The promise of stem cells
Tags: STEM cells -- Therapeutic use; CYTOLOGY -- Research; MEDICINE
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- Stem Cell Research: A Teacher's Primer. Miller, Roxanne Greitz // Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin;Spring2005, Vol. 71 Issue 3, p17
Written at the novice level of understanding, this article presents to teachers the basic scientific knowledge about stem cells--their use in current and proposed medical therapy, donation of bone marrow or cord blood for use in established stem cell therapy, and the ethical considerations and...
- Blood Stem Cells and non-Hematological Clinical Practice: Pragmatics Before Therapeutics. Parker, Graham C. // Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology;Feb2007, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p51
There is considerable interest in biological sources for replacement, repair, as well as vascularization of tissue. The remarkable properties of blood stem cells encourage interest in their therapeutic potential. But what are these properties, and how do they influence their clinical potential...
- Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapies for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Tomaskovic-Crook, Eva; Crook, Jeremy M. // CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets;Jun2011, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p440
There is a renewed enthusiasm for the clinical translation of human embryonic stem (hES) cells. This is abetted by putative clinically-compliant strategies for hES cell maintenance and directed differentiation, greater understanding of and accessibility to cells through formal cell registries...
- Personalizing Stem Cell Research and Therapy: The Arduous Road Ahead or Missed Opportunity? Patel, S. A.; King, C. C.; Lim, P. K.; Habiba, U.; Dave, M.; Porecha, R.; Rameshwar, P. // Current Pharmacogenomics & Personalized Medicine;2010, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p25
The euphoria of stem cell therapy has diminished, allowing scientists, clinicians and the general public to seriously re-examine how and what types of stem cells would effectively repair damaged tissue, prevent further tissue damage and/or replace lost cells. Importantly, there is a growing...
- Experts warn against "tourist trap" stem cell therapies. Pownall, Mark // BMJ: British Medical Journal (Overseas & Retired Doctors Edition;9/4/2010, Vol. 341 Issue 7771, p477
The article focuses on a warning issued by a group of British specialists on the growing attraction of patients with unproved and potentially dangerous stem cell treatments offered by hundreds of clinics worldwide.
- Single cell transcriptional profiling reveals heterogeneity of human induced pluripotent stem cells. Narsinh, Kazim H.; Sun, Ning; Sanchez-Freire, Veronica; Lee, Andrew S.; Almeida, Patricia; Shijun Hu; Jan, Taha; Wilson, Kitchener D.; Leong, Denise; Rosenberg, Jarrett; Yao, Mylene; Robbins, Robert C.; Wu, Joseph C. // Journal of Clinical Investigation;Mar2011, Vol. 121 Issue 3, p1217
Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) and human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are promising candidate cell sources for regenerative medicine. However, despite the common ability of hiPSCs and hESCs to differentiate into all 3 germ layers, their functional equivalence at the single cell...
- Medical Provision in the Twenty-First Century. Busia, Kofi // Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine;Apr2002, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p193
Discusses the impact of scientific breakthroughs in nuclear transfer and genetics on alternative medical practices in Great Britain. Reasons why alternative medicine practitioners should have a knowledge of medical breakthroughs; Focus of the debate surrounding stem cell therapy; Overview of...
- Miscellaneous. // Current Medical Literature: Respiratory Medicine;2008, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p56
The article presents abstracts on medical topics which include the potential of stem cell therapy, rapid disuse atrophy of diaphragm fibers in mechanically ventilated humans, and effects of cannabis on pulmonary structure, function and symptoms.
- Can stem cells cross lineage boundaries? Anderson, David J.; Gage, Fred H.; Weissman, Irving L. // Nature Medicine;Apr2001, Vol. 7 Issue 4, p393
Suggests standards for the evaluation of possible clinical use of stem cells and future studies. Efficacy of the criteria used to conclude the occurrence of heterologous lineage by stem cell differentiation; Issue of identity of transdifferentiating stem cells; Possibility of differentiation of...
