Consequently, adult stem therapies require a stem cell source of the specific lineage needed and harvesting and or culturing them up to the numbers required is a challenge.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have isolated a new source of adult stem cells that appear to have the potential to differentiate into several cell types. Their ...

Alternative Sources of Stem Cell Truth ... The paper exaggerates the potential of reprogramming adult cells to behave like embryonic stem cells, ...

Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that are capable of self-renewal or differentiation into a specialized cell. They exist within areas of the body known as biological niches and are essential ...

Evidence of such an adult somatic stem cell has been provided recently by Jiang et ... Petersen, BE, Bowen, WC, Patrene, KD, et al. Bone marrow as a potential source of hepatic oval cells. Science ...

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The "monthly curse" may be anything but: menstrual blood appears to be a rich and easily accessible source of adult stem cells, claim two competing research groups. Each month, after a woman ...

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The NIH unveiled its new plan last week for funding research on alternative sources of embryonic stem cells—essentially embryonic stem cells that aren’t derived from embryos. This plan comes ...

The stem-cell transplant was a success, reducing the presence of cancer in her blood from 70% to 2%. She is back to doing what she loves, and with more energy than ever before: teaching school as ...

One of the most high profile -- and controversial -- papers in the adult stem cell field has been called into further question this month after a university investigation raised concerns about the ...