Stem Cell Week

Embryogenesis - Ethanol exposure during embryogenesis affects the generation of neurons and astrocytes

Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Embryonic stem cells injected into amniotic cavity enhance reclosure of open neural tube defect

Stem Cell Research - Carcinogens induce genome-wide loss of heterozygosity in normal stem cells

Stem Cell Research - E6/E7 oncogenes increase and tumor suppressors decrease proportion of neural progenitors

Stem Cell Research - Feeder-independent culture developed for embryonic stem cells

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Acute myeloid leukemia-associated MLL partial tandem duplications persist lifelong

Adipose Tissue - Osteogenic induction of human adipose tissue-derived stromal cells achieved

Angiogenesis - Stem cell-like glioma cells promote tumor angiogenesis via growth factor

Antifungal Therapy - U.S. FDA approves Schering-Plough's posaconazole for preventing invasive fungal infections

Blood Separation - Polyurethane foaming membranes recover CD34+ cells from peripheral blood

Breast Cancer - Breast progenitor epithelial cell line studies response to DNA damage

Breast Cancer - Breast stem cells protected from carcinogen-induced tumorigenic progression

Business Update - Opexa begins Phase IIb multiple sclerosis study; reports positive Phase I/II data

Cardiology - Cardiac endothelial cells produce glia maturation factor-gamma during angiogenesis and inflammation

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer oxygen tension inversely correlates with circulating endothelial progenitor cells

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - Some adult chronic myeloid leukemia patients respond poorly to imatinib

Diabetes Research - Stanford discovery looks at relationship between calcineurin and diabetes

Graft-versus-Host Disease - Graft-versus-host disease is a major determinant of long-term quality of life of survivors

Leukapheresis - Low doses of GM-CSF and G-CSF after cyclophosphamide enhance progenitor cell harvest

Patents - Medistem files U.S. patent application on stem cell therapy for cardiac valvular dysfunction

Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation - Idiopathic pneumonia syndrome is a common complication in pediatric stem cell transplantation

Proteomics - Transcription factor co-occupies genomic sites in embryonic stem cells

Stem Cell Collection - NeoStem signs first adult stem cell collection center agreement

Stem Cell Research - Adult neural stem cells express GLUT1 and GLUT3 and regulate GLUT3 expression

Stem Cell Research - Advanced Cell Technology reports visual function rescue using stem cell-derived retinal cells

Stem Cell Research - Binding of Cdc42 to phospholipase D1 important in neurite outgrowth of neural stem cells

Stem Cell Research - Cultured autologous stem cell trials show sustained heart function improvement

Stem Cell Research - Hematopoietic engraftment affected following reduced intensity conditioning

Stem Cell Research - Immunosuppressant spawns endothelial progenitor cell death

Stem Cell Research - Lrig1 maintains epidermal stem cells in a quiescent nondividing state

Stem Cell Research - MLL-AF9 initiates transformation from committed progenitor to leukemia stem cell

Stem Cell Research - Mouse brain tumor vessels incorporate bone marrow-derived cells

Stem Cell Research - Multipotent hematopoietic progenitor expansion is promoted by beta-catenin

Stem Cell Research - Stem cell expansion induced by inhibition of aldehyde dehydrogenase and retinoid signaling

Stem Cell Transplantation - Autologous transplantation safe and feasible for Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

Stem Cell Transplantation - Haploidentical SCT without in vitro T cell depletion treats hematological malignancies