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Stem Cells To Neurons, Scientists Getting Closer

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Controlled differentiation is the most researched area in stem cell research.Currently undifferentiated cells are being used in stem cell treatments all the world which many  scientists believe are ineffective. Scientists at Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago made a major breakthrough in Alzheimer's. For first time successfully figured out the gene sequence required to turn them into BFC neurons, [...]

iPS Stem Cell Hits Cancer Wall

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A study that has just been published in the journal Cell Death and Differentiation is dampening those hopes of iPS. Conducted by the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Geneva and the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, with the participation of Trono's laboratory. It concludes that the reprogrammed iPS cells exhibit a "genomic [...]

Why Is Dr.Rossi’s RNA-iPS Superior To Prof.Yamanaka’s iPS Technique ?

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Ever since Prof. Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University surprised the world in 2006 with his announcement that he was able to reprogram adult skin cells into embryonic state like stem cells, major researchers and institutes all around the world started to research into induced pluripotent stem cells.(iPS) Prof.Yamanaka’s method of reprogramming an adult skin cell [...]

Japanese & American Stem Cells Scientists – Joint Winners of Saudi Science Award

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UW-Madison researcher James Thomson and Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University, Japan have been named co-winners of the King Faisal International Prize for Medicine for their advancements in stem cell research. Thomson and Prof. Yamanaka will receive the award in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia in March. Thomson made great contribution to stem cell [...]

Researchers Study Cord Blood Stem Cells For Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

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Scientists in The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) research on a child’s own cord blood stem cells’ capability of helping to heal the damage to brain. The enrollment has begun. However, some qualifications have to be met.   Majority of deaths in children are caused by brain injury. As a result, [...]