Plasticell, JCR Partner on Stem Cell Technology in Japan – Drug Discovery & Development

Plasticell, JCR Partner on Stem Cell Technology in JapanDrug Discovery & DevelopmentPlasticell, the biotechnology company specializing in stem cell differentiation, has announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement with JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. of Ashiya, Hyogo Pref., Japan, to discover custom stem cell culture media read more
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Oklahoma House approves embryonic stem cell ban – San Francisco Chronicle

Oklahoma House approves embryonic stem cell banSan Francisco ChronicleOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Conducting certain types of embryonic stem cell research in Oklahoma would be a felony punishable by at least a year in prison under a bill that the Oklahoma House overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday. The House voted 73-14 and more read more
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Jason Biggs stores baby’s stem cells – Express.co.uk

Express.co.ukThey have provided a testimony for the company s website, on which they state, We may joke a lot in life, but all kidding aside, when we learned the facts about how stem cells from cord blood and cord tissue can be used to possibly save lives, hell and more read more
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Oklahoma House approves embryonic stem cell ban – Sacramento Bee

Oklahoma House approves embryonic stem cell banSacramento BeeOKLAHOMA CITY Conducting certain types of embryonic stem cell research in Oklahoma would be a felony punishable by at least a year in prison under a bill that the Oklahoma House overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday. The House voted 73-14 for the and more read more
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Researchers show nuclear stiffness keeps stem cells and cancer cells in place – Medical Xpress

Researchers show nuclear stiffness keeps stem cells and cancer cells in placeMedical XpressAdult stem cells and cancer cells have many things in common, including an ability to migrate through tiny gaps in tissue. Both types of cells also experience a trade-off when it comes to this ability; having a flexible nucleus makes migration easier [ ]
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Penn researchers show nuclear stiffness keeps stem cells and cancer cells in … – Science Codex

Science CodexAdult stem cells and cancer cells have many things in common, including an ability to migrate through tiny gaps in tissue. Both types of cells also experience a trade-off when it comes to this ability; having a flexible nucleus makes migration easier and more read more
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Oklahoma House approves embryonic stem cell ban – NewsOK.com

Oklahoma House approves embryonic stem cell banNewsOK.comOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A bill that makes it a felony crime to conduct certain types of embryonic stem cell research in Oklahoma has been overwhelmingly approved in the House, despite concerns it sends the wrong message to the nation s research and more read more
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Okla. House approves embryonic stem cell ban – SunHerald.com

Okla. House approves embryonic stem cell banSunHerald.comOKLAHOMA CITY A bill that makes it a felony crime to conduct certain types of embryonic stem cell research in Oklahoma has been overwhelmingly approved in the House, despite concerns it sends the wrong message to the nation s research community. and more read more
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Okla. House approves embryonic stem cell ban – San Francisco Chronicle

Okla. House approves embryonic stem cell banSan Francisco ChronicleOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A bill that makes it a felony crime to conduct certain types of embryonic stem cell research in Oklahoma has been overwhelmingly approved in the House, despite concerns it sends the wrong message to the nation s research and more read more
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More Evidence of Stem Cell Errors – Scientist (blog)

More Evidence of Stem Cell ErrorsScientist (blog)An investigation by the University of Düsseldorf in Germany has found evidence of scientific misconduct related to research conducted there on stem cells used to heal damaged cardiac tissue. The conclusion follows a 2013 indictment by researchers at read more
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UConn Stem Cell Lines Go Global – UConn Advance (blog)

UConn Advance (blog)The University of Connecticut recently signed an agreement with a global supplier of biological research tools to market stem cells developed here to investigators studying genetic disorders around the world. The partnership with KeraFAST will ease the read more
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Verastem Acquires Rights to Cancer Stem Cell Inhibitor VS-4718 – The Herald | HeraldOnline.com (press release)

Verastem Acquires Rights to Cancer Stem Cell Inhibitor VS-4718The Herald | HeraldOnline.com (press release)CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Verastem, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSTM), focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by the targeted killing of cancer stem cells, today announced that it has acquired the license to VS-4718 held originally by Poniard and more read more
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Verastem Acquires Rights to Cancer Stem Cell Inhibitor VS-4718 – Benzinga

Verastem Acquires Rights to Cancer Stem Cell Inhibitor VS-4718BenzingaVerastem (NASDAQ: VSTM), focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by the targeted killing of cancer stem cells, today announced that it has acquired the license to VS-4718 held originally by Poniard Pharmaceuticals. The previous and and more read more
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Kerry Simon finishes second round of stem-cell treatments, finalizes plans for … – Las Vegas Sun

Kerry Simon finishes second round of stem-cell treatments, finalizes plans for Las Vegas Sun Iron Chef America winner Kerry Simon wrapped up his second round of stem-cell transplants Sunday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and returns here today to put the final touches on his Fight MSA fundraiser Thursday at our downtown Keep Memory [ ]
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Penn Researchers Show Nuclear Stiffness Keeps Stem Cells and Cancer Cells … – Penn: Office of University Communications

Penn Researchers Show Nuclear Stiffness Keeps Stem Cells and Cancer Cells Penn: Office of University CommunicationsAdult stem cells and cancer cells have many things in common, including an ability to migrate through tiny gaps in tissue. Both types of cells also experience a trade-off when it comes to this ability; having a flexible nucleus makes [ ]
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New Biological Scaffold Home, Sweet Home, for Stem Cells – Michigan Tech News

Michigan Tech NewsHighly aligned nano-fibers created by fibroblasts form a biological scaffold which could prove an ideal foundation for engineered tissues. Stem cells placed on the scaffold thrived, and it had the added advantage of provoking a very low immune response. and more read more
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US Issues Patent For A Fraudulent Human Embryonic Stem Cell Method – Forbes

ForbesThey issued a patent to Korean scientist Woo-Suk Hwang for a method to create human embryonic stem cells by cloning. The problem is, Hwang s invention was one of the most famous frauds of the past decade. His publications in 2004 and in 2005, in the USPTO issues patent for fraudulent stem cell procedureArs TechnicaDisgraced scientist [ ]
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Research and Markets: India Cord Blood Stem Cell Banking Market Report … – Business Wire (press release)

Research and Markets: India Cord Blood Stem Cell Banking Market Report Business Wire (press release)Cord Blood Stem Cell Banking has emerged as new opportunity of healthcare services provider in Indian market. The market is still in nascent stage of development and valued around US$ 60 Million in 2013 and further expected to surpass US$ 400 [ ]
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Stem cells successfully transformed into liver cells – Times of India

Times of IndiaWASHINGTON: In a breakthrough, scientists have discovered a novel way to transform skin cells into mature, fully functioning liver cells that can flourish on their own. The results offer new hope for millions of people suffering from, or at risk of Stem Cells Successfully Transformed to Functioning Liver CellsGuardian Liberty VoiceFirst liver cells [ ]
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Stem Cells Successfully Transformed to Functioning Liver Cells – Guardian Liberty Voice

Guardian Liberty VoiceScientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Gladstone Institutes have recently discovered a way to successfully transform stem cells into fully functioning liver cells. A press release from Gladstone Institutes explained First liver cells produced from stem cellsExaminer.comScientists transform skin cells into functioning liver cellsScience CodexSkin cells made into [ ]
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STAP stem cell doubts keep proliferating – U-T San Diego

STAP stem cell doubts keep proliferatingU-T San DiegoDoubts keep growing about the stunning discovery that super stem cells could be created merely by placing white blood cells from young mice in acid or otherwise stressing them, says Paul Knoepfler, a stem cell researcher at UC Davis. Among other read more
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ICMR redefines stem cell use to curb malpractice – The Hindu

The HinduFrom now on, any use of stem cell in patients will be considered research, and not therapy, according to fresh national guidelines. Stem cell use in patients must be done only within the purview of an approved and monitored clinical trial with intent Stem cells to fight brain diseases say Cambridge scientistsCambridge News all [ ]
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First liver cells produced from stem cells – Examiner.com

Examiner.comThe scientists produced liver cells from the skin cells of mice. The skin cells were manipulated to a state that was not an induced pluripotent stem cell but an intermediate phase called an endoderm that can produce any type of cell in all major organs Scientists transform skin cells into functioning liver cellsEurekAlert (press release)Liver [ ]
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Hundreds turn out at Cambridge stem cell clinic for Katie Herron – CTV News

CTV News If someone needs a stem cell transplant it s usually their last hope of survival for the disease that they re trying to combat, says Char Cairns with the One Match Stem Cell and Marrow Network. Fortunately for Katie and her family, there is no Stem cell donor sought for 4-year-old cancer patientCityNewsStem cell donor clinic [ ]
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Adult stem cells can boost healing of your joints – San Francisco Examiner

Adult stem cells can boost healing of your jointsSan Francisco ExaminerHarnessing stem cells to cure disease is the hottest topic in injury and arthritis treatment today. By stimulating the adult stem cells found in our own bodies, we can amplify and speed up the natural healing process as well as grow new bone and [ ]
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Stem cells to fight brain diseases say Cambridge scientists – Cambridge News

Stem cells to fight brain diseases say Cambridge scientistsCambridge NewsSufferers of serious brain diseases could one day be helped by stem cell treatments , according to scientists at Cambridge University. Scientists at the University hope to be able to use the regenerative power of stem cells to treat major brain and more read more
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USPTO issues patent for fraudulent stem cell procedure – Ars Technica

USPTO issues patent for fraudulent stem cell procedureArs TechnicaLast weekend, The New York Times discovered that the US Patent Office had issued a patent for a procedure to generate human stem cells. This, by itself, isn t especially surprising. What is surprising is the recipient: Hwang Woo-suk, the Korean Disgraced scientist wins US patent for faked [ ]
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Hospital fined Rs 3.8 crore for denying patient stem cell bank of choice – Times of India

Hospital fined Rs 3.8 crore for denying patient stem cell bank of choiceTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a penalty of Rs 3.81 crore on L H Hiranandani Hospital, Powai, for denying a couple the right to preserve their newborn s stem cells with the company of their preference. The hospital s stand [ ]
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Hero stem-cell donor saves brave leukaemia patient Margot Martini – Birmingham Mail

Birmingham MailParents of a brave toddler battling leukaemia hailed a stem-cell donor their hero as their daughter received a life-saving bone marrow transplant. Vicky and Yaser Martini, from Essington, Staffordshire, launched a huge internet campaign to find a read more
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Hospital warned against deal with stem cell banks – Times of India

Hospital warned against deal with stem cell banksTimes of IndiaThe couple, unaware that Hiranandani did not allow any other service provider to collect stem cells, had made an arrangement with LifeCell International. They had paid an advance of Rs 60,000 for the banking, that lasts up to 21 years. A complaint was read more
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Can stem cells make old muscles strong again? – Futurity: Research News

Futurity: Research News (CCBR) at the University of Toronto. A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine shows that during aging a subpopulation of stem cells begin to express a modification of a protein that inhibits their ability to grow and make new stem cells.Stem Cells May Turn Clock Back on Aging MusclesLaboratory Equipment [ ]
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Stem cell donor clinic planned for 4-year-old battling leukemia — again – Toronto Star

Stem cell donor clinic planned for 4-year-old battling leukemia againToronto Star(Stem cells are collected from a matching donor s bone marrow or blood after the donor has given informed consent and undergone medical tests to encourage good health and compatibility.) If you look at the statistics for survival, we know that for read more
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Stem cell donor clinic planned for 4-year-old battling leukemia — again – Hamilton Spectator

Stem cell donor clinic planned for 4-year-old battling leukemia againHamilton Spectator(Stem cells are collected from a matching donor s bone marrow or blood after the donor has given informed consent and undergone medical tests to encourage good health and compatibility.) If you look at the statistics for survival, we know that for and more [ ]
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Japanese Scientists to Offer More Details on Stem-Cell Work – Wall Street Journal

Japanese Scientists to Offer More Details on Stem-Cell WorkWall Street JournalThe studies, published last month in Nature, were hailed as offering a safer, easier and more ethical way to create stem cells, but they have come under increased scrutiny after Riken opened an investigation last week into whether there were any and more read [ ]
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$5B initiative proposed for stem cell research – U-T San Diego

$5B initiative proposed for stem cell researchU-T San DiegoSupporters of California s multibillion-dollar stem cell program plan to ask for $5 billion more to bring the fruits of research to patients. Robert Klein, a leader of the 2004 initiative campaign that established the program, said Thursday he s going read more
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$5 billion initiative proposed for stem cell research – U-T San Diego

$5 billion initiative proposed for stem cell researchU-T San DiegoSupporters of California s multibillion-dollar stem cell program plan to ask for $5 billion more to bring the fruits of research to patients. Robert Klein, a leader of the 2004 initiative campaign that established the program, said Thursday he s going read more
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Stem cell bank, now affordable – Times of India

Stem cell bank, now affordableTimes of IndiaKOLKATA: It was way back in 1974 that the first report on stem/progenitor cells in human cord blood had surfaced. The first successful cord blood transplant was performed in Paris in 1988. Since then, more than a quarter of a century has passed but the and more read [ ]
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An Adult Stem Cell Based Method For Turning Back The Clock On Aging Muscles – Science 2.0

Science 2.0Researchers have created an adult stem cell based method for restoring strength to damaged skeletal muscles in the elderly. Skeletal muscles are some of the most important muscles in the body, supporting functions such as sitting, standing, blinking Intl. Stem Cell readies for Parkinson s studyU-T San DiegoParcell Laboratories partners with UPMC to study effective [ ]
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Can stem cells heal broken hearts? – BBC News

BBC NewsThe biggest ever stem-cell trial involving heart attack patients has got under way in London. The study, which will involve 3,000 patients in 11 European countries, should show whether the treatment can cut death rates and repair damaged tissue after a read more
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Researchers distinguish subcutaneous from visceral fat stem cells using … – Medical Xpress

Researchers distinguish subcutaneous from visceral fat stem cells using Medical XpressFat stem cells are young cells that mature into fully functioning fat cells. The research team looked at two different fat stem cells types: subcutaneous fat found beneath the skin and visceral fat surrounding internal organs. The researchers are A*Star scientists find faster way to [ ]
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Stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s disease – Trade Arabia

Trade ArabiaSouth Korea s Stem cell research institute has claimed stem cell therapy success for patients with Parkinson s disease, a chronic progressive degenerative disease in nervous system. It said STC Life Co and 97.7 B&H Clinic have successfully conducted read more
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Stem-cell firm cleared for ovarian cancer trial – Kansas City Star

Stem-cell firm cleared for ovarian cancer trialKansas City StarThe Orange County Register reports (http://bit.ly/1ghN7rd ) it will be the third clinical trial by California Stem Cell Inc. to use a method that teaches a patient s immune system to recognize and attack the seeds of deadly tumors. The Irvine-based and more read more
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Stem-cell firm cleared for ovarian cancer trial – News & Observer

Stem-cell firm cleared for ovarian cancer trialNews & ObserverIRVINE, Calif. A Southern California stem-cell company has received federal approval to test a new treatment for ovarian cancer on patients. The Orange County Register reports (http://bit.ly/1ghN7rd ) it will be the third clinical trial by and more read more
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CardioCell begins 2 heart stem cell trials – U-T San Diego

CardioCell begins 2 heart stem cell trialsU-T San DiegoCardioCell has begun two new clinical trials of its stem cell treatment for recent heart attack patients, the San Diego company said Wednesday. A Phase 3 trial has started in Kazakhstan and a Phase 2a trial in the United States, said privately held New San Diego Biotech [ ]
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Stem-cell firm cleared for ovarian cancer trial – Bellingham Herald

Stem-cell firm cleared for ovarian cancer trialBellingham HeraldIRVINE, Calif. A Southern California stem-cell company has received federal approval to test a new treatment for ovarian cancer on patients. The Orange County Register reports (http://bit.ly/1ghN7rd ) it will be the third clinical trial by and more read more
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Stem-cell firm cleared for ovarian cancer trial – Sacramento Bee

Stem-cell firm cleared for ovarian cancer trialSacramento BeeThe Orange County Register reports (http://bit.ly/1ghN7rd ) it will be the third clinical trial by California Stem Cell Inc. to use a method that teaches a patient s immune system to recognize and attack the seeds of deadly tumors. The Irvine-based and more read more
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Stress-Induced Stem Cell Method Questioned – Scientist

Stress-Induced Stem Cell Method QuestionedScientistHARUKO OBOKATAWhen a team led by investigators at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan, reported a new method to reprogram stem cells using an external stressor, such as an acid bath or a mechanical squeeze, several read more
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Duplication of images in stem cell papers spotted – The Hindu

The HinduAfter Hwang Woo Suk of Seoul National University plunged into ignominy for duplicating images and for other unethical practices in the June 2005 paper on stem cell study in the Science journal, image duplication has been quite regularly spotted in many read more
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Stem Cells Being Used To Treat Knee, Joint Pain – CBS Local

Stem Cells Being Used To Treat Knee, Joint PainCBS LocalIt s then sent to a lab, where it is spun down to get at the layer of stem cells cells that have the potential to become any type of cell. The stem cells are then combined with the patient s platelets, a type of blood cell [ ]
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Stem-Cell Research Under Scrutiny – Wall Street Journal

Stem-Cell Research Under ScrutinyWall Street JournalThe study was carried out by a team led by Haruko Obokata of the Riken Center for Developmental Biology that found that mouse stem cells could be created by putting blood cells in a mild acid solution. If confirmed and extended to human cells, the read more
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Genetically Altered Stem Cells Generate Engineered Cartilage – Genetic Engineering News

Genetic Engineering NewsDuke University researchers say they have moved a step closer to being able to generate replacement cartilage where it s needed in the body by combining a synthetic scaffolding material with gene delivery methods. Initiating tissue repair with stem Stem cells programmed to grow cartilage inside bodyFuturity: Research NewsRegenerating orthopedic tissues within the human [ ]
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Researchers rejuvenate stem cell population from elderly mice, enabling muscle … – EurekAlert (press release)

Researchers rejuvenate stem cell population from elderly mice, enabling muscle EurekAlert (press release)STANFORD, Calif. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have pinpointed why normal aging is accompanied by a diminished ability to regain strength and mobility after muscle injury: Over time, stem cells within muscle tissues CU-Boulder Stem Cell Research May Point [ ]
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Stress a Cell, Get a Stem Cell – National Right to Life News

Stress a Cell, Get a Stem CellNational Right to Life NewsSimply stressing normal adult cells can transform them into embryonic-like stem cells, similar to the Nobel prize-winning induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells made by Dr. Yamanaka. But unlike Yamanaka s technique, these STAP cells transform from Stanford to Collaborate on Stem Cell Genomics CenterCalifornia Council on [ ]
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CU-Boulder stem cell research may point to new ways of mitigating muscle loss – EurekAlert (press release)

CU-Boulder stem cell research may point to new ways of mitigating muscle lossEurekAlert (press release)New findings on why skeletal muscle stem cells stop dividing and renewing muscle mass during aging points up a unique therapeutic opportunity for managing muscle-wasting conditions in humans, says a new University of Colorado Boulder study.Researchers rejuvenate stem cell population from [ ]
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Over 5000 Cubans receive stem cell treatment: expert – Xinhua

Over 5000 Cubans receive stem cell treatment: expertXinhuaHAVANA, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) More than 5,000 patients have received stem cell treatment in Cuba since that procedure was introduced in 2004, a medical expert said Saturday. Doctor Porfirio Hernandez, research vice director at the Hematology and Over Five Thousand Patients Treated in Cuba with Stem CellsPrensa [ ]
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Cuba has used stem cells to treat over 5000 patients – Fox News Latino

Cuba has used stem cells to treat over 5000 patientsFox News LatinoMore than 5,000 patients have been treated with stem cells in Cuba since the procedure started being used on the island a decade ago, the official Granma newspaper said. Cuba occupies an important place in the use of the regenerative therapy in the Over [ ]
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Stem cells programmed to grow cartilage inside body – Futurity: Research News

Futurity: Research NewsScientists have used gene therapy to direct stem cells to grow new cartilage inside a living body. Performing tissue repair with stem cells typically requires applying copious amounts of growth factor proteins a task that is very expensive and becomes Genetically Altered Stem Cells Generate Engineered CartilageGenetic Engineering NewsRegenerating orthopedic tissues within the human [ ]
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‘Game changing’ Japan stem-cell study questioned – Phys.Org

Game changing Japan stem-cell study questionedPhys.OrgStem cells are primitive cells that, as they grow, differentiate into the various specialised cells that make up the different organs the brain, the heart, kidney and so on. The goal is to create stem cells in the lab and nudge them to grow into these read more
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Extensive renewal of the T cell repertoire following autologous stem cell … – EurekAlert (press release)

Extensive renewal of the T cell repertoire following autologous stem cell EurekAlert (press release)WA, Seattle (February 17, 2014) A new study describes the complexity of the new T cell repertoire following immune-depleting therapy to treat multiple sclerosis, improving our understanding of immune tolerance and clinical outcomes. In the Immune and more read more
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Extensive renewal of the T cell repertoire following autologous stem cell … – Medical Xpress

Extensive renewal of the T cell repertoire following autologous stem cell Medical XpressIn the Immune Tolerance Network s (ITN) HALT-MS study, 24 patients with relapsing, remitting multiple sclerosis received high-dose immunosuppression followed by a transplant of their own stem cells, called an autologous stem cell transplant, to and more read more
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Extensive renewal of the T cell repertoire following autologous stem cell … – Science Codex

Extensive renewal of the T cell repertoire following autologous stem cell Science CodexThis is one of the first studies to quantitatively compare the baseline T cell repertoire with the reconstituted repertoire following autologous stem cell transplant, and provides a previously unseen in-depth analysis of how the immune system and more read more
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Muscle Stem Cells Rejuvenated in Elderly Mice – Nature World News

Nature World NewsElderly mice were able to generate the cells necessary for muscle recovery after researchers rejuvenated their stem cell populations, a new study revealed. The work answers questions surrounding why the normal aging process accompanies a diminished read more
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‘Game changing’ low-tech stem-cell breakthrough questioned by researchers – Raw Story

Raw StoryA Japanese research institute Tuesday said it was probing its own study that promised a game changer way to create stem cells, a feat hailed as revolutionary for the fast-developing field. The findings, published by Japanese researcher Haruko Obokata read more
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‘Game changing’ Japan stem-cell study questioned – DigitalJournal.com

DigitalJournal.comA Japanese research institute Tuesday said it was probing its own study that promised a game changer way to create stem cells, a feat hailed as revolutionary for the fast-developing field. The findings, published by Japanese researcher Haruko Obokata read more
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Acid-bath stem-cell study under investigation – Nature.com

Nature.comIn the 2011 paper, on which Obokata is first author, a figure showing bars meant to prove the presence of a certain stem-cell marker appears to have been inverted and then used to show the presence of a different stem-cell marker. A part of that same High-Profile Stem Cell Papers Under FireScience AAASJapanese Institute Opens [ ]
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Acid-bath stem cell results called into question – New Scientist

Acid-bath stem cell results called into questionNew ScientistAt the end of last month, Obokata and her colleagues published two papers in the journal Nature showing that an acidic environment turned adult mouse cells into totipotent stem cells Movie Camera . These can become any cell in the body or placenta. read more
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Intl. Stem Cell readies for Parkinson’s study – U-T San Diego

Intl. Stem Cell readies for Parkinson s studyU-T San DiegoA proposed Parkinson s disease treatment from stem cells is on track for an application to be filed with federal regulators around the start of 2015, International Stem Cell Corp. said Tuesday. The Carlsbad-based company said the U.S. Food and Drug Stemedica Issued U.S. Patent Method For Identifying [ ]
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Groundbreaking Acid Bath Stem Cell Report Probed for ‘Irregularities’ – International Business Times UK

International Business Times UKAn investigation has been launched into a groundbreaking report about acid baths for stem cells. The Riken centre in Kobe, Japan, said it is investigating irregularities in studies by biologist Haruko Obokata, who works at the centre and published two read more
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Stem cell banking from teeth gains acceptance – Times of India

Stem cell banking from teeth gains acceptanceTimes of IndiaLUDHIANA: People with poor health history or those suffering from genetic diseases are going to the dentists in greater numbers for stem cell banking from teeth. The major reason to adopt stem cell banking from teeth is that people feel it less painful read more
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