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New-found stem cell helps regenerate lung tissue after acute injury, study finds Researchers have identified a lung stem cell that repairs the organ's gas exchange compartment, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The y isolated and characterized these progenitor cells from mouse and human lungs and demonstrated they ar...

What Are Stem Cells | Biology for All | FuseSchool Our bodies are the ultimate factory. Every cell has its specific job to do, and is shaped to do that job perfectly. The fate of each cell is determined durin...

New stem cell research offers promise — and raises questions Instead of flashy, morphing cells, the stem cell therapies of today are much more subtle.

Lucy makes history with blood infusion A SYDNEY toddler has become the youngest person in the world to receive an infusion of her own umbilical cord blood in the hope of preventing diabetes.

Vietnam performs world’s first stem cell transplant in treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia - News VietNamNet The Hanoi-based Vinmec healthcare system has become the first medical facility in the world to successfully carry out bone marrow mononuclear cells transplantation to treat established bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BDP).

Stem cell research could improve treatment options for diabetic foot ulcers Glasgow scientists have reprogrammed human cells using leftover skin tissue from surgery to replicate wounds from diabetic foot ulcers. The work is part of a three-year project which researchers hope could lead to the development of new treatments for diabetic foot ulcers which do not need to be tes...

Umbilical cord blood improves motor skills in some children with cerebral palsy An infusion of cells from a child's own umbilical cord blood appears to improve brain connectivity and motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy, according to a randomized clinical trial published this week by Stem Cells Translational Medicine.

Stem cell: Arthritic knee research in $33 million award - Capitol Weekly The awards on Thursday bring to 43 the number of trials funded by the stem cell agency, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).

Autologous stem cell transplantation may be feasible for advanced keratoconus Ocular Surgery News | A phase 1 pilot study preliminarily showed the safety of autologous adipose-derived adult stem cell transplantation in the corneal stroma and the ability of these cells to survive in vivo and produce new collagen. This form of cellular therapy could potentially help remodel and...