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Stem Cells

 

Stem cells are undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into specialised cells and can divide to produce more stem cells.

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Kyoto University and Takeda T-CiRA Programme begins

15 December 2015 | By Victoria White

The "Takeda-CiRA Joint Programme for iPS Cell Applications" (T-CiRA) will begin research in six core directions to explore clinical applications of stem cells in therapeutic areas including cancer, heart failure and diabetes mellitus...

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A drug that heals broken bones faster and better

23 November 2015 | By Victoria White

Using bone samples from people undergoing hip replacement surgery, researchers were able to show that a drug that activates the Wnt pathway causes stem cells found within bones to divide and to turn into more bone cells...