Stem cells are hailed as the founding elements of tomorrow’s medical research and practice. Scientists produced another definite proof that stem cells, a type of prespecialized cells that can adapt to various roles, are the key to devising new ways of tackling old health problems. Researchers created miniature stomachs out of stem cells. The gastric organoids are basically stomachs in their … [Read more...]
Stem Cell Research Offers Solution for Diabetes Treatment
When scientist Douglas Melton at Harvard University Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology set out to find a cure for type 1 diabetes, he was driven by a personal motive: both of his children have the disease. Fifteen years later, he says he is on the right track and trials on humans should begin soon, according to the article he co-authored, published on the Thursday edition of journal … [Read more...]
Amazing Breakthrough for Cinderella Cells
The specialized cells that end up forming the spinal cord, bone and muscle tissue inside a growing embryo are called Cinderella cells and now, for the first time ever, they have been produced inside a laboratory using stem cells. This amazing new discovery can lead the way for countless new treatments. These Cinderella cells are neuro-mesodermal progenitor cells (NMPs). These NMPs are told what … [Read more...]
Human Eye Retina created in petri dish from Light-sensitive Stem Cells
In what could be termed as the blessing of science and technology for the mankind, researchers have developed a miniature human retina in the laboratory from human stem cells and they claim it can sense light. The research was done by scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. Assistant professor M Valeria Canto-Soler of Johns Hopkins was the lead author of the … [Read more...]
Researchers stuns world with ‘revolutionary’ Stem cells discovery
Steam cells are the future of medical science. With a remarkable ability to self-renew, these mother cells can transform into any type of cell in the body and can cure many diseases. Stunning the medicine world, a team of Boston and Japanese researchers have made a major advancement in this field by revealing a remarkably simple and unexpected way to create stem cells. The researchers … [Read more...]
