A patch delivers electrical pulses to help support stem cell growth, helping mice recover mobility in their hind legs in preliminary studies.
Are stem cells just hype?
While stem cell therapies have been touted as “miracle cures”, data indicates that there are still hurdles keeping them out of the clinic.
Magnetically guided delivery of therapeutic stem cells into the brain
A minimally invasive method holds promise for the treatment of neurological disorders and injury.
Team builds first living robots using frog stem cells
Tiny ‘xenobots’ assembled from cells promise advances from drug delivery to toxic waste clean-up.
What Do Decorated (Nano)Worms Have to Do with Stem Cells?
Researchers seek a more effective way to culture human embryonic stem cells.
A Bacteria-Based Coating for Engineering Stem Cells [Video]
Non-pathogenic bacteria can colonize different surfaces to help direct human stem cells to bone cells.
Tracking Transplanted Stem Cells by Dual-Contrast MRI
Dual-contrast MRI for real time monitoring of transplanted stem cell delivery, migration and death.
Limbal Stem Cells for Treatment of Corneal Blindness
Limbal stem cells have attracted a lot of interest in the field of regenerative medicine because of their unique ability to fully restore the whole cornea upon transplantation. Several important aspects of limbal stem cell biology are reviewed such as limbal stem cell identification, developmental origin and therapeutic potential.
Cover Art – Featuring DNA Origami, Cardiac Scaffolds and Stem Cells
This week’s Advanced Healthcare Materials cover manuscripts.
Integrating Stem Cells into Functional Neural Networks
Comprehensive set of 6 protocols outlining methods to monitor functional integration of transplanted stem cells and host neural networks .