Cell Transplants Restore Lost Skin Color
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Transplantation of pigment-producing cells called melanocytes appears to be a safe and effective treatment for vitiligo, in which patches of skin lose their coloration, appearing whitish, according to two reports in the Archives of Dermatology.
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London/La Jolla (pts) - Scientists at London&#39;s Hammersmith Hospital http://www.hhnt.org are testing the use of adult stem cells, which could reverse cirrhosis of the liver.
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A new implantable device can extract stem cells for therapeutic transplant or program cancer cells to die.
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Transplanting bone marrow along with kidneys reduces the risk of organ rejection.
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A third team of researchers has found a way to convert an ordinary skin cell into valued embryonic-like stem cells, with the potential to grow batches of cells that can be directed to form any kind of tissue.
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Scientists who incited controversy last month over a stem cell paper published in Nature now show their stem cells can repair damaged retinas. In Bodyhack.
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Stem cells have become famous for their ability to heal, spurring hopes that they might one day cure Parkinson&#39;s disease, spinal cord injuries, and a wide variety of ailments.
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Scientists are working on a technique to repair fractures using a patient's own stem cells.
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Human embryonic stem cells can   partly restore vision in blinded rats, and may offer a source   of transplants for people with certain eye diseases,   researchers at a U.S. company reported on Thursday.
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Transplants of insulin-making cells have not lived up to the promise they showed in an initial trial.
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Stem cells taken from muscle tissue can be used to build new blood vessels for transplants, researchers reported on Friday.
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For the first time, doctors have used stem cells from liposuctioned fat to fix breast defects in women who have had cancerous lumps removed.
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Scientists discover how to make eye cells sensitive to light, offering hopes of treatments for blindness.
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New experiments suggest stem cell research may be possible using skin patches rather than embyros.
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Broad ribbons of light help sort and manipulate individual cells.
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New methods to reprogram adult cells could create novel models of disease.
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A cloned pig whose genes were altered to make it glow fluorescent green has passed on the trait to its young, a development that could lead to the future breeding of pigs for human transplant organs