Cells in Medical Technology

UPCI Joins ExCell Research Study Using Stem Cells for Leukemia and Lymphoma Patients

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, and JERUSALEM, Israel, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) and the Gamida Cell - Teva Joint Venture announced today that the Institute has joined an elite group of cancer centers in Europe, the United States and Israel that a...

Discovery of Marker for Colon Stem Cells Could Shed Light on What Drives Tumor Growth

WILMINGTON, Del., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Cancer researchers led by Bruce Boman, M.D., Ph.D. director of Cancer Genetics and Stem Cell Biology at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center of the Christiana Care Health System, and a faculty member at the University of Delaware , have discovered an enzyme ...

Cardium Reports on Applicability of Corgentin to Stem Cell Therapies: Independent Studies Indicate that Ad5IGF-1 Potentiates Stem Cells to Improve Cardiac Function After Heart Attack

SAN DIEGO, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardium Therapeutics (NYSE Amex: CXM ) today reported on an NIH-funded, pre-clinical study conducted by independent researchers at the University of Cincinnati entitled IGF-1--Overexpressing Mesenchymal Stem Cells Accelerate Bone Marrow Stem Cell ...

Neuralstem's Human Stem Cells Integrate into Nervous System of Rats with Animal Model of ALS

Make Synaptic Contact with Host Motor Neurons ROCKVILLE, Md., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Transplanted human neural stem cells (hNSCs) developed by Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: CUR) made synaptic contacts with the motor neurons of rats with ALS-like symptoms, a paper published i...

New Study Using Combination of Bioengineered Skin and Stem Cells Shows Promise in Treatment of Non-Healing Wounds

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that leads to thickening and severe scarring of skin as well as thickening and failure of internal organs, including the lungs, heart, kidneys and intestines. The disease -- which the Scleroderma Foundation esti...

Blood Testing Identifies Abnormal Cells Up to Six Years Prior to Leukemia Diagnosis

Study published in New England Journal of Medicine employs Quest Diagnostics' blood-based leukemia testing MADISON, N.J., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Testing of blood specimens may detect abnormal white blood cells in patients years before the chronic form of lymphocytic leukemia (CLL...

Groundbreaking Paper Publishes Long Term Results of a Successful Phase I Clinical Trial Using Autologous Neural Stem Cells to Treat Parkinson's Disease

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists announced today the publication of a landmark peer-reviewed paper in the February issue of the Bentham Open Stem Cell Journal which outlines the long term results of the world's first clinical trial using autologous neural stem cells for the trea...

Molecular Marker Identifies Normal Stem Cells as Intestinal Tumor Source

St. Jude scientists show for the first time that normal stem cells can act as the source of tumors in mature solid tissues MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have answered a central question in cancer biology: whether n...

Parasites That Live Inside Cells Use Loophole to Thwart Immune System

A study from St. Jude scientists shows how microbes can block nitric oxide production - a chemical key to the immune system - and offers hints for fighting bacteria MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered a mechanism ...

Technique for Rapidly Reprogramming Adult Cells Into Stem Cells Published in PLoS Biology

- Technology In-Licensed by Stem Cell Sciences From University of Cambridge - ("Stem Cell Sciences", "SCS", "the Company") CAMBRIDGE, England, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Stem Cell Sciences plc (AIM: STEM, ASX: STC), a company focused on the commercialisation of stem cells and stem cell ...

Quark Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Study on Use of siRNA against Proprietary Target for Inhibiting Tumor Growth and Sensitization of Cancer Cells to Chemotherapy

Quark siRNAs Examined Alone and in Combination with Chemotherapy FREMONT, Calif. Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage pharmaceutical company discovering and developing novel RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapeutics, today announced that the journal Cance...

Bioheart Announces 35 Leading U.S. Heart Failure Centers Engaged in Phase II/III Marvel Trial of Myogenic Cells for Treating Advanced Heart Failure

Company Targeting to Complete Enrollment of 150 patients by March 2009 SUNRISE, Fla., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bioheart, Inc., (Nasdaq: BHRT ), today announced that 35 of the leading U.S. Heart Failure Centers have engaged in Bioheart's Phase II/III MARVEL(1) Trial of myogenic cel...

St. Jude Study Gives New Insights Into How Cells Accessorize Their Proteins

Researchers have determined how an enzyme that stitches all-important molecular adjustments onto proteins contorts itself to regulate its own function MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have gained new insight into how the ...

St. Jude Study Finds Treatment With New Drug Might Make Tumor Cells More Sensitive to Therapy

Study shows treatment with a newly discovered drug could be useful in sensitizing tumor cells to therapeutic irradiation and potentially some chemotherapies MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shown that it might be pos...

New Study Shows Cloning from Dried Cells Now Possible

New Freeze Drying Technology Could Have Widespread Use in Improving Medical Care and Saving Endangered Animals from Extinction MT. LAUREL, N.J., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Core Dynamics Inc. today announced that cloning with freeze-dried cells is possible for the first time, according to ...

Artelis and Selexis Report Record Antibody Production Levels in CHO Cells of Over 31 Grams Per Liter

BRUSSELS, Belgium and GENEVA, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Artelis SA and Selexis SA announced today a new milestone in CHO based monoclonal antibody production with the achievement of manufacturing yields of over 31 grams per liter. This record level was accomplished by applying two highly innovat...

Stem Cell Sciences Announces the Creation of the World's First Authentic Rat Embryonic Stem Cells from its Exclusively Licensed Technology

CAMBRIDGE, England, September 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - ("Stem Cell Sciences", "SCS", "the Company") Stem Cell Sciences plc (AIM:STEM, ASX:STC), a company focused on the commercialisation of stem cells and stem cell technologies, is pleased to announce that two independent laboratories...

New Research Provides Evidence that Tea May Improve Attention and Focus, Keep Brain Cells Healthy, & Influence Genetics in Cancer

Findings Published in August Issue of Journal of Nutrition NEW YORK, July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Drinking four to five cups of tea a day may help maintain a healthy mind and body, according to new research published in a supplement to the August issue of the Journal of Nutrition. One study'...

Patient's Own Infection-Fighting T Cells Put Late-Stage Melanoma Into Long-Term Remission - Without Chemotherapy or Radiation

Case is first to show safety and effectiveness of using cloned cells alone to kill tumors SEATTLE, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers describe the first successful use of a human patient's cloned infection-fighting T cells as the sole therapy to put an advanced soli...

Brain Stem Cells Can Be Awakened, Say Schepens Scientists

Study Findings Promise to help in treatment of brain diseases BOSTON, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have identified specific molecules in the brain that are responsible for awakening and putting to sleep brain stem cells, which, when activated, can t...

Karmanos Cancer Institute Researchers Show Phase I Immunotherapy with Armed T Cells Improve Overall Survival of Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

CHICAGO, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit today presented findings that show immunotherapy with armed targeted T cells may improve the overall survival of women with metastatic breast cancer. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/p...

St. Jude Finds 'Dancing' Hair Cells Are Key to Humans' Acute Hearing

A new study shows how sounds are amplified in the inner ear, a finding that could explain how hearing loss can result from genetic mutation or overdose of drugs MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have found that an electrica...

SuperGen's MP-470 Sensitizes Prostate and Breast Cancer Cells to Erlotinib

Data support MP-470's role in overcoming erlotinib resistance DUBLIN, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SuperGen Inc. (Nasdaq: SUPG ), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, rapid development and commercialization of therapies for solid tumors and hematological mal...

JAK2 Inhibitor Shows Potent Activity in Cells From MPD Patients

Mayo clinic in key role in treatment discovery MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian and New York based company Cytopia Limited (ASX: CYT) announced today that its lead JAK2 inhibitor compound CYT387 has demonstrated potent activity in cells isolated from patien...

Researchers Use Magnetism to Target Cells to Animal Arteries

- Magnetically Guided Nanoparticles May Deliver Treatments to Human Organs - PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists have used magnetic fields and tiny iron-bearing particles to drive healthy cells to targeted sites in blood vessels. The research, done in animals, may le...

Biocept Announces Study to Isolate Circulating Tumor Cells from Blood

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Biocept, an emerging leader in biotechnology, is initiating a collaborative study with the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center to investigate the ability to isolate circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood. The study will use Biocept's proprietary C...

Two Major Studies Show: Human Pluripotent Stem Cells without Cloning or Destroying Embryo

"On both ethical and practical grounds, direct programming is superior to cloning as a means of obtaining patient-specific pluripotent stem cells." WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two major scientific papers published this week in Science and Cell unveil a proven way to gener...

Semafore's PI3 Kinase Inhibitor SF1126 is Active Against Tumor and Tumor Cells and Synergizes with Standard Chemotherapy Agents

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Semafore Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today on the occasion of a poster presentation at the 2007 AACR-NCI- EORTC International Conference in San Francisco that its integrin-targeted PI3 kinase inhibitor, SF1126, showed synergistic effects with certain s...

Diabetes Research Institute Invention Promotes Growth of Stem Cells into Insulin-Producing Cells

New "Oxygen Sandwich" Device is First to Mimic Natural Physical Environment MIAMI, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the major challenges to islet cell transplantation as the treatment of choice for type 1 diabetes is the shortage of donor tissue supply. Patients often need a re-infusion of islet c...

Cancer Treatment Centers of America(R) Studies Treatment That Aims Chemotherapy Directly at Ovarian Cancer Cells

Therapy targets folate receptors found on cancer cells otherwise resistant to standard chemo ZION, Ill., June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Midwestern Regional Medical Center, a leading provider of innovative cancer care for patients living wi...

Autism Genes Discovered; Help Shape Connections Among Brain Cells

-Findings Suggest Biological Reasons for Altered Early Neural Development- PHILADELPHIA, April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A research team has connected more of the intricate pieces of the autism puzzle, with two studies that identify genes with important contributions to the disorder. One ...

Micromet Presents Preclinical Data Showing Activity of Erbitux and Vectibix Based BiTE Antibodies against KRAS- and BRAF-mutated Human Colorectal Cancer Cells

Study Presented at 2009 AACR Meeting Highlights Potential Therapeutic Approach to Treat Patients Unresponsive to Erbitux and Vectibix DENVER, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Micromet, Inc. (Nasdaq: MITI ), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, proprietary antibodies for the treat...

Study Demonstrates that AHCC(R) Enhances Immune System by Increasing the Production of Key Dendritic Cells

Proves significance of AHCC for maintaining a healthy immune system PURCHASE, N.Y., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- A recently published study in Nutrition and Cancer (60(5), 643-651) by researchers at Kansai Medical University in Osaka, Japan has shown that AHCC (Active Hexose Correlated Compound) ...

Micromet Presents Data at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Biological Therapy of Cancer on the Activity of Human Antibody Adecatumumab against KRAS-mutated Colon Cancer Cells

BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Micromet, Inc. (Nasdaq: MITI), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, proprietary antibodies for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases, presented data from a preclinical study(1) showing cytotoxic activity of anti-E...

Protein Key to Control Growth of Blood Cells

--Findings May Aid in Bone Marrow Transplants, Blood Diseases-- PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New research sheds light on the biological events by which stem cells in the bone marrow develop into the broad variety of cells that circulate in the blood. The findings may hel...

Want a Reason to Love Your Lower Belly Fat? It's Rich in Stem Cells

ASPS Study Finds Some Areas of the Body Have Greater Concentrations of Stem Cells ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fat removed from the lower abdomen and inner thigh through liposuction was found to be an excellent source of stem cells, with higher stem cell concen...

Sangamo BioSciences Announces Nature Biotechnology Study Demonstrating the Use of Zinc Finger Nucleases to Generate HIV Resistant T Cells

Preclinical Animal Data Demonstrates Promising Therapeutic Strategy for HIV/AIDS RICHMOND, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO ) announced today the publication of data demonstrating that human immune system cells (C...

Cardiogenesis Announces Preliminary Clinical Results With the PHOENIX System Combining TMR + Stem Cells

IRVINE, Calif., June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardiogenesis Corporation (Pink Sheets: CGCP), a leading developer of surgical products for cardiac revascularization, today announced a scientific presentation that describes the use of the PHOENIX delivery system combining transmyocardial rev...

Karmanos Researchers Find Non-Toxic Agents Added to Conventional Chemotherapy Decrease Survival of Colon Cancer Cells

SAN DIEGO, April 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit today presented findings showing that adding curcumin or resveratrol to conventional chemotherapy could be effective in preventing the growth of chemo-resistant colon cancer cel...

Diagnostic Center for Disease: Prostate Biopsy Spreads Prostate Cancer Cells

SARASOTA, Fla., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Breaking news from the Diagnostic Center for Disease(TM) in Sarasota, Florida, identifies a previously underestimated risk that routine prostate biopsy performed to evaluate for prostate cancer spreads cancer cells and may be the reason that men have a r...