embryonic stem cells

Scientists have genetically programmed embryonic stem cells to become nerve cells when transplanted into the brain, according to a new study.

The research, an important step toward developing new treatments for stroke, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurological conditions showed that mice afflicted by stroke showed therapeutic improvement following transplantation of these cells.

None of the mice formed tumors, a major setback in prior attempts at stem cell transplantation.

The road to death or differentiation follows a similar course in embryonic stem cells according to new research in the journal Cell Stem Cell.

Caspases, known as 'killer enzymes,' that are activated during programmed cell death, are also active in the initial phases of cell differentiation, according to researchers.

Researchers in Sweden have established and isolated the tissue-specific stem cell that produces blood cells (blood stem cell) by using genetically modified embryonic stem cells.

Researchers have succeeded in growing large numbers of stem cells from adult human hearts into new heart muscle cells.

A breakthrough in stem cell research. Until now, it was necessary to use embryonic stem cells to make this happen.

Tissues derived from embryonic stem cells could help to pacify the immune system and so prevent recipients from rejecting them.

Researchers have uncovered the molecular underpinnings of one of the earliest steps in human development using human embryonic stem cells.

Their identification of a critical signal mediated by the protein BMP-4 that drives the differentiation of stem cells into what will become the placenta, will be published in Cell Stem Cell.

The finding, they say, also highlights one aspect of human cell biology that has not been replicated in other animal model systems.

Tissues derived from embryonic stem cells could help to pacify the immune system and so prevent recipients from rejecting them, the UK National Stem Cell Network Science Meeting will hear today (April 11).

New research shows that delivering molecules within aggregates of embryonic stem cells via biodegradable microspheres enhances the efficiency and purity of differentiation.

Researchers have successfully identified over 5,000 proteins that are present in embryonic stem cells, tripling the size of previous results and in the process creating the largest quantified protein map to date.

Stem cells hold great potential in biology and medicine, but a host of questions lingers about how they operate and convert into other cells.

Scientists have discovered a new technique for turning embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing pancreatic tissue in what could prove a significant breakthrough in the quest to find new treatments for diabetes.