C’elle as the service is called, costs $500 and allows you to collect and FedEx your menstrual stem cells for preservation.

The FedEx guy must love those deliveries. picked by suebe 4 months ago

The blood that is shed during menstruation by women can become a good source of stem cells that can be used to create numerous types of human cells. Scientists managed to grow nine different types of cells, including heart, liver and lung cells. picked by maxriter 10 months ago

Menstrual blood can be used to repair heart damage, Japanese researchers said today. Scientists obtained menstrual blood from nine women and cultivated it for about a month, focusing on a kind of cell that can act like stem cells. Some 20 per cent of the cells began beating spontaneously about three days after being put together in vitro with cells from the hearts of rats. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Researchers seeking new and more abundant sources of stem cells for use in regenerative medicine have identified a potentially unlimited, noncontroversial, easily collectable, and inexpensive source – menstrual blood. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Stem cell researchers at UCLA were able to grow functioning cardiac cells using mouse skin cells that had been reprogrammed into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

If the same could be done with human skin cells -- a big if -- the procedure could lead to breakthrough medical treatments... picked by kxmk 1 year ago

National Geographic article about wisdom teeth stem cells picked by acemak 4 days ago

For the first time in the world scientists have succeeded in developing human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) from a single cell, or blastomere, of a 4-cell stage embryo. This means it might be possible in the future to produce hESC lines at an earlier stage without destroying the embryo. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Because of its use of stem cells, a skin regenerating gun would certainly cause a stir among conservative types—but if you were caught out on a battlefield with a gaping wound, you would be begging for technology like this. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Scientists have used embryonic stem cells to generate blood -- a feat that could eventually lead to endless supplies of type O-negative blood, a rare blood type prized by doctors for its versatility picked by bernardblack 2 weeks ago

They can even make bigger boobs without surgery.

Go Stem Cells! Go Stem Cells! picked by pocksucket 11 months ago

U.S. scientists of John Hopkins University say they have disproved the long-held theory that the spinal cord is incapable of repairing itself. They say human nerve stem cells they transplanted into damaged spinal cords of rats have survived, grown and in some cases connected with the rats' own spinal cord cells. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Retracing stem cell development leads to the ability to grow pancreatic-type cells in the culture dish, allowing for the possible production of human insulin picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

For women who want to give up smoking, it could be a matter of timing, say scientists.

The chances of succeeding are much higher if they call a halt to the habit in the days before their menstrual cycle. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

15 minute documentary with facts about stem cells so that next time you know what you are talking about. picked by Lighioana 7 months ago

Isolating stem cells from the placenta is not more difficult than making a steak. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Stem cells have been shown to cure blindness in mice, and could work in the same way for humans. picked by sparky 2 years ago

A BRISBANE woman who was paralysed in a car accident is walking again after receiving controversial stem-cell treatment in India. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

It’s the first documented demonstration that ordinary cells from an adult human can be used to make cloned embryos mature enough to produce stem cells. picked by MandolinOrange 8 months ago

"The enhanced breasts are soft and natural, so they are the patient's "real" breasts"

Cellport Clinic Yokohama picked by neophyteblogger 2 years ago