Stem Cell Research News

Stem Cell Research News – Newsletter for January 30, 2011

China 'on verge of stem cell breakthrough'

NEW DELHI - China is on the verge of achieving a breakthrough in stem cell research, says a top scientist in the field. Zhou Qi, chief scientist with the stem cell research project at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), said Chinese scientists are expecting a major scientific breakthrough to be made within the next decade, .... Source  : China ‘on verge of stem cell breakthrough’.

Stem Cell Research News – Newsletter for January 18, 2011

Stem cells from patients could help test cardiac disease treatments

LONDON - Stem cells derived from a patient with an inherited heart disease could help test specific treatments for the disease, known as long QT syndrome, say scientists. Researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology turned the skin cells into a type of all-purpose stem cell called induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPSCs. Prof. Lior Gepstein [..] Read the original article: here.

Stem Cell Research News – Newsletter for December 22, 2010

Baby boy makes medical history as UK's first "saviour sibling"

LONDON - A baby boy in Britain has become the first “saviour sibling” to be created in the UK after doctors cultivated embryos that could provide stem cells to treat a life-threatening disease his sister has been suffering since birth. Max Matthews, who is just 17-months-old, gave his elder sister Megan, 9, the ultimate Christmas present .... Source article  : Baby boy makes medical history as UK’s first “saviour sibling”.

Stem Cell Research News – Newsletter for December 21, 2010

Male Baldness no more a Problem, Stem Cell has an Answer

NEW YORK (Gaeatimes.com) — Men no more have to suffer from baldness stigma as stem cells has an answer to cure baldness. German scientists claim to have grown the world’s first artificial hair follicles from stem cells. This could led to a major stem cell breakthrough that could where stem cells can be used to .... Read the original article  : Male Baldness no more a Problem, Stem Cell has an Answer.

Stem Cell Research News – Newsletter for December 19, 2010

Bother May help to Cure her Sister's Mystery illness

NEW YORK (Gaeatimes.com) — The parents of a severely disabled 19-month-old girl said they hoped her new brother may eventually help find a cure for her mystery illness. Despite numerous tests, doctors still do not know what is wrong with Harriet Gregory, from Spondon, Derby. Stem cells and blood from eight-week-old Michael’s umbilical cord could be ... Read : Bother May help to Cure her Sister’s Mystery illness.