Human embryonic stem cell secretions minimized tissue injury after heart attack
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Neuralstem CEO to Speak on ALS Panel at World Stem Cell Summit
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Sep 8, 10:00 am EDT
Neuralstem Inc., CEO, Richard Garr, will be a featured panelist discussing stem cells and ALS at the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit in
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Sep 8, 9:17 am EDT
NeoStem, Inc. , which is pioneering the pre-disease collection, processing and long-term storage of adult stem cells, today announced that the Company's CEO, Robin Smith, M.D., MBA, has been invited to participate at the World Stem Cell Summit on September 22-23, 2008 on a panel to discuss Medical Tourism.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Sep 8, 8:00 am EDT
Don Margolis, Chairman of The Repair Stem Cell Institute LLC based in Bangkok, Thailand told The Wall Street Transcript in an exclusive news interview published today that future profits inside the stem cell research sector will be hard to come by over the next five years, even for companies specializing in Repair Stem Cells , where new life science discoveries are coming faster than anybody ...
Stem Cell Transplantation Benefits Mice With Childhood Motor Neuron Disease
Science Daily - Mon Sep 8, 1:16 am EDT
The motor neuron disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the second most common genetic disorder leading to death in childhood. There is currently no cure for SMA, but some clinicians and researchers consider stem cell transplantation as a potential therapeutic strategy. And now, work using a mouse model of SMA suggests that spinal cord neural stem cells might be a possible treatment for ...
BioresearchOnline - Tue Sep 2, 11:30 am EDT
Stem Cell Sciences plc, a company focused on the commercialisation of stem cells and stem cell technologies, is pleased to announce that two independent laboratories in the
Cryo-Cell to Present Cutting-Edge Stem Cell Research at Global Regenerative Science Conferences
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - 18 minutes ago
Cryo-Cell International will present cutting edge research on menstrual stem cells during two global scientific conferences this fall:
Updated Guidelines For Stem Cell Research Released
BioresearchOnline - Tue Sep 9, 11:38 am EDT
The National Academies released amended guidelines for research involving human embryonic stem cells, revising those that were issued in 2005 and updated in 2007
ThermoGenesis Announces Distribution Agreement for Bone Marrow Stem Cell Device
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Sep 9, 4:00 pm EDT
ThermoGenesis Corp. , a leading supplier of innovative products and services that process and store adult stem cells, said today it has signed a distribution agreement with Celling Technologies for ThermoGenesis' MarrowXpress (MXP) product line used for isolating stem cells from bone marrow.
For Stem Cells, a Role on the Battlefield
New York Times - Mon Sep 8, 7:47 pm EDT
Besides curing illness and disease, embryonic stem cells may serve to make red blood cells for transfusions.
Obama, McCain camps trade barbs on stem cells
The Hill - Tue Sep 9, 5:39 pm EDT
The presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain lashed out at each other Tuesday over controversial research on embryonic stem cells. Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden (
Breakthroughs seen in cancer spread and stem cells
International Herald Tribune - Tue Sep 9, 8:06 am EDT
A young Indian researcher who grew up studying by kerosene lamp has led the way in two promising discoveries: a key to metastasis, the insidious process by which cancer spreads, and a possible way to transform regular cells into stem cells.
8:00 a.m. - Experts: Embryonic Stem Cell Use Still Necessary
KARK Little Rock - Mon Sep 8, 9:19 am EDT
The use of embryonic stem cells is still necessary despite the fact that researchers have discovered ways to make powerful stem cells without them.
TAU Researchers Create New Stem Cell Screening Tool
BioresearchOnline - Fri Sep 5, 10:23 am EDT
Words fly in stem cell debate in race for 2nd District seat
Ralston Recorder - Tue Sep 9, 11:29 am EDT
U.S. Rep. Lee Terry has distributed a flier questioning opponent Jim Esch's "pro-life'' credentials, which Esch says misstates his positions. The flier, sent this weekend to pro-life voters, challenges Esch's position on stem cell research and Esch's relationship with pro-life organizations.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Sep 9, 9:30 am EDT
OCEANSIDE, Calif.----International Stem Cell announced today it has entered into a worldwide distribution agreement with Millipore Corporation to manufacture living cells and cell culture products to be sold through Millipore's distribution network.
Joe Biden yesterday took a swipe at Sarah Palin - who has a child with Down syndrome - for opposing stem-cell research, an attack that provoked howls of protest from Republicans. "I hear all this talk about how the Republicans are going to work in...
New Stem Cell Screening Tool Takes Adult Stem Cell Research To New Level
Science Daily - Thu Sep 4, 11:22 am EDT
A bioinformatic system takes adult stem cell research to a new level. Rather than using stem cells from embryonic sources, which opens difficult ethical and complicated scientific issues, scientists have been looking to adult human stem cells, culled from a person's own body. Adult stem cells are now being cultivated from various tissues in the body -- from skin, bones and even wisdom teeth.
Stem cell research a focus, despite barriers
Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue Sep 9, 5:22 pm EDT
When Penn established the Institute for Regenerative Medicine in late 2007, it made a major statement about the University's commitment to stem cell research.
Changes To Embryonic Stem Cells Caused By Down Syndrome Revealed
Science Daily - Mon Sep 8, 1:17 am EDT
Scientists investigating the mechanisms of Down syndrome have revealed the earliest developmental changes in embryonic stem cells caused by an extra copy of human chromosome 21 -- the aberrant inheritance of which results in the condition.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Sep 8, 8:56 am EDT
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Stem cell pioneers win 'Asian Nobel prize'
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Sep 9, 1:38 pm EDT
The groundbreaking scientists behind Dolly, the world's first cloned sheep, were Tuesday presented with the Shaw Prize, the million-dollar award known as the Nobel Prize of the east.
Embryonic stem cells still needed, panel says
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Sep 5, 12:58 pm EDT
Although researchers have discovered ways to make powerful stem cells without the use of human embryos, the controversial use of embryonic stem cells is still necessary, a panel of experts said on Friday.
Updated guidelines for stem cell research released
EurekAlert! - Fri Sep 5, 11:25 am EDT
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Back and Forth on Stem-Cell Research Energizes Race
New York Times - Wed Sep 10, 12:20 am EDT
Joseph R. Biden Jr. attacked Republicans for rejecting President Bush?s limited support for using human embryonic cell lines to develop therapies, and the McCain campaign immediately cried foul.
Trio wants Lions Club to back stem cell research
The Patriot-News - Sun Sep 7, 11:47 pm EDT
A researcher at Penn State University's College of Medicine at Hershey Medical Center, a neurologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and the Greater Lebanon Valley Lions Club are teaming up to teach some midstate residents about stem cell research.
Stem cell research puts interstate rivalry on hold
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Biden hits GOP on stem cell research
Politico via Yahoo! News - Tue Sep 9, 12:09 pm EDT
Joe Biden today waded into the now-sensitive discussion of developmentally disabled kids, my colleague Victoria McGrane reports, and differed with Palin on the issue, though he didn't mention her by name:
Contra Costa Times - Tue Sep 9, 7:54 pm EDT