Stories indexed under: Stem cells

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• Engineered stem cell advance points toward treatment for ALS May 28, 2013 MADISON, Wis. — Transplantation of human stem cells in an experiment conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison improved survival and muscle function in rats used to model ALS, a nerve disease that destroys nerve control of muscles, causing death by respiratory failure.
• Down syndrome neurons grown from stem cells show signature problems May 27, 2013 In new research published this week, Anita Bhattacharyya, a neuroscientist at the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, reports on brain cells that were grown from skin cells of individuals with Down syndrome.
• Two researchers named Shaw scientists May 24, 2013 The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has chosen two University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers for 2013 Shaw Scientist Awards.
• Adult cells transformed into early-stage nerve cells, bypassing the pluripotent stem cell stage May 2, 2013 A University of Wisconsin-Madison research group has converted skin cells from people and monkeys into a cell that can form a wide variety of nervous-system cells - without passing through the do-it-all stage called the induced pluripotent stem cell, or iPSC.
• With heart cells, middle schoolers learn the hard lessons of science May 2, 2013 The drug trial is not off to an auspicious start. The cells are not cooperating.
• Stem cell transplant restores memory, learning in mice April 21, 2013 For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been transformed into nerve cells that helped mice regain the ability to learn and remember.
• Stem cell transplant restores memory, learning in mice April 21, 2013
• Material screening method allows more precise control over stem cells April 10, 2013 When it comes to delivering genes to living human tissue, the odds of success come down the molecule. The entire therapy - including the tools used to bring new genetic material into a cell - must have predictable effects.
• Stem cell symposium to address heart, vascular disease April 8, 2013 World leaders in the use of stem cells will gather Wednesday, April 10 at the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute in Fitchburg, Wis., for the eighth annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium, "Cell-Based Therapy for Heart & Vascular Disease: Pathways to Clinic."
• UW stem cell pioneer Thomson earns innovation award April 4, 2013 A prestigious scientific honor adds to the legacy of stem cell pioneer James Thomson.
• Transplanted brain cells in monkeys light up personalized therapy March 14, 2013 For the first time, scientists have transplanted neural cells derived from a monkey's skin into its brain and watched the cells develop into several types of mature brain cells, according to the authors of a new study in Cell Reports. After six months, the cells looked entirely normal, and were only detectable because they initially were tagged with a fluorescent protein.
• Waisman Center: Celebrating 40 years of advancing knowledge about developmental disabilities Jan. 24, 2013 From her perch as director of the Waisman Center, and with an insider’s knowledge of its work to advance our understanding of developmental disability and the people it affects, Marsha Mailick sees a hopeful microcosm of the best attributes of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Study advances treatment of respiratory failure in ALS patients Jan. 8, 2013 A new study, published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and conducted largely at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, shows the potential for two complimentary treatments - stem cell therapy and intermittent exposure to low oxygen - to preserve and even restore breathing capacity in rats with a condition similar to ALS in humans.
• Cells from skin create model of blinding eye disease Nov. 8, 2012
• Nobel Prize winner to deliver 2012 Rennebohm Lectures Oct. 16, 2012 Mario Capecchi, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, will deliver the 2012 Rennebohm Lectures at UW-Madison on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 22 and 23.
• The language of stem cells, decoded Sept. 26, 2012 Stem cells are biological building blocks, the starting point of human life. But without proper direction, they're not very useful when it comes to treating disease.
• Thomson lab lands $2.2 million NIH grant July 24, 2012 With a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, stem cell pioneer Dr. James Thomson, University of Wisconsin–Madison associate professor of biomedical engineering William Murphy and School of Medicine and Public Health medical informatics professor David Page will lead a team to derive and assemble the distinct cell types found in the human cerebral cortex.
• Northern Wisconsin high schoolers learn with stem cells, UW researchers July 17, 2012 Eighteen top science students from northern Wisconsin high schools have earned the opportunity to hone their laboratory skills and work alongside leading researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison at a summer science camp focused on stem cells.
• Vision scientist Dr. David Gamm to lead UW Eye Research Institute June 29, 2012 Dr. David Gamm, whose lab is internationally known for deriving human retina cells and tissue-like structures from human stem cells, has been selected as director of the University of Wisconsin Eye Research Institute (ERI).
• Blood-brain barrier building blocks forged from human stem cells June 25, 2012 The blood-brain barrier -- the filter that governs what can and cannot come into contact with the mammalian brain -- is a marvel of nature. It effectively separates circulating blood from the fluid that bathes the brain, and it keeps out bacteria, viruses and other agents that could damage it.