Rappler's latest stories on stem cells
Japan newborn gets liver stem cells in world first
The newborn is suffering from urea cycle disorder, where the liver is not capable of breaking down toxic ammonia
Kidneys grown in rats could pave way for human transplant options
The researchers caution that their success is only a first step and that 'serious technical barriers and complex ethical issues' remain before the process could be used for human organs
Entering the age of human upgrades
It turns out that in medicine, one key to new resurrections can be found in jumpstarting faulty, old lives
Human muscle tissue grown from stem cells
These are called 'induced pluripotent stem cells' or iPSCs. Like naturally-occurring stem cells found in embryos, they can become any other type of human cell.
Mouse study shows how alcohol may cause cancer
It has long been suspected that alcohol consumption contributes to seven types of cancer – of the mouth, throat, larynx or voice box, oesophagus or food pipe, breast, liver and bowel
2017 top science stories: Space 'visitors', smartphone addiction, and your pet dog
What are the biggest stories, discoveries and ideas in science this 2017? The Mind Movers of the Mind Museum list down some of the most important ones from the past 12 months.
Stem cell therapy for your health: 4 things you need to know
Stem cells can prevent diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's – here's how they work
Stem cell therapy helps some men with erectile dysfunction
The results could be an effective therapeutic option for patients suffering erectile dysfunction from other causes
Scientists create first human-pig embryos
The ultimate goal is to grow functional and transplantable tissue or organs but we are far away from that says lead investigator Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte
Zika virus infection may harm adult brain – study
Adult cells involved in learning and memory can be destroyed by the viral infection according to a study
Gloria Arroyo to undergo stem cell therapy in Germany
Former president Gloria Arroyo also plans to meet with Filipino communities in France and Hong Kong if allowed by the anti graft court Sandiganbayan to leave the country
The eyes have it: Scientists grow lenses from stem cells
A research team says they have managed to engineer corneas from stem cells in the lab while another regenerated lenses inside the human eye
Experiments show link between Zika and fetal brain damage
The findings are the first concrete evidence of a link between the mosquito borne virus and microcephaly which until now had been circumstantial
Japanese scientist stripped of doctorate over stem cell scandal
Haruko Obokata 32 drew intense media scrutiny after failing to reproduce the results of what was once billed as a ground breaking study on stem cells
Trailblazing trial for brittle-bone disease
In a pioneering trial stem cells will be injected into fetuses to battle brittle bone disease
Is Arroyo's stem cell doctor back in business? DOJ orders probe
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima acts on a change org petition asking the NBI to verify if Antonia Park is treating patients again in her clinic in Tagaytay which was ordered closed in 2014
Mini breast grown in petri dishes for breast cancer research
The scientific breakthrough can potentially allow researchers to better understand breast cancer
Arroyo's stem cell doctor pleads not guilty to estafa case
She is also charged with one count of illegal practice of medicine
Too many waiting for blood stem cell transplants – study
The analysis finds huge discrepancies between rich and poor countries noting that less than 2 in the eastern Mediterranean and Africa get HSCTs versus Europe s 52 5
Spain uses stem cell therapy to treat damaged hearts
It is the first time that allogeneic cells – stem cells that come from another person – have been used to repair damage to a heart caused by a heart attack
Top Japan lab dismisses controversial stem cell study
The revelations come a week after a young researcher at the center of the scandal which has rocked the country s scientific establishment said she will resign after failing to reproduce the study s results
Japan lab cannot repeat ground-breaking cell finding – reports
The government backed Riken Institute will announce that so called STAP cells cannot be reproduced writing the embarrassing final chapter of a study published in the journal Nature but later withdrawn
Scientists build 'mini-stomachs' in lab
Called gastric organoids the lab dish tissue comprises buds of cells that are a miniature version of the stomach the researchers say
Health chief goes on 'sick leave'
2nd UPDATE Health Secretary Enrique Ona has gone on leave reportedly to attend to personal health concerns Undersecretary Janet Garin is the acting secretary during Ona s absence
Philippine bishops: Ice bucket challenge OK if...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines sets a condition for the challenge: Donations shouldn t go to a crime against embryos and fetuses
Japan lab unable to replicate 'stem cell' findings
UPDATED The struggle to replicate the experiment casts further doubt on the existence of stem cell like cells what the researchers called Stimulus Triggered Acquisition of Pluripotency STAP cells
Disgraced Japan stem cell scientist commits suicide
Sasai is the mentor of the 30 year old Haruko Obokata whose research reportedly used fabricated data
Why spend money on science? Answering the Binay question
To turn our back on science and technology will inevitably condemn our country to perpetual economic backwardness
Top journal retracts ‘game-changer’ stem cell study
Leading science journal Nature is withdrawing a stem cell study published January after all co authors concluded that they cannot stand behind the papers
Cloning: Scientists make insulin-producing cells
We are now one step closer to being able to treat diabetic patients with their own insulin producing cells says the New York Stem Cell Foundation
US scientists make embryonic stem cells from adult skin
The new approach does not use fertilized embryos to obtain stem cells a technique that raises major ethical issues
Arroyo's stem cell doctor charged with illegal practice
The NBI says Park misrepresented herself as a licensed physician in several occasions
Japan stem cell scientist stands by 'phony' research
Haruko Obokata blamed her youth and inexperience for errors in her methodology but insisted her conclusions on stem cells were accurate
Arroyo's alternative medicine doctor unlicensed
Dr Antonia Park according to the Professional Regulatory Commission is not authorized to practice medicine in the Philippines She faces charges of estafa and reckless imprudence resulting in homicide
'Phony' stem cell research scientist to be punished in Japan
The punishment is expected to be meted out to lead researcher Haruko Obokata and her more experienced colleagues
Japan institute may retract 'game-changing' cell study: reports
At issue are allegations that researchers used erroneous image data – crucial to supporting the study – which resembled those used in the 2011 dissertation
Stem cell scientist calls for retraction of study
The study faced hard questions as the Japanese research institute that sponsored the study probed into the credibility of the study data
Transplant tissue: Stem cells in 'revolutionary' boost
The new approach – provided it overcomes safety hurdles – could smash cost and technical barriers in stem cell research said independent commentators
Philippine elite fight aging with stem cell therapy
The Philippine Department of Health is scrambling to regulate local stem cell therapy practices amid a chaotic and often dubious boom in the industry
Vatican-backed stem cell research wins $1.2-M US grant
NeoStem a New Jersey based company is looking into very small embryonic like VSEL cells found in adult bone marrow It has already received 4 5 million in government research grants
Opposition vs stem cell for unproven claims grows
More doctors groups support the stand that stem cell therapy should only be administered upon the completion of clinical trials
Health chief flip-flops on support for stem cell treatment
DOH Secretary Enrique Ona in a speech encourages stem cell procedures that don t have therapeutic guarantees but says his stand on the matter is not final
Stem cell debate: Innovation or safety?
The challenge hounding DOH and the FDA is finding the balance between innovation and sound regulation
Solon calls for probe into stem cell therapy
Rep Doy Leachon files a resolution calling for a probe in aid of legislation on the conduct of stem cell therapy in the Philippines
Leachon asks Ona to resign over stem cell issue
Rep Leachon says the DOH must not allow unregistered drugs in the market without proper clinical trials because lives are at stake
Scientists grow human heart tissue
A team from the University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania used induced pluripotent stem iPS cells generated from human skin cells to create precursor heart cells called MCPs
Science wRap: Body clocks, climate and conflict, monogamy
This week: Resetting your body clock monogamy and evolution and the link between hot climate and hot heads
'Suspend deceptive stem cell transplant doctors'
A physicians group calls for the suspension of the license to practice of deceptive stem cell transplant doctors
