DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fc9dd6/primary_and_stem_c) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book “Primary and Stem Cells: Gene Transfer Technologies and Applications” to their offering.

Breast cancer stem cells are thought to be the sole source of tumor recurrence and are known to be resistant to radiation therapy and don't respond well to chemotherapy. Now, researchers with the UCLA Department of Radiation Oncology at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center report for the first time that radiation treatment -despite killing half of all tumor cells during every treatment – transforms other cancer cells into treatment-resistant breast cancer stem cells. The generation of these breast cancer stem cells counteracts the otherwise highly efficient radiation treatment

Washington, Feb 14 (ANI): Researchers have shown for the first time that radiation treatment -despite killing half of all tumour cells during every cycle – transforms other cancer cells into treatment-resistant breast cancer stem cells.

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Newswise — Breast cancer stem cells are thought to be the sole source of tumor recurrence and are known to be resistant to radiation therapy and don’t respond well to chemotherapy. Now, researchers with the UCLA Department of Radiation Oncology at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center report for the first time that radiation treatment –despite killing half of all tumor cells during every treatment – transforms other cancer cells into treatment-resistant breast cancer stem cells. The generation of these breast cancer stem cells counteracts the otherwise highly efficient radiation treatment

Now, researchers with the UCLA Department of Radiation Oncology at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center report for the first time that radiation treatment –despite killing half of all tumor cells during every treatment – transforms other cancer cells into treatment-resistant breast cancer stem cells. The generation of these breast cancer stem cells counteracts the otherwise highly efficient radiation treatment. If scientists can uncover the mechanisms and prevent this transformation from occurring, radiation treatment for breast cancer could become even more effective, said study senior author Dr.

Lucknow, Jan 29 : In a revolt like situation in the Indian Police Services( IPS) cadre in Uttar Pradesh, 16 IPS officers have tendered their resignation following insult of Superintendent of Police(SP) of Sidharthnagar by a senior IAS officer and Commissioner of Basti.

Home > News > more-news Lucknow, Jan 29 : In order to pacify the agitating Indian Police Services(IPS) officers in Uttar Pradesh, Election Commission(EC) tonight transferred the controversial Basti Divisional Commissioner Anurag Srivastava. Mr Sanjiv Kumar, Principal Secretary in the Rrural Development department has been appointed as the new commissioner of Basti while Srivastava have been kept in waiting, official sources here tonight said. However, the IPS Association announced that they will continue to agitate against the insult of the Sidhardhnagar SP Mohit Gupta till the Commissioner was punished besides he seeds unconditional apology from the SP.

The Hindu Shinya Yamanaka, Centre for iPS Cell Research and Application, Japan delivering a lecture in Chennai on Thursday.

Mouse skin cells can be converted directly into cells that become the three main parts of the nervous system, according to researchers. The finding is an extension of a previous study by the same group showing that mouse and human skin cells can be directly converted into functional neurons.

The multiple successes of the direct conversion method could refute the idea that pluripotency (a term that describes the ability of stem cells to become nearly any cell in the body) is necessary for a cell to transform from one cell type to another. Together, the results raise the possibility that embryonic stem cell research and another technique called “induced pluripotency” could be supplanted by a more direct way of generating specific types of cells for therapy or research. This new study, which will be published online Jan

Public release date: 30-Jan-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Krista Conger kristac@stanford.edu 650-725-5371 Stanford University Medical Center STANFORD, Calif. ? Mouse skin cells can be converted directly into cells that become the three main parts of the nervous system, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

19-01-2012 22:48 Stem cell research has the potential to yield groundbreaking new tools to understand and develop therapies for CP and related brain disorders.

By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD According to a new study published in The Lancet , privately funded and led by UCLA and Advanced Cell Technology researchers, two women suffering a progressive form of blindness have shown improved vision. Stem cell [1] pioneer James Thomson of Cellular Dynamics International who headed the University of Wisconsin team that in 1998 first isolated human embryonic stem cells [2] (ES) spoke on the development

Before treatment, the 51-year-old graphic artist was legally blind, unable to read a single letter on a standard eye chart. She has suffered from Stargardt's disease, the most common form of macular degeneration in young patients, since she was a teenager, and it was getting progressively worse.

BREAKTHROUGH: Researchers caution results are not a cure for the blind First results from test of embryonic stem cell therapy has shown improved vision in two patients, but researchers caution results are not a cure for the blind. Before treatment, the 51-year-old graphic artist was legally blind, unable to read a single letter on a standard eye chart. She has suffered from Stargardt's disease, the most common form of macular degeneration in young patients, since she was a teenager, and it was getting progressively worse

What is happening with stem cells as the hope for major cures for disease, brain and nervous system disorders?

09-11-2011 14:00 Olga Momcilovic speaks at the 2011 CIRM Grantee Meeting about the use of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to better understand the causes of Parkinson’s and to develop therapies. Momcilovic is a CIRM Scholar and postdoctoral research fellow at the Buck Institute located in Novato, California.

Scientists at the University of Sheffield will use an innovative technique to explore the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancers.