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In a recent blog post, we discussed mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), a particular type of stem cell with several unique characteristics that make them of particular interest to researchers who are exploring their potential...
On the path from birth to maturity, reaching one’s 18th birthday is a very significant milestone. It’s an important achievement that validates, among many things, the training, development and experience necessary...
Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle have made a significant scientific breakthrough by expanding the number of newborn stem cells from a unit of cord blood in the laboratory and then successfully using them to treat patients with leukemia. The study, which appeared in the Jan.17th issue of Tags: cord blood, newborn stem cells, leukemia, stem cell, Colleen Delaney, Nature Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, cord blood stem cells, ScienceandResearch
Imagine if stem cell therapy could be widely used not only to manage the insult caused by a heart attack, but to reverse the damage and repair the heart. That day might not be too far off in the future according to a recent human clinical study of 53 heart attack patients published in the Journal of the American College...
On the path from birth to maturity, reaching one’s 18th birthday is a very significant milestone. It’s an important achievement that validates, among many things, the training, development and experience necessary...