by Angela C. H. McDonald | Jan 26, 2012
As has been reported broadly this week, transplantation of human embryonic stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelial cells appears to be safe in human patients, and it may even be efficacious (although this can only be confirmed via a Phase II trial). Advanced Cell...
by Paul Krzyzanowski | Jan 24, 2012
Repurposing known drugs for new applications is a strategy with fascinating potential, with two of the most notable examples being Thalidomide and Viagra. Thalidomide was commonly used in the late 1950s as a sedative in pregnant women, later being associated with...
by Stem Cell Network | Jan 17, 2012
In recent years, the research community has been quite outspoken in its condemnation of rogue stem cell clinics operating in many countries across the globe. Indeed, through announcements made by health and related ministries in China, India and the US, it appears the...
by David Kent | Jan 12, 2012
Last fall, I wrote on the Eurostemcell documentary film entitled Stem Cell Revolutions: A Vision of the Future, which featured some experimental stem cell treatments in India, and since that time, I have tried to keep my finger on the pulse of what has been happening...
by David Kent | Jan 6, 2012
Yesterday, a landmark paper emerged from Cell which reported two major findings to the scientific community: Primate embryonic stem cells cannot generate chimeras, and Aggregation and injection of multiple early-stage four-cell primate embryos (not embryonic stem...
by Lisa Willemse | Dec 21, 2011
In a traditional view of medical research, advances tend to be measured against the overarching goal of cure. Noble as this might be, research is rarely such a black and white affair — if we have learned anything, it’s that there are innumerable shades of grey....
by Stem Cell Network | Dec 14, 2011
When we report on breakthroughs in stem cell research, we typically link to well-funded studies published in peer-reviewed journals by world-renowned scientists. This time, it’s a little different. Angela Zhang, a high school senior from Cupertino, California, was...
by Angela C. H. McDonald | Dec 13, 2011
Last spring, I wrote about the remarkable generation of self-organizing retinal tissue created from mouse embryonic stem cells. The study successfully created all major retinal components including photoreceptors, albeit at a low abundance. However, while...
by David Kent | Dec 6, 2011
From the depths of the poetic frivolity of Raphael de la Ghetto come some words that might help guide us through one of the most interesting concepts being pursued by stem cell biologists these days. Specifically, research has emerged which links stem cell behaviour...
by Angela C. H. McDonald | Nov 29, 2011
The intestine is an amazing organ. In fact, when I am not reading research related to my thesis, I read about the stem cell population that maintains our gut, the intestinal stem cells (ISCs). And sometimes, the reading reveals most unusual mysteries. ISCs have their...
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