Age-related blindness is one of the most common forms of blindness across the globe and with the aim of finding a treatment for this, a clinical trial investigating stem cells’ potential is…
Tag: Stem Cells
Stem cells provide hope in treatment of mitochondrial diseases
Despite advancements in medical science, there are a few diseases for which no treatments are available and mitochondrial diseases are one of them. Researchers striving to look for a cure to treat…
Aspirin may block growth of breast cancer tumours
Aspirin, which has already been laboratory tested as being a cancer tumour growth inhibitor in case of colon, gastrointestinal, prostate, and other cancers, has proved its mettle once again by effectively blocking…
Scientists may have found brain tumor stem cells’ Achilles’ heel
Doctors and medical professionals will know how hard it is to treat some brain tumours – even if they are surgically removed, zapped by radiation or infiltrated by chemotherapy drugs, they find…
Researchers grow mini-breast in petri dishes; will aid in cancer research
Just days after we reported a development wherein researchers grew fully functional forelimb of a rat in lab, a team of researchers have grown mini-breast in petri dishes that they say will…
Scientists identify potential new therapeutic for osteoporosis
Scientists have identified a potential new therapeutic approach that could help in treatment of osteoporosis and though the findings are still preliminary, researchers are optimistic about its potential in treating bone loss,…
Scientists identify stem cells that can repair damaged hearts
Regenerative medicines are becoming popular since the advent of stem cell therapies and progress therein, but one particular area that researchers have been having difficulty with is the type and combination of…
‘Hydrogels’ said to boost stem cell survival, integration
Stem cell therapy is being looked upon as the answer to great many diseases, but there are still quite a few obstacles that need to be cleared before the therapy can be…
Existing drugs for athlete’s foot, eczema looks promising for multiple sclerosis
Researchers have discovered that a pair of topical medicines in use for alleviating skin conditions including athlete’s foot, and eczema have another compelling use – instructing stem cells in the brain to…