October 24, 2015 Researchers engineer wisdom teeth stem cells to treat corneal scarring Corneal disease causes nearly 10 percent of blindness cases worldwide, and the condition is typically treated with donor corneas.
October 24, 2015 Pluristem stem cell trial to treat muscle injury meets main goal Pluristem Therapeutics Inc said results from its early/mid-stage clinical trial indicated its placenta-derived stem cells for the treatment of muscle injury were safe and provided evidence the cells might be effective in treating orthopedic injuries.
October 24, 2015 Tiny human stomachs grown in lab They may be small, but new lab-grown miniature human stomachs could one day help researchers better understand how the stomach develops, as well as the diseases that can strike it.
October 24, 2015 Safety switches may redeem potent CAR T cancer therapies New therapies that clinical data show can eliminate blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma in 40 percent to 90 percent of patients may have to be genetically modified to include a switch that shields healthy cells from attack.
October 23, 2015 Scientists create embryonic-type stem cells without embryos In experiments that could open a new era in stem cell biology, scientists have found a cheap and easy way to reprogram mature cells from mice back into an embryonic-like state that allowed them to generate many types of tissue.
October 23, 2015 New method shows promise for urine cancer test Detecting diseases such as cancer could one day be done with a urine test, if a new technique demonstrated in two new studies proves to be safe and effective in people.
October 23, 2015 Saliva test may predict six-year Alzheimer’s risk, study finds The Alzheimer’s Association predicts the number of Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease will increase by 40 percent within the next 10 years.
October 23, 2015 Stem cell therapy shows promise for multiple sclerosis For patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), current treatment options only address early-stage symptoms of the debilitating disease. Now, new research has found a potential treatment that could both stop disease progression and repair existing damage.
October 23, 2015 Scientists warn of chemicals in pizza boxes, other common items A group of environmental scientists issued a warning Friday about commonly used chemicals known as PFASs.
October 21, 2015 New cell therapy leading way to faster tissue repair Researchers may be closer to developing a means of accelerating the healing of wounds on a battlefield, something the Pentagon has a keen interest in.
