RegenMD - Lab grown urinary tubes offer hope for cell-based therapies

RegenMD         Lab grown urinary tubes offer hope for cell-based therapies March 10, 2011 at 1:12 AM   The study, published in the journal 'Lancet,' is a first in the field of regenerative medicine showing the potential power of cell-based therapies. Doctors believe it might help repair injuries and replacement of whole organs. The five patients for the ... See all stories on this topic » TheMedGuru         Fighting diabetes, other diseases, with live cells March 10, 2011 at 1:12 AM   Regenerative medicine, as it's known, encompasses a variety of scientific disciplines and includes stem-cell technologies, medical devices, biotechnology and even pharmaceutical companies. Some forms of it, such as orthopedic bone grafts and skin ... See all stories on this topic »         Need A New Urethra? They Can Now Be Grown In Labs March 9, 2011 at 3:27 PM   No but really, researchers are moving forward in the field of regenerative medicine, and can now create a urethra from cells grown in a lab. Researchers at Wake Forest University in North Carolina say they have taken tissue from five boys with ... See all stories on this topic » The Consumerist         Lab-Grown Urethra Used to Replace Damaged Tube March 9, 2011 at 3:21 PM   By Randy Dotinga MONDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- In a potential advance in the field of tissue engineering, researchers report that they've been able to repair injured urinary systems in boys by using bladder cells grown in a laboratory. ... See all stories on this topic »         Dual Execs at CIRM Severely Weaken Oversight, CIRM Directors Told March 9, 2011 at 2:57 PM         Regenerative Medicine Breakthroughs March 9, 2011 at 11:25 AM   Atala demonstrated a new technique in regenerative medicine that can "print" a human kidney. Someday, this technology could eliminate the need for organ donors. "It's like baking a layer cake," Dr. Atala said as he cooked up a fresh kidney on stage ... See all stories on this topic »         Urethras can now be made in the lab -- and they work March 9, 2011 at 11:25 AM   Now researchers have pushed the promise of regenerative medicine closer to reality, by creating urethras out of cells grown in a lab. Researchers at Wake Forest University in North Carolina report that they have successfully taken tissue from five boys ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times         Anthony Atala: Printing a human kidney March 9, 2011 at 11:25 AM   His lab at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine is doing just that -- engineering over 30 tissues and whole organs. Anthony Atala is the director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, where his work focuses on growing ... See all stories on this topic »         Regenerative Medicine Program at University of Manitoba Receives Investment ... March 9, 2011 at 10:23 AM   The regenerative medicine program at the University of Manitoba has received from the federal government. The research conducted at the university aims at investigating the potentiality of living tissue to be used to repair or replace lost tissue or ... See all stories on this topic » TopNews United States         Yissum And Hadasit License Regenerative Polymeric Membrane Implants To RegeneCure March 9, 2011 at 4:23 AM   ... innovative regenerative membrane implant technology to RegeneCure, which will further develop and commercialize the technology for bone tissue engineering for applications in trauma, spine, and reconstructive cranial and facial orthopedics. ... See all stories on this topic »         Scientists Successfully Grow Body Part Using Human Cells March 9, 2011 at 1:38 AM   With the continuing development of regenerative medicine, doctors will be able to cure, rather then simply treat, many diseases. This seems to be an extremely important and acute development!!!! Another reason why Stem cell funding should be increased. ... See all stories on this topic » News One         Jun's research could have impact on back injuries March 9, 2011 at 1:24 AM   The proposed work is an interdisciplinary project that integrates nanotechnology, materials sciences, stem-cell biology and tissue engineering. Nanostructured, IVD-mimicking scaffolds will be designed by combining electrospun nanofibers and ... See all stories on this topic » UAB News             This email was sent to agupta1213+termsc@gmail.com. Delivered by Feed My Inbox PO Box 682532 Franklin, TN 37068 Account Login Unsubscribe Here