Stem Cell Review: Neural Stem Cells and CNS Disorder (EP7) What is a neural stem cell? How can they help treat neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury, stroke, ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)? Evan Snyder of the Burnham Institute helps define neural stem cells (NSC), explaining that they are relatively inaccessible ...
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Stem Cell Review: Episode 6 (NEW 2/16/2010)
Stem Cell Review: Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Connective Disorders (EP6) Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic of Columbia University gives us an explanation of what mesenchymal stem cells are; adult stem cells that are present in many organs and tissues, and that drive tissue repair. The main sources of mesenchymal stem cells are bone marrow and fat (adipose tissue), ...
Stem Cell Review: Episode 5 (NEW 2/18/10
Stem Cell Review: Looking Forward to 2015 How will stem cells change the way we think about treating diseases? Here is the 5 year forward look at the world of Stem Cells, from some of the greatest experts in the field. What are the diseases we'll be treating, and the tools we'll be using in 2015? Where ...
Stem Cell Review: Episode 8 (NEW 2/16/2010)
Stem Cell Review: Stem Cells & Diabetes (EP8) Alan Lewis of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation distinguishes type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and continues to explain how stem cells are being used today to develop new treatments for type 1 diabetes (a.k.a. juvenile diabetes). Human embryonic stem cells (hESC) are being differentiated to the ...