Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are cancer cells (found within tumors or hematological cancers) that possess characteristics associated with normal stem cells, specifically the ability to give rise to all cell types found in a particular cancer sample. CSCs are therefore … Continue reading
Understanding the workings of stem cells is now seen as essential to the progress of regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and cancer therapeutics. Recently, there has been a growing awareness that the behaviors of stem cells emerge out of the highly … Continue reading
Clin Transl Sci. 2009 Jun;2(3):222-7. The pandemic of chronic degenerative diseases associated with aging demographics mandates development of effective approaches for tissue repair. As diverse stem cells directly contribute to innate healing, the capacity for de novo tissue reconstruction harbors … Continue reading
Regenerative medicine, propelled by the recent progress made in transplant medicine, stem cell biology, and related biomedical fields, is primed to expand the therapeutic armamentarium available in the clinical setting, and thereby, ameliorate disease outcome while reducing the burden of … Continue reading
Regenerative medicine, regardless of the utilized platform, aims to restore normal structure and function following tissue injury. Stem cells and their natural or engineered products—collectively recognized as biologics—provide the functional components of a regenerative therapeutic regimen. Autologous or allogeneic, resident … Continue reading
Description of tissue regeneration may date back to the Greek mythology, where Prometheus is punished by Zeus for stealing from Mount Olympus the sacred fire for humankind. The myth describes a vulture that feasts from an open wound in the … Continue reading
Stem cell treatments have the potential to change the face of human disease and alleviate suffering. The ability of stem cells to self-renew and give rise to subsequent generations that can differentiate offers a large potential to culture tissues that … Continue reading
Bionic eye can restore lost vision London, Nov 3 (IANS) A tiny microchip implanted in the back of the eye has been found to restore sight, researchers said. The bionic eye was tested on a group of blind persons, with … Continue reading
Progress in stem cell biology has been accelerated through the integration of the fundamental fields of molecular embryology and immunology with the emerging multidisciplinary fields of systems biology, bioengineering, and disease networks. The translation into the clinical applications of regenerative … Continue reading