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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

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Scientists make stem cells from skin cells

June 01, 2009
Scientists say they've found a way to transform skin cells into stem cells, an advance that could accelerate the field of regenerative medicine. In their new experiments, researchers used four introduced genes to reprogram skin cells to become indistinguishable from stem cells. The scientists say this discovery could solve the problem of rejection by the immune system, since this type of stem cell would be made from the patient's own skin cells. The investigators' results were so promising that ... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Type 1 progress
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

...autoimmune disease. Your immune system attacks your beta cells and destroys them. Normally, the... Read more »

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Beginner's Guide to MS: What is a Lesion?
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

...which creates an insulating sheath to protect nerve cells called AXONS.  Myelin is part of the... Read more »

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Is Mom Just Trying to Help?
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

Could your mother’s own cells help to cure your diabetes? A report in the January issue of the... Read more »

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Boosting Your Immunity
By Kara Bauer , Health Expert

...stimulates your immune system and disease fighting cells, possibly preventing the flu.4.   ... Read more »

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Breast Cancer Vaccine Research: Lost… and Found
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...resulting "powerful immune system response to tumor cells," as reported in HealthDay, is what... Read more »

Health Guide

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Causes
...is delving into the theory that ME/CFS patients have an overactive immune system. Imbalances in T-cells (white blood cells that act as infection fighters) have been reported in several... Read more »
Canadian Scientists find cure for diabetes in mice
...breakthrough research click below: Type 1 Diabetes May Be Caused By Disruption of Link Between Nerve Cells and Beta Cells-JDRFResearchers reverse diabetes in mice-ReutersToronto scientists cure... Read more »
How to Breathe Properly
...Breathing affects virtually every part of the body.  It oxygenates the body, revitalizing organs, cells and tissues.  Breathing properly: Fuels energy productionImproves focus and... Read more »
New Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis
...few months. Today I will discuss Rituxan, a medication which targets B lymphocytes. B lymphocytes are cells of the adaptive immune system which express cell surface receptors which can cause cells... Read more »
Hodgkin's Disease: Transplantation
...TransplantationPatients with relapsed or progressive HD are often treated with high-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation procedures. (Transplantation does not appear to offer an... Read more »

Medications

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...antibody. It works by attaching to the HER2 cancer cells and blocking them from dividing and... Read more »

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...antibody. It works by attaching to the HER2 cancer cells and blocking them from dividing and... Read more »

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...The immune system attacks the body's own healthy cells, causing inflammation in the joints and... Read more »

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...antibody. It works by attaching to certain blood cells from your immune system (B cells) and... Read more »

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...chemotherapy drug that works by slowing or stopping cell growth. Cyclophosphamide also... Read more »

Related News

Immune System May Reject Stem Cells
August 21, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research strikes down the idea that the immune system is blind to the presence of foreign embryonic stem cells. Researchers... Read summary »

Diabetes Drug May Transform Cancer Treatments
June 16, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? A popular anti-diabetic drug can improve the immune system and increase the effectiveness of vaccines and cancer treatments.... Read summary »

Hope for Type 1 Diabetes Patients
December 03, 2008

Researchers identified a new source of insulin-producing cells. Results of a new study show cells in the pancreas that produce insulin -- called beta... Read summary »

Diabetes Treatment Shows Promise
September 02, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Experiments using human blood cells have confirmed the mechanism behind a potential new treatment for people with type 1... Read summary »

Stem Cells: Healing Chronic Skin Problem
January 19, 2007

DURHAM, N.C. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- While many people dread working out, Julian Smith cherishes every step he takes. "It's just really hard for... Read summary »