Stem cells help in the “personalized” treatment of kidney

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA created a kidney from stem cells derived from fibroblasts of adult patients. This model can be used to examine abnormal development of kidney disease, the treatment of patients with acute and chronic renal failure, as well as drug toxicity studies. The results were published Oct. 12, 2015 in Nature Biotechnology.

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Scientists have created a new way to transform skin cells into “old” neurons

Researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA learned to grow brain cells with typical age-related changes from the skin cells. The new technique can be used to treat Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s and other diseases that manifest themselves in old age. The results were published October 8, 2015 in the journal Cell Stem Cell.

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Newts will help find a treatment of osteoarthritis by using stem cells

The research group from the Tissue Engineering Centre, UK has developed a methodology for restoring cartilage in osteoarthritis, based on the unique properties of amphibians to regenerate lost limbs. The results published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports.

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A new breakthrough in the treatment of sickle-cell anemia with stem cells

Researchers at the Hospital of the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA cured 12 adult patients with sickle cell disease. They used a unique process of transplantation of stem cells from healthy tissue from brothers and sisters who have become a compatible donor. The new technique eliminates the need to chemotherapy for the preparation of the patient for transplantation and offers the prospect of cure tens of thousands of adults suffering from sickle cell anemia. The results are published in the September issue of the journal Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

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Stem cells are fighting with a viral infection

Scientists from Singapore found in embryonic stem cells, a mechanism to inhibit viral gene expression. The discovery allows to use stem cells in antiviral therapy and diagnostics. The study was published September 10, 2015 in the journal Cell.

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Stem cells help in the treatment of multiple myeloma

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA managed to achieve sustained remission in a patient with multiple myeloma using personalized stem cell therapies. The results were published September 10, 2015 in the journal New England Journal of Medicine.

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Mel18 help to grow a healthy heart from stem cells

Researchers from the Center for Genomic Regulation, CRG, Barcelona, Spain found unique genetic switch, that guide the transformation of stem cells into specialized cells of the heart muscle. The study was published Sept. 3, 2015 in the journal Cell Stem Cell.

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Stem cells could improve healing of damaged tendons

Researchers at the hospital Henri Mondor, France concluded that the injection of autologous stem cells during the recovery operations of the rotator cuff significantly improved healing of tendon and his strength. The results are presented at the Annual Symposium of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, AAOS in 2015.

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Scientists have found stem cells of the liver

Scientists from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, HHMI, USA have found stem cells of the liver responsible for the regeneration and renewal of even a healthy body. The results were published August 5, 2015 in the magazine Nature.

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New possibilities of treatment of muscular dystrophy by stem cells

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, BWH, USA have created a model for the study of diseases of the muscles and the search for their treatment by using stem cells. The results are published 3 August 20015 in  Nature Biotechnology.

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