by ljs5936 | Jan 8, 2023 | Modeling Development and Disease, Pluripotent Stem Cells
By Lilly Su, MD Candidate, Class of 2023, Penn State College of Medicine. Previously, we discussed the different types of stem cells. Human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) are cells with very similar characteristics to embryonic stem cells, as both types of...
by ljs5936 | Jul 18, 2022 | Cancer Stem Cells, Pediatric Cancer
By Lilly Su, MD Candidate, Class of 2023, Penn State College of Medicine. This article is a continuation of the discussion of pediatric brain and spinal cord cancers. Please click here to read our previous article on astrocytoma. Brain Stem Gliomas Brain stem gliomas...
by ljs5936 | Jul 17, 2022 | Cancer Stem Cells, Pediatric Cancer
By Lilly Su, MD Candidate, Class of 2023, Penn State College of Medicine Brain tumors Cancer is a diagnosis that nobody wants to hear come out of their physician’s mouth, even more so, out of the mouth of their child’s pediatrician. In an ideal world, we would never...
by Farrah Alkhaleel | Apr 19, 2022 | Cancer Stem Cells, Pediatric Cancer
by Farrah A. Alkhaleel Wilms tumor, also known as nephroblastoma, is the most common type of kidney malignancy in children with an incidence of approximately 1 in 10,000 live births [1,2]. Each year in the United States, there are approximately 500 new cases diagnosed...
by mmm7131 | Apr 17, 2022 | Cell Therapies, Hematopoiesis
by Meghana Matur Immune cells, commonly known as white blood cells (WBCs), are components of blood that are essential for the protection of an organism from infectious and other diseases. The immune cells, which include neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, mast cells,...
by iae5008 | Apr 16, 2022 | Cancer Stem Cells, Pediatric Cancer
April 16, 2022, by Neil Sheth It is estimated that around 10,470 children in the United States under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2022. and the most commonly diagnosed include leukemias (28%), the brain cancers (27%), lymphomas (12%), and bone...
by iae5008 | Jan 23, 2022 | Tissue regeneration
By Sara LaJeunesse A disease of the joints, osteoarthritis affects more than 30 million adults and is the fifth-leading cause of disability in the United States. In a new study, scientists have discovered the cellular pathway that leads to osteoarthritis and has...
by iae5008 | Oct 29, 2021 | Cell Therapies, Pluripotent Stem Cells
By Ashley J. WennersHerron UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The human body can be genetically inclined to attack its own cells, destroying the beta cells in the pancreas that make insulin, which helps convert sugar into energy. Called Type 1 diabetes, this disorder can occur at...
by ljs5936 | May 12, 2021 | Cell Therapies, Hematopoiesis
By Lilly Su, MD Candidate, Class of 2023, Penn State College of Medicine Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are the stem cells that give rise to other blood cells, through a process called hematopoiesis. There are many organs and tissues within the body that are involved...
by ljs5936 | Feb 18, 2021 | Cell Therapies, General news
By Lilly Su, MD Candidate, Class of 2023, Penn State College of Medicine Within the body, the majority of cells are destined to convey specific functions e.g., erythroid blood cells deliver oxygen, endothelial cells form vasculature, neurons mediate communication by...
