Stem Cells Field of Research

Stem cells are cells found in most, if not all, multi-cellular organisms. They are characterized by the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division and differentiating into a diverse range of specialized cell types. Stem cells can now be grown and transformed into specialized cells with characteristics consistent with cells of various tissues such as muscles or nerves through cell culture. Highly plastic adult stem cells from a variety of sources, including umbilical cord blood and bone marrow, are routinely used in medical therapies. Embryonic cell lines and autologous embryonic stem cells generated through therapeutic cloning have also been proposed as promising candidates for future therapies.

Sunday Telegraph, The; London (UK) - 'I have to believe in miracles'

September 5, 2010 --

All human life passes through the Today programme studio. A worldclass sprinter comes in, a senior politician, an author of self- help books,...

Sunday Telegraph, The; London (UK) - Doctor preyed on our desperation to find a cure for crippling MS

September 5, 2010 --

KAREN GALLEY'S dream was for her son to see her walk. Suffering from multiple sclerosis and con-fined to a wheelchair, she was prepared to...

Sunday Telegraph, The; London (UK) - Doctor preyed on our desperation to find a cure for crippling MS

September 5, 2010 --

KAREN GALLEY'S dream was for her son to see her walk. Suffering from multiple sclerosis and con-fined to a wheelchair, she was prepared to...

Nottingham Evening Post - City's part in stem cell work

September 2, 2010 --

A BREAKTHROUGH by city researchers could help to create large scale 'stem cell factories' able to keep up with demand for new therapies. A...

Business Wire - Stem Cell Assurance Secures First Phase of Private Funding

September 2, 2010 -- Stem Cell Assurance, a leader in stem cell collection and storage for personal applications, announced a $1M agreement with a private funding...

U.S. Newswire - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Reacts to

September 2, 2010 --

BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology expressed its disapproval and...

DNA : Daily News & Analysis; Mumbai - After cancer battle, Lisa Ray spreads hope

September 2, 2010 --

"My name is Lisa Ray. And I'm a cancer survivor," said the Toronto-based model-turned-actress dressed in a shimmering silver-grey off-shoulder...

Palm Beach Post - Rep. Meek, others seek stem-cell law {HEADLINE2} U.S. Senate hopeful

September 2, 2010 --

Democratic Senate candidate and U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek and local U.S. Reps. Ron Klein and Ted Deutch on Wednesday called for Congress to...

Herald, The; Glasgow (UK) - Stem cell treatment warning

September 1, 2010 --

EXPERTS have warned patients to avoid foreign clinics offering unproven stem cell therapies.

Despite widely publicised success...

Herald, The; Glasgow (UK) - Sunshine link to a disabling disease

September 1, 2010 --

Multiple sclerosis is an auto-immune condition and the most common disabling neurological disease among young adults.

In patients...

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