Tag Archives: stem cell therapy
Stem cell therapy holds promise for epileptics
Stem cells taken from the brain of a 13-year-old girl were transplanted into newborn mice and developed into a variety of brain cells almost identical to the animals’ own — a procedure that someday could be used to replace the … Continue reading
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Stem Cell technology produces ‘mighty mice’
Injured mice that were treated with stem cell therapy experienced muscle repair and enhancement, creating mighty mice with bulky muscles that stayed big and strong for the rest of their lives, U.S. researchers said this past week. These findings could … Continue reading
Filed under Regenerative medicine
Discovery in Salamanders Could Lead to Human Limb Regeneration
By tracking individual cells in genetically modified salamanders, researchers have found an unexpected explanation for their seemingly magical ability to regrow lost limbs. Rather than having their cellular clocks fully reset and reverting to an embryonic state, cells in the … Continue reading
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First Clinical Trial of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy in the World Begins
Human embryonic stem cell therapy is being tried on a human for the first time in a new clinical trial. This is the first clinical trial of its kind in the world. The trial is designed to test the safety … Continue reading
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