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Cloning stem cells: What does it mean?
Earlier this week we saw a breakthrough in this field: A group of researchers published in the journal Cell proof that they had created embryonic stem cells through cloning. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Researchers Report Cloning Advance For Producing Stem Cells
Scientists reported this week in the journal Cell that they had used somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques to create a source of embryonic stem cells from the skin cells of a patient. George Daley, director of the stem cell transplantation program at Boston Children's Hospital, and Josephine Johnston of the Hastings Center discuss the research.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - May 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hot On The TRAIL Of Graft Vs. Host Disease
For patients with leukemia and other hematological malignancies, transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCT) can be a powerfully effective therapy. In addition to the desirable anti-tumor effect, transplanted cells can also attack the host tissue, resulting in graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Arnab Ghosh and colleagues at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center found that expression of a protein that causes cell death, TRAIL, in transplanted cells was critical for an effective anti-tumor response... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Source Type: news

Breakthrough Marks The First Time Human Stem Cells Have Been Produced Via Nuclear Transfer
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) have successfully reprogrammed human skin cells to become embryonic stem cells capable of transforming into any other cell type in the body. It is believed that stem cell therapies hold the promise of replacing cells damaged through injury or illness. Diseases or conditions that might be treated through stem cell therapy include Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, cardiac disease and spinal cord injuries. The research breakthrough, led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stem Cell Research Source Type: news

New Ways Of Generating Stem Cells For Patients With Dysfunctional Or Damaged Tissues And Organs
Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a technique in which the nucleus of a donor cell is transferred to an egg cell whose nucleus has been removed, generating embryos that are almost an identical genetic match to the donor individual. For the first time, a team of scientists has used SCNT to produce human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). This milestone, published by Cell Press in the journal Cell, opens up new avenues for using stem cells to understand patient-specific causes of disease and for developing personalized therapies... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stem Cell Research Source Type: news

Stem cell breakthrough
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen on cloned stem cells that could develop into muscle or nerve cells. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Human Cloning Moves a Step Closer
Scientists used cloning technology to transform human skin cells into embryonic stem cells, moving a step closer toward human cloning. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - May 16, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news

Stem Cell Milestone Revives Intense Ethical Debate
Scientists in Oregon have achieved something that has eluded researchers for years. They have created stem cells that are tailored to individual patients, made from cloned embryos. That would open the door to treating many diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, diabetes, spinal cord injuries and many others. But researchers face ethical dilemmas.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - May 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Synthetic Silicate Used To Stimulate Stem Cells Into Bone Cells
In new research published online in Advanced Materials, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) are the first to report that synthetic silicate nanoplatelets (also known as layered clay) can induce stem cells to become bone cells without the need of additional bone-inducing factors. Synthetic silicates are made up of simple or complex salts of silicic acids, and have been used extensively for various commercial and industrial applications, such as food additives, glass and ceramic filler materials, and anti-caking agents... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Bones / Orthopedics Source Type: news

Cloning, Stem Cells Long Mired In Legislative Gridlock
The news that scientists have successfully cloned a human embryo seems almost certain to rekindle a political fight that has raged, on and off, since the creation of Dolly the sheep. It's a fight that has, over the past decade and a half, produced a lot of heat and light and not a lot of policy.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - May 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Human Cloning Produces Embryonic Stem Cells
A major breakthrough has just been achieved in stem cell research. Through human cloning, American scientists have effectively produced early embryos and used them as a source of stem cells with a procedure similar to the one that produced "Dolly the sheep", the first mammal ever to be cloned. The finding was published in the journal Cell. Stem cells derived by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) have the potential to transform into any cell type, such as bone or brain tissue cells. They can be used to treat and help understand a wide range of conditions and health problems... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stem Cell Research Source Type: news

Cloning Is Used to Create Embryonic Stem Cells
Researchers fused skin cells with donated human eggs to create human embryos that were genetically identical to the person who provided the skin cells. (Source: NYT and Stem Cells)
Source: NYT and Stem Cells - May 16, 2013 Category: Stem Cells Source Type: news

Stem-cell-based strategy boosts immune system in mice
(University of California - San Francisco) Raising hopes for cell-based therapies, UC San Francisco researchers have created the first functioning human thymus tissue from embryonic stem cells in the laboratory. The researchers showed that, in mice, the tissue can be used to foster the development of white blood cells the body needs to mount healthy immune responses and to prevent harmful autoimmune reactions. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 16, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Experiment Brings Human Cloning One Step Closer
Scientists have used cloning technology to transform human skin cells into embryonic stem cells, an experiment that may revive the controversy over human cloning. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - May 15, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news

Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells
For the first time, scientists have created embryos that are genetic copies of living people to make stem cells, which may help treat many diseases but also raises concerns about human cloning.For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of human cloning. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 15, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news

Cloning Is Used to Create Embryonic Stem Cells
Researchers fused skin cells with donated human eggs to create human embryos that were genetically identical to the person who provided the skin cells. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ANDREW POLLACK Tags: Stem Cells (Embryonic) Cloning Research Medicine and Health Source Type: news

Patient-Specific Human Embryonic Stem Cells Created by Cloning
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Source: Scientific American Topic - Biotechnology - May 15, 2013 Category: Biotechnology Tags: Health,Technology,Society & Policy,Medical Technology,Biotechnology,Biotechnology,Ethics,Health,More Science Source Type: news

Scientists Use Cloning Technique to Produce Human Stem Cells
Breakthrough bypasses need to use cells from fertilized embryos (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How Researchers Cloned Human Embryos
After decades of trying, scientists say they've finally figured out how to make personalized embryonic stem cells. One day, these designer cells may help treat an array of diseases. A jolt of caffeine and and a little electric shock helped to do the trick.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nuclear Transfer Begets Embryonic Stem Cells (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- For the first time, researchers have efficiently produced human embryonic stem cells, using a process similar to the one that produced the famous cloned sheep, Dolly. (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 15, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Beating human heart cells produced from skin - video
Human embryonic stem cells have been harvested from cloned embryos for the first time and grown into beating heart cells (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 15, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Embryos Biology guardian.co.uk Cloning Human biology Stem cells Editorial Science Source Type: news

Scientists successfully clone human stem cells via skin cells
Somatic cell nuclear transfer allowed scientists for first time to use unfertilized egg cells to create cloned cells for research (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Scientists report first success in cloning human stem cells
It's been 17 years since Dolly the sheep was cloned from a mammary cell. And now scientists applied the same technique to make the first embryonic stem cell lines from human skin cells. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Human embryonic stem cells created from adult tissue for first time
The cells, made with cloning technique behind Dolly the sheep, have the potential to regenerate damaged organs and tissuesScientists have used the cloning technique that led to Dolly the sheep to turn human skin into embryonic stem cells – which can make any tissue in the body.The US team overcame technical problems that had frustrated researchers for more than a decade to create batches of the body's master cells from donated skin.The work will spark fresh interest in the use of cloning in medical research, and reignite the controversy over a procedure that demands a supply of human eggs, and the creation and destructio...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 15, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Tags: Embryos Ethics Biology World news guardian.co.uk Medical research Human biology UK news Stem cells Science Source Type: news

Scientists Clone Human Embryos To Make Stem Cells
Scientists say they have successfully created personalized embryonic stem cells from a donor's skin. They hope these kinds of cells can someday be used to treat diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson's. But the discovery raises ethical concerns because it takes researchers a step closer to cloning humans.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Clues To Tooth Regeneration Provided By Alligator Stem Cell Study
Alligators may help scientists learn how to stimulate tooth regeneration in people, according to new research led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC. For the first time, a global team of researchers led by USC pathology Professor Cheng-Ming Chuong, M.D., Ph.D., has uncovered unique cellular and molecular mechanisms behind tooth renewal in American alligators. Their study, titled "Specialized stem cell niche enables repetitive renewal of alligator teeth," appears in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the official journal of the United States National Academy of Sciences... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dentistry Source Type: news

OHSU research team successfully converts human skin cells into embryonic stem cells
(Oregon Health & Science University) Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have successfully reprogrammed human skin cells to become embryonic stem cells capable of transforming into any other cell type in the body. It is believed that stem cell therapies hold the promise of replacing cells damaged through injury or illness. Diseases or conditions that might be treated through stem cell therapy include Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, cardiac disease and spinal cord injuries. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 15, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Disease-In-A-Dish Models Show Promise For Treating Ataxia Telangiectasia
Led by Dr. Peiyee Lee and Dr. Richard Gatti, researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have used induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to advance disease-in-a-dish modeling of a rare genetic disorder, ataxia telangiectasia (A-T). Their discovery shows the positive effects of drugs that may lead to effective new treatments for the neurodegenerative disease. iPS cells are made from patients' skin cells, rather than from embryos, and they can become any type of cells, including brain cells, in the laboratory... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news

'Off-the-shelf' virus-specific T-cells fight viral infections in stem cell transplant patients
Baylor College of Medicine researchers find a potential treatment for patients for whom antiviral drugs are not working. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - May 14, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Building a $325,000 Burger
A researcher in the Netherlands wants to show the world — including potential donors — that in-vitro meat is a reality. (Source: NYT and Stem Cells)
Source: NYT and Stem Cells - May 14, 2013 Category: Stem Cells Source Type: news

Vijay Tiwari awarded the Bruno Speck Award 2013
(Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz) Dr Vijay Tiwari, a Group Leader at the Institute of Molecular Biology in Mainz, has been awarded the Bruno Speck Award by the Swiss Foundation of Haematological Research. The award recognizes outstanding work by young scientists in the fields of haematology and stem cell research. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 14, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Using clay to grow bone
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) In new research published online May 13, 2013 in Advanced Materials, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital are the first to report that synthetic silicate nanoplatelets (also known as layered clay) can induce stem cells to become bone cells without the need of additional bone-inducing factors. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Using Clay to Grow Bone
Researchers use synthetic silicate to stimulate stem cells into bone cells (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - May 13, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: news

Using Clay to Grow Bone
Researchers use synthetic silicate to stimulate stem cells into bone cells (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - May 13, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Stem Cell Injection Research Study Now Enrolling at the Arizona Pain...
The new Arizona Pain Stem Cell Institute is beginning a research project involving...(PRWeb May 09, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/stemcellinjections/painmanagementarizona/prweb10716458.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 11, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

UCLA stem cell researchers move toward treatment for rare genetic nerve disease
Led by Dr. Peiyee Lee and Dr. Richard Gatti, researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have used induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to advance disease-in-a-dish modeling of a rare genetic disorder, ataxia telangiectasia (A-T). Their discovery shows the positive effects of drugs that may lead to effective new treatments for the neurodegenerative disease. iPS cells are made from patients' skin cells, rather than from embryos, and they can become any type of cells, including brain cells, in the laboratory. The study appears online ahead of print in the jour...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - May 10, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Young blood may help rejuvenate old hearts
Conclusion This study finds that sharing the circulation of young and old mice appears to reverse the age-related thickening of heart muscle cells in the older animal, and it seems this could be due to a certain growth factor in the blood of the young animal. The findings will be of scientific interest, and further our understanding of the processes of heart ageing in animals. However, the findings have very limited direct relevance to humans, and do not suggest a new treatment for heart failure. It is also certainly unknown at this point whether increasing levels of this factor in the blood of people with this type of he...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Genetics/stem cells Heart/lungs Medical practice Source Type: news

Transplanted Human Brain Cells Grow In Mice
A key type of human brain cell developed in the laboratory grows seamlessly when transplanted into the brains of mice, UC San Francisco researchers have discovered, raising hope that these cells might one day be used to treat people with Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, and possibly even Alzheimer's disease, as well as complications of spinal cord injury such as chronic pain and spasticity... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stem Cell Research Source Type: news

Natural Fibres Biologically Effective For Use In Stem Cell Cartilage Repair
Over 20 million people in Europe suffer from osteoarthritis which can lead to extensive damage to the knee and hip cartilage. Stem cells offer a promising way forward but a key challenge has been to design a 'smart material' that is biologically effective for cartilage tissue regeneration. Now researchers have identified a blend of naturally occurring fibres such as cellulose and silk that makes progress towards affordable and effective cell-based therapy for cartilage repair a step closer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Arthritis / Rheumatology Source Type: news

UCLA stem cell researchers move toward treatment for rare genetic nerve disease
(University of California - Los Angeles) UCLA researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) to advance disease-in-a-dish modeling of a rare genetic disorder, ataxia telangiectasia. Their discovery shows positive effects of drugs that may lead to effective new treatments for the neurodegenerative disease. iPSC are made from patient skin cells rather than from embryos and can become any type of cells in the laboratory. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 10, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Two UCLA faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
Two professors from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have been elected by their peers to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors presented to scientists in the U.S.; its membership includes Albert Einstein, Robert Oppenheimer, Thomas Edison, Orville Wright and Alexander Graham Bell. The UCLA professors are among 84 new members of the academy from across the U.S. and 21 foreign associates from 14 countries. Their election brings the number...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - May 9, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Turning old hearts
(Harvard University) Two Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers have identified a protein in the blood of mice and humans that may prove to be the first effective treatment for the form of age-related heart failure that affects millions of Americans. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 9, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Salk researchers chart epigenomics of stem cells that mimic early human development
(Salk Institute) Scientists have long known that control mechanisms known collectively as "epigenetics" play a critical role in human development, but they did not know precisely how alterations in this extra layer of biochemical instructions in DNA contribute to development. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 9, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Cancer Headlines from Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- Cancer Headlines is a monthly podcast from Johns Hopkins that focuses solely on oncology news. This month's topics include blood tests to monitor cancers during treatment, a biomarker for lung cancer, and stem cells to treat brain cancer. (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - May 8, 2013 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

Blood Vessel-Derived Stem Cells for Meniscal RegenerationBlood Vessel-Derived Stem Cells for Meniscal Regeneration
Learn more on blood vessel-derived stem cells -- and the role can they play in meniscal regeneration. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news

Adult Cells Transformed Into Early-Stage Nerve Cells, Bypassing The Pluripotent Stem Cell Stage
A University of Wisconsin-Madison research group has converted skin cells from people and monkeys into a cell that can form a wide variety of nervous-system cells - without passing through the do-it-all stage called the induced pluripotent stem cell, or iPSC. Bypassing the ultraflexible iPSC stage was a key advantage, says senior author Su-Chun Zhang, a professor of neuroscience and neurology. "IPSC cells can generate any cell type, which could be a problem for cell-based therapy to repair damage due to disease or injury in the nervous system... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stem Cell Research Source Type: news

Customizable, Three-Dimensional Bone Grafts Created From Skin Cells
A team of New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute scientists report the generation of patient-specific bone substitutes from skin cells for repair of large bone defects. The study, led by Darja Marolt, PhD, a NYSCF-Helmsley Investigator and Giuseppe Maria de Peppo, PhD, a NYSCF Research Fellow, and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, represents a major advance in personalized reconstructive treatments for patients with bone defects resulting from disease or trauma... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Bones / Orthopedics Source Type: news