Stem cells destroyed after freezer fails at LA Children's Hospital
A freezer malfunctioned at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, destroying stored blood stem cells for 56 patients, some of whom are fighting cancer.
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Mini-brains grown from stem cells show ‘complex' neural activity
Floating disembodied conscious brains that issue commands to luckless human minions may be a cliché of science fiction, but they are a far cry from the primitive, lab-grown "cerebral organoids" that real scientists study today. New research suggests that contemporary mini-brains -- even if inferior to their fictional counterparts -- are still capable of a surprise or two.
FDA wins major victory in campaign against stem cell clinic
The US Food and Drug Administration won a major legal victory in its ongoing effort to crack down on clinics marketing bogus and potentially hazardous stem cell products.
Study: Stem cell therapy for relapsing MS proves effective, safe
An experimental stem cell therapy proved effective and safe in patients with a relapsing form of multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system, new research finds.
Infections from unapproved stem cell products hospitalize 12
Twelve people in three states developed infections and were hospitalized after they got infusions or injections of stem cell products derived from umbilical cord blood that were contaminated with bacteria, according to a report published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Experimental treatment uses modified stem cells to fight cancer
A clinical trial run by UCLA is testing a potentially pioneering form of immunotherapy that could turn a patient's own body into a powerful weapon against cancer.
Human stem cells boost monkey hearts after heart attacks, study says
Following heart attacks, a handful of monkeys regained some of the pumping ability their hearts had lost after being given human embryonic stem cells, according to a study published Monday in Nature Biotechnology.
Artificial ovary could help young cancer patients preserve fertility
An artificial ovary -- the female sex organ that produces eggs -- may soon be achievable, say Danish researchers who have engineered a "scaffold" on which early-stage cells can develop into functional ovarian follicles, the small fluid-filled sacs that contain a woman's eggs.
Robot grows human mini organs from stem cells
Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine have developed a system that uses robots to produce human mini organs derived from stem cells.
