http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:41:52 PST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cells-skin.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood 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. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:17:23 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cells-skin.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/pluripotent-stem-cells.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood In a proof-of-concept study, Mayo Clinic investigators have demonstrated that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be used to treat heart disease. iPS cells are stem cells converted from adult cells. In this study, the researchers reprogrammed ordinary fibroblasts, cells that contribute to scars such as those resulting from a heart attack, converting them into stem cells that fix heart damage caused by infarction. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:40:02 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/pluripotent-stem-cells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/debate-stem-cells.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood More than 40 scientists, bioethicists, lawyers and science journal editors are calling on their colleagues, policy makers and the public to begin developing guidelines for the research and reproductive use of stem cell-derived eggs and sperm, even though such use may be a decade or more away. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:08:25 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/debate-stem-cells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/enhancing-stem-cells.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood New way to stimulate muscle regeneration paves the way for new treatments for debilitating conditions such as muscular dystrophy. Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:02:35 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/enhancing-stem-cells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stemcell-ms-research.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood Stem Cells and human testing have not been popular topic for many Americans although as of March 9th 2009 White House administration has given go ahead to push stem cell research to next level. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:00:14 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stemcell-ms-research.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cell-disability.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood Recently, Ryan K. approached Disabled World concerning stem cell research and the potential effects it may have on the Disability Community. Ryan had read an article at Disabled World on the subject of Stem Cell Research and was interested in my opinion regarding any potential effects on the community. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:30:58 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cell-disability.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/ms-treatment.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood A preliminary study on the use of stem cells obtained from a patient's own adipose tissue in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) has shown promising results. The three case studies, described in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Translational Medicine support further clinical evaluation of stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells in MS and other autoimmune conditions. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:43:34 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/ms-treatment.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/nih-guidelines.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood The director of stem cell research at the Stanford University School of Medicine says he is troubled by draft guidelines issued today by the National Institutes of Health that would prohibit federal funding for research on stem cell lines created through a technique sometimes referred to as “therapeutic cloning” or somatic cell nuclear transfer. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:12:18 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/nih-guidelines.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/healing-diabetic-ulcers.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood Treatment of chronic wounds is a continuing clinical problem and socio-economic burden with diabetic foot ulcers alone costing the NHS £300 million a year. Scientists in Bristol have found that human foetal stem cells can effectively be used to treat back leg ischaemic ulcers in a model of type 1 diabetes. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:03:56 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/healing-diabetic-ulcers.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cells-form.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood An Emory University study shows some of the first direct evidence of a process required for epigenetic reprogramming between generations – a finding that could shed more light on the mechanisms of fertilization, stem-cell formation and cloning. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:14:39 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cells-form.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stroke-stem-cells.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood For the first time in the United States, a stroke patient has been intravenously injected with his own bone marrow stem cells as part of a research trial at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:47:26 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stroke-stem-cells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cells-bones.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood Rarely will physicians use the word "miraculous" when discussing patient recoveries. But that's the very phrase orthopaedic physicians and scientists are using in upstate New York to describe their emerging stem cell research that could have a profound impact on the treatment of bone injuries. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:43:26 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cells-bones.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cells-insulin.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood The majority of patients with type 1 diabetes who underwent a certain type of stem cell transplantation became insulin free, several for more than three years, with good glycemic control, and also increased C-peptide levels, an indirect measure of beta-cell function. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:36:25 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cells-insulin.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/safe-embryonic-stem-cells.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood A team of UCSF researchers has for the first time used tiny molecules called microRNAs to help turn adult mouse cells back to their embryonic state. These reprogrammed cells are pluripotent, meaning that, like embryonic stem cells, they have the capacity to become any cell type in the body. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:09:49 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/safe-embryonic-stem-cells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cells-corneas.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood Stem cells collected from human corneas restore transparency and don't trigger a rejection response when injected into eyes that are scarred and hazy, according to experiments conducted in mice by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:05:04 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cells-corneas.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/blood-vessels.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood Research led by David Hess of the Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario has identified how to use selected stem cells from bone marrow to grow new blood vessels to treat diseases such as peripheral artery disease. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:38:09 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/blood-vessels.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cells-oral-health.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood Human embryonic stem cells (hESC) provide a potentially unlimited source of oral mucosal tissues that may revolutionize the treatment of oral diseases. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:46:37 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cells-oral-health.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/cancer-stemcells.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood Scientists have discovered that growing mouse skin cells in spheres can lead to generation of cells with properties of cancer stem cells, even without genetic manipulation of stem cell genes. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:11:27 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/cancer-stemcells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/amniotic-fluid-stem-cells.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood For the first time, scientists have shown that amniotic fluid (the protective liquid surrounding an embryo) may be a potential new source of stem cells for therapeutic applications. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:46:59 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/amniotic-fluid-stem-cells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cell-communication.php Stem Cells and Cord Blood An understanding of the factors that govern migration of blood stem cells might lead to improved treatment of leukemia, a cancer that affects circulating white blood cells. The findings also have implications for culturing infection-fighting immune cells outside the body, where they could be temporarily held in storage during chemotherapy and other treatments which suppress the immune system. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:01:51 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/research/stemcells/stem-cell-communication.php