Menstruation as a Source of Stem Cells? Maybe Not
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The prospect that âthe curseâ might be a source of stem cells to sustain life was a surprise to some experts.
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By Marie McCullough, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Feb. 19--When the subject is stem cell research, the term embryo is not only ethically charged, but increasingly hard to define.   Now, University of Pennsylvania researchers have stretched the definition even further.
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Embryonic stem cells may not have to actually grow replacement body parts to be useful.    New research suggests these cells also secrete healing molecules powerful enough to reverse a lethal birth defect in mice...
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Austrian researchers say they have successfully used their female patients&#39; own stem cells to treat urinary incontinence. The therapy is a potentially long-lasting one, with patients remaining continent one year after treatment, HealthDay reported.
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THERE ARE three myths in the politically charged controversy over stem cell research. One myth is that all stem cell research involves only embryonic stem cell research.
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Stem cells from human eyes can generate various cell types required for sight, a finding that marks an important step towards regenerative treatments for eye diseases.
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Your overbearing boss didn&#39;t turn your hair gray. Neither did your unruly teenage kids. Turns out, your hair follicles simply ran out of stem cells, according to researchers
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Using a recently developed technique for turning skin cells into stem cells, scientists have cured mice of sickle cell anemia -- the first direct proof that the easily obtained cells can reverse an inherited, potentially fatal disease.
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Scientists say they've created embryonic stem cells by stimulating unfertilized eggs, a significant step toward producing transplant tissue that's genetically matched to women.
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WASHINGTON -- A procedure that encourages an egg to begin embryo development without being fertilized could suggest a new way to produce stem cells, at least for certain patients.
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Human egg cells can be tweaked to give rise to valued stem cells that match the tissue types of many different groups of people, U.S. and Russian researchers reported on Wednesday.
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A new study shows that embryonic stem cells can heal defective heart cells in mice. It could be a new way to look at the potential healing power of these controversial cells. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Scientists find a way to grow hair follicles on furless mice using stem cells. Now, they hope to extend the research to humans. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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FRIDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers have discovered that bone marrow stem cells attracted to an area of cancer growth frequently take on the outward appearance of the cancer cells around them.
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Stomach cancer originates from bone marrow-derived stem cells and not from stomach stem cells as previously believed, a study says.
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Human egg cells can be tweaked to give rise to valued stem cells that match the tissue types of many different groups of people, U.S. and Russian researchers reported on Wednesday. They said the stem cells they have created from unfertilized human eggs look and act like embryonic stem cells.
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Scientists have moved closer to being able to use human stem cells to manufacture blood.