fredag 25 april 2014

Study offers evidence supporting use of autologous stem cell-based treatment … – News-Medical.net

Study offers evidence supporting use of autologous stem cell-based treatment News-Medical.netPeople who have had a stroke, often suffer motor deficits with little potential to restore neurological function. However, a study conducted in Taiwan, that will be published in a future issue of Cell Transplantation, but is currently freely available read more
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Animal Testing Could Be Replaced by Human Skin Grown From Stem Cells – Guardian Liberty Voice

Guardian Liberty Voiceanimal testing Recent research shows how skin grown from stem cells could eliminate the need for animal testing for drugs and cosmetics in the future. The newly discovered artificial skin, or 3D epidermal equivalents, as researchers refer to them, are Skin layer grown from human stem cells could replace animals in drug and Medical [ ]
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torsdag 24 april 2014

Embryonic stem cell research is fraught with ethical dilemmas – Washington Post

Washington PostIt trumpeted the potential of embryonic stem cell therapies without mentioning that, despite billions in research, embryonic stem cells have not been the panacea that scientists hoped. Rather, clinical advances have come almost entirely from adult stem Annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium to focus on bloodUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonTeam reprograms blood cells into blood stem [ ]
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A tale of two stem cell research papers – Boston Globe

A tale of two stem cell research papersBoston GlobeThis is a tale of two stem cell research papers. One took the scientific world aback when it appeared in late January: a report by a team of Boston and Japanese researchers that stem cells could be created simply by dipping mature cells in an acid bath. [ ]
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Annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium to focus on blood – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium to focus on bloodUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonCoordinated by the nonprofit BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center and the UW-Madison Blood Research Program, this year s symposium is focused on how the Vietnam performs 100 stem cell transplantsSGGP all 2 news articles read more
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Stem cell ‘exhaustion’ may play role in human lifespan – Nursing Times

Nursing Times Because these blood cells had extremely short telomeres, we speculate that most haematopoietic stem cells may have died from stem cell exhaustion , reaching the upper limit of stem cell divisions, said lead scientist Dr Henne Hostege, from Cold Blood of world s oldest woman hints at limits of lifeNew ScientistScientists find clues about human ageing [ ]
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Breakthrough: Human Neural Stem Cells Become Neurons in Monkey Brains – Genetic Engineering News

Genetic Engineering NewsA team of scientists based in Korea and Canada who transplanted human neural stem cells (hNSCs) into the brains of nonhuman primates (NHPs) report that the hNSCs had differentiated into neurons at 24 months and did not cause tumors. The study is read more
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BioTime to Present at GTC Stem Cell Summit 2014 – FierceBiotech

BioTime to Present at GTC Stem Cell Summit 2014FierceBiotechRegenerative medicine refers to therapies based on stem cell technology that are designed to rebuild cell and tissue function lost due to degenerative disease or injury. BioTime s focus is on pluripotent stem cell technology based on human embryonic and more read more
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Stem-cell therapy ‘adversely effected’ 20-25% of patients – Gazzetta del Sud english

Stem-cell therapy adversely effected 20-25% of patientsGazzetta del Sud englishTurin, April 24 Between 20% and 25% of Italian patients treated with a recently discredited stem-cell therapy called Stamina experienced adverse effects , medical consultants said in a report submitted to prosecutors in Turin on Thursday. Such read more
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Longer Looks: Terri Schiavo Case; Stem Cell Tourism In China; Fall Protection … – Kaiser Health News

Longer Looks: Terri Schiavo Case; Stem Cell Tourism In China; Fall Protection Kaiser Health NewsIncreasingly, Big Pharma is betting on new blockbuster cancer drugs that cost billions to develop and can be sold for thousands of dollars a dose. In 2010, each of the top 10 cancer drugs topped more than $1 billion in sales, [ ]
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Bulgaria To Expand Its Stem Cell Bank – Novinite.com

Bulgaria To Expand Its Stem Cell BankNovinite.comBy the end of 2015 Bulgaria will have a larger capacity stem cell bank, said professor Elisaveta Naumova of Alexandrovska Hospital in Sofia, quoted by Standart daily. It will have a capacity for 5000 units of umbilical cord blood, used for the and more read more
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onsdag 23 april 2014

Stem cells in circulating blood affect cardiovascular health, study finds – Science Codex

Stem cells in circulating blood affect cardiovascular health, study findsScience CodexStem cells, including the still poorly understood endothelial progenitor cells, are sought-after because they have the potential to transform into many kinds of cells, suggesting that they could be used to replace damaged or missing cells as a Stem Cells in Circulating Blood Affect Cardiovascular [ ]
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Stem cells in circulating blood affect cardiovascular health, study finds – Medical Xpress

Stem cells in circulating blood affect cardiovascular health, study findsMedical XpressNew research suggests that attempts to isolate an elusive adult stem cell from blood to understand and potentially improve cardiovascular health a task considered possible but very difficult might not be necessary. Instead, scientists have found and more read more
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Stem Cell Therapy Market Worth $330 Million in 2020 – PR Newswire (press release)

Stem Cell Therapy Market Worth $330 Million in 2020PR Newswire (press release)According to the new research report Stem Cell Therapy Market by Treatment Mode (Autologous & Allogeneic), Therapeutic Applications (CNS, CVS, GIT, Wound Healing, Musculoskeletal, Eye, & Immune System) Regulatory Landscape, Pipeline Analysis Global Stem Cell Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB) Market (Storage Service SYS-CON [ ]
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Autologous stem cell therapy improves motor function in chronic stroke victims – Medical Xpress

Autologous stem cell therapy improves motor function in chronic stroke victimsMedical XpressHowever, a study conducted in Taiwan, that will be published in a future issue of Cell Transplantation, but is currently freely available on-line, has found that when one group of stroke victims had their own peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs and more read [ ]
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Probe finished in controversial stem-cell therapy – Gazzetta del Sud english

Probe finished in controversial stem-cell therapyGazzetta del Sud englishTurin, April 23 Prosecutors said Wednesday they have completed their investigation into a controversial stem-cell treatment involving 20 individuals, including Davide Vannoni, founder of the Stamina Foundation. The notice means prosecutors could now read more
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Autologous stem cell therapy improves motor function in chronic stroke victims – Science Codex

Autologous stem cell therapy improves motor function in chronic stroke victimsScience Codex This phase II study offers pilot clinical evidence supporting the use of autologous stem cell-based treatment for stroke said Dr. Cesar V. Borlongan, Prof. of Neurosurgery and Director of the Center of Excellence for Aging & Brain Repair at the and more read [ ]
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Adult Stem Cell Research Shows Promise – FDA.gov

Adult Stem Cell Research Shows PromiseFDA.govHeba Degheidy, M.D., Ph.D., a post-doctoral research fellow at FDA, stores stem cell samples for analysis in an FDA laboratory on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, Md. read more
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tisdag 22 april 2014

UCLA stem cell researcher inducted into cancer research academy – Examiner.com

Examiner.comOn April 22, the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center announced that one of its members, Dr. Owen Witte, director of UCLA s Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research was a 2014 inductee into the American read more
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Innovative Blue Horizon Stem Cell Therapies benefit NYC-based Real Estate … – PR Newswire (press release)

Innovative Blue Horizon Stem Cell Therapies benefit NYC-based Real Estate PR Newswire (press release)NEW YORK, April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Gerard Rem, MBA Harvard graduate and NYC-based real estate investor, learned about the extraordinary benefits of the Blue Horizon International stem cell treatment from a friend who had traveled to China on Dr. Brian Mehling [ ]
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Stem cells created (cloned) from adult cells for the first time – ExtremeTech

ExtremeTechUsing that general method, researchers have just succeeded in returning adult somatic (body) cells to a virgin stem cell state which can then be made into nearly any tissue. The key word here is adult. Last year, researchers from Oregon perfected a read more
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Stem cells show bizarre absorption property ‘not seen before in cells’ – Medical News Today

Stem cells show bizarre absorption property not seen before in cells Medical News TodayScientists at the University of Cambridge in the UK have discovered that the nuclei of stem cells have the unusual ability to become thicker when stretched and thinner when compressed. The counterintuitive property termed auxeticity is already read more
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Bulletproof Vests from Stem Cells? – Indiatimes.com

Indiatimes.comIn a breakthrough, Cambridge scientists have discovered a bizarre new property in the nuclei of embryonic stem cells that could pave the way for gen-next bulletproof vests. Stem cells the body s master cells demonstrate the property never before read more
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måndag 21 april 2014

Stem Cells Shown to Exhibit Unusual Property – Laboratory Equipment

Stem Cells Shown to Exhibit Unusual PropertyLaboratory EquipmentBut today, in a paper published in the journal Nature Materials, a team of Univ. of Cambridge researchers including biologists, engineers and physicists, report having observed auxeticity in the nuclei of embryonic stem cells, master cells within the read more
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Scientists get much closer to cloning human embryos from adult stem cells – Engadget

Scientists get much closer to cloning human embryos from adult stem cellsEngadgetIt s relatively easy to clone embryos from the adult stem cells of simpler animals like sheep, but humans have proved challenging. Even an attempt last year only used baby cells. The process just took a gigantic step forward, though, as scientists have and [ ]
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Bulletproof nuclei? Stem cells exhibit unusual absorption property – Eureka! Science News

Bulletproof nuclei? Stem cells exhibit unusual absorption propertyEureka! Science NewsStem cells the body s master cells demonstrate a bizarre property never before seen at a cellular level, according to a study published today from scientists at the University of Cambridge. The property known as auxeticity is one which may read more
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Stem-Cell Treatment for Blindness Advances in Human Trials – Nature World News

Nature World NewsAdvanced Cell Technology s stem-cell treatment for blindness is approaching the next stage of human testing. The Boston-area company is investigating the treatment s effectiveness on those with two forms of vision loss: Stargardt s disease an read more
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Cancer Stem Cells Linked to Drug Resistance – UCSD Medical Center

UCSD Medical CenterResearchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a molecule, or biomarker, called CD61 on the surface of drug-resistant tumors that appears responsible for inducing tumor metastasis by enhancing the stem cell Invasive Bladder Cancer May Derive From Single Stem Cell TypeMedical DailyStem Cells Increase in Cancer Patients, [ ]
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Stem Cells Exhibit Unusual Property – Laboratory Equipment

Laboratory EquipmentStem cells demonstrate a bizarre property never before seen at a cellular level, according to a study published today by scientists at the Univ. of Cambridge. The property, known as auxeticity, is one that may have application as wide-ranging as read more
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Stem Cells Exhibit Unusual Property – Laboratory Equipment

Laboratory EquipmentStem cells demonstrate a bizarre property never before seen at a cellular level, according to a study published today by scientists at the Univ. of Cambridge. The property, known as auxeticity, is one that may have application as wide-ranging as read more
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In a first, stem cells cloned from human skin – Times of India

In a first, stem cells cloned from human skinTimes of India In theory, you could use those stem cells to produce almost any kind of cell and give it back to a person as a therapy, Paul Knoepfler, associate professor at the University of California at Davis was quoted as saying. The study appeared in the [ ]
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Adult-to-Stem Cells – Scientist (blog)

Adult-to-Stem CellsScientist (blog)WIKIMEDIA, ID711Researchers have grown human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) from an adult s skin cells, according to a paper published last week (April 17) in Cell Stem Cell. The team, led by Dong Ryul Lee of the CHA Stem Cell Institute in Korea and read more
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Stem Cell Nuclei Act Like Tiny Sponges – Nature World News

Nature World NewsA unique property of stem cell nucleus makes them good candidates for use in sponges and bulletproof vests, according to University of Cambridge researchers. The property called auxeticity is seen in materials that expand when stretched and shrink when read more
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Invasive Bladder Cancer May Derive From Single Stem Cell Type – Medical Daily

Medical DailyDr. Philip Beachy, a researcher at Stanford University School of Medicine and senior author of the new study, said the results point to a certain stem cell that occurs in the lining of the bladder. Aside from providing a new factor of care and Researchers Pinpoint Cancer Stem Cell Role in Drug ResistanceGenetic Engineering [ ]
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Growing Stem Cells in Space: Medicine’s Next Big Thing? – KSAT San Antonio

KSAT San AntonioHe was able to recover, but Abba Zubair, MD, PhD, Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine and Stem Cell Therapy at Mayo Clinic, Florida says not everyone is as fortunate. If it happens, you either recover completely or die, Dr. Zubair told Ivanhoe read more
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In a first, stem cells cloned from human skin – The Hindu

The HinduIn a major breakthrough, scientists have for the first time grown stem cells from a man s skin using cloning techniques. While the advancement could reopen the debate over ethics of human cloning, it could also lead to development of tissue in a lab read more
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Bulletproof vests from stem cells ? – Odisha Sun Times

Bulletproof vests from stem cells ?Odisha Sun TimesIn a first, scientists have discovered a new property in the nuclei of embryonic stem cells that could pave way for wider application of the body s master cells, including bulletproof vests. bulletproof vest. Known as auxeticity, the property may have read more
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New Initiative Could Ban Funding Of Embryonic Stem Cell Research In Europe – Forbes

ForbesOne of Us, a so-called European citizens initiative, has collected 1.7 million signatures from all 28 E.U. member states for a proposal that would block funding for research in which embryos are destroyed; under E.U. rules, the European Commission read more
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Study sheds light on tiny environments that stem cells occupy in animal bodies – News-Medical.net

Study sheds light on tiny environments that stem cells occupy in animal bodiesNews-Medical.netJohns Hopkins researchers have discovered an unexpected phenomenon in the organs that produce sperm in fruit flies: When a certain kind of stem cell is killed off experimentally, another group of non-stem cells can come out of retirement to replace them. read more
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Can Blood Produced From Stem Cells Make Shortages a Thing of the Past? – Singularity Hub

Singularity HubStem cell treatments are set to go mainstream as a UK consortium ramps up production of red blood cells from embryonic stem cells and plans to test it with human patients for the first time in 2016. The current donation system, though it supplies and more read more
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Bulletproof vests from stem cells? – Daijiworld.com

Bulletproof vests from stem cells?Daijiworld.comLondon, April 21 (IANS): In a first, scientists have discovered a new property in the nuclei of embryonic stem cells that could pave way for wider application of the body s master cells, including bulletproof vests. Known as auxeticity, the property read more
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Researchers Pinpoint Cancer Stem Cell Role in Drug Resistance – Genetic Engineering News

Genetic Engineering NewsScientists from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say they discovered a biomarker called CD61 on the surface of drug-resistant tumors that appears responsible for inducing tumor metastasis by enhancing the stem cell-like Stem Cells Increase in Cancer Patients, Possibly From Drug ResistanceGuardian Liberty VoiceThis Cell Is The Source Of [ ]
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Bulletproof vests from stem cells? – Zee News

Bulletproof vests from stem cells?Zee NewsLondon: In a first, scientists have discovered a new property in the nuclei of embryonic stem cells that could pave way for wider application of the body s master cells, including bulletproof vests. Known as auxeticity, the property may have read more
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Stem Cell Therapeutics Graduates to the Toronto Stock Exchange – MarketWatch

Stem Cell Therapeutics Graduates to the Toronto Stock ExchangeMarketWatchTORONTO, ONTARIO, Apr 21, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. ( SCT ) (CVE:CA:SSS) (otcqx:SCTPF), an immuno-oncology company developing cancer stem cell-related therapeutics, today announces that its common read more
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söndag 20 april 2014

In stem-cell research, health benefits outweigh the risks of copying humans – Washington Post

In stem-cell research, health benefits outweigh the risks of copying humansWashington PostFor the last few years, the promising field of stem-cell research has focused on a technique that skirts various ethical concerns about the treatment of human embryos and the potential to clone whole human beings. But last week, U.S. and South Korean read [ ]
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Stem Cells Increase in Cancer Patients, Possibly From Drug Resistance – Guardian Liberty Voice

Guardian Liberty Voicestem cells Drugs most commonly used to treat breast, lung, and pancreatic cancers eventually become ineffective and actually encourage drug-resistance and tumor growth through the development of cancer stem cells. A new study from the University of Cancer stem cells linked to drug resistanceMedical XpressThis Cell Is The Source Of Most Cases Of [ ]
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Brunswick father Paul Catelli will undergo autologous haematopoietic stem cell … – Herald Sun

Brunswick father Paul Catelli will undergo autologous haematopoietic stem cell Herald SunThe treatment will harvest Mr Catelli s stem cells from bone marrow or his blood, administer high doses of chemotherapy to completely kill his immune system, then effectively give him a new immune system by putting the stem cells back into his body. and more [ ]
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Cancer stem cells linked to drug resistance – Medical Xpress

Medical XpressResearchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a molecule, or biomarker, called CD61 on the surface of drug-resistant tumors that appears responsible for inducing tumor metastasis by enhancing the stem cell Stanford scientists identify source of most cases of invasive bladder cancerScience CodexVerastem: Cancer May Have Met Its [ ]
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Stem Cell Nuclei’s Rare Sponge-Like Properties Help Them Transition Into … – iScienceTimes.com

iScienceTimes.comA property known as auxeticity allows materials to expand when stretched rather than getting thinner. Sponges have it, and so do stem cells, according to a new study, which found that the property could allow them to transition into specialized cells College diversity questionnaire sparks controversyCBS NewsScientists Clone Embryonic Stem Cells From Adult SkinAmerican Live [ ]
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Scientists Clone Embryonic Stem Cells From Adult Skin – American Live Wire

American Live WireFor the first time, United States researchers have cloned embryonic stem cells from their original adult cells, a scientific breakthrough on the road toward aiding physicians in treating other conditions and diseases. Their groundbreaking research was College diversity questionnaire sparks controversyCBS NewsStem Cell Breakthrough Makes Two Embryo Clones from HumansHeadlines & Global NewsEmbryo [ ]
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Stem cell ‘doctor’ faces more raps for Ateneo grad’s death – ABS CBN News

Stem cell doctor faces more raps for Ateneo grad s deathABS CBN NewsIn an interview, Tan said Kate allegedly underwent stem cell treatment for Hodgkin s lymphoma, a type of cancer, at the Green and Young Health and Wellness Center owned by Park in Tagaytay City during the last quarter of 2012. We went to her clinic [ ]
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lördag 19 april 2014

US scientists make embryonic stem cells from adult skin – Times of India

US scientists make embryonic stem cells from adult skinTimes of IndiaWASHINGTON: For the first time, US researchers have cloned embryonic stem cells from adult cells, a breakthrough on the path towards helping doctors treat a host of diseases. The embryonic stem cells which were created by fusing an adult skin cell read more
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Stem cell research fuels more debate on cloning – USA TODAY

USA TODAYA study published this week has reawakened debate over the government s need to regulate human cloning. In a paper in the journal Cell Stem Cell, researchers took the nucleus of skin cells from 35 and 75 year old men, and produced cloned human Cloning advance using stem cells from human adult reopens ethical questionsWashington [ ]
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US scientists make embryonic stem cells from adult skin – Rappler

RapplerSTEM CELLS UP CLOSE. This handout picture, released from Japan s Kyoto University Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) on January 23, 2013 shows part of the renal tubule cells (red part) which were differentiated from human stem cells read more
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US scientists make embryonic stem cells from adult skin – GMA News

US scientists make embryonic stem cells from adult skinGMA NewsThe hope is that cloned embryonic stem cells, which are capable of transforming into any other type of cell in the body, could be used in patient-specific regenerative therapy to repair or replace an individual s organs damaged by diseases including read more
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Researchers Clone Stem Cells From Human Adults – io9

Researchers Clone Stem Cells From Human Adultsio9Scientists from South Korea have devised a technique for cloning adult stem cells that doesn t involve the destruction of human embryos. The resulting stem cells, which are highly personalized, could be used to treat illnesses such as heart disease and read more
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Hello, Clone: Scientists grow stem cells from adults using cloning techniques – Tech Times

Tech TimesThe other study, titled Extracellular O-Linked N-Acetylglucosamine Is Enriched in Stem Cells Derived from Human Umbilical Cord Blood, also reveals successful cloning of stem cells from the human umbilical cord blood as conducted by researchers from read more
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fredag 18 april 2014

Stem Cells Breakthrough Provides new Hope – Guardian Liberty Voice

Stem Cells Breakthrough Provides new HopeGuardian Liberty Voicestem cells Scientists at the Research Institute for Stem Cell Research in Los Angeles have provided new hope in a breakthrough stem cell research paper published last Thursday. The new study documents the successful duplication of adult stem cells read more
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Surprise: Lost Stem Cells Naturally Replaced By Non-Stem Cells – RedOrbit

Surprise: Lost Stem Cells Naturally Replaced By Non-Stem CellsRedOrbitJohns Hopkins researchers have discovered an unexpected phenomenon in the organs that produce sperm in fruit flies: When a certain kind of stem cell is killed off experimentally, another group of non-stem cells can come out of retirement to replace them. read more
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New procedure clones stem cells from adults – West Hawaii Today

New procedure clones stem cells from adultsWest Hawaii TodayScientists have grown stem cells from adults using cloning techniques for the first time bringing them closer to developing patient-specific lines of cells that can be used to treat a whole host of ailments, from heart disease to blindness. The read more
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Specialist equine stem cell clinic for Belgium – Horsetalk

HorsetalkIt will have its own stem cell bank. Mariën, of Equitom, is well known in Belgium for his successful efforts to save the foal Kastelino, who was found in his field in Beverlo last August with severe injuries. The clinic will be opened next week, and read more
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OHSU scientist’s stem cell breakthrough gets validated by another lab – Portland Business Journal (blog)

OHSU scientist s stem cell breakthrough gets validated by another labPortland Business Journal (blog)Oregon Health & Science University has received some welcome validation for its controversial stem cell breakthroughs. In the latest study, done by Advanced Cell Technology in Massachusetts, scientists cloned cells from two adults, then derived tissue read more
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Scientists create stem cells from adult skin cells – KTVU San Francisco

Scientists create stem cells from adult skin cellsKTVU San FranciscoAccording to a study in the journal Cell Stem Cell, scientists have synthesized human embryonic stem cells from the cells of adults, creating two different lines from the skin of two donors. >> Read more trending stories. Using the nuclear transfer read more
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Stem Cell Propagation In Bone Marrow Requires Hydrogen Sulfide – iScienceTimes.com

iScienceTimes.comStem cells, which are found in the bone marrow have the ability to multiply and develop into several cell types during early life. They are part of the body s internal repair system, dividing and replenishing old cells throughout a being s life. Stem Proper stem cell function requires hydrogen sulfideR & D Magazine all 5 news [ ]
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Stem cells cloned from human adults may lead to… – The Verge

Stem cells cloned from human adults may lead to The VergeA team of scientists have used cloning methods to produce stem cells from the skin cells of adult patients. To do this, researchers extracted DNA from the cells of two adult males, aged 35 and 75. The DNA was then fused with human eggs donated by [ ]
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First Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned From Adults – Here And Now

First Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned From AdultsHere And NowThis development, published in Thursday s online edition of the journal Cell Stem Cell, brings scientists closer to developing patient-specific lines of cells that can be used to treat medical ailments. NPR science correspondent Richard Harris read more
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Blood Made From Stem Cells Could Be Coursing Through Your Veins in a Few … – Slate Magazine (blog)

Slate Magazine (blog)Blood could become much less scarce if a British research group succeeds in bringing a version made from stem cells to human trials, and eventually to market. A 5 million pound (about $8.4 million) research initiative funded by the Wellcome Trust has Stem cell blood set for UK human trials within three yearsFinancial [ ]
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Breakthrough in cloning adult stem cells may mean body parts can be grown for … – National Post

National PostHuman cloning has been used to create stem cells from adults for the first time, in a breakthrough which could lead to tissue and organs being regrown. Using the cloning technique that produced Dolly the sheep in 1996, researchers were able to turn read more
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Results are a leap for embryonic stem cells – Los Angeles Times

Results are a leap for embryonic stem cellsLos Angeles TimesThe work, reported Thursday in the journal Cell Stem Cell, comes 11 months after researchers in Oregon said they had produced the world s first human embryo clones and used them to make stem cells. Their study, published in Cell, aroused skepticism read more
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Scientists create stem cells from adult skin cells – WSOC Charlotte

Scientists create stem cells from adult skin cellsWSOC CharlotteAccording to a study in the journal Cell Stem Cell, scientists have synthesized human embryonic stem cells from the cells of adults, creating two different lines from the skin of two donors. >> Read more trending stories. Using the nuclear transfer read more
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Cloning technique used to create human stem cells – Irish Independent

Cloning technique used to create human stem cellsIrish IndependentHowever, a team of scientists from the Research Institute for Stem Cell Research at CHA Health Systems in Los Angeles and the University of Seoul said they had achieved the same result with two men, one aged 35, the other aged 75. The proportion of read [ ]
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Novel marker discovered for adult stem cells derived from human umbilical cord … – Science Codex

Novel marker discovered for adult stem cells derived from human umbilical cord Science CodexNew Rochelle, NY, April 17, 2014 The development of stem cell therapies to cure a variety of diseases depends on the ability to characterize stem cell populations based on cell surface markers. Researchers from the Finnish Red Cross have discovered a read [ ]
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Cloning advance using stem cells from human adult reopens ethical questions – Washington Post

Washington PostScientists have grown stem cells from adults using cloning techniques for the first time bringing them closer to developing patient-specific lines of cells that can be used to treat a whole host of ailments, from heart disease to blindness. The scientists create stem cells from adultsFox NewsFirst Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned From A [ ]
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torsdag 17 april 2014

75-year-old human cloned for the production of stem cells – Ars Technica

Ars TechnicaSeveral years ago, as the therapeutic potential of stem cells was first being recognized, the only way to create them was to harvest cells from an early embryo. That embryo could come from the large collection of those that weren t used during in vitro read more
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First Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned From A Man’s Skin – NPR (blog)

NPR (blog)Eighteen years ago, scientists in Scotland took the nuclear DNA from the cell of an adult sheep and put it into another sheep s egg cell that had been emptied of its own nucleus. The resulting egg was implanted in the womb of a third sheep, and the scientists create stem cells from adultsFox NewsCloning [ ]
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Adult Human Stem Cells Cloned for the First Time – Monthly Prescribing Reference

Adult Human Stem Cells Cloned for the First TimeMonthly Prescribing ReferenceFor the first time, researchers have successfully cloned cells from adult humans using somatic cell nuclear transfer. The research, published in the journal Cell Stem Cell, expands upon the findings reported last year by a team at Oregon Health read more
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Group Makes Stem Cells Using Clone Technique – NBCNews.com

Group Makes Stem Cells Using Clone TechniqueNBCNews.comResearchers say they have made powerful stem cells from both young and old adults using cloning techniques, and also found clues about why it is so difficult to do this with human beings. The team, at Massachusetts-based Advanced Cell Technology and read more
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Scientists clone human embryonic stem cells from adults – Financial Times

Scientists clone human embryonic stem cells from adultsFinancial TimesThe work, by researchers from CHA University in Seoul and Los Angeles, working with Advanced Cell Technology, a US biotechnology company, and reported in the journal Cell Stem Cell, is only the second successful experiment with therapeutic cloning. read more
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scientists create stem cells from adults – Fox News

Fox NewsThe advance, described online in the journal Cell Stem Cell, is the first time researchers have achieved therapeutic cloning of adults. Technically called somatic-cell nuclear transfer, therapeutic cloning means producing embryonic cells genetically Embryonic-Stem-Cell Therapy for Vision LossMIT Technology ReviewIn a cloning first, scientists create stem cells from adultsReutersFirst Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned From [ ]
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Proper stem cell function requires hydrogen sulfide – R & D Magazine

Proper stem cell function requires hydrogen sulfideR & D MagazineStem cells in bone marrow need to produce hydrogen sulfide in order to properly multiply and form bone tissue, according to a new study from the Univ. of Southern California s Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology at the Ostrow School of Dentistry. and more read more
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Surprise: Lost stem cells naturally replaced by non-stem cells, fly research … – Phys.Org

Surprise: Lost stem cells naturally replaced by non-stem cells, fly research Phys.OrgJohns Hopkins researchers have discovered an unexpected phenomenon in the organs that produce sperm in fruit flies: When a certain kind of stem cell is killed off experimentally, another group of non-stem cells can come out of retirement to replace them. read more
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In a cloning first, scientists create stem cells from adults – TrustLaw

In a cloning first, scientists create stem cells from adultsTrustLawNEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) Scientists have moved a step closer to the goal of creating stem cells perfectly matched to a patient s DNA in order to treat diseases, they announced on Thursday, creating patient-specific cell lines out of the skin read more
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onsdag 16 april 2014

Scientist Apologizes for Mistakes in Stem Cell Research – Newsmax.com

Scientist Apologizes for Mistakes in Stem Cell ResearchNewsmax.comThe apology came from Yoshiki Sasai, deputy director of the Riken Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan, who had worked on two stem-cell papers that were published in the journal Nature in January, saying that they had discovered how to make read more
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Top stem cell scientist joins Stemedica – U-T San Diego

Top stem cell scientist joins StemedicaU-T San DiegoStem cell scientist Mahendra Rao, former director of the now-defunct Center For Regenerative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. Photo taken in December, 2013 during a speech by Rao at the World Stem Cell Summit in San Diego. Bradley J. Fikes.The Repair Stem Cells Institute to Offer [ ]
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Stem Cell therapy on animals may be medicine of the future – FOX43.com

Stem Cell therapy on animals may be medicine of the futureFOX43.comTwo Central Pennsylvania dogs are receiving a regenerative therapy for arthritis that s unprecedented for this area and less expensive than standard surgery. Stem Cell therapy is a way to repair damaged tissue and treat injury. When dealing with dogs, and more read more
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Scientist Apologizes for Stem-Cell Study’s Errors, But Plays Down His Role in It – Wall Street Journal

Scientist Apologizes for Stem-Cell Study s Errors, But Plays Down His Role in ItWall Street JournalYoshiki Sasai, deputy director of the Riken Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, worked closely with lead author Haruko Obokata on two stem-cell papers that were viewed by the scientific community as groundbreaking when they were published in late read [ ]
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Modified stem cells may offer way to treat Alzheimer’s disease – Medical News Today

Medical News TodayA new study suggests genetically modified stem cells may offer a new way to treat Alzheimer s disease. When implanted in mice bred to have symptoms and brain hallmarks of Alzheimer s, they increased connections between brain cells and reduced the UCI study finds modified stem cells offer potential pathway to treat Alzheimer Science Codex [ ]
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Palmyra Animal Clinic adds new stem cell therapy to improve animals’ lives – Lebanon Daily News

Palmyra Animal Clinic adds new stem cell therapy to improve animals livesLebanon Daily NewsPALMYRA A Palmyra veterinary clinic has added a new process using stem cell therapy to combat osteoarthritis and improve the quality of life for dogs, cats and horses. The process has been around for a decade, but with new technology, the [ ]
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Discredited stem-cell funding earmarked for rare diseases – Gazzetta del Sud english

Discredited stem-cell funding earmarked for rare diseasesGazzetta del Sud englishRome, April 16 Three million euros due to be spent on the discredited Stamina stem-cell treatment should be diverted to rare-disease research, Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin said Wednesday. If the results of the first scientific committee are read more
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Researchers coax human embryonic stem cells to turn into working spinal cord … – News-Medical.net

Researchers coax human embryonic stem cells to turn into working spinal cord News-Medical.netThe sponginess of the environment where human embryonic stem cells are growing affects the type of specialized cells they eventually become, a University of Michigan study shows. The researchers coaxed human embryonic stem cells to turn into working read more
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Scientist Apologizes for Stemcell Study’s Errors, But Plays Down His Role in It – Wall Street Journal

Scientist Apologizes for Stemcell Study s Errors, But Plays Down His Role in ItWall Street JournalYoshiki Sasai, deputy director of the Riken Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, worked closely with lead author Haruko Obokata on two stem-cell papers that were viewed by the scientific community as groundbreaking when they were published in late and [ ]
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tisdag 15 april 2014

UCI study finds modified stem cells offer potential pathway to treat Alzheimer … – Science Codex

Science CodexApril 15, 2014, Irvine, Calif. UC Irvine neurobiologists have found that genetically modified neural stem cells show positive results when transplanted into the brains of mice with the symptoms and pathology of Alzheimer s disease. The pre-clinical and more read more
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Embryonic-Stem-Cell Therapy for Vision Loss – MIT Technology Review

Embryonic-Stem-Cell Therapy for Vision LossMIT Technology ReviewThis year, the Boston-area company Advanced Cell Technology plans to move its stem-cell treatment for two forms of vision loss into advanced human trials. The company has already reported that the treatment is safe (see Eye Study Is a Small but Nottingham University develops hydrogel for growing heart tissue [ ]
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Stem cell research findings may lead to osteoporosis, bone tissue treatments – USC News

Stem cell research findings may lead to osteoporosis, bone tissue treatmentsUSC NewsProfessor Songtao Shi, principal investigator on the project, said the presence of hydrogen sulfide produced by the cells governs the flow of calcium ions. The essential ions activate a chain of cellular signals that results in osteogenesis the read more
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Stem Cell Culture Growth Improved by Silly Putty – Guardian Liberty Voice

Guardian Liberty VoiceBy experimenting with an ingredient in Silly Putty, a popular children s toy, researchers have improved on the substrate media normally used for growing embryonic stem cells in culture. In addition to a number of other factors, growth of human How Silly Putty may advance stem cell researchWDIV DetroitNot So Silly: Ingredient in Silly [ ]
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CBR Starts Cerebral Palsy Stem Cell Study – Drug Discovery & Development

Drug Discovery & DevelopmentCord Blood Registry (CBR) announced the launch of an FDA-regulated clinical trial being conducted at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston to investigate two forms of stem cell therapy in children diagnosed with cerebral palsy.Vietnam uses stem cell transplant to treat cerebral palsyThanh Nien Daily all 3 news articles [ ]
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Modified stem cells offer potential pathway to treat Alzheimer’s disease – Medical Xpress

Medical XpressUC Irvine neurobiologists have found that genetically modified neural stem cells show positive results when transplanted into the brains of mice with the symptoms and pathology of Alzheimer s disease. The pre-clinical trial is published in the journal read more
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