STEM CELLS

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  • hECS line glows as becomes red blood cells

    hECS line glows as becomes red blood cells

    STEM CELL scientists from Monash University have modified a human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line to glow red when the stem cells become red blood cells.

    24/08/2009

  • NIH approves embryonic stem cell lines from StemCells Inc.

    StemCells has received approval by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the first 13 human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines for use in NIH-funded research under the NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research adopted in July 2009.

    07/12/2009

  • The Stem Cell Chip is expected to be available to the market next year

    FLUIDIGM has announced it will provide a status update on its ground-breaking Stem Cell Chip at the World Stem Cell Summit in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, due to take place 21 to 23 September 2009.

    28/08/2009

  • Faster ‘ethical stem cell’ production

    US researchers have devised a process to reprogramme mature cells into a stem-cell-like state that can be accelerated.

    09/11/2009

  • Scientists create eggs and sperm from cells in lab

    US researchers have been able to turn human embryonic stem cells into the types of cells that make eggs and sperm. Published in Nature*, the article claimed that this finding in early human development may lead to new understanding of inherited diseases and transform treatments for infertility.

    30/10/2009

  • Australian stem cell projects awarded $1 million

    The Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC) in Melbourne, has announced funding for six projects ranging from Alzheimer’s to stem cell manufacturing and bioinformatics under its Strategic Development Fund.

    13/11/2009

  • Are stem cells linked to breast cancer?

    Melbourne researchers have received AUD$1.5 million to investigate whether breast stem cells or their descendents are directly linked to breast cancer, in the hope of leading to new treatments for the disease.

    07/12/2009

  • New light on how to induce pluripotency in adult cells

    New light on how to induce pluripotency in adult cells

    RESEARCHERS at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences and Tongji University have gained new insight into how adult cells can be induced to act like embryonic stem cells (ESC) with the ability to form any type of tissue known as "pluripotency."

    11/03/2009

  • Stem Cell transplants help treat type one diabetes

    Stem Cell transplants help treat type one diabetes

    SCIENTISTS working in the United States and Brazil have released new research data announcing a breakthrough in the treatment of type one diabetes.

    15/04/2009

  • Bio-engineered skin to help scleroderma sufferers

    Bio-engineered skin to help scleroderma sufferers

    THE SCLERODERMA Foundation says scleroderma is an autoimmune disease which leads to thickening and severe scarring of skin as well as thickening and failure of internal organs affecting approximately 300,000 Americans.

    13/03/2009

  • Possible combination treatment devised for pancreatic tumours

    Possible combination treatment devised for pancreatic tumours

    THE NATIONAL Cancer Institute in America has reported a new drug combination tested in mice which may target the cells responsible for driving some pancreatic tumours.

    29/04/2009

  • Stem cell transplants enter Phase I trials for CNS disorders

    Purified human neural stem cells (HuCNS-SC) are being trialled to see if they can help treat neurodegenerative disorders that primarily afflict children.

    24/11/2009

  • ArunA Biomedical makes CELL-EZ hMC commercially available

    ArunA Biomedical makes CELL-EZ hMC commercially available

    ARUNA Biomedical has announced it will make its cell-EZ brand hMC human mesenchymal progenitor cells commercially available to the research community in mid 2009.

    31/03/2009

  • New technique developed to differentiate transplant cells

    New technique developed to differentiate transplant cells

    RESEARCHERS at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have identified a protocol to rapidly differentiate human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) from neutral progenitor cells, ideal for transplant.

    15/04/2009

  • Sigma-Aldrich to distribute Glycosan BioSystems’ HyStem

    SIGMA-Aldrich has announced an agreement with Glycosan BioSystems for the sale of HyStem a fully customizable synthetic extracellular matrix (ECM) for stem cell research.

    18/08/2009

  • Bone marrow cells help treat spinal cord injury

    Bone marrow cells help treat spinal cord injury

    RESEARCHERS from DaVinci Biosciences, in collaboration with Hospital Luis Vernaza in Ecuador, have determined that injecting a patient's own bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMCs) directly into the spinal column using multiple routes can be an effective treatment for spinal cord injury, returning some quality of life for patients without serious adverse events.

    17/03/2009

  • Life technologies foundation awards grants

    THE LIFE Technologies Foundation, a non-profit arm of Life Technologies has awarded approximately $1.7 million in new grants which include the creation of an online biology textbook, and building a museum exhibit about the human cell.

    02/10/2009

  • SOLiD System helps identify gene profile

    SOLiD System helps identify gene profile

    RESEARCHERS using the Applied Biosystem developed SOLiD System have identified comprehensive profiles of gene activity from single cells, representing the first use of any next-generation genomic analysis platform for a hypothesis-neutral, genome-wide survey of expressed genes in individual cells.

    14/04/2009

  • 'Off-the-shelf' cells help regenerate bone marrow in cancer patients

    Patients in the US have received a bone marrow transplant using umbilical cord blood expanded by a patented 'off-the-shelf' mesenchymal precursor cells (MPCs).

    27/11/2009

  • Australia Stem Cell Healthcare now controlled by investors

    CORDLIFE associate CellSense has sold its shareholding in Australia Stem Cell Healthcare.

    06/07/2009

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