Stem Cell Roundup: 2012

Monday, December 31, 2012

Hong Kong's bright young scientists beat the odds

... cancer patients. The study was featured on the cover of Cell Stem Cell , the highest-ranked journal for stem cell research according to the Association of American Publishers. There are about 4,000 new cases of gastrointestinal cancer every year. ...

http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health/article/1116652/hong-kongs-bright-young-scientists-beat-odds

Your worldview should be shapped by the Word of God

What is a worldview? Assuming I have one, is it Biblical to have a worldview? We will attemp in a short space to answer these questions/ Our worldview refers to our mental framework within which we, as individuals, or groups interpret the nature of reality, the nature and purpose of life, and the laws governing our relationships.

http://www.examiner.com/article/your-worldview-should-be-shapped-by-the-word-of-god?cid=rss

UNC research uncovers new insight into cell development and cancer

Long-standing research efforts have been focused on understanding how stem cells, cells capable of transforming into any type of cell in the body, are capable of being programmed down a defined path to contribute to the development of a specific organ like a heart, lung, or kidney.

http://www.bladenjournal.com/view/full_story/21278106/article-UNC-research-uncovers-new-insight-into-cell-development-and-cancer-?instance=popular

Adult Stem Cell Therapy Breakthrough Leads to Crowd Funding Campaign ...

Adult Stem Cell Therapy Breakthrough Leads to Crowd Funding Campaign on Indiegogo.com for Centagen, Inc.

http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/press-releases/article/Adult-Stem-Cell-Therapy-Breakthrough-Leads-to-4156873.php

Agenda for a Year of Faith: Looking Ahead at Pope's 2013

Fortunetelling, like all occult practices, is strictly taboo at the Vatican; and prophecy is a rare gift among journalists.

http://www.americancatholic.org/news/report.aspx?id=4048&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TopCatholicNewsACO+%28Top+Catholic+News+%7C+AmericanCatholic.org%29

Molecules that promote or enhance reprogramming of somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells.

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http://www.citeulike.org/user/zhangp1987/article/5349426

Adult Stem Cell Therapy Breakthrough Leads to Crowd Funding Campaign...

Centagen has developed a breakthrough stem cell therapy that rejuvenates a patient's own adult stem cells.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/12/prweb10281647.htm

Stem Cell and Telomere Support Provided by Stem Cell 100 from Life Code

Stem Cell 100 was developed to rejuvenate the human body and slow the aging process.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/12/prweb10281779.htm

University of Reading research helps stem cell treatment

... - by putting them in the post. The study, which could lead to cheaper, wider and more effective stem cell research and treatment of illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, found that stem cells can be stored at room temperature in a special gel ...

http://www.getreading.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2126325_university_of_reading_research_helps_stem_cell_treatment

GeneCell International's Director of Operations, Jose Cirino,...

... re-implanted. In the future, medical researchers anticipate being able to use technologies derived from stem cell research to treat a wider variety of diseases including Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, spinal cord injuries, diabetes, heart diseases, liver ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/12/prweb10280384.htm

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Letters: Community leadership, consumer price index, immigration non...

Email us at letters@oregonian.com . Please limit your letter to 150 words and include your home address and phone number for verification.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/myoregon/2012/12/community_leadership_consumer.html

Foxa2 and H2A.Z Mediate Nucleosome Depletion during Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation

Nucleosome occupancy is fundamental for establishing chromatin architecture. However, little is known about the relationship between nucleosome dynamics and initial cell lineage specification.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/dakelley/article/11860065

Newsletter, December 31st 2012

Do you want to live a longer life in good health? Simple practices can make some difference, such as exercise or calorie restriction.

http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2012/12/fight-aging-newsletter-december-31st-2012.php

QH588.S83 S7385 2012 - Stem cell mobilization : methods and...

... Cell Mobilization: Methods and Protocols seeks to aid scientists in the further study of this important stem cell research. Monitoring blood for CD34+ cells to determine timing of hematopoietic progenitor cells apheresis / M. Louette Vaughn and ...

http://catalog.ust.hk/catalog/archives/908647

Wildomar Deputy Still Fighting For Life As Community Gathers Jan. 4

EDITOR'S NOTE: THE STORY BELOW ABOUT DEPUTY SAL AGUIRRE POSTED IN JULY 2012. SINCE THE POSTING, AGUIRRE HAS SUFFERED HEALTH SETBACKS.

http://lakeelsinore-wildomar.patch.com/articles/bone-marrow-fundraiser-scheduled-for-wildomar-deputy

The Allure and Danger of Scientism

It was not unusual in ancient times for individuals to sell themselves into servitude , which was often described as a form of slavery.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/12/the_allure_and_danger_of_scientism.html

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Plainfield toddler with rare disease, family face long journey

Two-year-old Noah Galloy listens for his brother Brayden's heart as their parents Ryan and Jenn watch in their residence Wednesday, Dec.

http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/17267129-418/plainfield-toddler-with-rare-disease-family-face-long-journey.html

Oscillatory Protein Expression Dynamics Endows Stem Cells with Robust Differentiation Potential

Elucidation of the Phenotypic, Functional, and Molecular Topography...

Cell Stem Cell , Vol. 1, No. 4. , pp. 428-442, doi:10.1016/j.stem.2007.07.005 The major myeloid blood cell lineages are generated from hematopoietic stem cells by differentiation through a series of increasingly committed progenitor cells.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/nicholasflann/article/7899554

Bahamas: Task force says no to embryonic stem cell use

The National Task Force on Stem Cell Therapy Treatment is recommending that embryonic stem cells should not be used to create human stem cells in The Bahamas.

http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/news/breaking-news/12/29/bahamas-task-force-says-no-to-embryonic-stem-cell-use/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+stabroeknewsguyana+%28Stabroek+News%29

Agenda for a year of faith: looking ahead at Pope Benedict's 2013

Italian flags blow in the breeze outside the presidential palace in Rome on Dec.

http://ncronline.org/news/vatican/agenda-year-faith-looking-ahead-pope-benedicts-2013

Reporters reflect on 2012

Newspaper reporters write hundreds of stories a year. This holiday season Gazette staff writers have picked out their one favourite story from 2012 and are recounting what made it special.

http://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/20121229/SAG0801/312299979/-1/sag/reporters-reflect-on-2012

Friday, December 28, 2012

Medical sciences news highlights of 2012

... brain-injured patient has been able to give answers clinically relevant to their care. Two pioneers of stem cell research John Gurdon, from the UK, and Shinya Yamanaka, from Japan, shared the Nobel prize for medicine or physiology . As a quick ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20785638#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

A Pastoral Opportunity Lost?

... and theology. In its inaugural report, the Council examines the last decade's contentious debates over stem cell research - exposing the major lies and distortions, clarifying the scientific promise and ethical stakes of the research, and drawing ...

http://eppc.org/publications/pubID.4915/pub_detail.asp

Christmas: Cure for Cynicism and Irony

Immunovative, Inc. Announces Issuance of A Key Patent in Japan

Immunovative, Inc. has today announced that Immunovative Therapies, Ltd. has been granted a Japanese patent which issued on November 30, 2012.

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/associated-press/immunovative-inc-announces-issuance-of-a-key-patent-in-japan/

2013: Year of the Stem Cell

... case, in 1962, and, for Yamanaka, more recently in 2006. In the labs, those on the front lines of stem cell research have seen important results: the first preliminary data on a clinical trial at UCLA with embryonic stem cells was published at the ...

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/12/2013-year-of-the-stem-cell/266574/

Emory/Georgia Tech Regenerative Engineering and Medicine Center Awards Seed Grants

By Abby Robinson The Emory/Georgia Tech Regenerative Engineering and Medicine Center recently awarded 11 seed grants, totaling $630,000, for promising new research in regenerative medicine.

http://midtown.patch.com/articles/emory-georgia-tech-regenerative-engineering-and-medicine-center-awards-seed-grants

Study Looks At Stem Cell Maturity And Gene...

Scientists from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research recently completed a study that shows the possibility that stem cells work towards maturity at an earlier stage than originally thought.

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112754824/embryonic-stemm-cells-maturity-pluripotency-122812/

Scientists Create Stem Cells From Urine

Some scientists from China used an unlikely item to make stem cells and it could change the way people think about and treat stem cell research.

http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=235397

New light on how epigenetic signals may function together to determine fate of stem cell

Long-standing research efforts have been focused on understanding how stem cells , cells capable of transforming into any type of cell in the body, are capable of being programmed down a defined path to contribute to the development of a specific organ like a heart, lung, or kidney.

http://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=69bb6e52-74e0-4845-910a-fb9b8f723d72

Trip to Disney World brings smile to Farmington baby with rare genetic disorder

Jamie Davis of New Sharon holds her daughter, Addilyn, as she recently talks about the family's trip to Disney World to let Addilyn meet Mickey Mouse.

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/12/28/news/lewiston-auburn/trip-to-disney-world-brings-smile-to-farmington-baby-with-rare-genetic-disorder/

New Research Report on Stem Cell Therapy Market Analysis in...

... Policies, Strong Pipeline and Increased Licensing Activity. The report provides an in-depth analysis on stem cell research and development in India, China, Japan, South-Korea and Singapore. The report market analysis and forecasts for CABG, LSCT, ...

http://www.americanbankingnews.com/2012/12/28/new-research-report-on-stem-cell-therapy-market-analysis-in-asia-pacific-to-2018-by-marketresearchreports/

Scientists Use Urine to Make Stem Cells

Chinese scientists say they have created stem cells from an unlikely source - urine.

http://www.wdbo.com/videos/news/scientists-use-urine-to-make-stem-cells/vk929/

Transplanted Neural Stem Cells Slows ALS Onset And Progression In Mouse Models

Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Stem Cell Research ; Neurology / Neuroscience Article Date: 28 Dec 2012 - 0:00 PST Promising new research provides evidence that ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also known as Lou Gehrig's disease , may be treatable using neural stem cells .

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254309.php

New Research Report on Stem Cell Therapy Market Analysis in...

Decidua mesenchymal stem cells migrated toward mammary tumors in...

... 12 de Octubre, Avda. Cordoba s Part of this work was presented at the following conferences: The 7th Stem Cell Research and Therapeutics Conference, Boston, MA, USA, 26–27 May 2011 (Poster); CNIO Frontiers Meetings: ‘Recapturing ...

http://www.nature.com/cgt/journal/v20/n1/full/cgt201271a.html

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Baby Addilyn meets Mickey Mouse

Sixteen-month-old Addilyn Davis met her favorite character, Mickey Mouse, at Walt Disney World Resort in May.

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/franklin/2012/12/27/baby-addilyn-meets-mickey-mouse/1298706

Scientists Use Urine to Make Stem Cells

Chinese scientists say they have created stem cells from an unlikely source - urine.

http://www.krmg.com/videos/news/scientists-use-urine-to-make-stem-cells/vk94f/

Scientists Use Urine to Make Stem Cells

Chinese scientists say they have created stem cells from an unlikely source - urine.

http://www.kfoxtv.com/videos/news/scientists-use-urine-to-make-stem-cells/vk94S/

Scientists Use Urine to Make Stem Cells

Chinese scientists say they have created stem cells from an unlikely source - urine.

http://www.wsbtv.com/videos/news/scientists-use-urine-to-make-stem-cells/vk93y/

An Interview with Stephen Valentine

High Points

... iation for treatment of different cancers. Department of Endocrinology made a substantial progress in the stem cell research in patients with type II diabetes and 70% of the patients had significant benefit.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/high-points/1051204/

NZ woman dies before trip to US for stem cell tests

Susan Garters-Woolford's condition deteriorated before she was able to travel to America for tests with stem cells.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10856337&ref=rss

Engineered gel promotes scar-free skin regrowth

... including treatment of diabetic patients with foot ulcers, Harmon said. Guoming Sun, Gerecht's Maryland Stem Cell Research Postdoctoral Fellow and lead author on the paper, has been working with these hydrogels for the last three years, developing ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/engineered-gel-promotes-scar-free-skin-regrowth?cid=rss

Study suggests gene variation may shape bladder cancer treatment

Patients who have inherited a specific common genetic variant develop bladder cancer tumors that strongly express a protein known as prostate stem cell antigen , which is also expressed in many pancreatic and prostate tumors, according to research at the National Institutes of Health.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-gene-variation-bladder-cancer-treatment.html

New insight into cell development and cancer

Research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has shed new light on how epigenetic signals may function together to determine the ultimate fate of a stem cell.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121227130323.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News%29

Study hints that stem cells prepare for maturity much earlier than anticipated

Scientists call this flexibility "pluripotency," meaning that as an organism develops, stem cells must be ready at a moment's notice to activate highly diverse gene expression programs used to turn them into blood, brain, or kidney cells.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121227130202.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News%29

Q Therapeutics, Inc.' Collaborators at Johns Hopkins University Are...

Q Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that its collaborators at The Johns Hopkins University have been awarded $1.3 million in a third year of grant funding from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health .

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=283213&full=1

Investigators' Study Hints That Stem Cells Prepare for Maturity Much Earlier Than Anticipated

Unlike less versatile muscle or nerve cells, embryonic stem cells are by definition equipped to assume any cellular role.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/597643/?sc=rssn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseScinews+%28Newswise%3A+SciNews%29

Frank Farmer named to the Board Of Directors of World Stem Cell...

Frank Farmer named to the Board Of Directors of World Stem Cell Institute, Inc. a 501 non-profit corporation involved in Stem Cell research, Stem Cell clinical trials and Stem Cell Treatments Frank Farmer has come on board with World Stem Cell Institute, Inc.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10271016.htm

Stowers study hints that stem cells prepare for maturity much earlier than anticipated

Both the RNA polymerase II elongation factor ELL3 and RNA polymerase II localize to the nucleus of the mature mouse sperm.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/sifm-ssh122112.php

Intestinal Tumorigenesis Initiated by Dedifferentiation and Acquisition of Stem-Cell-like Properties

NF-IoB represents a key transcription factor within the inflammatory tumor microenvironment.

http://www.cell.com/abstract/S0092-8674(12)01499-7

Team uncovers new insight into cell development and cancer

PCLs utilize an amino acid group to engage with a chemical marker that signals gene activation.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-team-uncovers-insight-cell-cancer.html

UNC research uncovers new insight into cell development and cancer

Long-standing research efforts have been focused on understanding how stem cells, cells capable of transforming into any type of cell in the body, are capable of being programmed down a defined path to contribute to the development of a specific organ like a heart, lung, or kidney.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/uonc-uru121912.php

"Lifecycle Management Strategies: Indication Expansion - Early...

Indication expansion is one of the most successful developmental lifecycle management strategies.

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/lifecycle-management-strategies-indication-expansion-early-planning-is-necessary-for-success-new-market-report-190223.htm

Gene Variation May Shape Bladder Cancer Treatment

A therapy targeting the PSCA protein on the tumor cell surface is under evaluation in clinical trials for prostate and pancreatic cancer.

http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/54309/

Q Therapeutics' Collaborators at Johns Hopkins Are Awarded Funding...

World Stem Cells Clinic announces newly constructed state-of-the art...

World Stem Cells Clinic's newly constructed state-of-the art laboratory at the Tulum Trade Center in Cancun.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10273287.htm

In vitro niches

Stem cells of many different types occupy special environments within the body—so-called niches—that are important for maintaining their function.

http://www.nature.com/nmeth/journal/v10/n1/full/nmeth.2296.html

Good morning: 15+ things to know for Thursday

2. OBAMA RETURNS DAYS BEFORE 'FISCAL CLIFF' DEADLINE : But no new negotiations are scheduled to avert deep spending cuts and higher taxes.

http://www.marconews.com/news/2012/dec/27/goo/?partner=RSS

5 things to know in Florida for Dec. 27

Good Samaritans are pitching in to help an Orlando family reeling from the death of 2 young boys with a rare genetic disease.

http://www.wflx.com/story/20430916/5-things-to-know-in-florida-for-dec-27

5 things to know in Florida for Dec. 27

Good Samaritans are pitching in to help an Orlando family reeling from the death of two young boys with a rare genetic disease.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/27/3158029/5-things-to-know-in-florida-for.html

Nuclear genome transfer in human oocytes eliminates mitochondrial DNA variants

Asia-Pacific Analysis: The growth of stem-cell therapy

Research into stem cells is taking place across South-East Asia, but proven disease treatments are currently out of reach, says Crispin Maslog .

http://www.scidev.net/en/health/opinions/asia-pacific-analysis-the-growth-of-stem-cell-therapy.html?

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Now Offered by Regeneveda

In a continued effort to help society ward off the effects of aging, Regeneveda is now offering Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as well as IV Vitamins, HGH and stem cell therapy.

http://www.pr.com/press-release/463419

Adoptive mom loses 2 boys to rare genetic disease

When Felicia Peete adopted four young siblings from foster care, she moved out of her Orlando area retirement community into a big new home where they could sing and roller-skate, far away from the memories of living in cars and homeless shelters.

http://www.news4jax.com/news/Adoptive-mom-loses-2-boys-to-rare-genetic-disease/-/475880/17909280/-/wbbs1f/-/index.html

New Research Report On Stem Cell Therapy Market Analysis in Asia-Pacific to 2018 By MRRBIZ

... Policies, Strong Pipeline and Increased Licensing Activity. The report provides an in-depth analysis on stem cell research and development in India, China, Japan, South-Korea and Singapore. The report market analysis and forecasts for CABG, LSCT, ...

http://www.prlog.org/12049081-new-research-report-on-stem-cell-therapy-market-analysis-in-asia-pacific-to-2018-by-mrrbiz.html

Letter: Let Congress vote on the 'fiscal cliff'

Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., told Bloomberg TV, "If Speaker Boehner is willing to bring to the floor of the House a bill to avoid the "fiscal cliff" and just let this House work its will, Democrats and Republicans voting as their conscience determines, then I believe we can get something done." He said that in 2006, Democrat House Speaker Nancy ... (more)

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Orlando mom adopts 4 from foster care, quickly loses 2 boys to rare genetic disease

When Felicia Peete adopted four young siblings from foster care, she moved out of her Orlando area retirement community into a big new home where they could sing and roller-skate, far away from the memories of living in cars and homeless shelters.

http://staugustine.com/florida-news/2012-12-26/orlando-mom-adopts-4-foster-care-quickly-loses-2-boys-rare-genetic-disease

Nuns speak out: ‘Gun regulation is an imperative’

... and failing to teach and promote the church hierarchy's positions opposing contraception, embryonic stem cell research, marriage equality and abortion. The Vatican named a panel, headed by Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain, to bring the sisters ...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2972508/posts

Policy Intersections Research Center Commissions New Release of...

... for it is in the great expanse of government where concerns related to abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, etc, are embroiled, hidden in the complexities of bureaucracies and committees, and more." With that in mind, Horvath explains ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10266758.htm

Senator seeks clarity on financial support for sick children's treatment abroad

Galway West senator Fidelma Healy Eames is to seek a meeting with the Minister for Health in the new year to examine what financial support is available for children with rare life-threatening cancers and other illnesses who may require treatment abroad or could benefit from clinical trials.

http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/57516/senator-seeks-clarity-on-financial-support-for-sick-childrens-treatment-abroad

Nuns speak out: "Gun regulation is an imperative"

... and failing to teach and promote the church hierarchy's positions opposing contraception, embryonic stem cell research, marriage equality, and abortion. The Vatican named a panel, headed by Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain, to bring the sisters ...

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2012/12/26/nuns-speak-out-gun-regulation-is-an-imperative/

Adoptive mom loses 2 boys to rare genetic disease

Good Samaritans are pitching in to help an Orlando family reeling from the death of two young boys.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/rss/article/288890/4/Adoptive-mom-loses-2-boys-to-rare-genetic-disease

Radical New Technique Extracts Stem Cells From Cadavers

Corpses have long been used for organ transplants, but new research suggests that they may be able to serve as a vessel for stem cell donations as well.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/13654/20121226/radical-new-technique-extracts-stem-cells-cadavers.htm

Rescued German Shepherd fights for control of his body

Almost 7 years ago, Wendy Schindler was scrolling through listings of adoptable pets on Petfinder.com when she came across an urgent post from a rescue in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

http://www.examiner.com/article/rescued-german-shepherd-fights-for-control-of-his-body?cid=rss

Adoptive mom loses 2 boys to rare genetic

Felicia Peete adopted four siblings from foster care in 2010. But shortly after moving them into a big new home, her 7-year-old son was diagnosed with Adrenoleukodystrophy, a rare genetic disease that typically strikes young boys and is often fatal.

http://www.wdbo.com/ap/ap/kids-family/adoptive-mom-loses-2-boys-to-rare-genetic/nTfzX/

Adoptive mom loses 2 boys to rare genetic disease

When Felicia Peete adopted four young siblings from foster care, she moved out of her Orlando area retirement community into a big new home where they could sing and roller-skate, far away from the memories of living in cars and homeless shelters.

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Adoptive-mom-loses-2-boys-to-rare-genetic-disease-4146767.php

Local research study could lead to cure for acute myeloid leukemia

The majority of people diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia today cannot be cured, despite the aggressive therapies available.

http://southlakeunion.komonews.com/news/health/810136-local-research-study-could-lead-cure-acute-myeloid-leukemia

NIH study suggests gene variation may shape bladder cancer treatment

Stem cell identification-in vivo lineage analysis versus in vitro isolation and clonal expansion

Cancer stem cells and radiotherapy

Positive attitude

Tristan, 13, of Calvert City, appeared at a fund raising bake sale at Mike Miller Park on his behalf on Dec.

http://www.tribunecourier.com/view/full_story/21239374/article-Positive-attitude?

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Now Offered by Regeneveda

Former professional ballet dancers find a thriving second career in science

An interesting feature story published yesterday in the Washington Post looks at professional dancers who hung up their pointe shoes and forged a career in science.

https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2012/12/21/former-professional-ballet-dancers-find-a-thriving-second-career-in-science/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+stanford%2Fscope+%28SCOPE%29

Blocking miR-15 Boosts Regenerative Capacity in the Heart

... these treatments arrive, the more lives will be saved. Find out how to help>> One important outgrowth of stem cell research is the search for ways to manipulate existing cell populations into greater feats of regeneration. Eventually, it would be ...

http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2012/12/blocking-mir-15-boosts-regenerative-capacity-in-the-heart.php

PD Editorial: Stem-cell panel must end conflicts of interest

But those lessons seem to be lost on the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state's stem-cell research agency, which exists at the intersection of politics and medicine.

http://www.petaluma360.com/article/20121226/OPINION/121229723/-1/PT07?Title=PD-Editorial-Stem-cell-panel-must-end-conflicts-of-interest

Life is mum's greatest gift

A desperately ill mum who underwent a double organ transplant is celebrating the best Christmas present ever - two new lungs! Natalie Kerr, 31, feared she would not see her children grow up when she was a diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension four years ago.

http://www.lep.co.uk/news/health/local/life-is-mum-s-greatest-gift-1-5253643

New Research Report On Stem Cell Therapy Market Growth Analysis in...

... Policies, Strong Pipeline and Increased Licensing Activity. The report provides an in-depth analysis on stem cell research and development in India, China, Japan, South-Korea and Singapore. The report market analysis and forecasts for CABG, LSCT, ...

http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/new-research-report-stem-cell-therapy-market-growth-analysis-asia-pacific-2018-marketresearchreports

Cholesterol `important for development and function of brain`

ISLAMABAD: Two molecules that play an important role in the survival and production of nerve cells in the brain, including nerve cells that produce dopamine, have been identified by scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

http://paktribune.com/news/Cholesterol-important-for-development-and-function-of-brain-256017.html

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Widespread construction marked 2012 across county

The year 2012, like so many others during the past couple of decades in Montgomery County, could be remembered as a year of building to keep up with rapid growth.

http://www.theleafchronicle.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theleafchronicle.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2012312250039%26nclick_check%3D1

Cholesterol derivates may be in future brain regenerative medicine

EnchantedLearning.com writes that the brain and spinal cord are made up of many cells, which include neurons and glial cells.

https://www.examiner.com/article/cholesterol-derivates-may-be-future-brain-regenerative-medicine?cid=rss

Gentium Submit 2nd LoOIs Response to the EMA's CHMP for Defibrotide MAA

Gentium S.p.A. Nasdaq:GENT) today announced that it has submitted responses to the second List of Outstanding Issues to the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use in connection with the Company's Marketing Authorization Application for Defibrotide to treat and prevent hepatic veno-occlusive disease in adults and ... (more)

http://www.drugs.com/clinical_trials/gentium-submit-2nd-loois-response-ema-s-chmp-defibrotide-maa-14947.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Drugscom-ClinicalTrials+%28Drugs.com+-+Clinical+Trials%29

Cancer-associated inflammation boosts ADAR1 enzyme activity

An international team, headed by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has identified a key enzyme in the reprogramming process that promotes malignant stem cell cloning and the growth of chronic myeloid leukemia , a cancer of the blood and marrow that experts say is increasing in prevalence.

http://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=8172ddbb-3f03-4d1a-8254-0ab343b37a7c

Domestic

The landslide victory by the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan led by Shinzo Abe was chosen as the top domestic news story in 2012, a Kyodo News poll showed Tuesday.

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/associated-press/news-domestic/

Monday, December 24, 2012

Three-day Microbiology conference from 28th

... Diseases Outbreaks and Surveillance; Biosafety and Bio-security for Human, Animal and Plant Health. Stem Cell Research, Benefits and Ethical issues; Antimicrobial Agents, Environmental Biotechnology and Climate Change; New and Emerging Infectious ...

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/karachi/25-Dec-2012/three-day-microbiology-conference-from-28th?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online%2F24hours-news+%28The+Nation+%3A+Latest+News%29

Hope for Stem Cell Cure Draws Huge Crowds

Hope of a cure for incurable diseases through stem cell research brought some 3,000 people to Seoul's World Stem Cell Hub on Tuesday, the day registration for test subjects in clinical trials opened.

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/11/01/2005110161023.html

The stem cell scammers

Ukraine has become a world centre for untested stem cell treatments where patients can fly in and have embryonic stem cells implanted in their brain to supposedly treat everything from Alzheimer's disease to autism.

http://mindhacks.com/2012/12/24/the-stem-cell-scammers/

Human Exceptionalism

Liberty would be just as threatened by a scientocracy as by theocracy. But many within the science and bioethical sectors miss this because they conflate "science" with "scientism." Scientism"-the belief that Truth can be derived by science-is not the same as science, meaning the learning method of discovering truth and developing applications and ... (more)

http://www.nationalreview.com/human-exceptionalism/336436/time-separate-scientism-and-state

Enzyme Accelerates Malignant Stem Cell Cloning in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

An international team, headed by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has identified a key enzyme in the reprogramming process that promotes malignant stem cell cloning and the growth of chronic myeloid leukemia , a cancer of the blood and marrow that experts say is increasing in prevalence.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/597535/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Enzyme accelerates malignant stem cell cloning in chronic myeloid leukemia

An international team, headed by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has identified a key enzyme in the reprogramming process that promotes malignant stem cell cloning and the growth of chronic myeloid leukemia , a cancer of the blood and marrow that experts say is increasing in prevalence.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/uoc--eam121912.php

Leukemia stem cell trigger discovered by UCSD-led research

While new treatments have helped fight the disease, CML and some other blood cancers remain hard to fight because some cancer cells survive treatment.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/24/leukemia-stem-cell-trigger-discovered/

Enzyme accelerates malignant stem cell cloning in chronic myeloid leukemia

An international team, headed by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has identified a key enzyme in the reprogramming process that promotes malignant stem cell cloning and the growth of chronic myeloid leukemia , a cancer of the blood and marrow that experts say is increasing in prevalence.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-enzyme-malignant-stem-cell-cloning.html

Stem cell board gives grants to its own members

... UC San Diego, there is a representative for each institute, because those are the people who know about stem cell research," said UC San Diego School of Medicine spokeswoman Debra Kain. "Does he personally benefit? No, because his lab has not ...

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/24/stem-cell-board-gives-grants-its-own-members/

Fat influences decisions taken by brain cells for production and survival

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified two molecules that play an important role in the survival and production of nerve cells in the brain, including nerve cells that produce dopamine.

http://scienceblog.com/58711/fat-influences-decisions-taken-by-brain-cells-for-production-and-survival/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Global Transfection (Gene Delivery, DNA Delivery, Protein Delivery,...

... The report also discusses new opportunities for investment in the upcoming areas like Gene therapy, Stem cell research and Electro-chemotherapy. Different transfection technologies are analyzed through a multi-criteria based decision making process ...

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/global-transfection-gene-delivery-dna-delivery-protein-delivery-sirna-delivery-technologies-lipofection-calcium-phosphate-electroporation-nucleofection-magnetofection-gene-gun-viral-market-2012-2017-190937.htm

Cholesterol 'important for development and function of brain'

Two molecules that play an important role in the survival and production of nerve cells in the brain, including nerve cells that produce dopamine, have been identified by scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-120044.html

Repairing Blindness Due to Corneal Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency

Top 5 Greatest Technological and Scientific Breakthroughs of 2012

Whether it be DARPA's Pet-Proto robot, the skin cell gun, or Microsoft's Holodeck, there's no denying that 2012 was a great year for both technological and scientific breakthroughs.

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/top-5-greatest-technological-and-scientific-breakthroughs-of-2012

New Cell-Based System Can Screen Drug Candidates For Cardiac Toxicity Long Before They Leave Lab

Main Category: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Also Included In: Stem Cell Research ; Cardiovascular / Cardiology ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 24 Dec 2012 - 0:00 PST A new stem cell-derived system for screening experimental drugs for cardiotoxicity could identify dangerous side effects early in the development process, thereby ... (more)

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254244.php

Korea 'Checking' Report on Dubious Stem Cell Clinic

The government on Sunday pledged to check a report by a Japanese daily that a Korean stem cell treatment center is flying Korean patients to Fukuoka to give them the controversial treatment.

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/12/24/2012122401244.html

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Science news highlights of 2012

The year in science news was dominated by the discovery of the Higgs boson, ending a 50-year search for the keystone in our best theory of physics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20214928#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Still Waiting For A Biotech Revolution

The first attempts at human gene therapy were made in 1990 . The excitement around gene therapy was high in the 1990s.

http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/008842.html

Fat Influences Brain Cells

Two molecules, cholic acid and 24,25-EC, play an important role in the survival and production of nerve cells in the brain, including nerve cells that produce dopamine, according to a new study.

http://www.science20.com/news_articles/fat_influences_brain_cells-99790

Reprogramming Cells - Nina Tandon's Engineered Tissue Keynote...

... liver or any other cell or organ in the body. This method is not only less controversial than embryonic stem cell research, it's also more effective since it can reprogram adult cells to any desired condition. Often, the negative effects of short or ...

http://www.trendhunter.com/keynote/engineered-tissue-keynote

Fat influences decisions taken by brain cells for production and survival

The discovery, which is published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, may be significant in the long term for the treatment of several diseases, such as Parkinson's disease.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121223152435.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fnervous_system+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Nervous+System%29

Newsletter, December 24th 2012

Mamata's appointee to STM lands herself in ethical row

Nandita Bose, whose appointment as the new director of School of Tropical Medicine was approved by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a week ago, has landed herself in controversy even before taking charge of the post.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mamata-s-appointee-to-stm-lands-herself-in-ethical-row/1049456/

Fat influences decisions taken by brain cells for production and survival

QH588.S83 P744 2012 - Progenitor cells : methods and protocols /...

Progenitor cells have become important in regenerative medicine therapies, due to their potential to differentiate into many cell types.

http://catalog.ust.hk/catalog/archives/908085

Saturday, December 22, 2012

How science confounded the year's gloom | Observer editorial

In a year that saw Britain suffer double-dip recession; when crippling debt has risen to threaten a record number of households; when the nation faces losing its triple A credit rating; and the economy of the entire planet continues to flounder, it is hard to find many reasons to be cheerful.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/23/observer-editorial-great-year-for-science?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fcommentisfree%2Frss+%28Comment+is+free%29

http://mashable.com/2012/12/22/stem-cells-sight/

A year ago, Canadian Taylor Binns was slowly going blind after developing a rare and painful eye disorder that affected his corneas.

http://mashable.com/2012/12/22/stem-cells-sight/

Cell Therapy Might Be Poised For A Comeback

After much discussion of the pipeline, cost structure and global opportunities, Levin affirmed one small item on the agenda: Teva is going ahead with a large, late-stage trial of Revascor, an experimental cell therapy for congestive heart failure.

http://news.investors.com/technology/122112-638001-cell-therapy-could-shake-off-provenge-blues.htm

Diagnosed With Incurable Cancer And Given 3 Years To Live: What Would You Do?

You're a vibrant, healthy mother, wife, and a young executive on the rise. At just 37 years old, you get the fateful news that you've been diagnosed with a deadly cancer.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/moiraforbes/2012/12/22/diagnosed-with-incurable-cancer-and-given-3-years-to-live-what-would-you-do/

11 for '13: Dr. Todd Rosengart believes genetic medicine will soon arrive

On the cusp of 2013, I've invited 11 of the greater Houston area's top minds to write about something they believe, but cannot prove.

http://blog.sfgate.com/science/2012/12/22/11-for-%e2%80%9913-dr-todd-rosengart-believes-genetic-medicine-will-soon-arrive/

11 for '13: Dr. Todd Rosengart believes genetic medicine will soon arrive

On the cusp of 2013, I've invited 11 of the greater Houston area's top minds to write about something they believe, but cannot prove.

http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2012/12/11-for-%e2%80%9913-dr-todd-rosengart-believes-genetic-medicine-will-soon-arrive/

Friday, December 21, 2012

Two Novel Treatments for Retinitis Pigmentosa Move Closer to Clinical Trials

At present, there is no cure for RP, the most common form of inherited blindness.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121220143125.htm

Closing in on a cure - Seattle-based researcher among four new Krim Fellows

Each of the four $125,000 grants is designed to support the work of young HIV/AIDS researchers working on projects ranging from cure research to vaccine development.

http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews40_51/page1b.cfm

Hemp, Inc. Announces BioSwan, Inc. -- An Update on One of its Spinoffs

... thereby allowing Hemp, Inc. improved focus. Everyone wins." The National Institute of Health resource for stem cell research defines Pluripotent as, "The state of a single cell that is capable of differentiating into all tissues of an organism." ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10264823.htm

Stem Cell Therapy Market in Asia-Pacific to 2018 - Commercialization...

... Policies, Strong Pipeline and Increased Licensing Activity. The report provides an in-depth analysis on stem cell research and development in India, China, Japan, South-Korea and Singapore. The report market analysis and forecasts for CABG, LSCT, ...

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/stem-cell-therapy-market-in-asia-pacific-to-2018-commercialization-supported-by-favorable-government-policies-strong-pipeline-and-increased-licensing-activity-190403.htm

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Mobilize Body's Own Healing Cells According to...

... significantly advancing the clinical utilization of stem cell molecular and cellular biology. By bridging stem cell research and clinical trials, SCTM will help move applications of these critical investigations closer to accepted best practices. ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10263160.htm

Richard Schiffman: Rush Limbaugh's War On Christmas

OK, maybe not on Christmas, but on Jesus, the one whose birthday we are about to celebrate.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-schiffman/rush-limbaughs-war-on-christmas_b_2329505.html?utm_hp_ref=media&ir=Media&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HP%2Fmedia+%28Media+on+The+Huffington+Post%29

Voting under way for stem cell person of the year

Who do you think did the most for stem cell research in 2012? Paul Knoepfler, a stem cell researcher at UC Davis, wants to know what you think .

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/21/stem-cell-researcher-holds-contest-stem-cell-perso/

Stem Cells Treat Lou Gehrig's Disease, In Mice

Reporting in Science Translational Medicine , researchers write that neural stem cell implants were able to slow the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , or Lou Gehrig's disease, in mice.

http://www.wnyc.org/npr_articles/2012/dec/21/stem-cells-treat-lou-gehrigs-disease-in-mice/

Former professional ballet dancers find a thriving second career in science

An interesting feature story published yesterday in the Washington Post looks at professional dancers who hung up their pointe shoes and forged a career in science.

http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2012/12/21/former-professional-ballet-dancers-find-a-thriving-second-career-in-science/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+stanford%2Fscope+%28SCOPE%29

Protein Kinase Akt Identified as Arbiter of Cancer Stem Cell Fate

New work on Akt's role in cancer stem cell biology from the lab of senior author Honglin Zhou, MD, PhD and Weihua Li, co-first author, both from the Center for Resuscitation Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and Xiaowei Xu, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, appears in ... (more)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121220144120.htm

OTC Stocks Alert: SFOR, ACTC, PSID, APDN, ACLP

... that forms the base for its research and development efforts in the area of embryonic and adult stem cell research. Is ACTC Showing Any Sign of Buy At The Current Market Price? Get Our Free Trend Analysis click my link PositiveID Corporation ...

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/sbwire-190578.htm

Cadaver stem cells offer new hope of life after death

Dead bodies can provide organs for transplants, now they might become a source of stem cells too.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23034-cadaver-stem-cells-offer-new-hope-of-life-after-death.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news

Cleveland Institutions, State Pool $6 Million to Launch Businesses

The Ohio Third Frontier has invested $3 million in an initiative from Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center designed to bring research and treatment breakthroughs to market.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/597618/?sc=rsbn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseBiznews+%28Newswise%3A+BizNews%29

WVU scientist gets grant for cell research

Yong Yang is an assistant chemical engineering professor at the Morgantown school's College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.

http://spiritofjefferson.com/blog/2012/12/wvu-scientist-gets-grant-for-cell-research/

Two novel treatments for retinitis pigmentosa move closer to clinical trials

At present, there is no cure for RP, the most common form of inherited blindness.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121220143125.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_health+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News+--+Top+Health%29

Stem Cells Treat Lou Gehrig's Disease, In Mice

Reporting in Science Translational Medicine , researchers write that neural stem cell implants were able to slow the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , or Lou Gehrig's disease, in mice.

http://www.npr.org/2012/12/21/167798232/stem-cells-treat-lou-gehrigs-disease-in-mice?ft=1&f=5

Stem Cells Treat Lou Gehrig's Disease, In Mice

Reporting in Science Translational Medicine, researchers write that neural stem cell implants were able to slow the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , or Lou Gehrig's disease, in mice.

http://nhpr.org/post/stem-cells-treat-lou-gehrigs-disease-mice

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Mobilize Body's Own Healing Cells:

Protein kinase Akt identified as arbiter of cancer stem cell fate

Avian flu virus learns to fly without wings

The newly identified capacity for wind to spread it opens up a potential route by which the viruses can spread between farms.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23029-avian-flu-virus-learns-to-fly-without-wings.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Chealth

Christmas cash, Cx611 safe to use

Dec 21st 2012 - Edison Investment Research today published a report on TiGenix entitled "Christmas Cash, Cx611 Safe To Use". In summary, the report says: TiGenix has completed a private placement issuing 8.6m shares for 6.7m cash at 0.78/share. FY12 operational burn was in line with expectations but some alternative funding sources have not ... (more)

http://www.stockopedia.co.uk/research/christmas-cash-cx611-safe-to-use-69947/

A Treatment for ALS?

Results from 11 independent Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research studies are giving hope to the ALS community - showing for the first time that the fatal disease may be treatable.

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2012/12/treatment-als

Protein Kinase Akt Identified as Arbiter of Cancer Stem Cell Fate, According to Penn Study

The protein kinase Akt is a key regulator of cell growth, proliferation, metabolism, survival, and death.

http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life_sciences/protein_kinase_akt_identified_arbiter_cancer_stem_207611.html

Avian flu virus learns to fly without wings

Scientists On Way To Unlock Aging Secrets

A link between a substance in grapes and the longevity gene that can delay premature aging has been found by scientists.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/386687/scientists-on-way-to-unlock-aging-secrets

3D Culture 96-Well BME Cell Invasion Assay launched by AMSBIO

AMSBIO has announced the launch of the 3D Culture 96-Well BME* Cell Invasion Assay to address the growing need for more complete and physiologically predictive cancer invasion models.

http://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=7b6d3b02-d54a-49a7-8bbf-4de6a46107a8

Research and Markets: Stem Cell Approaches in Neurology and...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of NeuroInsights's new report "Stem Cell Approaches in Neurology and Psychiatry: 25 Trend Setters for 2013 - 3rd Biennial Report" to their offering.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20121221005216/en

New technique may prevent inheritance of mitochondrial diseases in children

A joint team of scientists from The New York Stem Cell Foundation Laboratory and Columbia University Medical Center has developed a technique that may prevent the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases in children.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20121221/New-technique-may-prevent-inheritance-of-mitochondrial-diseases-in-children.aspx

Hemp, Inc. Announces BioSwan, Inc. -- An Update on One of its Spinoffs

... stem cells are rare and generally small in number but can be found in a number of tissues. Current adult stem cell research targets the capacity of the cells to divide or self-renew indefinitely. Bone marrow stem cell, whose quantity declines with ...

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2493357

Stemedica and Scripps to Jointly Investigate Therapeutic Effect of...

Stemedica and Scripps to Jointly Investigate Therapeutic Effect of Ischemia Tolerant Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Stem Cell Factors in Lung Injury and Sepsis Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of adult ischemia tolerant allogeneic stem cells and stem cell factors announced that the Company has signed an agreement with The ... (more)

http://www.prweb.com/releases/stemedica-scripps-ards/stem-cell-factors-sepsis/prweb10263983.htm

New work on Akt's role in cancer stem cell biology

The protein kinase Akt is a key regulator of cell growth, proliferation, metabolism , survival, and death.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20121221/New-work-on-Akts-role-in-cancer-stem-cell-biology.aspx

Two recent experimental treatments improve visual function in mouse models of retinitis pigmentosa

Two recent experimental treatments - one involving skin-derived induced pluripotent stem cell grafts, the other gene therapy - have been shown to produce long-term improvement in visual function in mouse models of retinitis pigmentosa , according to the Columbia University Medical Center scientists who led the studies.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20121220/Two-recent-experimental-treatments-improve-visual-function-in-mouse-models-of-retinitis-pigmentosa.aspx

Stem Cell Therapeutics Announces Shareholder Approval of Share Consolidation Proposal

... in the stem cell biotechnology sector based on the intellectual property of Dr. Samuel Weiss in stem cell research. SCT proposes to build upon the foundational technologies by acquiring additional early-stage clinical or late-stage preclinical ...

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/associated-press/stem-cell-therapeutics-announces-shareholder-approval-of-share-consolidation-proposal/

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Stem Cell Therapeutics Announces Shareholder Approval of Share Consolidation Proposal

... in the stem cell biotechnology sector based on the intellectual property of Dr. Samuel Weiss in stem cell research. SCT proposes to build upon the foundational technologies by acquiring additional early-stage clinical or late-stage preclinical ...

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/stem-cell-therapeutics-announces-shareholder-approval-share-consolidation-proposal-tsx-venture-sss-1740405.htm

Stem cell research institute must fix itself

... established the state as an international hub of one of the most important fields of medicine - stem cell research, with its promise for new therapies for spine injuries, cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other intractable diseases. San Diego has ...

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/20/stem-cell-research-institute-must-fix-itself/

Nobel Prize Scientist Supports Human Cloning: James Watson, the co-discoverer . . .

And now, we have another example: Sir John Gurdon, who won the Nobel Prize for early work on cloning frogs, has come out in favor of human reproductive cloning.

http://www.nationalreview.com/human-exceptionalism/336274/nobel-prize-scientist-supports-human-cloning

Noble Prize Scientist Supports Human Cloning: James Watson, the co-discoverer . . .

And now, we have another example: Sir John Gurdon, who won the Noble Prize for early work on cloning frogs, has come out in favor of human reproductive cloning.

http://www.nationalreview.com/human-exceptionalism/336274/noble-prize-scientist-supports-human-cloning

SMC Heads-Up: Top science stories of 2012, next SAVVY

The big science stories of 2012 2012 was mercifully free of major disaster-related science stories for New Zealand with the exception of this month's fatal "microbust" in West Auckland.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1212/S00042/smc-heads-up-top-science-stories-of-2012-next-savvy.htm

New beat to focus on health and science

Reporter and Weekend Edition host Rina Miller has a new beat here at Michigan Radio.

http://www.michiganradio.org/post/new-beat-focus-health-and-science?ft=1&f=164135668,164339232,164947021,165464809,165507034,165663618,166109120,166417513,166731742,167001835,167090102,167093726,167186878,167436975,167659703

Cell Transplantation study investigates fate and function of cells transplanted to the CNS

... to restore damaged or dysfunctional neural tissues, although much progress is expected to come from stem cell research." Their research investigated how factors such as cell migration, cell graft survival, cell graft immunogenicity and cell graft ...

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/ctco-cts122012.php

Scientists on way to unlock aging secrets

A link between a substance in grapes and the longevity gene that can delay premature aging has been found by scientists.

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?sid=38533860&art_id=129484&con_type=3&pp_cat=11

Contra Costa Times editorial: Stem cell agency needs to shed conflicts

Stanford M.D/Ph.D. student David Purger, changes the media of retinal ganglion cells from a rat in the Monje Lab at Stanford University's Lorry I. Lokey Stem Cell Research Building, in Palo Alto, Calif.

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_22232248/contra-costa-times-editorial-stem-cell-agency-needs

Breast Enlargement Using Stem Cells And Fat From Your Own Body

In this day and age, with society as it is, many women feel that the size and shape of their breasts is simply not good enough, and as a result of this, their confidence can take a real knock.

http://www.groundreport.com/Health_and_Science/Breast-Enlargement-Using-Stem-Cells-And-Fat-From-Y/2950137

Biogen commits $10M to new ALS research effort

Biogen Idec has committed $10 million to support a new consortium including researchers at several academic institutions, with the goal of identifying potential drugs to treat ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bioflash/2012/12/biogen-commits-10m-to-new-als.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_37+%28Physician+Practices+Industry+News%29

Oakland Tribune editorial: Stem cell agency needs to shed conflicts

Stanford M.D/Ph.D. student David Purger, changes the media of retinal ganglion cells from a rat in the Monje Lab at Stanford University's Lorry I. Lokey Stem Cell Research Building, in Palo Alto, Calif.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/daily-review/ci_22232249/oakland-tribune-editorial-stem-cell-agency-needs-shed

Article by Hochedlinger et al.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University and Harvard Medical School, 7 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA a-o Transcriptional analysis of iPSC formation reveals biphasic process a-o c-Myc/Klf4 drive first phase whereas Oct4/Sox2/Klf4 drive second phase a-o Bivalent genes form ... (more)

http://www.cell.com/abstract/S0092-8674(12)01424-9

Two novel treatments for retinitis pigmentosa move closer to clinical trials

Two recent experimental treatments-one involving skin-derived induced pluripotent stem cell grafts, the other gene therapy-have been shown to produce long-term improvement in visual function in mouse models of retinitis pigmentosa , according to the Columbia University Medical Center scientists who led the studies.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-treatments-retinitis-pigmentosa-closer-clinical.html

Protein kinase Akt identified as arbiter of cancer stem cell fate

The protein kinase Akt is a key regulator of cell growth, proliferation, metabolism, survival, and death.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/uops-pka122012.php

editorial: Stem cell agency needs to shed conflicts

Two Novel Treatments for Retinitis Pigmentosa Move Closer to Clinical Trials

Two recent experimental treatments - one involving skin-derived induced pluripotent stem cell grafts, the other gene therapy - have been shown to produce long-term improvement in visual function in mouse models of retinitis pigmentosa , according to the Columbia University Medical Center scientists who led the studies.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/597579/?sc=rsmn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseMednews+%28Newswise%3A+MedNews%29

The p53 pathway in hematopoiesis: lessons from mouse models, implications for humans

Research by UMDNJ Expert is Chosen by NIH Institute as One of Year's "Top Findings"

The FOCUS study led by Jeffrey Carson, MD, has been selected by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute as one of the top 34 research findings published in fiscal year 2012 and supported by the NHLBI.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/597558/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Adapting human pluripotent stem cells to high-throughput and high-content screening

The increasing use of human pluripotent stem cells as a source of cells for drug discovery, cytotoxicity assessment and disease modeling requires their adaptation to large-scale culture conditions and screening formats.

http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v8/n1/full/nprot.2012.139.html

Biogen Idec Forms First-of-Its-Kind Research Consortium to Identify ALS Drug Targets

... Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease (MNC); Co-director, Project A.L.S. Laboratory for Stem Cell Research; Columbia University. Dr. Henderson's work is focused on the mechanisms of motor neuron growth, survival and cell death and how these ...

http://www.drugs.com/news/biogen-idec-forms-first-kind-research-consortium-identify-als-targets-42167.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Drugscom-HeadlineNews+%28Drugs.com+-+Headline+News%29

New Scientist Magazine Selects ACT's Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) ...

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. , a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced that its iPS cell-derived human platelet program has been named as one of the " 10 Ideas That Will Shape The Year" in the 'Christmas and New Year Special' issue of the New Scientist , widely considered to be one of the most influential science and ... (more)

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20121220005481&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Gliknik Announces Interim Clinical Data From Use Of Its...

Gliknik Inc., a privately held biopharmaceuticals company, today announced that researchers from University of Pennsylvania and University of Maryland presented at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting interim clinical data from a study that included treatment of high-risk multiple myeloma patients with Gliknik's MAGE-A3 ... (more)

http://www.drugs.com/clinical_trials/gliknik-announces-interim-clinical-data-immunomodulator-candidate-multiple-myeloma-patients-14925.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Drugscom-ClinicalTrials+%28Drugs.com+-+Clinical+Trials%29

Q Therapeutics, Inc. Issues Formal Update on Key Corporate and Operational Developments

Deborah Eppstein, PhD, President and CEO of Q Therapeutics , Inc. , an emerging biotechnology company utilizing its proprietary innovative technology to develop breakthrough cell therapy products for the treatment of debilitating diseases of the central nervous system, today issued a formal update in the form of a CEO letter posted to the Company's ... (more)

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=282915&full=1

BioTime Announces the Appointment of Jeffrey Janus as Vice President

... Inc. and their unique and powerful on-line integrated database suite for genomic, biomedical and stem cell research. This in-depth database suite, linked to BioTime's unique PureStem a lines of standardized human progenitor cells, gives researchers ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20121220005349/en

Info Capsule: Spotlight on Dr. Carl Ernst

Dr. Ernst received his doctorate at McGill and completed his fellowship at Harvard Medical School.

http://www.mcgill.ca/channels/news/info-capsule-spotlight-dr-carl-ernst-219601

Ordinary heart cells become "biological pacemakers" with injection of a single gene

... director of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and Mark S. Siegel Family Professor, a pioneer in cardiac stem cell research. A clinical trial of MarbA n's stem cell therapy for heart attack patients recently found the experimental treatment helped ...

http://floridabiotechnews.com/genomics/ordinary-heart-cells-become-biological-pacemakers-with-injection-of-a-single-gene/11556/?#038;#038;

Looking forward to 2013 at UM Miller School

As 2012 closes, many chairs, faculty and staff are optimistic about the UM Miller School 's trajectory.

http://floridabiotechnews.com/florida/looking-forward-to-2013-at-um-miller-school/11550/?#038;#038;

New Scientist Magazine Selects ACT's Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) ...

New Scientist Magazine Selects ACT's Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Human Platelet Program As One of '10 Ideas That Will Shape The Year' )--Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20121220005482/en/Scientist-Magazine-Selects-ACT%E2%80%99s-Induced-Pluripotent-Stem

Treating ALS With Neural Stem Cell Transplants

Protein kinase Akt identified as arbiter of cancer stem cell fate, paper reports

The protein kinase Akt is a key regulator of cell growth, proliferation, metabolism, survival, and death.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-protein-kinase-akt-arbiter-cancer.html

BioTime Announces the Appointment of Jeffrey Janus as Vice President

WVU scientist gets grant for cell research

Yong Yang is an assistant chemical engineering professor at the Morgantown school's College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.

http://wvgazette.com/News/201212200033

New Scientist Magazine Selects ACTa s Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS)...

Biogen Idec Forms First-of-Its-Kind Research Consortium to Identify ALS Drug Targets

New Technique Aims To Limit Inherited Disorders

Researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center and the New York Stem Cell Foundation have been able to create a new technique that limits inherited disorders in children.

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112751909/mutant-mitochondrial-dna-limiting-inherited-disease-122012/

Sue braves charity head shave for friend

Sue Minett bravely faced up to the challenge at the Beacon School, which her children attend, and parents and pupils gathered in the playground to watch and donate.

http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/sue_braves_charity_head_shave_for_friend_1_1747851

Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Ibrutinib Shows High Overall Response,...

An international study of ibrutinib in people with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma continues to show unprecedented and durable results with few side effects.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=254134

WVU scientist gets grant for cell research

Yong Yang is an assistant chemical engineering professor at the Morgantown school's College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.

http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/apexchange/2012/12/20/wv--wvu-alzheimers-disease-grant.html

Stemedica Issued U.S. Patent For Stem Cell Treatment of Diabetic...

Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of adult allogeneic stem cells and stem cell factors announced that the Company has been issued U.S. Patent #8,318,485 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/stemedica-stem-cells/diabetic-retinopathy/prweb10257473.htm

Cellular Reprogramming in Pursuit of Immortality

Shootings haunt special session

The General Assembly shed tears over the dead in Newtown on Wednesday, then swallowed hard and approved the final pieces of $365 million in adjustments to the current $20 billion budget.

http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Shootings-haunt-special-session-4133317.php

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Ripoff Alert for Parents-to-be: Private Cord Blood Banking

My wife and I are parents-to-be. Upon learning that my wife was pregnant, her obstetrician handed us a brochure advertising the services of a private cord blood bank and encouraged us to consider this opportunity.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/19/1172163/-Ripoff-Alert-for-Parents-to-be-Private-Cord-Blood-Banking

ALS May Be Treatable

It's too late to treat Lou Gehrig, but he would probably still be batting .300 and playing every day for the New York Yankees if he had not been struck down by the disease that now bears his name.

http://www.science20.com/news_articles/als_may_be_treatable-99526

A renewed focus on health and science

Reporter and Weekend host, Rina Miller has a new beat here at Michigan Radio. Starting in 2013, she will focus on covering health and science news.

http://www.michiganradio.org/post/renewed-focus-health-and-science?ft=1&f=164135668,164339232,164947021,165464809,165507034,165663618,166109120,166417513,166731742,167001835,167090102,167093726,167186878,167436975,167659703

Transplanted neural stem cells treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mouse model

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is untreatable and fatal.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121219142251.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fdiseases_and_conditions+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Diseases+and+Conditions%29

Ty McCullar: The Life You Can Save by Donating Blood

The boy with big blue eyes sits on a color block rug, handed a ball by his physical therapist.

http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?nxd_id=619972

Remove Patient Advocate Voices from the California Stem Cell Program?

... the California Children's Hospital, the Chambers of Commerce, Bay Bio, the International Society for Stem Cell Research, just to name a few? "They (the governing board) make proposals to themselvesa regarding what should be funded. They cannot exert ...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/19/1172017/-Remove-Patient-Advocate-Voices-from-the-California-Stem-Cell-Program

Pets benefiting from stem cell research

The advancements over the years in stem cell research is not only helping cure humans, but our furry family friends.

http://www.kndo.com/story/20384039/pets-benefiting-from-stem-cell-research

Transplanted Neural Stem Cells Treat ALS in Mouse Model,...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is untreatable and fatal.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=282851&full=1

Scientific Technique To Help Prevent Inherited Disorders in Humans

NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2012 -- A joint team of scientists from The New York Stem Cell Foundation Laboratory and Columbia University Medical Center has developed a technique that may prevent the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases in children.

http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Science_220/Scientific-Technique-To-Help-Prevent-Inherited-Disorders-in-Humans.shtml

The Next Big Thing: UBC researchers predict game-changers that could rock our world

... in 10 years : a few diabetes patients have been freed of insulin injections thanks to cell transplants. Stem cell research is charting a whole new course to eliminate diabetes Less beef, more crops : Planetary water shortages, plus a demand for more ...

http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/12/19/the-next-big-thing-ubc-researchers-predict-game-changers-that-could-rock-our-world/

Scientists at The New York Stem Cell Foundation and Columbia...

Scientists at The New York Stem Cell Foundation and Columbia University Medical Center Develop Scientific Technique To Help Prevent Inherited Disorders in Humans Medical Center has developed a technique that may prevent the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases in children.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scientists-at-the-new-york-stem-cell-foundation-and-columbia-university-medical-center-develop-scientific-technique-to-help-prevent-inherited-disorders-in-humans-184151821.html

Transplanted Neural Stem Cells Treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Mouse Model

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is untreatable and fatal.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121219142251.htm

Scientists at The New York Stem Cell Foundation and Columbia...

Medical Center has developed a technique that may prevent the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases in children.

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2491210

URMC among research institutions to share $12.1 million grant

The University of Rochester Medical Center, Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and SUNY Buffalo's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences are in line to share a $12.1 million grant, Associated Medical Schools of New York officials said Wednesday.

http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=193475

Embryonic Plant Stem Cell Researcher Dominique Richard Awaits Two Pending Patents

... many in the alternative medicine arena refer to as the 'grandfather of Embryonic Phytochemistry and Plant Stem Cell research .' Richard's first pending patent, in the field of dentistry, is a drug delivery system with embryonic plant extracts that ...

http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=167533

LifeSci Advisors Initiates Coverage of Cytomedix, Inc.

Advisors, LLC, a leading provider of investment research and investor relations services in the life sciences sector, today announced that it has initiated coverage of ), an autologous regenerative therapies company focused on the commercialization of innovative technologies for orthopedics and wound care.

http://www.macreportmedia.com/ViewSubmission.aspx?submissionRequest=19783

Neuralstem Shows ALS Can Be Beaten Back - Now On To Phase II

Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1073641-neuralstem-shows-als-can-be-beaten-back-now-on-to-phase-ii?source=feed

Transplanted neural stem cells treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mouse model

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is untreatable and fatal.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121219142251.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fmost_popular+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Most+Popular+News%29

Scientists Develop Technique to Help Prevent Inherited Disorders in Humans

A joint team of scientists from The New York Stem Cell Foundation Laboratory and Columbia University Medical Center has developed a technique that may prevent the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases in children.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/597407/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Stem cell research shows ALS may be treatable

Results from eleven independent ALS research studies are giving hope to the ALS community - showing for the first time that the disease may be treatable by targeting new mechanisms revealed by neural stem cell-based studies.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/bawh-scr121812.php

OTC Stocks to Keep an Eye On: ACTC, ADXS, AEGY, ATTD

... that forms the base for its research and development efforts in the area of embryonic and adult stem cell research. How Should Investors Trade ACTC After The Recent Volatile Moves? Find Out click my link Advaxis, Inc. (OTC:ADXS) is lower 2.69% to ...

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/otc-stocks-to-keep-an-eye-on-actc-adxs-aegy-attd-189749.htm

Blame bacteria if you start putting on weight

Liping Zhao and his team at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China put a morbidly obese man on a diet of whole grains, traditional Chinese medicines, probiotics and non-digestible carbohydrates for 23 weeks.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628964.700-blame-bacteria-if-you-start-putting-on-weight.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Cmagcontents

2013 Smart Guide: Revolutionary human stem cell trial

If all goes to plan, 2013 should see the first human trial of "rewound" cells. These are produced by turning adult cells back to a stem cell state and then coaxing them into becoming another type of cell.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628965.400-2013-smart-guide-revolutionary-human-stem-cell-trial.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Cmagcontents

Preventing inherited disorders in humans: New technology allows...

Dieter Egli, PhD, and Daniel Paull, PhD, of the NYSCF Laboratory with Mark Sauer, MD, and Michio Hirano, MD, of CUMC demonstrated how the nucleus of a cell can be successfully transferred between human egg cells.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121219132729.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fdiseases_and_conditions+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Diseases+and+Conditions%29

New study shows how mitochondrial disease may be prevented

A joint team of scientists from The New York Stem Cell Foundation Laboratory and Columbia University Medical Center has developed a technique that may prevent the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases in children.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-mitochondrial-disease.html

Upstate and two other medical schools hope to use stems cells to fight multiple sclerosis

... on research that could lead to a new treatment for MS. The state has allocated more than $600 million for stem cell research. The board advises the state Health Department on which projects to fund. The project by the three schools was announced ...

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/12/upstate_and_two_other_medical.html

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Showcases S3 Cell Sorter at American Society for Cell Biology

... Center Cell Analysis and Sorting Facility at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at the University of California, San Francisco. "Our lab was interested in testing the S3 cell sorter because of the ...

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=282835&full=1

Amarantus BioSciences, Inc. (OTC:AMBS), FARE World Moto, Inc....

Growing Stock Report iniates an OTC High Volume Morning Investor Poll and Watch List on the following stocks: Amarantus BioSciences, Inc.

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UB to be part of MS research effort

The University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences will share in a $12.1 million state research grant aimed at halting the progression of disability in multiple sclerosis patients.

http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2012/12/19/ub-to-be-part-of-ms-research-effort.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_32+%28Biotechnology+Industry+News%29

Global Transfection (Gene Delivery, DNA Delivery, Protein Delivery,...

... The report also discusses new opportunities for investment in the upcoming areas like Gene therapy, Stem cell research and Electro-chemotherapy. Different transfection technologies are analyzed through a multi-criteria based decision making process ...

http://www.freshnews.com/news/740657/global-transfection-gene-delivery-dna-delivery-protein-delivery-sirna-delivery-technolo

Genes, Cells and Brains by Hilary Rose and Steven Rose - review

We have outsourced the job of interpreting ourselves to the modern life sciences.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/dec/19/genes-cells-and-brains-hilary-steven-rose-review

Evangelicals Against God

... not confer additional benefits." Perhaps the center's most telling position paper addresses embryonic stem cell research. The group does not favor licensing the deliberate destruction of all homo sapiens, so where does it draw the line? "We maintain ...

http://cnsnews.com/blog/terence-p-jeffrey/evangelicals-against-god

2013 Smart Guide: Revolutionary human stem cell trial

Guest Editorial: Stem cell agency must clean up its act

... its board -- and do it before awarding the remaining $1.2 billion of the $3 billion voters approved for stem cell research. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine asked the prestigious Institutes of Medicine, the health arm of the ...

http://www.thereporter.com/editorials/ci_22221681/guest-editorial-stem-cell-agency-must-clean-up?source=rss

Americord Registry Applauds New Research Into The Use Of Cord Blood...

New York - Americord Registry, a leader in the advancement of cord blood banking and a pioneer in the industry, today announced its support of a new study into the use of cord blood to prevent the onset of type 1 diabetes.

http://www.prleap.com/pr/195043/

Scientists Recreate Stem Cell "Sticky Spots" - Integral To The Development Of Stem Cells

... by Medical News Today from original press release. Click 'references' tab above for source. Visit our stem cell research section for the latest news on this subject. The data was published following a collaboration between Professor of Synthetic ...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254064.php

Scientists Recreate Stem Cell "Sticky Spots" - Integral To The Development Of Stem Cells

Using synthetic foam type materials to mimic the natural process - known as the extracellular matrix or ECM - scientists, from the University of Sheffield and University of California San Diego, created the random stickiness required for stem cells to properly adhere.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=254064

Investigator Program - 2012 NYSCF - Robertson Neuroscience Investigators

... n is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating cures for the major diseases of our time through stem cell research. For more information on

http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/297494-Investigator-Program-2012-NYSCF-Robertson-Neuroscience-Investigators

Global Remodeling of the Vascular Stem Cell Niche in Bone Marrow of...

Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Chair Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, Level 7, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, N/A, BS2 8HW, UNITED KINGDOM Investigate the effect of type-2 diabetes on BM microvascular and hematopoietic cell composition in patients with/out vascular complications.

http://circres.ahajournals.org/content/early/2012/12/18/CIRCRESAHA.112.300598.short?rss=1

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Japan-based ReproCELL opens first U.S. office in Boston

Japanese stem cell company ReproCELL Inc. has opened its first branch and U.S. office in Allston Village with plans to hire 12 employees in the next four years.

http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/211453060/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044

AllCells LLC moving to Alameda, leases space from SKS Investments

... are used for studying areas such as cell biology, oncology, virology, hematology, infectious disease and stem cell research.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/2012/12/allcells-llc-moving-to-alameda-leases.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_50+%28Commercial+Real+Estate+Industry+News%29

Mercury News editorial: Stem cell agency needs to shed conflicts

... its board -- and do it before awarding the remaining $1.2 billion of the $3 billion voters approved for stem cell research. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine asked the prestigious Institutes of Medicine, the health arm of the ...

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_22216395/mercury-news-editorial-stem-cell-agency-needs-shed?source=rss

Cellular Dynamics to develop, sell products for GE Healthcare

Cellular Dynamics International of Madison will develop, manufacture and sell stem-cell-based analysis products for GE Healthcare using technology sublicensed from Geron Corp., under an agreement announced Tuesday.

http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2012/12/18/cellular-dynamics-to-produce-products.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_37+%28Physician+Practices+Industry+News%29

PINK and OTC Stocks Mostly Lower: ACTC, CBAI, ELAY, TGWI, EXPU

... that forms the base for its research and development efforts in the area of embryonic and adult stem cell research. How Should Investors Trade ACTC After The Recent Volatile Moves? Find Out click my link Cord Blood America Inc. (OTC:CBAI) is lower ...

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Japan-based ReproCELL opens first U.S. office in Boston

Japanese stem cell company ReproCELL Inc. has opened its first branch and U.S. office in Allston Village with plans to hire 12 employees in the next four years.

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bioflash/2012/12/japan-based-reprocell-opens-first-us.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_boston+%28Boston+Business+Journal%29

Non Embryonic Pluripotent Stem Cell Human Trial Soon?: Advanced Cell . . .

... It finally happened-after about 5 years of promises. Geron has since ended the trial and gone out of the stem cell research business. So, I wish ACT success in the hope that IPSCs can work out in creating human treatments. (They already are being ...

http://www.nationalreview.com/human-exceptionalism/335926/non-embryonic-pluripotent-stem-cell-human-trial-soon

Cellectis: An Innovative Anti-cancer Approach

The University College of London and Cellectis have signed a collaboration agreement to develop a T-cell adoptive immunotherapy to fight leukemia )-- Cellectis , the genome engineering specialist, announces today the signing of a broad collaboration agreement with the University College of London on the development of a therapy program to fight ... (more)

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20121218006227/en/Cellectis-Innovative-Anti-cancer-Approach

12.18.12 -- How To Mitigate Pharma Supply Chain Risks

When a study depends on the integrity of the drug being administered, any excursions can compromise the entire clinical trial.

http://www.pharmaceuticalonline.com/doc.mvc/how-to-mitigate-pharma-supply-chain-risks-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a

Cellectis: An Innovative Anti-cancer Approach

"We believe that our approach to treat cancer represents the next generation of products in oncology.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20121218006179/en

Probiotic Action Responds to New Research on Regulating Skin Cells

... research have the possibility of not only developing treatments for skin diseases, but also effecting stem cell research. The research was conducted by Paul Khavari, MD, PhD. According to the article, "a newly identified molecule called Terminal ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10226279.htm

GE Healthcare licenses Cellular Dynamics technology

GE Healthcare Life Sciences, a business unit of GE Healthcare, announced a licensing agreement with Cellular Dynamics International Inc., to use the Madison company's technology to develop products and services for drug discovery and toxicity screening.

http://www.jsonline.com/business/ge-healthcare-licenses-cellular-dynamics-technology-gm82sqf-183949071.html

A stem cell solution to diabetes within 10 years

Timothy J. Kieffer, professor in the UBC Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences and the Department of Surgery and current leader of the Diabetes Research Group in the Life Sciences Centre .

http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/12/18/a-stem-cell-solution-to-diabetes-within-10-years/

GE Healthcare, Cellular Dynamics International to Sublicense for Cellular Assay Patents

GE Healthcare Life Sciences, a business unit of GE Healthcare and Cellular Dynamics International , a leading commercial producer of human induced pluripotent stem cell lines and tissue cells, announced today that GE Healthcare has licensed CDI to develop, manufacture and sell cellular assays and models derived from induced pluripotent stem cells ... (more)

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=282604&full=1

Gentium S.p.A. Submit 2nd LoOIs Response to the European Medicines...

Gentium S.p.A. today announced that it has submitted responses to the second List of Outstanding Issues to the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use in connection with the Company's Marketing Authorization Application for Defibrotide to treat and prevent hepatic veno-occlusive disease in adults and children ... (more)

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=282642&full=1

ReproCELL, Inc. , Expands to U.S., Opening Office in Boston and Planning to Hire

... Patrick's 10-year, $1 billion Life Sciences Initiative. "Massachusetts is home to groundbreaking work in stem cell research and development, and we are proud that one of Japan's leading stem cell companies has chosen the Commonwealth as its U.S. ...

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=282608&full=1

Subdivision of bone marrow microenvironments: purpose built homes for haematopoietic stem cells

The identification of distinct bone marrow microenvironments that support haematopoietic stem cell survival and function is one of the most significant recent advances in our understanding of HSC biology.

http://www.nature.com/emboj/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/emboj2012337a.html

The pro and con of cochlear implants

... actress Marlee Matlin, who is deaf and an activist on the issue, took to her Twitter account to decry the stem cell research, stating that deafness "is not a disease to cure." Is deafness a disease? Should people pursue every opportunity available ...

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/18/the-pro-and-con-of-cochlear-implants/

Biological factors and cell behavior, not just genes, drive tumor growth

Cancer scientists led by Dr. John Dick at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have found a way to follow single tumour cells and observe their growth over time.

http://floridabiotechnews.com/cancer/biological-factors-and-cell-behavior-not-just-genes-drive-tumor-growth/11498/?#038;#038;

Tissue engineering at MIT: where it's going

Researchers at MIT and the University of Pennsylvania successfully grew blood vessels within liver tissue grown in the lab.

http://www.kurzweilai.net/tissue-engineering-at-mit-where-its-going

Letters: Free will still means doing what's right

29 column when he said "the bishop is way out of bounds here" regarding the Bishop David Ricken's letter to Catholic voters and the five non-negotiable issues.

http://www.wisinfo.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012312180147

Adrenomedullin as a growth and cell fate regulatory factor for adult neural stem cells.

Stem Cell Technology To Revolutionize The Skin Care Industry?

... sane enough to not use something that they do not understand. This is why, it is very important that as stem cell research progresses, that people should also be made aware of how these cells help them through the skin care products they are used ...

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1070031-stem-cell-technology-to-revolutionize-the-skin-care-industry?source=feed

Hope For Wilms' Tumour Patients Following Isolation Of Cancer Stem Cells From Kidney Tumors

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology ; Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Stem Cell Research Article Date: 18 Dec 2012 - 0:00 PST Scientists have isolated cancer stem cells that lead to the growth of Wilms' tumours, a type of cancer typically found in the kidneys of young children.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254030.php

AHA/ASA identify top cardiovascular and stroke research advances for 2012

Resuscitation, cell regeneration, a new high blood pressure treatment and developments in devices for treating stroke are among the key scientific findings that make up this year's top cardiovascular and stroke research identified by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.

http://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=d418198f-653e-4935-a8ae-1d1d14a78183

Identification Of New Biomarker For Cancer In Bone Marrow Offers Hope ...

Singapore scientists have identified FAIM, a molecule that typically prevents cell death, as a potential biomarker to identify an incurable form of cancer in the bone marrow.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=254045

Hope For Wilms' Tumour Patients Following Isolation Of Cancer Stem Cells From Kidney Tumors

... known about stem cells in paediatric cancers," remarked Professor Benjamin Dekel, head of the Pediatric Stem Cell Research Institute and a senior physician at the Sheba Medical Center and the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, ...

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=254030

Faster, Safer Method for Producing Stem Cells

A new method for generating stem cells from mature cells promises to boost stem cell production in the laboratory, helping to remove a barrier to regenerative medicine therapies that would replace damaged or unhealthy body tissues.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2969808/posts

Our View: Stem cell agency must restructure

... Although the report by the academy's Institute of Medicine commends the agency for raising the profile of stem cell research nationally, it warns that the appearance and reality of built-in conflicts could undermine support for CIRM's mission. ...

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/12/18/2711568/our-view-stem-cell-agency-must.html

Provia Labs' Store-A-Tootha Announces Top Expert in Stem Cell...

We're pleased to have such a well-regarded stem cell expert join forces with Store-A-Tooth. Joe Laning brings expertise in biobanking as well as research and development in cell therapy and immunobiology.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prwebJoeLaningPhDJoinsProvia/12_18_2012/prweb10249645.htm

European Project Aims to Create 1,500 New Stem Cell Lines

Stem cells derived from patients with disorders, such as these Parkinson's cells, could foster drug screening to find treatments and also provide researchers a valuable tool to study disease.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2969799/posts

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... his positions on specific issues regarding the protection of human life, including abortion and embryonic stem cell research. Yet, we see his visit as a basis for further positive engagement," Jenkins wrote. Type in the characters you see in the ...

http://citizensvoice.com/news/more-news-1.794?localLinksEnabled=false

Apollo Hospitals Bags Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards (AREA) 2012

... health insurance services and clinical research divisions with a focus on epidemiological studies, stem cell research and genetic research. To develop talent for the burgeoning need of superior healthcare delivery, Apollo Hospitals Group has 11 ...

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2487723

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Area College: No obstacle too big for PCC's Angeline Jefferson, a cancer survivor

She would like to, and coach Joe Peron wants to put her on the floor as much as possible.

http://www.sgvtribune.com/sports/ci_22211776/area-college-no-obstacle-too-big-pccs-angeline?source=rss

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