Tag: Mesenchymal stem cells
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Nation & World
Steering stem cell trafficking into pancreas reverses Type 1 diabetes
Harvard researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have uncovered a way to enhance and prolong the therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stem cells in a preclinical model of Type 1 diabetes.
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Nation & World
Improving stem cells’ regenerative potential
A team at Harvard Stem Cell Institute recently found that transplanting mesenchymal stem cells along with blood-vessel-forming cells naturally found in circulation improves results. This co-transplantation keeps the mesenchymal stem cells alive longer in mice after engraftment, up to a few weeks compared with hours without co-transplantation.
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Nation & World
Noncancerous cells carry weight
In recent years Harvard investigators have discovered that breast tumors are influenced by more than just the cancer cells within them.
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Nation & World
Rare find
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine have found that by mimicking a rare genetic disorder in a dish they can rewind the internal clock of a mature cell and drive it back into an adult stem-cell stage.