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Reactive Reports
Issue 64
David Bradley |
Stem to Sperm New research shows that stem cells from human bone marrow can be converted into early-stage sperm. The discovery could lead to novel fertility treatments in the long-term.   |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Aastrom to Leap Into Trials The biotech firm advances to the next stage of clinical studies in stem cell research. Investors, take note. |
Chemistry World
July 26, 2006
Victoria Gill |
Chemical Fix for a Perfect Smile Artificial dental enamel could soon be on its way to your mouth, say chemists. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2010
Sarah C.P. Williams |
Young Again Niche cells can reverse the aging of stem cells. |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Arlene Weintraub |
Want To Bank Your Own Stem Cells? One Los Angeles startup believes everyone should, to be ready when regenerative therapies start hitting the market |
Chemistry World
February 13, 2013
Michael Parkin |
Bone-repairing nanoparticles laced with DNA A bone-repairing nanoparticle paste has been developed that promises faster repair of fractures and breakages. DNA containing two growth-factor genes is encapsulated inside synthetic calcium-phosphate nanoparticles. |
BusinessWeek
June 13, 2005
Arlene Weintraub |
A Boost for Broken Hearts? The Institute of Regenerative Medicine in Barbados is convinced that stem cells from fetuses can repair cardiac damage. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2007
Morgen E. Peck |
Imperceptible Vibrations Slow Weight Gain New research by engineers and scientists show how low-level mechanical signals inhibit fat-cell production in mice. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2011
Dan Ferber |
Revealing the Biological Complexity of Bones Bones are the body's framework and support, our strongest tissues. Unlike the scaffold of a building, however, bones are anything but inert. They pulse with life and their maintenance requires a surprisingly delicate balancing act. |
Popular Mechanics
November 27, 2007
Alex Hutchinson |
Stem Cells 2.0: Beyond the Hype, Engineers Look to Build Fast Engineers play the important role of making lab bench discoveries reproducible and efficient for use in industry. |
BusinessWeek
December 6, 2004
Catherine Arnst |
Cord Blood To The Rescue A study in the Nov. 25 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine confirms that stem cells in blood extracted from the umbilical cords of newborns can help leukemia patients |
Chemistry World
February 2010 |
Chemistry bites Developing dental materials that can cope with the hostile environment of the mouth is challenging |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Pfizer Swings for the Fences A long shot, but at least it's cheap. Pfizer seems to have taken a particular liking to stem cells, having established a unit to study them last year |
Scientific American
September 19, 2005
Charles Q. Choi |
Chatting Up Cells Stem cells can transform into whatever cell the body tells them to. Unfortunately, scientists have yet to master that particular gift of gab. But investigators may soon crack the language with tiny "chat rooms" for stem cells. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2007
Brian Orelli |
Repairing a Broken Heart Stem cells may be the new cure. If research continues on track, Geron expects to ask FDA to start clinical trials late next year or in early 2009. Investors, take note. |
Chemistry World
April 11, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Super Cells Made with 'Inorganic Armor' Chemists in China have coated living cells with egg-like shells, granting them a wide range of new properties. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2004
Charly Travers |
Are Stem Cells a Rule Breaker? Does the science offer real hope or just hype? Biotech investors take on enough risk in the normal course of drug development that they do not need to worry about whether or not the underlying technology even works. |
Chemistry World
February 4, 2008
Richard Van Noorden |
Green Chemistry Aids Bone Repair A biodegradable polymer made with green solvents can mend broken thigh bones in mice, researchers have shown. |
Chemistry World
January 20, 2011
Erica Wise |
Protective shells for cells A highly permeable shell made for living cells could substantially extend their lifetime in bioengineering applications, including aiding bone repair, say US scientists. |
Chemistry World
April 10, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Shell extract helps rebuild pearly whites Researchers in China have shown that the organic component of mother of pearl can help repair damaged teeth, by acting as a template for the mineralization of tooth enamel. |
Chemistry World
November 10, 2006
Victoria Gill |
Healing Threads Spun From Living Cells Researchers have successfully made microthreads from polymers containing living cells, using a technique called electrospinning. These biologically active threads could be formed into medical scaffolds, to deliver cells directly to tissue and promote healing. |
Chemistry World
July 24, 2012
Rachel Cooper |
Light speeds up new cell growth Scientists from Singapore have combined a photovoltaic polymer with a biocompatible polymer to make a nanofiber-based scaffold that can grow cells for skin regeneration. |
Chemistry World
January 25, 2011
Emma Shiells |
Patching up tooth enamel A calcium phosphate based hydrogel has been found to regenerate tooth enamel, which could help to fight the effects of acid erosion and alleviate sensitive teeth, say scientists in the UK. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Brian Orelli |
A Stem-Cell Primer Public funding from states could help companies doing stem cell research. Read about Geron, StemCells, Osiris Therapeutics, ViaCell and Invitrogen, companies that may profit from the increased public spending. |
Chemistry World
May 19, 2014
James Urquhart |
'Heavy' mouse helps out tissue engineers UK researchers have developed a tissue molecular mapping method that could help make lab-grown tissue much more like the real thing. |
Wired
January 2003
Charles C. Mann |
The First Cloning Superpower Inside China's race to become the clone capital of the world. |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Arlene Weintraub |
Repairing The Engines Of Life Can research into stem cells and other advanced techniques heal ailing hearts and brains? U.S. labs are hamstrung by the federal government. |
Fast Company
March 2009
Tim McKeough |
Banking Stem Cells For Future Use A personal banking system for stem cells. |
Popular Mechanics
November 17, 2009
Elizabeth Svoboda |
Five Body Parts You May Be Able to Regrow Soon(ish) New hope for injured hearts, lungs, arms and legs as well as other body regeneration strategies. |
BusinessWeek
September 23, 2010
Rob Waters |
Stem Cells That Save Big Pharma a Bundle Drugmakers hope to save big by using stem cells to test drugs for dangerous side effects long before costly human trials are needed. |
Popular Mechanics
January 28, 2010
Cassie Rodenberg |
Next-Gen Transplant Techniques Can Stop Organ Rejection About 77 organ transplants are performed each day in the U.S., and more than 101,000 people are on a wait list for body parts such as hearts, skin and veins, according to the Mayo Clinic. |
Chemistry World
February 4, 2011
Harriet Brewerton |
Transplant tracking Magnetic nanoparticles could be used to track neural stem cells after a transplant in order to monitor how the cells heal spinal injuries, say UK scientists. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004
Arlene Weintraub |
The Stem-Cell Flap: Simmer Down Advocates are overstating stem cells' near-term ability to treat grave illnesses. In doing so, they not only distort the science; the hopes they raise among many people who are sick today are also sure to be dashed. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2010
Richard Saltus |
Three-Dimensional Cell Cultures Thinking big but starting small, Sangeeta Bhatia is closing in on her ambitious goal: growing human livers in the lab from scratch. |
Salon.com
December 29, 2000
Arthur Allen |
Will Thompson, Bush clash over human embryo research? The HHS nominee supports it, but right-to-lifers want it stopped.... |
Chemistry World
December 22, 2015
James Urquhart |
Injectable foam repairs bones French researchers have developed a self-setting injectable macroporous foam for repairing bone and assisting its growth. |
Chemistry World
July 27, 2015
Tim Wogan |
Repellent nanocraters could shape tissue engineering Patterning surfaces with nanoscale craters can interfere with cells' ability to stick to surfaces, researchers in the US have shown. |
Chemistry World
April 2007
Jon Evans |
Better, Stronger, Faster In the 1970s, the idea of building a bionic man was merely fantastical. Now we have bionic eyes and limbs, and chemists are creating artificial bodily tissues to rival nature's own. |
BusinessWeek
June 27, 2005
Arlene Weintraub |
Stem Cells To Go ViaCell's goal is to mass-produce stem cells from umbilical cord blood. |
Scientific American
January 17, 2007
Charles Q. Choi |
A Stroke for Stem Cells The brain becomes a target in stem cell clinical trials. |
Scientific American
March 2007
Alison Snyder |
Sight for Sore Eyes Having generated a cell source and overcome the safety concerns associated with transplanting stem cells, researchers still face possibly their biggest challenge: showing that the transplanted photoreceptors wire up to other neurons that eventually connect to the optic nerves. |
Scientific American
January 2009
Charles Q. Choi |
Do White Blood Cells Make Cancer Deadly? The ability to spread underlies the killing power of cancer. The process occurs, John Pawelek thinks, when tumor cells fuse with white blood cells -- an idea that, if right, could yield new therapies |
Reactive Reports
Issue 51
David Bradley |
Cannabinoids and Osteoporosis Researchers have discovered a regulatory mechanism involved in bone loss linked to a chemical receptor in our bodies with a previously unknown function, which could lead to a new treatment. |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2008
Brian Orelli |
Obama Can't Save Stem Cell Companies While government-sponsored research on embryonic stem cells might eventually help scientists better understand all stem cells, it's not likely to help the companies right now. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2009
Brian Orelli |
A Less-Risky Stem Cell Play Life Technologies is a clear leader in stem cell reagents. |
Chemistry World
April 29, 2014
Jason Woolford |
Slow-setting bone glue for easier post-surgery access Researchers in Ireland and Germany have developed an adhesive to address the issue of closing the sternum after an operation. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2011
Rich Smith |
What's All the Fuss About Stem Cells? Stocks are up on news of Sweden's miracle meatball. Over the weekend, Swedish researchers announced the successful transplant of an artificial trachea to a patient whose own organ had been ravaged by cancer. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2007
Brian Orelli |
Stem Your Expectations of Stem-Cell Discoveries Making "stem" cells out of skin cells isn't all it's cracked up to be. The recent discovery has a long way to go before it can catch up to the research currently being done with stem cells. |
HHMI Bulletin
Nov 2010
Mitch Leslie |
Immune System Defects Can Cause Obsessive Behavior A shortage of certain immune cells might prompt obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
Bio-IT World
August 2005
Maureen McDonough |
U.K. Framework Offers Stem Cells a Future The United Kingdom has managed to cut through the noise surrounding stem cell research, creating a regulatory framework that fosters an environment of international collaboration and excellent R&D programs. And they try to do it all in an ethical way. |
