Read more stem cells stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1231/stem-cells.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:13:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74468/blindness-cure-could-be-1st-human-stem-cell-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe first-ever clinical trials of stem cell treatment of humans could be under way early next year if a Massachusetts biotech firm wins FDA approval. Advanced Cell Technology yesterday applied for a license to use embryonic stem cells left over from IVF treatment, to aid people suffering from a rare...http://www.newser.com/story/74468/blindness-cure-could-be-1st-human-stem-cell-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 5:41:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68875/leftover-fat-from-lipos-is-liquid-gold-for-stem-cells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBlubber may be the next big thing in stem cell research. Stanford scientists have found that leftover liposuction fat contains cells that can be changed into induced pluripotent stem cells—a type that doesn't require the use of an embryo, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Until now, scientists have...http://www.newser.com/story/68875/leftover-fat-from-lipos-is-liquid-gold-for-stem-cells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 15:42:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66861/study-may-yield-better-cancer-drugs-less-chemo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA breakthrough with cancer stem cells may lead to more potent drugs—ones that pair with chemotherapy in the sort of drug cocktail used against AIDS, reports the New York Times . If borne out, the development—in which researchers figured out how to screen for chemicals that attack only cancerous...http://www.newser.com/story/66861/study-may-yield-better-cancer-drugs-less-chemo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 19:51:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65797/scientists-retract-paper-touting-sperm-from-stem-cells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA paper by British scientists on the creation of synthetic human sperm had to be retracted from the journal Stem Cell and Development , AFP reports. The paper, which reported the revolutionary creation of sperm from stem cells, included text written by another scientist, who was not credited. The retraction is...http://www.newser.com/story/65797/scientists-retract-paper-touting-sperm-from-stem-cells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 14:56:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65148/scientists-breed-mice-from-stem-cell-alternative.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists in China have created mice using stem cells made from modified skin cells—hinting at an alternative to embryonic stem cells, the Washington Post reports. Separate teams used viruses to manipulate genes that caused mice skin cells to regress back into induced pluripotent stem cells—which, within a placenta...http://www.newser.com/story/65148/scientists-breed-mice-from-stem-cell-alternative.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 14:26:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63814/synthetic-sperm-grown-from-stem-cells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish scientists announced they have created synthetic human sperm for the first time, the Guardian reports. The sperm—grown in a lab from stem cells—swim, have tails, and exhibit many of the same biological characteristics of real sperm, according to researchers. They believe the breakthrough could lead to a...http://www.newser.com/story/63814/synthetic-sperm-grown-from-stem-cells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 1:52:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63325/scientists-find-master-cells-for-human-heart.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResearchers have found a cell that can become three different kinds of heart tissue, the Boston Globe reports. Harvard scientists hope that such “master” heart cells can be used to grow tissue so that researchers can perform experiments or test medications on human heart tissue, instead of animal substitutes.http://www.newser.com/story/63325/scientists-find-master-cells-for-human-heart.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 14:51:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62676/researchers-extract-stem-cells-from-placentas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have found an effective way to extract stem cells from placentas, where they’re abundant, after babies are born, the Guardian reports. Placentas contain up to five times as many of the key cells as cord blood, which has become a common source, and they may be more primitive, which...http://www.newser.com/story/62676/researchers-extract-stem-cells-from-placentas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 8:56:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60898/untested-stem-cell-treatments-lure-americans-abroad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDozens, perhaps hundreds, of Americans have defied federal warnings against seeking untested—and often expensive—stem-cell therapy abroad, CNN reports. Though they lack scientific backing, such treatments for terminal diseases are popular in China, where the parents of one 8-year-old seek to treat her spinal muscular atrophy. “We are really...http://www.newser.com/story/60898/untested-stem-cell-treatments-lure-americans-abroad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 15:10:01 CDT