tissue -one of the three types of tissue that make up the urinary system- has always been very limited due to the lack of technologies that allow working with stable and long-term populations of the cells that compose it.

4 Oct 2019

Scientists uncover the cause of a rare fatal nerve disease

A new study has revealed the cause of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher syndrome and how simply adding a chemical that binds to iron, so it can be removed from the cell, enables the sick cells to grow back.

4 Oct 2019

Viagra enables rapid and efficient hematopoietic stem cell mobilization in mice

The combination of two clinically approved drugs--Viagra and Plerixafor--rapidly and efficiently mobilizes blood stem cells from the bone marrow into the bloodstream in mice, researchers report October 10th in the journal Stem Cell Reports.

4 Oct 2019

Rapid progress in brain organoid research prompts ethical debate

A new paper has tried to address the ethical debate surrounding human organoids by evaluating the potential risks of creating “humanized” animals

4 Oct 2019

Researchers are developing new therapy to counter the effects of traumatic brain injury

A blow to the head or powerful shock wave on the battlefield can cause immediate, significant damage to a person's skull and the tissue beneath it.

4 Oct 2019

Penn researchers propose ethical framework that defines brain organoid transplantation

As research involving the transplantation of human "mini-brains"--known as brain organoids--into animals to study disease continues to expand, so do the ethical debates around the practice.

4 Oct 2019

New project to examine roles of microgravity and cosmic radiation in tumor growth, development

Can weightlessness stop cancer from growing? One of the nine research projects that has been given the go-ahead for the new China Space Station scheduled for 2022 is designed to answer this exact question.

3 Oct 2019

Novel viral vector improves gene therapy for sickle cell disease

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a unique, improved lentiviral vector for use in gene therapy for sickle cell disease.

3 Oct 2019

Researchers make breakthrough in gene therapy for sickle cell disease

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a new and improved viral vector--a virus-based vehicle that delivers therapeutic genes--for use in gene therapy for sickle cell disease.

2 Oct 2019

Using cloning technology to prevent esophageal cancer

Researchers at the University of Houston have replicated the genetic mechanism underlying the transformation of benign esophageal cells into a malignant tumor.

2 Oct 2019

MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute enrolls first patient in cardiac stem cell clinical study

MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute has enrolled its first patient to a clinical trial to determine whether cardiac stem cells reduce inflammation enough to improve heart function in patients with heart failure severe enough to require a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD.

1 Oct 2019

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UCLA researchers discover new way to eliminate leukemia stem cells

Study investigates how aging influences fate of fibro-adipogenic progenitors in skeletal muscles

Vaccine against gastrin may slow spread of pancreatic cancer

Lab-grown, testosterone-producing cells could help treat hypogonadism

Biology and computers meld to help understand how breast cancer develops

Salford scientists identify new drug candidate to starve and suffocate breast cancer stem cells

Scientists use organoid technology to achieve stable long-term cultures of mouse urothelial cells

Scientists uncover the cause of a rare fatal nerve disease

Viagra enables rapid and efficient hematopoietic stem cell mobilization in mice

Rapid progress in brain organoid research prompts ethical debate

Researchers are developing new therapy to counter the effects of traumatic brain injury

Penn researchers propose ethical framework that defines brain organoid transplantation

New project to examine roles of microgravity and cosmic radiation in tumor growth, development

Novel viral vector improves gene therapy for sickle cell disease

Researchers make breakthrough in gene therapy for sickle cell disease

Using cloning technology to prevent esophageal cancer

MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute enrolls first patient in cardiac stem cell clinical study

New $1.5 million grant could help develop innovative methods to halt spread of cancer

Researchers to explore if humans can exploit genetics of a mouse that regrows axons after injury

Cardiac cells derived from skin samples help unravel genetic underpinnings of heart function

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