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Sperm Stem Cells Turned Into Insulin-Producing Cells
Using sperm stem cells to make pancreatic beta insulin-producing cells could one day form the basis of a safe treatment for type 1 diabetes in men with the disease, and there is no reason why a similar treatment based on egg stem cells should not be feasible for women with the disease
Scientists Convert Skin Cells Into Blood Cells Directly
In a breakthrough study, scientists in Canada have made blood from skin directly without having to go through the middle step of changing a skin stem cell into a pluripotent stem cell, bringing closer the day when blood used in surgery or to treat cancer, anemia and other conditions, is made from a patch of the patient’s own skin.
Scientists Reveal Gut Stem Cell Secrets
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that gut stem cells replace each other in a ‘one in, one out’ system, which is completely different to previously accepted theories. The research is published online in Science1.
Bone Marrow Stem Cells Repair Skin Of Patients With Rare Fatal Skin Disease RDEB
For the first time, an international team of medical researchers has successfully treated patients with a fatal and rare skin disease called recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) using bone marrow stem cells: so far 10 children with an aggressive
Extracted Teeth Could Be Easy Source Of Stem Cells
New research from Japan suggests that dental pulp from extracted teeth may be an easy source of Induced Pluripotent Stem (IPS) cells, which like embryonic stem cells, have the potential to form several different cell types, but without the controversial ethical problems.
