Shutting Down Breast Inflammation Stops Cancer Onset And Progression

It took 12 years and a creation of a highly sophisticated transgenic mouse, but researchers at Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have finally proven a long suspected theory: Inflammation in the breast is key to the development and progression of breast cancer… Source:Shutting Down Breast Inflammation Stops Cancer Onset And Progression

Sperm Stem Cells Turned Into Insulin-Producing Cells

Using sperm stem cells to make pancreatic beta insulin-producing cells could one day form the basis of a safe treatment for type 1 diabetes in men with the disease, and there is no reason why a similar treatment based on egg stem cells should not be feasible for women with the disease, scientists told a [...]

Stem Cell Treatment Is Effective For Certain Cases Of Acute Leukemia

Some adults and children with acute leukemia could benefit from certain transplants of blood stem cells, but the benefits are not equal across all cases of leukemia, according to a new review of 15 studies. Acute leukemias classified as either acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are fast-moving cancers that attack the [...]

Spinal Cord Injury Patient Treated With Non-Matched Adult Stem Cells

Medistem Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MEDS) announced peer-reviewed publication of its data on what is believed to be the first “combination therapy” adult stem cell protocol for spinal cord injury. The patient treated, who was 29 years old at the time, suffered a spinal cord injury resulting from an airplane crash on May 13th of 2008… Source:Spinal [...]

Skin Formation Study Suggests Strategies To Fight Skin Cancer

In a study published in the journal Developmental Cell, Sarah Millar PhD, professor of Dermatology and Cell & Developmental Biology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and colleagues demonstrate that a pair of enzymes called HDACs are critical to the proper formation of mammalian skin… Source:Skin Formation Study Suggests Strategies To Fight Skin [...]

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