Bone fragments grow in eyelid of unapproved stem cell procedure patient
Bone fragments were removed from the eyelid of a woman after a facelift that used her own stem cells yielded some unexpected results...
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Stem cells created from human blood sample
Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells have been created from a routine blood sample by researchers at the University of Cambridge in the UK, marking an improvement over existing experimental methods that require more invasive tissue biopsies....
EU research funding programme may not support embryonic stem cell research
The future funding of human embryonic stem cell research under the European Union may be in jeopardy after its inclusion in the next research funding programme is challenged by MEPs....
Liposuction fat used to create blood vessels
Adult stem cells extracted from liposuctioned fat have been used to grow new blood vessels, according to scientists presenting their work at a conference. The researchers hope that one day their technique could be used in vascular surgery...
Amniotic fluid could provide alternative to embryonic stem cells
Stem cells taken from amniotic fluid can be reprogrammed into a more versatile state similar to embryonic stem cells (ES cells) without the introduction of extra genes, UK scientists have found. The discovery offers hope that these cells could be banked for therapeutic use, research and drug screening...
EU urged to continue funding stem cell research
Six major UK research funding bodies have called for the continued funding of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research in the EU's programme for research and development...
Comic Review: Hope beyond Hype - A Story of Stem Cells from Discovery to Therapy
Stem cell research isn't a topic you'd expect to see in a comic book, particularly when the aim is to give a realistic insight into the subject, avoiding hype and sensationalism. But that's exactly what 'Hope Beyond Hype', a graphic novel telling the story of stem cell research from discovery to therapy, intends to do...
Hair hopes raised for bald men in mouse study
Functioning hair follicles have been grown in hairless mice by researchers in Japan, offering hope of a future treatment for baldness and alopecia in humans. The study is the first to report creating viable hair follicles using human cells, according to Nature News....
British lab working with controversial stem cell doctor
A commercial London laboratory is working with a clinic in Lebanon that uses medical techniques that are not verified by the medical community, and fall outside most countries' legal parameters...
Vatican cancels stem cell research conference
The Vatican has cancelled a stem cell research conference scheduled to take place next month, citing a lack of participants...