Award for pioneering stem cell research to mend broken bones

Funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) could lead to the development of new and better treatments for broken bones and other orthopaedic problems associated with ageing.
Nearly £4M has been awarded to scientists from the universities of Keele, Imperial College London, Nottingham and Southampton and who will work together combining stem cell [...]

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Bone-repairing stem cell jab hope

By Michelle Roberts, BBC
 
Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm.
A team at Keele University is testing injectible stem cells that they say they can control with a magnet.
Once injected these immature cells can be guided to precisely where their [...]

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£6million to spearhead training for a healthcare revolution

17/7/08
Keele University is to help train scientists in revolutionary new medical treatments at a £6million specialist centre.
Graduates are to be trained in the latest scientific techniques as well as commercial expertise to realise the full potential of the latest healthcare advances – such as regenerating cartilage and bone and growing heart muscle cells.
To provide the [...]

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