Fat May Serve a Purpose in Stem Cell Research
Scientist Dr. Joseph Wu at the Stanford University School of Medicine has recently published a new and improved method to generate stem cells "artificially". For
February 26, 2010
Scientist Dr. Joseph Wu at the Stanford University School of Medicine has recently published a new and improved method to generate stem cells "artificially". For
HIV infection causes its devastating effects on patients by destruction of the CD4 T helper cell and macrophage component of the immune system. Entry of
Mary Posta suffers from multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disease that progressively degenerates the nervous system of its victims through stripping away the insulator proteins surrounding
This effort linked single-letter alterations in the genetic code — known as single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs — with people of known ethnic origins. This data provided a way to identify the ethnic heritage of a donor of any cell.
The rats that received the cardiac specific stem cells had both preservation of cardiac function, and also regeneration of the damaged heart tissue.
In addition to the possible use of Stem-Kine for restoration/maintenance of circulating endothelial progenitor cells, the publication discusses the possibility of using such cells from sources outside of the body, for example cord blood.