Sentences with phrase «which stem cells»

«In our pilot study last year, in which stem cells were injected intravenously, we found stem - cell therapy to be safe, and we saw evidence of improvement among some of the cats enrolled in the trial,» Quimby said in an article published in Phys.org.

Your pet's own tissue at the targeted site is the scaffold to which the stem cells attach.

Manuscripts that increase our understanding of the processes through which stem cells and progenitors differentiate into committed progeny, the commitment cell death programs such as apoptosis and necrosis, aging, and the transition between proliferation and cell cycle arrest are welcome.

McKay's laboratory studies the process by which stem cells become specific cell types, known as differentiation.

The researchers are currently exploring this and other questions to elucidate the process by which stem cells protect a heart after an myocardial infarction and help translate it for human application.

Barcelona, studies the process by which stem cells turn into neurons, the type of brain cells that malfunction and die in HD.

Though science has been trying to make human blastocysts, the embryonic stage at which stem cells can be harvested till now, the de-nucleated egg approach has not worked in humans.

One consistent challenge has been observing and monitoring the process through which stem cells transform.

Their findings outlined four distinct cellular phases of sperm stem cells maturation, revealing how the stem cells progress from a «quiescent» state, to a «proliferation» state during which stem cells divide, to a final «differentiation» state when stem cells mature to become sperm.

A new technique for sequencing the RNA in a single cell has been revolutionary, Ngai said, allowing researchers to trace which stem cells in a densely packed tissue become specialized, based on the mRNA present in the cell, which indicates which genes are being expressed.

Wu's team attempted to mimic the spongy, three - dimensional structure of bone marrow, in which the stem cells mature anchored to scaffolding constructed from cells known as stromal cells.

Engineering a megakaryocyte niche (a special environment in which stem cells live and renew) that supports the growth of hematopoietic stem cells in culture, is the next step for the researchers.

The role of these gels is to mimic the natural environment of the stem cells, which provides them with a protein - and sugar - rich scaffold called the «extracellular matrix,» upon which the stem cells build specific body tissues.

For each business, the duo recorded the company name, location (s), website addresses, advertised stem cell types, and marketing claims concerning diseases, injuries, and conditions for which stem cells are reportedly administered.

The EPSRC - funded study, published in Biomacromolecules and undertaken by University of Bristol researchers, explored the feasibility of using natural fibres such as silk and cellulose as stem cell scaffolds — the matrix to which stem cells can cling to as they grow.

Now, in a new study published today, Sept. 8, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin - Madison has added a new wrinkle to the cell differentiation equation, showing that the stiffness of the surfaces on which stem cells are grown can exert a profound influence on cell fate.

Across multiple samples using a stiff matrix, while varying the degree of tethering, the researchers found no difference in the rate at which stem cells showed signs of turning into bone - like cells.

It then stopped growing, far short of the 100 - cell blastocyst stage from which stem cells can be derived.

Hochedlinger and others warn that despite the lightning speed at which stem cell science is progressing, until scientists have a sure - fire method for creating ES - like cells, they still need to be able to work with the «gold standard» for pluripotent cells: cells from human embryos.

Not exact matches

On the logistics end, it is easier to manufacture certain stem - cell therapies, which will be key for human trials like the heart - muscle - regeneration program.

One recent example: Stemcentrx, which rode an unproven approach targeting cancer stem cells to a summertime financing round of nearly $ 250 million and a $ 5 billion valuation, the most for a venture - backed drug maker and second to Theranos in health care.

In London in 2013, a team from Maastricht University demonstrated a burger they made from cow stem cells, which chef Richard McGeown then cooked.

For example, using 3 - D bioprinters — which can print the structure of human tissue with biodegradable material — and stem cells, which are used to populate the 3 - D printed structure, researchers can grow actually human tissue.

The embryos, which were genetically modified to prevent them from growing their own pancreases, were injected with mouse pluripotent stem cells that formed into a pancreas.

In a statement, the healthcare services company focused on providing stem cell services, noted that it has been in discussion with its financial advisers with a view to a fundraising, in the absence of which the group is at risk of not being able to continue trading as a going concern.

Case in point, the religious tries to halt stem cell research, which could mean that a cure for a disease that one of my kids develops might not be found.

Yet the latter form, which is present some eight weeks after fertilization, is not only ethically unacceptable for research but also far too old to yield embryonic stem cells.»

In the time of all this fighting we've had [over embryonic stem - cell research]-- which did slow down this [adult stem - cell] research — in the last year we've advanced ten years.»

Whether it is changing text books to teach religion as a «science,» making laws that prohibit stem - cell research which would without question help those in need, to stopping of any kind of gay rights, trying to put religion (christianity) into schools, a woman's right to choose, etc, etc...

For instance, a strong resolution opposing embryonic stem cell research, which destroys human lives, passed with 97 percent support.

The NIH defines totipotent cells as the source of both embryonic stem cells and of trophoblast cells which give rise to extra-embryonic tissues such as the placenta.

In November the Lancet published the results of an international research project whereby a Colombian lady received a new trachea (windpipe) which had been grown from a donor trachea (as it were, a «scaffold») repopulated with stem cells, for the very first time, from the patient's own body.

The ANT - OAR proposal represent a scientifically and morally sound means of obtaining human pluripotent stem cells that does not compromise either the science or the deeply held moral convictions of those who oppose the destructive use of human embryos for research» which is a creative approach that can be embraced by both the anything - goes camp and the nothing - goes.

Fetal stem cells, which may turn out to be useful for treating conditions like Parkinson's, need to be cloned — that is, researchers need to take a cell from a body, put it in an embryo, and grow that embryo to a certain small size before harvesting the stem cells.

Unfortunately, at this formative stage in their lives one viewpoint is pushed to the fore on campus, and that's the opinion that euthanasia, abortion, embryonic stem cell research and a host of other practices which strip humans of their most fundamental right are good things.

When I entered the United States Senate in 1996, I had no idea that I would eventually consider stem cell research as one of the most important policy issues in which I am involved.

Cauliflower is full of sulfur compounds called glucosinolates such as the powerful sulforaphane and isothiocyanates which have been studied to be very effective for phase II liver detoxification and as cancer stem cell neutralizing agents.

Sulforaphane (a sulphur compound) is a key compound in broccoli which has the ability to kill cancer stem cells, which slows tumor growth.

Through CBR ®, we also help families to preserve newborn stem cells, which are used today in transplant medicine for certain cancers and blood, immune and metabolic disorders, and have the potential to play a valuable role in the ongoing development of regenerative medicine.

Cord tissue is a small segment of the baby's umbilical cord, which is a rich source of different stem cells not found in cord blood

The news is particularly relevant in light of the fact that many common health issues with newborns are linked to developmental problems with their organs, a situation that might be aided by the infusion of stem cells, which can mature into any organ in the body.

Cord blood can now be stored, which gives families access to life - saving stem cells - this is called cord blood banking.

Cord blood includes potent stem cells, which are considered to be the building blocks of the body.

These include blood - derived leukocytes, cells of the mammary epithelium, stem cells and cell fragments, which provide immune - protection to the infant.

Pioneered by Americord, PlacentaBanking ® is a safe method of collecting and preserving precious stem cells which could hold the key to your child's and family's health.

Blood taken from the baby's umbilical cord has potentially life saving stem cells, which is the reason celebrity parents are having the blood placed in banks.

A further # 50 million will be made available for stem cell research into illnesses for which there is currently no cure, the government announced today.

The first task was to become world leaders in science, to which end he announced an extra # 50 million funding in stem cell research, and a new partnership of pharmaceutical and biomedical companies that would bring in # 500 million in research and development funds.

«There are perfectly ethical ways of obtaining stem cells to cure disease, which do not involve embryo destruction, so no matter what moral value one places on the human embryo, we do not need to use it.»

Stem cell research and diabetes Stem cell research is a relatively new area of investigation, believed by many in the scientific and medical communities to have important new potential for the treatment of many diseases and conditions particularly those like diabetes, which are characterised by severe damage to certain cells and tissues..