A heart patient’s own skin cells soon could be used to repair damaged cardiac tissue thanks to pioneering stem cell research of the University of Houston’s newest biomedical scientist, Robert Schwartz…
Also tagged Biomedical Scientist, Cardiac Tissue, Heart Patient, Hearts, Own Skin, Robert Schwartz, Skin Repair, Stem Cell Research, University Houston, University Of Houston
In an effort to sidestep the ethical dilemma involved in using human embryonic stem cells to treat diseases, scientists are developing non-controversial alternatives: In particular, they are looking for drug-like chemical compounds that can transform adult skin cells into the stem cells now obtained from human embryos…
Also tagged Adult, Chemical Compounds, Embryonic Stem Cells, Ethical Dilemma, Human Cells, Human Diseases, Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Human Embryos, Molecular Toolkit, Scientists
Most skin cancers are highly curable, but require surgery that can be painful and scarring. A new study by Loyola University Health System researchers could lead to alternative treatments that would shrink skin cancer tumors with drugs. The drugs would work by turning on a gene that prevents skin cells from becoming cancerous, said [...]
Also tagged Alternative Treatments, Author Mitchell, Cancer Tumors, Denning, Drugs The Drugs, Lead, Loyola University, Skin Cancer, Skin Cancers, Skin Tumors, Sunlight, University Health System
A groundbreaking discovery two years ago that turned ordinary skin cells back into an embryonic or “pluripotent” state was hailed as the solution to the controversial ethical question that has plagued stem-cell science for the past decade…
Also tagged Cell Science, Decade, Ethical Questions, Groundbreaking Discovery, Stem Cell Research
Scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell in the skin that acts surprisingly like certain stem cells found in embryos: both can generate fat, bone, cartilage, and even nerve cells. These newly-described dermal stem cells may one day prove useful for treating neurological disorders and persistent wounds, such as diabetic ulcers, says Freda [...]
Also tagged Cartilage, Diabetic Ulcers, Freda, Hhmi, International Research Scholar, Nerve Cells, Neurological Disorders, New Skin, Scientists, Stem Cell, Stem Cells, Wounds
A study in this week’s edition of The Lancet reports that the use of human embryonic stem-cells (hESCs) is a promising alternative for producing temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts after, for example, serious burn injuries. The article is the work of Dr Christine Baldeschi, INSERM and Institute for Stem Cell Therapy and [...]
Also tagged Burns, Colleagues, Dr Christine, Embryonic Stem Cells, Human Cells, Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Inserm, Lancet Reports, Monogenic Diseases, Skin Grafts, Skin Substitutes, Stem Cell Therapy
A new study resolves a 130-year-old mystery over the developmental origin of specialized skin cells involved in touch sensation. The findings will appear in the October 5, 2009 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology (online September 28). First described in 1875, Merkel cells are neuroendocrine cells that reside in the vertebrate [...]
Also tagged Biology Online, Developmental Origin, Journal Of Cell Biology, Mechanical Stimuli, Merkel Cells, Mysterious Origin, Mystery, Neuroendocrine Cells, Sensory Neurons, Specialized, Touch Sensation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Stelara (ustekinumab), a biologic product for adults who have a moderate to severe form of psoriasis. Plaque psoriasis is an immune system disorder that results in the rapid overproduction of skin cells. About 6 million people in the United States have plaque psoriasis which is characterized [...]
Also tagged 6 Million, Adults, Fda, Food And Drug, Food And Drug Administration, Immune System Disorder, Overproduction, Patches, Plaque Psoriasis, Psoriasis, Red Skin, Silvery Scales, United States
Stem cells have a unique ability: when they divide, they can either give rise to more stem cells, or to a variety of specialised cell types. In both mice and humans, a layer of cells at the base of the skin contains stem cells that can develop into the specialised cells in the layers above.
Also tagged Breast, Mice, Skin Cancers, Specialised Cells, Stem Cells, Variety
A research team comprised of faculty at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center (LSBC) and investigators at CellThera, a private company also located at the LSBC, has discovered a novel way to turn on stem cell genes in human fibroblasts (skin cells) without the risks associated with inserting extra genes or using [...]
Also tagged Cell Genes, Extra, Human Cells, Human Genes, Investigators, Life Sciences, Lsbc, Novel, Private Company, Stem Cell, Viruses, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Wpi
