[ad_1] Randolph Ashton is using human embryonic stem cells to grow neural tubes, which gives rise to the brain and spinal cord. Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. …
Read More »Fluorescent marker can help surgeons more precisely eliminate cancer cells from dangerous brain tumors
[ad_1] The pink image at the top shows the fluorescence, the image at the bottom is not fluorescent. Credit: Colin Watts A chemical highlighting the tumor cells has been used by surgeons …
Read More »At UW-Madison, 500 scientists study stem cells 20 years after their discovery | State and region
[ad_1] Randolph Ashton uses human embryonic stem cells to grow neural tubes, which give birth to the brain and spinal cord. He hopes to better understand what is wrong with diseases such …
Read More »At UW-Madison, 500 scientists study stem cells 20 years after their discovery | State and region
[ad_1] Randolph Ashton uses human embryonic stem cells to grow neural tubes, which give birth to the brain and spinal cord. He hopes to better understand what is wrong with diseases such …
Read More »New Administration System Guides Drugs Directly to Bone Marrow Cancer Cells – ScienceDaily
[ad_1] An anti-cancer therapy based on the fusion of two cell types in a single unit seems promising to strengthen existing treatments for acute myeloid leukemia. The approach associates blood platelets bearing …
Read More »Bulger Was Killed When Cells Were Unlocked for Breakfast
[ad_1] Convicted Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger was beaten early Tuesday morning when cell doors were unlocked so inmates could leave to eat breakfast, according to a law-enforcement official familiar with the …
Read More »Conjoined Cells Form a Potent Immunotherapy Combo
[ad_1] Shackled together, stem cells and platelets can help us escape cancer, report UCLA scientists. In the scientists' study, the cancer is leukemia, and the defiant ones include a guide, a hematopoietic …
Read More »A "complete list" of the brain built from its components, cells
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Neuroscientists at the Allen Institute have taken a step closer to understanding the complete list of cell types in the brain. In the most comprehensive study of …
Read More »ALS-associated Mutation Sends Sugar-starved Cells into Overdrive
[ad_1] A genetic defect tied to a variety of neurodegenerative diseases and mental illnesses changes how cells starved of sugar metabolize fatty compounds known as lipids, a new study led by researchers …
Read More »US government halts study on heart stem cells
[ad_1] Heart attacks can damage the muscle cells (shown here) that cause the organ to continue beating.Credit: Steve Gschmeissner / Science Photo Library The US National Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood …
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