Stem Cell Derived Kidney Tissue Matures, Functions in Rats
Published ahead of print in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, a new study pushes the boundaries of regenerative medicine. Italian researchers led by Christodoulos Xinaris...
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Induced Pluripotent Cells Model Parkinson’s Neurons; Reveals New Mechanism of Disease
Published in Nature, a new study reveals a previously unknown mechanism of Parkinson’s disease. Lead author Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte and fellow researchers generated induced pluripotent stem...
Stem Cell Researchers Convene for NYSCF’s Seventh Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference
Leaders in translational stem cell research from across the country and around the world presented findings on how advances in stem cell science lead to better...
NYSCF CEO Susan L. Solomon Comments on Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Recent advances in tissue engineering have changed the focus of regenerative medicine to addressing immediate challenges that stymie therapeutic application. Of note, an article Genetic Engineering...
Neural Stem Cells Treat Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
Two articles published in Science and Translational Medicine employ stem cells to treat neural damage. Working with a mouse model, researchers led by Stephen Back, MD, PhD,...
Plaintiffs of Sherley v. Sebelius File with US Supreme Court
In an ongoing, three-year legal battle, the plaintiffs of Sherley v. Sebelius have filed a petition with the US Supreme Court to consider questions stemming from...
Stem Cell Derived Thyroid Tissue Rescues Hormone Levels in Mice
Originally, researchers led by Sabine Costagliola, PhD, the Free University of Brussels, intended to study thyroid physiology by deriving thyroid cells from stem cells; but, surprisingly,...
NYSCF Awards $9 Million to Six New Robertson Investigators
The New York Stem Cell Foundation named six of the most promising scientists as its 2012 NYSCF – Robertson Investigators. Each Investigator will receive a $1.5 million...
Stem Cell Pioneer Kazutoshi Takahashi Recipient of Second NYSCF – Robertson Prize
Today, The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) will award a Japanese scientist with the NYSCF – Robertson Prize for his extraordinary achievements in translational stem...
NYSCF Applauds Nobel Prize Win for Stem Cell Research
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) congratulates Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, at Kyoto University in Japan, and John Gurdon, PhD, at the Gurdon Institute in...
Kyoto University Researchers Create Viable Oocytes from Stem Cells
After many failed attempts, researchers in Japan report success in mouse stem cell-derived oocytes in Science. Dr. Mitinori Saitu’s laboratory at Kyoto University reprogrammed embryonic and...
Stem Cell Epigenetics Influence Plasticity
Researchers led by Dr. Manel Esteller, director of the Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, have uncovered epigenetic changes in adult...
Chemotherapy Drug Targets Potentially Harmful Stem Cells, Leaves Other Cells Unscathed
A major setback for induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell transplantation, some cells may not differentiate into the desired cell type and could, potentially, produce tumor growth....
DNA Packaging Plays Critical Role in Cardiac Cell Differentiation
University of Washington researchers uncovered a regulator for cardiac cell differentiation from embryonic stem cells. Led by Sharon Paige, they investigated the genetic controls over the...
Tissue Engineers Develop Novel Treatment for Necrotizing Enterocolitis
To better treat children suffering from necrotizing enterocolitis, a disorder that results in intestinal tissue death, Dr. Tracy Griksheit and her colleagues at the Saban Research...
Neural Stem Cells Help Mice Recover Mobility After Spinal Chord Injury
To treat spinal chord injury, Mark Tuszynski, MD, PhD, and his colleagues at UCSD and VA San Diego Healthcare embedded neural stem cells in severed mouse...
Stem Cells Help Restore Hearing in Deaf Gerbils
Published in Nature, researchers at the University of Sheffield led by Dr. Marcelo Rivolta have successfully transplanted human embryonic stem cell-derived auditory nerve cells to treat...
Stem Cell Conmen Plead Guilty to Charges of Misbranded Treatment and Unapproved Drugs
Given the hope stem cell research offers, some have taken advantage of patients, peddling unapproved, risky “cures” to disease. A 60 Minutes report in 2006 investigated...
Susan L. Solomon and Valentina Fossati Interviewed on Nantucket 228
On Nantucket television program 228, NYSCF CEO Susan L. Solomon and NYSCF – Helmsley Investigator Valentina Fossati joined host Kate Brosnan to discuss the tremendous impact NYSCF...
Stem Cells as the Future of Medicine, Susan Solomon’s TED Talk Featured on TED Blog
The TED Blog posted an entry on how stem cells are the future of medicine, framing the topic with NYSCF CEO Susan Solomon’s TEDGlobal Talk. In it, Solomon...
Susan L. Solomon to be Honored with Stem Cell Action Award by GPI
Susan L. Solomon will be honored at the Genetic Policy Institute’s (GPI) World Stem Cell Summit with the 2012 Stem Cell Action Award on December 4...
In Cell, Chutima Talchai Demonstrates Insulin-Producing Cells De-differentiate in Type 2 Diabetes
Counter to the prevailing theory that beta cells die-off in Type 2 diabetes patients, NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellow and postdoctoral research scientist at Columbia University Medical...
Susan Solomon TED Talk: Realizing the Promise of Stem Cell Research
At TEDGlobal 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland, Susan Solomon unveiled a breakthrough development from NYSCF Research Institute scientists that could help revolutionize how disease is treated. In...
Dieter Egli and Alex Meissner co-author SCNT Paper in Nature Genetics
Dieter Egli, PhD, a NYSCF Senior Research Fellow, is co-author on a paper published in the August 19th edition of Nature Genetics, a study conducted in...
NYSCF Scientists Develop iPS Cell Model of Alzheimer’s Disease, A Key Step to Understanding Disease
At the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference this past July, Andrew Sproul, PhD, a NYSCF Postdoctoral Associate, presented NYSCF’s latest efforts to understand Alzheimer’s disease. They have...