Stem Cell Roundup: November 2012

Friday, November 30, 2012

Tidal wave of money coming to make California schools greener

... for public buildings. The new program is on par with the $3 billion that voters approved in 2004 for stem cell research and the $3.3 billion that former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger committed to his "Million Solar Roofs" plan in 2006. Critics worry, ...

http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics-government/ci_22102554?source=rss

Postdoctoral position - Ribo-seq: translation dysfunction in human stem cell-based autism models

At Roche, 80,000 people across 150 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare.

http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/293896-Postdoctoral-position-Ribo-seq-translation-dysfunction-in-human-stem-cell-based-autism-models

Mild Vibrations May Provide Same Benefits as Exercise for the Obese

STONY BROOK, N.Y., November 30, 2012 - Low-intensity vibrations led to improvements in the immune function of obese mice by restoring B and T-cell populations and thereby diminishing consequences of obesity, according to a study published online in The FASEB Journal .

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/596757/?sc=rsmn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseMednews+%28Newswise%3A+MedNews%29

Charlie Knuth's family fights for boy's schooling

The mother of a Darboy child battling a rare skin disease is refusing to take "no" for an answer after learning her son is no longer enrolled in the Kimberly public school system.

http://www.wisinfo.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012311300398

Charlie Knuth education battle

The Superintendent of the Kimberly School district is again responding to recent allegations being made by the Knuth family of Darboy.

http://wearegreenbay.com/fulltext?nxd_id=167442

Promising New Way To Make Stem Cells Aid in Fight Against Heart Disease

A patient-safe and effective method to produce stem cells using blood has been found, raising hope that in the future, these stem cells made from a patient's own cells could be used to treat cardiovascular disease, suggests new research published in the journal Stem Cells: Translational Medicine .

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=253459

Researchers Create Stem Cells From Blood

Researchers may have found a way to make stem cell therapy much less controversial: the conversion of blood cells into stem cells.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/13341/20121130/researchers-create-stem-cells-blood.htm

UTHealth Faculty Involved in Research for Top 9 NEJM Paper

The 1995 paper announcing results of the first major trial showing benefits of a then-new clot-busting drug as a treatment for stroke has been voted one of the top nine papers in the 200-year history of the New England Journal of Medicine.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/596725/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Csrnewsdaily.com Issues Investment Alert (OTC: ADXS), (OTC: ACTC),...

The Company has acquired, developed and maintained a portfolio of patents and patent applications that forms the base for its research and development efforts in the area of embryonic and adult stem cell research.

http://www.macreportmedia.com/ViewSubmission.aspx?submissionRequest=19286

Promising New Way To Make Stem Cells Aid in Fight Against Heart Disease

Lessons from the embryonic neural stem cell niche for neural lineage...

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http://www.citeulike.org/user/joejuca11/article/10723229

Neural stem cells: brain building blocks and beyond.

Upsala journal of medical sciences , Vol. 117, No. 2. , pp. 132-142, doi:10.3109/03009734.2012.665096 Neural stem cells are the origins of neurons and glia and generate all the differentiated neural cells of the mammalian central nervous system via the formation of intermediate precursors.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/joejuca11/article/11814668

Neural stem cell niches: roles for the hyaluronan-based extracellular matrix.

New Patient-Friendly Way to Make Stem Cells for Fight Against Heart Disease

Their research was published November 30 in the journal Stem Cells: Translational Medicine.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121129232652.htm

Winning is a Sight for Sore Eyes

MD Stem Cells shows a critical vision has recently come true for a student who overcame blindness using her own stem cells.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10187261.htm

OTC Stocks Trading Mixed: STKO, ACTC, ADXS, SPOW

... that forms the base for its research and development efforts in the area of embryonic and adult stem cell research. Get Free Trend Analysis on ACTC Here Advaxis, Inc. (OTC:ADXS) is higher 19.63% ...

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/otc-stocks-trading-mixed-stko-actc-adxs-spow-184108.htm

Athersys Should Gain At Least 50%

Athersys Inc. has seen its stock price hit over the last three months, falling from a nice base of $1.50 all summer to today's lows at $1. This has happened despite numerous positive trial data from its drugs, as well as an outperform in its sector, stem cells.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1037951-athersys-should-gain-at-least-50?source=feed

Breakthrough in the understanding of embryonic stem cells

... an important breakthrough in the area of regenerative medicine. The research encompasses both embryonic stem cell research and epigenetics. Embryonic stem cell research is focused on a particular type of cell that is capable of generating the ...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121130110547.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fcancer+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Cancer%29

How signal molecules for formation of various cell types are controlled

The regulation of important signal molecules that are critical for the formation of various cell types can be influenced by a chemically produced variant of indirubin, a natural material used in traditional Chinese medicine.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121130110554.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fmost_popular+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Most+Popular+News%29

Breakthrough in the understanding of embryonic stem cells

... an important breakthrough in the area of regenerative medicine. The research encompasses both embryonic stem cell research and epigenetics. Embryonic stem cell research is focused on a particular type of cell that is capable of generating the ...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121130110547.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fmost_popular+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Most+Popular+News%29

QualityStocks News - International Stem Cell Corp. Advances...

ISCO's core technology, parthenogenesis, results in the creation of pluripotent human stem cells from unfertilized oocytes .

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10188937.htm

Want A Healthy Brain? Scientists Say, Go For A Run

Physical exercise is just as important as cognitive exercise when it comes to maintaining a healthy brain, according to a new University of Queensland study released this week.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=253388

The First And Only Cord Blood Stem Cell Laboratory In Miami, Florida...

... the public on the benefits of cord blood preservation, GeneCell is committed to being on the forefront of stem cell research. GeneCell International is the only Cord Blood and Dental Pulp Processing and Cryogenic Storage Laboratory to offer this ...

http://www.laboratorynetwork.com/doc.mvc/the-first-and-only-cord-blood-stem-cell-laboratory-in-miami-florida-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a

Qualified Human Feeder Cells For iPSC Reprogramming

During cellular reprogramming the feeder layer can greatly affect the health of the cell culture and the success of the reprogramming.

http://www.laboratorynetwork.com/doc.mvc/qualified-human-feeder-cells-for-ipsc-reprogramming-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a

Patient's own blood used to create stem cells in breakthrough that...

A patient's own blood has been used to make personalised stem cells, in a groundbreaking development which doctors hope will eventually be used to treat a range of diseases.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2240864/Patients-blood-used-create-stem-cells-breakthrough-treat-range-diseases.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Return to roots for Llandyll

THE SONG Shop's forthcoming production of 'Sleeping Beauty' will be given a professional touch with the addition to the cast of performer Llandyll Gove.

http://www.montrosereview.co.uk/lifestyle/entertainment/return-to-roots-for-llandyll-1-2662457

Immune System Regulator Found To Protect Brain From Effects Of Stroke

... s work was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (grant DA000266) and by a Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund fellowship. Johns Hopkins Medicine

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253369.php

New patient-friendly way to make stem cells for fight against heart disease

Their research was published November 30 in the journal Stem Cells: Translational Medicine.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121129232652.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

Cell Culture - Rising Demand For Biologics And Growing Visibility Of...

... and Establishing a Screening Method 13 3.5.5 Breeding and Analysis of Transgenic Rodents 13 3.6 Stem Cell Research has Enormous Potential for Cell Culture 14 3.6.1 Applications of Stem Cell Research 14 3.6.2 Stem Cell Research Market Analysis 15 3.7 ...

http://www.bioresearchonline.com/doc.mvc/cell-culture-rising-visibility-pathway-biosimilars-opportunities-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a

Fate Therapeutics Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Study Of ProHema For The ...

Fate Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of adult stem cell modulators, announced today the initiation of a randomized, controlled, Phase 2 multi-center study of its investigational hematopoietic stem cell therapy, ProHema, in adult patients undergoing double umbilical cord blood transplantation ... (more)

http://www.bioresearchonline.com/doc.mvc/fate-therapeutics-initiates-prohema-treatment-malignancies-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a

Thursday, November 29, 2012

'Fountain of youth' technique rejuvenates aging stem cells

A new method of growing cardiac tissue is teaching old stem cells new tricks. The discovery, which transforms aged stem cells into cells that function like much younger ones, may one day enable scientists to grow cardiac patches for damaged or diseased hearts from a patient's own stem cells-no matter what age the patient-while avoiding the threat ... (more)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2964269/posts

Immune System Regulator Found to Protect Brain from Effects of Stroke

... s work was supported by a grant from the National Institute Drug Abuse (grant DA000266) and by a Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund fellowship.

http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Stroke0/Immune-System-Regulator-Found-to-Protect-Brain-from-Effects-of-Stroke.shtml

New Patient-Friendly Way to Make Stem Cells for Fight Against Heart...

Scientists - funded by the British Heart Foundation , Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust - have today published a patient-friendly and efficient way to make stem cells out of blood, increasing the hope that scientists could one day use stem cells made from patients' own cells to treat cardiovascular disease in STEM CELLS Translational ... (more)

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10188301.htm

Synesthesia: Is It In The Genes?

Dr. Ricki Lewis knows a thing or two about genetics after decades in genetic counseling and multiple books and academic papers.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/tasting-the-universe/201211/synesthesia-is-it-in-the-genes

New patient-friendly way to make stem cells for fight against heart disease

The study, in the journal Stem Cells: Translational Medicine , outlines a way for scientists to get the cells they need to make induced pluripotent stem cells from a routine blood sample.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/uoc-npw112812.php

New patient-friendly way to make stem cells for fight against heart disease

We are excited to have developed a practical and efficient method to create stem cells from a cell type found in blood." Scientists have discovered a patient-friendly and efficient way to make stem cells out of blood, increasing the hope that scientists could one day use stem cells made from patients' own cells to treat cardiovascular disease.

http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-patient-friendly-way-to-make-stem-cells-for-fight-against-heart-disease/

International Stem Cell Corp. (ISCO) Advances Groundbreaking Stem Cell Therapy

International Stem Cell Corporation , a California-based biotechnology company focused on the development of therapeutic products, announced the achievement of a critical milestone towards the clinical development of its stem cell therapy.

http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/stem cell issues20/International-Stem-Cell-Corp-ISCO-Advances-Groundbreaking-Stem-Cell-Therapy.shtml

8 Scottish Life Science Companies Descend Upon Boston in Search of Investors and Partners

... Novartis and Genzyme, have taken notice of 's remarkable strengths in regenerative medicine, pioneering stem cell research and drug discovery, observing that has always been at the forefront of medical innovation. During the mission, Scottish ...

http://www.pmpnews.com/news/8-scottish-life-science-companies-descend-upon-boston-search-investors-and-partners

Another record year for Indiana University researchers with 12 named as AAAS Fellows

For the second straight year, the American Association for the Advancement of Science has awarded the distinction of fellow to a record number of Indiana University faculty members.

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/News/2012/11/Another-record-year-for-Indiana-University-researchers-with-12-named-as-AAAS-Fellows/

Genome-scale study identifies hundreds of potential drug targets for Huntington's disease

Scientists searching for ways to develop treatments for Huntington's disease just got a roadmap that could dramatically speed their discovery process.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/bifa-gsi112612.php

Give Blood and Support Operation Alysha

On November 29, 2012 between 5pm and 7pm as well as on December 1, 2012 between 9am and noon, a blood donor clinic is being held in honour of Alysha Dykstra.

http://www.thefountainpen.com/s/showstory?id=10236

AMS Biotechnology (AMSBIO) Release: Qualified Human Feeder Cells for iPSC Reprogramming

November 29, 2012 -- AMSBIO has announced the launch of Newborn Human Foreskin Fibroblasts qualified for induced Pluripotent Stem Cell * reprogramming.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=280947&full=1

Genome-Scale Study ID's Hundreds of Drug Targets for Huntington's

Scientists searching for ways to develop treatments for Huntington's disease just got a roadmap that could dramatically speed their discovery process.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/596477/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Blood cancer gene BCL6 identified as a key factor for differentiation ...

In order to fulfill these functions, it is composed of a diverse array of nerve cells, called cortical neurons, which are affected by many neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119093848.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fgenes+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Genes%29

Transposable elements reveal a stem cell specific class of long noncoding RNAs

In fact, the ENCODE project consortium of dozens of labs and petabytes of data have determined that these 'noncoding' regions house everything from disease trait loci to important regulatory signals, all the way through to new types of RNA-based genes.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121125192838.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fgenes+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Genes%29

Mary Kay Foundation supporting breast-cancer research in San Antonio

Mary Kay Foundation officials awarded the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio a $100,000 grant to advance breast cancer research.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2012/11/29/mary-kay-foundation-supporting.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_national+%28Bizjournals+National+Feed%29

Stem cell researchers target leukemia

The team hopes that their induced pluripotent stem cells will break new ground for studying the root causes of leukemia, ways to detect the disease early and development of new treatment.

http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/211047347/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044

Weill Cornell Medical College Researchers Elected 2012 Fellows of...

... cell signaling. "Dr. Rafii and Dr. Huang's research discoveries in cellular communication, stem cell research, cancer and vascular disease have led to major advancements in biomedical research and the development of targeted therapies," says Dr. ...

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/596668/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Two Indiana University School of Medicine Researchers Honored as AAAS Fellows

Two Indiana University School of Medicine faculty have received the distinction of being named a Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

http://communications.medicine.iu.edu/newsroom/stories/2012/two-indiana-university-school-of-medicine-researchers-honored-as/

Are Short-Sellers Onto Something at Pluristem Therapeutics?

... needn't worry that it will burn through its cash any time soon. Biotech investing remains risky, and stem cell research doubly so. The short story here seems to have been based on misinformation and with the biotech forcefully answering the ...

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/11/29/are-short-sellers-onto-something-at-pluristem-ther.aspx

International Stem Cell Corporation Announces Significant Progress Towards Clinical Development

International Stem Cell Corporation , a California-based biotechnology company focused on the development of therapeutic products, today announced the achievement of a critical milestone towards the clinical development of its stem cell therapy.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=280861&full=1

Mesoblast Limited's Chief Executive's Message to AGM

Melbourne, Australia; 29 November 2012 - Mesoblast Limited Chief Executive Professor Silviu Itescu today provided shareholders at the company's 2012 Annual General Meeting with an overview of the company's corporate strategy, key highlights for the year, and an update on recent progress.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=280939&full=1

Leading Big Data Company Appistry, Inc. Joins Genome Institute of...

The Agency for Science, Technology and Research's Genome Institute of Singapore today announced the launch of a research collaboration with Appistry, a leading US-based provider of high-performance computing and analytics for managing and storing "big data." "We are excited about this collaboration as it leverages on our computational genomics ... (more)

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=280930&full=1

IntelliCell BioSciences Announces Research Agreement With the at...

IntelliCell BioSciences Announces Research Agreement With the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials at Rutgers-the State University of New Jersey /PRNewswire/ -- IntelliCell BioSciences, Inc.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=280929&full=1

High-strength silk protein scaffolds for bone repair.

Keep The Internet Free

... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Posted by John M. Simpson. John is a leading voice on technological privacy and stem cell research issues. His investigations this year of Google's online privacy practices and book publishing agreements triggered intense ...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/29/1165714/-Keep-The-Internet-Free

Jeff Spoehr column: Bishop wrong to impose his will on others

... and suggested that no federal funds be allocated to it. So, again, what is the issue here? Embryonic stem cell research is another of Ricken's hot-button issues. I have a problem with that. There seems to be such great promise to treat some pretty ...

http://www.wisinfo.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012311290135

Stem cell researchers target leukemia

A research team of Japanese universities says it has succeeded in producing iPS cells carrying rare genetic traits of people with propensity to develop leukemia.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20121130b8.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29

Newborn Human Foreskin Fibroblasts qualified for iPSC reprogramming launched by AMSBIO

During cellular reprogramming the feeder layer can greatly affect the health of the cell culture and the success of the reprogramming.

http://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=fcfb1423-7563-4097-a5a1-2956ce896ade

Jordyn Boucher, girl who inspired stem cell donor, is now cancer-free

Every year around this time I think of a man whose acquaintance I have not made.

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20121129-NEWS-121129757

Digraced scientist Hwang's lawyers call for more tests to verify stem-cell breakthroughs

Lawyers for fallen scientist Hwang Woo-suk on Tuesday called for additional tests to verify Hwang's insistence that his stem cell breakthroughs were genuine despite being discredited in a scandal over falsified research.

http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=280070

Separating Living Cells From The Dead

Living cells and dead cells flow through a microchannel . A piezoelectric transducer generates sound waves that push the living cells toward the center of the channel for collection.

http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/web/2012/11/Separating-Living-Cells-Dead.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+analytical_scene+%28Chemical+%26+Engineering+News%3A+Analytical+SCENE%29

Double Duty: Immune System Regulator Found to Protect Brain from Effects of Stroke

... work was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (grant DA000266) and by a Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund fellowship. Media Contacts: Shawna Williams; 410-955-8236; shawna@jhmi.edu Catherine Kolf; 443-287-2251; ckolf@jhmi.edu ...

http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life_sciences/double_duty_immune_system_regulator_found_protect_206460.html

How To Keep A Brain Sharp: Run

Reading and doing puzzles and playing bridge are all good for keeping aging brains young, but there's something else that should be thrown in the mix: exercise.

http://sportsgeezer.com/2012/how-to-keep-a-brain-sharp-run-for-it/

The Prospects for a 'Sterilizing' HIV Cure

As scientists and advocates push beyond merely managing HIV infection with expensive and toxic prescription medications, an overarching question is: Will a so-called "functional" cure be enough to keep HIV in check, such that people with the virus can go months between medical treatments? Or is a truly "sterilizing" cure -- a complete and provable ... (more)

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/11/the-prospects-for-a-sterilizing-hiv-cure/265701/

'Fountain of youth' technique rejuvenates aging stem cells

The discovery, which transforms aged stem cells into cells that function like much younger ones, may one day enable scientists to grow cardiac patches for damaged or diseased hearts from a patient's own stem cells - no matter what age the patient - while avoiding the threat of rejection.

http://www.kurzweilai.net/fountain-of-youth-technique-rejuvenates-aging-stem-cells

BioTime CEO Dr. Michael West to Present at World Stem Cell Summit 2012

... suite to complement GeneCards A that will also include the LifeMap a database of embryonic development, stem cell research and regenerative medicine, and MalaCards , the human disease database. LifeMap will also market BioTime research products. ...

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20121129005682&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Research and Markets: Frontiers In Pluripotent Stem Cells Research And Therapeutic Potentials

... culture in a petri dish in 1998 has been considered as a major breakthrough that is set to shape stem cell research in the 21st century. This has been followed by another remarkable breakthrough in 2006 when scientists demonstrated for the first ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20121129005629/en

The First and Only Cord Blood Stem Cell Laboratory in Miami, Florida...

... the public on the benefits of cord blood preservation, GeneCell is committed to being on the forefront of stem cell research. GeneCell International is the only Cord Blood and Dental Pulp Processing and Cryogenic Storage Laboratory to offer this ...

http://gamedeveloper.digitalmedianet.com/article/The-First-and-Only-Cord-Blood-Stem-Cell-Laboratory-in-Miami-Florida-Announces-the-Implementation-of-Educational-Cord-Blood-Workshops-2317917

Nobel Prize Nominee Plastic Surgeon Joins Patients Medical's Stem Cell Research Team

... the New York Stem Cell Treatment Center are happy to announce that Dr. Paul A. Dreschnack is joining the Stem Cell Research Team. On December 14th, he will begin screening applicants for the Stem Cell Clinical Trial with a free consultation for ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/patientsmedical/paul_a_dreschnack_md/prweb10183562.htm

Scientists Move A Step Closer To Creating Youthful Heart Patches From Old Cells

A new method of growing cardiac tissue is teaching old stem cells new tricks. The discovery, which transforms aged stem cells into cells that function like much younger ones, may one day enable scientists to grow cardiac patches for damaged or diseased hearts from a patient's own stem cells - no matter what age the patient - while avoiding the ... (more)

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=253314

Germany restricts stem cell patents

Should patents on the products of embryonic stem cell research be allowed? The European Court of Justice said no, but the question has remained unanswered in Germany - until now.

http://www.dw.de/germany-restricts-stem-cell-patents/a-16409691?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf

'Exercise, mental activity vital for brain health'

Physical exercise is just as vital as mental activity in keeping the brain fit and healthy, according to an Australian research.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-110256.html

In Laboratory Model, Compound Found In Rosemary Protects Against Macular Degeneration

... forms of dementia ," said Lipton, director of Sanford-Burnham's Del E. Webb Neuroscience, Aging, and Stem Cell Research Center and an active clinical neurologist. Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release. Click 'references' ...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253299.php

Scientists Move A Step Closer To Creating Youthful Heart Patches From Old Cells

Main Category: Heart Disease Also Included In: Stem Cell Research ; Cardiovascular / Cardiology Article Date: 29 Nov 2012 - 1:00 PST A new method of growing cardiac tissue is teaching old stem cells new tricks.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253314.php

Cordlife strengthens pan India presence

Cordlife, Asia's largest and the most experienced network of stem cell banks in the Asia Pacific region, has announced the commencement of 50 collection centres nationally.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-110231.html

Flying high for Good

For six years, Monroe resident Ryan Chappell has been battling chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

http://www.theadvertiser.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theadvertiser.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2012211290307%26nclick_check%3D1

Professors Critique Stem Cell Medical Tourism

Assistant Professor at Harvard Law School, Glenn Cohen, spoke at the "Stem Cell Therapy and Medical Tourism: Of Promise and Peril" event at the Harvard Law School on November 29, 2012 about the unique and unfortunate issue of child abuse and neglect which arises when parents travel abroad seeking stem cell therapies, which tend to have adverse ... (more)

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/11/29/stem-cell-medical-tourism/

Potential Muscular Dystrophy Treatment

The First and Only Cord Blood Stem Cell Laboratory in Miami, Florida...

New appeal as Ryan, six, continues fight

It is now almost three months since the six-year-old and his parents Julie and Gareth flew out to Germany for the pioneering halo identical stem cell transplant.

http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/New-appeal-Ryan-continues-fight/story-17455487-detail/story.html

'Exercise, mental activity vital for brain health'

Physical exercise is just as vital as mental activity in keeping the brain fit and healthy, according to an Australian research.

http://www.nerve.in/news:253500473093

Hank Plante: It happened once; is a cure for AIDS on the way?

It was in 1987 that my co-worker, TV reporter Jim Bunn, came up with the concept of having World AIDS Day every Dec.

http://www.mydesert.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mydesert.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2012311280021%26nclick_check%3D1

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Chimerix To Present At Therapeutic Area Partnerships Meeting

His presentation will include an update on the company's clinical pipeline, including its lead development compound, CMX001, which was named by conference organizers a "Top 10 Project to Watch in Infectious Diseases." at the Westin Copley Place during the Infectious Diseases Projects to Watch session.

http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/appliedclinicaltrials/Phase+News/Chimerix-To-Present-At-Therapeutic-Area-Partnershi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/797909?ref=25

3D Biomatrix's Perfecta3D Hanging Drop Plates Now Available through...

... Drop Plates help researchers focused on cancer research and drug development, toxicology testing, and stem cell research to easily grow cells in small spherical 3D clusters called spheroids. Spheroid cultures grown in Perfecta3D Hanging Drop Plates ...

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=280812&full=1

Emerge Labs Releases New Stem Cell Acne Cream

Emerge Labs announced their latest product in a long line of revolutionary, high-performance skin care products.

http://fashion.broadwayworld.com/article/Emerge-Labs-Releases-New-Stem-Cell-Acne-Cream-20121128

Pediatrician among 2 convicted of fraud in stem cell case

Following almost four weeks of trial, a well-known Henderson pediatrician and a co-conspirator, were convicted today of conspiracy and fraud for taking thousands of dollars from chronically ill patients for a stem cell implant procedure that they were told might cure or provide relief for their diseases, including multiple sclerosis and cerebral ... (more)

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Henderson pediatrician, researcher guilty of fraud in stem cell case

A federal jury Wednesday convicted a Henderson pediatrician and a longtime medical researcher of defrauding chronically ill patients through an experimental stem cell implant procedure.

http://www.lvrj.com/news/henderson-pediatrician-researcher-guilty-of-fraud-in-stem-cell-case-181247361.html

The Nanobiotechnology Handbook Now Available from CRC Press

Nov 28, 2012 - A thorough overview of nanobiotechnology and its place in advances in applied science and engineering, The Nanobiotechnology Handbook combines contributions from physics, bioorganic and bioinorganic chemistry, molecular and cellular biology, materials science, and medicine as well as from mechanical, electrical, chemical, and ... (more)

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Leading Big Data Company Appistry Joins Genome Institute of Singapore to Accelerate Genomics in Asia

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28, 2012 -- The Agency for Science, Technology and Research's Genome Institute of Singapore today announced the launch of a research collaboration with Appistry, a leading US-based provider of high-performance computing and analytics for managing and storing "big data." "We are excited about this collaboration as it leverages on ... (more)

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Pediatrician among 2 convicted of fraud in stem cell case

Following almost four weeks of trial, a well-known Henderson pediatrician and a co-conspirator, were convicted today of conspiracy and fraud for taking thousands of dollars from chronically ill patients for a stem cell implant procedure that they were told might cure or provide relief for their diseases, including multiple sclerosis and cerebral ... (more)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50000817/ns/local_news-las_vegas_nv/

Stem Cell 101: Mayo Clinic Expert Answers Commonly Asked Questions

Newswise - ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Next week, more than 1,200 people from 25 countries are expected to attend the 8th Annual World Stem Cell Summit in West Palm Beach, Fla., a gathering co-sponsored by Mayo Clinic.

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Leading Big Data Company Appistry Joins Genome Institute of Singapore to Accelerate Genomics in Asia

San Francisco The Agency for Science, Technology and Research's Genome Institute of Singapore today announced the launch of a research collaboration with Appistry, a leading US-based provider of high-performance computing and analytics for managing and storing "big data." "We are excited about this collaboration as it leverages on our computational ... (more)

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BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. Announces Launch of New Website

26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. , a life sciences company focused on stem cell based cellular therapies for various personal medical applications, announced today that it has launched a new website, available at www.biorestorative.com . The new site highlights BRT as an innovator and pioneer in the adult stem cell industry.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=280652&full=1

Q Therapeutics, Inc. Announces U.S. and Canadian Patent Awards

Q Holdings, Inc., dba 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 announced the issuance of United States Patent No.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=280782&full=1

Fate Therapeutics Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Study of ProHema for the ...

The advancement of ProHema into later-stage development builds upon positive results from a Phase 1b single-center study, interactions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and refinements to the product manufacturing process.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=280637&full=1

Stem Cells Translational Medicine News Release: Nose Offers Safe,...

... 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.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=280688&full=1

Double duty: Immune system regulator found to protect brain from effects of stroke

... work was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (grant DA000266) and by a Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund fellowship. W. Luo, R. Chang, J. Zhong, A. Pandey, G. L. Semenza. PNAS Plus: Histone demethylase JMJD2C is a coactivator ...

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New light shed on virus associated with developmental delays and deafness

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that as stem cells and other primitive cells mature into neurons, they become more susceptible to HCMV, which could allow them to find effective treatments for the virus and to prevent its potentially devastating consequences.

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Double Duty: Immune System Regulator Found to Protect Brain From Effects of Stroke

... was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (grant DA000266) and by a Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund fellowship. A small molecule known to regulate white blood cells has a surprising second role in protecting brain cells ...

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Powerball jackpot boosted again to $550M

The jackpot for tonight's Powerball drawing has increased another $50 million dollars to at least $550 million, Iowa Lottery spokeswoman Mary Neubauer announced this morning.

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Double duty: Immune system regulator found to protect brain from effects of stroke

... ork was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (grant DA000266) and by a Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund fellowship.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/jhm-ddi112812.php

Students offer their help 'spit spot' in the fight against cancer

AN 11-year-old's fight against blood disease has inspired students to offer their help in the global fight against cancer.

http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/10076255.Students_offer_their_help__spit_spot__in_the_fight_against_cancer/?ref=rss

Use of Stem Cells in Personalized Medicine Advances

Johns Hopkins researchers report concrete steps in the use of human stem cells to test how diseased cells respond to drugs.

http://floridabiotechnews.com/biotech/use-of-stem-cells-in-personalized-medicine-advances/11370/?#038;#038;

Rosemary Compound Shown To Help Fight Macular...

... forms of dementia," said Lipton, director of Sanford-Burnham's Del E. Webb Neuroscience, Aging, and Stem Cell Research Center and an active clinical neurologist. Sanford-Burnham is a collaborative research facility dedicated to discovering the ...

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112737787/herbal-remedy-rosemary-macular-degeneration-112812/

Compound Found in Rosemary Protects Against Macular Degeneration in Laboratory Model

... forms of dementia," said Lipton, director of Sanford-Burnham's Del E. Webb Neuroscience, Aging, and Stem Cell Research Center and an active clinical neurologist. As ELNs deliver more benefits to researchers, the cost of changing working practice is ...

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/News/2012/11/Compound-Found-in-Rosemary-Protects-Against-Macular-Degeneration-in-Laboratory-Model/

IntelliCell BioSciences Announces Research Agreement with the New...

IntelliCell BioSciences Announces Research Agreement with the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials at Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey IntelliCell BioSciences, Inc.

http://www.eteligis.com/ViewPressRelease.aspx?pressReleaseRequest=16014

Protein injection holds promise for muscular dystrophy treatment

IntelliCell BioSciences Announces Research Agreement with the New...

Under terms of the agreement, the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials will be conducting a series of research projects that will further define the unique characteristics and properties of under the direction of Professor Joachim Kohn, the noted researcher and inventor who directs the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials.

http://www.macreportmedia.com/ViewSubmission.aspx?submissionRequest=19152

Emerging treatments for macular degeneration are the focus of free seminar on January 6

To provide Southwest Florida residents, visitors and the medical community with the latest research and news on treatment options for age-related macular degeneration , Retina Health Center and the Foundation Fighting Blindness will host the tenth annual Southwest Florida Macular Degeneration Symposium on Sunday, Jan.

http://www.cisionwire.com/priority-marketing/r/emerging-treatments-for-macular-degeneration-are-the-focus-of-free-seminar-on-january-6,c9341744

Want a healthy brain? Scientists say, go for a run

Physical exercise is just as important as cognitive exercise when it comes to maintaining a healthy brain, according to a new University of Queensland study released today.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-healthy-brain-scientists.html

'Fountain of youth' technique may help create heart patches from old cells

A new method, which transforms aged stem cells into cells that function like much younger ones, may one day enable scientists to grow cardiac patches for damaged or diseased hearts from a patient's own stem cells-no matter what age the patient-while avoiding the threat of rejection.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-109756.html

Compound found in rosemary promotes eye health in rodents

... s forms of dementia," said Lipton, director of Sanford-Burnham's Del E. Webb Neuroscience, Aging, and Stem Cell Research Center and an active clinical neurologist. The study was published in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-109708.html

Q Therapeutics Announces U.S. and Canadian Patent Awards

8,168,174, covering a method of replacing damaged neural cells in humans by transplanting an isolated population of human neuroepithelial precursor cells; and the issuance of Canadian Patent No.

http://www.freshnews.com/news/732222/q-therapeutics-announces-u-s-and-canadian-patent-awards-

11.28.12 -- Preparing For A Successful FDA Inspection

... what were previously determined to be "untreatable diseases." Scientists worldwide are engaged in stem cell research that may enable the repair of damaged heart muscle after a heart attack, restore movement after spinal cord injury, regenerate ...

http://www.bioresearchonline.com/doc.mvc/preparing-for-a-successful-fda-inspection-0002?atc

Is NeuralStem The Next Sarepta?

... my career. The patient tends to deteriorate fast, and doctors that I have talked to have spoken highly of stem cell research and how it can help these patients. I believe CUR is just getting started and I highly believe that with good results, CUR ...

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3D Biomatrix's Perfecta3D Hanging Drop Plates Now Available through ...

Injecting Wnt7a protein could prevent Duchenne muscular dystrophy

An Advance In The Use Of Stem Cells In Personalized Medicine

Main Category: Stem Cell Research Also Included In: Genetics ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 28 Nov 2012 - 1:00 PST Johns Hopkins researchers report concrete steps in the use of human stem cells to test how diseased cells respond to drugs.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253245.php

Compound found in rosemary promotes eye health in rodents - Indiatalkies.com

... rious forms of dementia," said Lipton, director of Sanford-Burnham's Del E. Webb Neuroscience, Aging, and Stem Cell Research Center and an active clinical neurologist.

http://www.indiatalkies.com/2012/11/compound-rosemary-promotes-eye-health-rodents.html

Stem cell discovery may revive damaged heart

A new discovery that tricks aging stem cells into rejuvenating mode could enable scientists to create youthful patches for damaged or diseased hearts and heal them, according to a Canadian study.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-109479.html

Clinical Snippets

Although increased UV exposure, light skin color, red hair, tendency to sunburn, and light eye color have been established as risk factors for nonmelanoma skin cancer, the risk imparted by modifiable lifestyle factors has not been confirmed.

http://www.nature.com/jid/journal/v132/n12/full/jid2012413a.html

Stem cell discovery may revive damaged heart - Indiatalkies.com

Toronto, Nov 28: A new discovery that tricks aging stem cells into rejuvenating mode could enable scientists to create youthful patches for damaged or diseased hearts and heal them, according to a Canadian study.

http://www.indiatalkies.com/2012/11/stem-cell-discovery-revive-damaged-heart.html

State representative files bill to prohibit human cloning in universities

... is unaware of researchers actively pursuing human cloning, but the University does have labs working with stem cell research and DNA replication. Haley Tucker, molecular genetics and microbiology professor, said the bill fails to distinguish between ...

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/news/2012/11/28/state-representative-files-bill-to-prohibit-human-cloning-in-universities

How Cutting Edge Technology Restores Vision in Blind People

Yesterday I was reading a magazine about a lady who loved colors. She usually dressed in bright outfits and painted her home with all the hues of the rainbow.

http://m.blogher.com/how-cutting-edge-technology-restores-vision-blind-people

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Cards for Collin

A single dad in Wilkes-Barre is hoping to make this Christmas extra special for his son.

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'Fountain of Youth' Technique Rejuvenates Aging Stem Cells

The discovery, which transforms aged stem cells into cells that function like much younger ones, may one day enable scientists to grow cardiac patches for damaged or diseased hearts from a patient's own stem cells -- no matter what age the patient -- while avoiding the threat of rejection.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121127191254.htm

East Asia Faces Unique Challenges, Opportunities for Stem Cell Innovation

... through the new consensus statement issued by the Hinxton Group, an international working group on stem cell research and regulation. Specifically, tension between intellectual property policies and scientific norms of free exchange, but also ...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121127154211.htm

Scientists one step closer to creating youthful heart patches from old cells

This is an image of an aged stem cell after growth factors were added. Credit: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto A new method of growing cardiac tissue is teaching old stem cells new tricks.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-scientists-closer-youthful-heart-patches.html

Compound found in rosemary protects against macular degeneration in laboratory model

... forms of dementia," said Lipton, director of Sanford-Burnham's Del E. Webb Neuroscience, Aging, and Stem Cell Research Center and an active clinical neurologist. T. Rezaie, S. R. McKercher, K. Kosaka, M. Seki, L. Wheeler, V. Viswanath, T. Chun, R. ...

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Compound Found in Rosemary Pprotects Against Macular Degeneration in...

... forms of dementia," said Lipton, director of Sanford-Burnham's Del E. Webb Neuroscience, Aging, and Stem Cell Research Center and an active clinical neurologist. This research was funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health: Eunice Kennedy ...

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=280697&full=1

Clinical trials prove to have great economic impact...

Advances in medicine are happening every day, and experts right here in New York are playing a big part in that.

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'Fountain of youth' technique rejuvenates aging stem cells

Osiris Therapeutics: Still The Best Bet In Regenerative Medicine

I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it .

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1031401-osiris-therapeutics-still-the-best-bet-in-regenerative-medicine?source=feed

Report says New York is a leader in bio-pharm research

One third of all new drugs are tested here in New York. That's the word from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

http://capitalregion.ynn.com/content/top_stories/616822/report-says-new-york-is-a-leader-in-bio-pharm-research/

Compound found in rosemary protects against macular degeneration in laboratory model

... forms of dementia," said Lipton, director of Sanford-Burnham's Del E. Webb Neuroscience, Aging, and Stem Cell Research Center and an active clinical neurologist. Note to members of the media: Please contact Heather Buschman at ...

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/smri-cfi112712.php

East Asia faces unique challenges, opportunities for stem cell innovation

Tension is the theme running through the new consensus statement issued by the Hinxton Group, an international working group on stem cell research and regulation.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/jhm-eaf112712.php

OTC and PINK Stocks to Track: TXHE, ACTC, VCST, MFTH

... that forms the base for its research and development efforts in the area of embryonic and adult stem cell research. Get Free Trend Analysis on ACTC Here ViewCast.com, Inc. (OTC:VCST) is higher ...

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Brad Pitt Donates A 700 In Charity Collection While Filming In Dorset

Brad Pitt has added to his resume of charitable activism by donating the money he had with him during his filming for 'World War Z' in Dorset, England to a Southampton neonatal unit.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/brad-pitt-donates-700-in-charity-collection-while-filming-in-dorset_3391219

Peter Wehner Rejoins EPPC

... 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/news/newsID.4884/news_detail.asp

200 Years Behind What?

... e, 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

http://www.eppc.org/publications/pubid.4883/pub_detail.asp

Novelos Therapeutics To Present At The Benchmark 2012 Micro Cap...

Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. , a pharmaceutical company developing novel drugs for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer, today announced that Harry Palmin, President and CEO of Novelos, will present a corporate update at the Benchmark 2012 Micro Cap Discovery Investor Conference on Thursday, November 29, 2012.

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Study suggests different organ-derived stem cell injections improve heart function

... therapy. The study, carried out by researchers at Oslo University Hospital and the Norwegian Center for Stem cell Research, Oslo University, sought to determine if MSCs from different organs would result in different functional outcomes. "Despite ...

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/ctco-ssd112712.php

Sparta Commercial Welcomes Caldwell, NJ To Its Municipal Lease Program

Our cancer-targeted compounds are selectively taken up and retained in cancer cells, including cancer stem cells, versus normal cells.

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LifeMap Sciences, a Subsidiary of BioTime, Inc., Launches LifeMap...

... This new and innovative database is a central element in LifeMap's discovery platform for biomedical and stem cell research, which also includes GeneCards A , the leading human gene database, and MalaCard s, the human disease database. "The launch ...

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Protein injection points to muscular dystrophy treatment

... Dr. Rudnicki, a senior scientist and director for the Regenerative Medicine Program and Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. He is also a Canada Research Chair in Molecular Genetics and professor in the ...

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LifeMap Sciences, a Subsidiary of BioTime, Inc., Launches LifeMap...

... This new and innovative database is a central element in LifeMap's discovery platform for biomedical and stem cell research, which also includes GeneCards The launch of LifeMap Discovery represents a key milestone for LifeMap Sciences. The platform ...

http://www.freshnews.com/news/731646/lifemap-sciences-subsidiary-biotime-inc-launches-lifemap-discovery-a-database-human-cel

Protein injection points to muscular dystrophy treatment

... Dr. Rudnicki, a senior scientist and director for the Regenerative Medicine Program and Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. He is also a Canada Research Chair in Molecular Genetics and professor in the ...

http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/medicine_health/protein_injection_points_muscular_dystrophy_206339.html

Nano3D Biosciences: 3D Cell Culturing Technology Advances Stem Cell Research

Nano3D Biosciences' 3D cell culture technology used by researchers at University of Texas Health Sciences Center to create white adipose tissue organoids with vascular-like structures.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/n3dbio/3dcellculture/prweb10172069.htm

Nose Offers Safe, Effective Pathway for Delivering Stem Cell Therapy to Brain Tumors

LifeMap Sciences, a Subsidiary of BioTime, Inc., Launches LifeMap...

... This new and innovative database is a central element in LifeMap's discovery platform for biomedical and stem cell research, which also includes GeneCards A , the leading human gene database, and MalaCard s, the human disease database. "We expect ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20121127005686/en

Protein injection points to muscular dystrophy treatment

... Dr. Rudnicki, a senior scientist and director for the Regenerative Medicine Program and Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. He is also a Canada Research Chair in Molecular Genetics and professor in the ...

http://scienceblog.com/57989/protein-injection-points-to-muscular-dystrophy-treatment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Beating in a dish: new hopes for cardiomyocyte regeneration

Functional human cardiomyocytes hold great promise in cell transplantation-based therapy to treat many heart diseases.

http://www.nature.com/cr/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/cr2012163a.html

BioInformatics LLC New Market Report - The Market for Stem Cell...

BioInformatics LLC announces the November 30, 2012 release of their newest market report: The Market for Stem Cell Research Products: Current and Future Opportunities As stem cell research begins to yield actionable results, stem cell products suppliers are seeking ways to maximize opportunities in developing areas of stem cell research, ... (more)

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10156037.htm

Why Are Hospitals Of India Attracting Foreign Patients?

However, these days, People are gaining faith to come to India for their complicated diseases.

http://www.i-newswire.com/why-are-hospitals-of-india-attracting/204279

Fate Therapeutics Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Study of ProHema for the ...

Protein injection points to muscular dystrophy treatment

Breakthrough In Heart Research

Main Category: Heart Disease Also Included In: Stem Cell Research ; Cardiovascular / Cardiology Article Date: 27 Nov 2012 - 1:00 PST The research team from Professor Katja Schenke-Layland of the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB in Stuttgart has discovered cell surface markers that enable the identification and ... (more)

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253200.php

Advances In Skeletal Muscle Engineering

Main Category: Muscular Dystrophy / ALS Also Included In: Stem Cell Research ; Bones / Orthopedics Article Date: 27 Nov 2012 - 1:00 PST A study publishe in BioMed Central's open access journal Skeletal Muscle reports of a new therapeutic technique to repair and rebuild muscle for sufferers of degenerative muscle disorders.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253206.php

Catholic beliefs

... Intrinsically evil acts are never anything but evil: abortion, homosexual marriage, human cloning, stem cell research and euthanasia. These things will never be approved by the Catholic Church. Also, the church will never approve of artificial birth ...

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/55318028-82/catholic-church-dignity-spencer.html.csp

Transposable Elements Reveal A Stem Cell Specific Class Of Long Noncoding RNAs

Over a decade after sequencing the human genome, it has now become clear that the genome is not mostly 'junk' as previously thought.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=253179

Monday, November 26, 2012

News from Abroad: Emerging Practice of the European Patent Office on Stem Cell Inventions

... Brstle decision. However, it has also taken a position that will allow companies working in the area of stem cell research to obtain patent protection for their products and methodologies, by indicating that it will allow inventions that utilise ...

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/news-from-abroad-emerging-practice-of-t-53591/

HIV immunity on the horizon as novel preventive vaccine debuts

For the first time since the battle against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, began, real hope has emerged of prospects of long-lasting immunity against the virus which causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/11/hiv-immunity-on-the-horizon-as-novel-preventive-vaccine-debuts/

Considerations for Scale-Up of Stem-Cell Cultures

Cell-based therapies are gearing up to have an extensive impact on the healthcare field in the coming years.

http://www.biopharminternational.com/biopharm/Feature+Rotating+Article/Considerations-for-Scale-Up-of-Stem-Cell-Cultures/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/796156?ref=25

A Bioprinting Infographic

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/2012/11/a-bioprinting-infographic.php

Use of Stem Cells in Personalized Medicine

Northstar Global Business Services, Inc. announces that retail...

Symbol today announced that its flagship product, SnorenzA , is already being shipped to stores, and being put on shelves.

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Use of stem cells in personalized medicine

Their success highlights a pathway toward faster, cheaper drug development for some genetic illnesses, as well as the ability to pre-test a therapy's safety and effectiveness on cultured clones of a patient's own cells.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121126151021.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News+--+Top+Science%29

Study advances use of stem cells in personalized medicine

Johns Hopkins researchers report concrete steps in the use of human stem cells to test how diseased cells respond to drugs.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-advances-stem-cells-personalized-medicine.html

How It Ends

Although the first cancer specialist I saw had a gut feeling that it wasn't anything serious, a bone marrow biopsy yielded a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia.

http://www.poz.com/articles/how_aids_ends_2676_23187.shtml

Study Advances Use of Stem Cells in Personalized Medicine

Johns Hopkins researchers report concrete steps in the use of human stem cells to test how diseased cells respond to drugs.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/596484/?sc=rsmn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseMednews+%28Newswise%3A+MedNews%29

Dramatic Rise in Stem Cell Therapy Use in 2012

Virtually all of the increases we're seeing are for adult stem cell therapies and, in particular, the use by physicians of both allograft and autologous stem cell products.

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2458981

Csrnewsdaily.com Issues Investment Alert On (PINKSHEETS: SANT),...

... lications that forms the base for its research and development efforts in the area of embryonic and adult stem cell research.

http://www.macreportmedia.com/ViewSubmission.aspx?submissionRequest=19107

Be Shira's Match: Get Swabbed at Retro Fitness

If you are in Retro Fitness for your daily workout or in the area, take a few minutes to save a life.

http://freehold.patch.com/articles/be-shiras-match-get-swabbed-at-retro-fitness-5200aafb

FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation for Adcetris (Brentuximab Vedotin) in Mycosis Fungoides

Adcetris has been granted orphan drug designation by the FDA for the treatment of mycosis fungoides .

http://www.formkit.com/Daily/DailyDetail.cfm?chosen=66824

World's First Phase III Clinical Trial of Regenerative Medicine for Heart Failure

The world's first phase III study of a regenerative medicine product targeting heart failure - the C ongestive H eart F A ilure Cardiopoietic R egenerative T herapy trial - has been initiated in Europe.

http://www.formkit.com/Daily/DailyDetail.cfm?chosen=66821

Chimerix, Inc. to Present at Therapeutic Area Partnerships Meeting

Csrnewsdaily.com Issues Investment Alert On (PINKSHEETS: SANT),...

... that forms the base for its research and development efforts in the area of embryonic and adult stem cell research. Csrnewsdaily.com has a finger on the pulse of many sectors including renewable energy, oil, pharma, mining, finance, and healthcare. ...

http://www.eteligis.com/ViewPressRelease.aspx?pressReleaseRequest=15923

UMa s Bascom Palmer Receives $10 Million Gift To Establish Orbital Vision Research Center

One of the world's most prominent businessmen and leading philanthropists has donated $10 million to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine to establish an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to eradicating blinding injuries and lethal orbital malignancies.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20121126005795/en

Genzyme Honors Innovation in Gaucher Disease Research through Its...

Genzyme , a Sanofi company , today announced the recipients of the 2012 Gaucher Generation Program awards, an annual program in its fifth year that awards scientists and clinicians engaged in innovative Gaucher disease research.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20121126005695/en

The Pope's Stand in Obama's Notre Dame Controversy

At the rate things are going, Pope Benedict XVI may find his next trip to the U.S. dogged by airplanes overhead trailing banners with images of aborted fetuses.

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1898756,00.html?xid=rss-mostpopularemail&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Fmostemailed+%28TIME%3A+Most+Emailed+Story+of+the+Day%29

Lab close to growing full corneas

The cornea, the transparent dome at the front of the eye, can be damaged by trauma such as chemical splashes or boiling water, or by disease.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10850151&ref=rss

UM's Bascom Palmer Receives $10 Million Gift To Establish Orbital Vision Research Center

Deftones Chi Cheng Still in Coma, Family Considering Stem Cells

... and, once his situation is a little more stable, wants to begin researching other options, including stem cell research, that they can try to help promote positive progress. One problem is that stem cell therapies are not currently available in the ...

http://www.kovideo.net/deftones-chi-cheng-still-in-coma-family-considering-stem-cells-news-deftones-6771.html

Lab close to growing full corneas

The cornea, the transparent dome at the front of the eye, can be damaged by trauma such as chemical splashes or boiling water, or by disease.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10850151&ref=rss

Stem Cells for Retinal Degenerative Diseases

Cell-based therapies may one day prevent or even reverse blinding diseases of the retina.

http://www.revophth.com/content/d/retinal_insider/i/2189/c/37809/

UM's Bascom Palmer Receives $10 Million Gift To Establish Orbital Vision Research Center

"Dr. Al-Rashid's investment in the future, coupled with Dr. Tse's expertise in performing lacrimal, eyelid and orbital reconstructive surgeries needed for disease or injury, will ensure the Dr.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20121126005799/en/UM%E2%80%99s-Bascom-Palmer-Receives-10-Million-Gift

Transposable elements reveal a stem cell specific class of long noncoding RNAs

Over a decade after sequencing the human genome, it has now become clear that the genome is not mostly 'junk' as previously thought.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/bc-ter112312.php

Genzyme Honors Innovation in Gaucher Disease Research through Its...

"Development of an induced pluripotent stem cell model of neuronopathic Gaucher's Disease for investigating mechanisms of pathogenesis and small molecule testing." Genzyme's Gaucher Generation program provides funding to researchers throughout the world to stimulate and support the advancement of medical knowledge in Gaucher disease.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20121126005701/en/Genzyme-Honors-Innovation-Gaucher-Disease-Research-2012

Be Shira's Match: Get Swabbed at Retro Fitness

If you are into Retro Fitness for your daily workout or in the area, take a few minutes to save a life.

http://howell.patch.com/articles/be-shiras-match-get-swabbed-at-retro-fitness

LifeMap Sciences Releases GeneCards Version 3.09

LifeMap Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc., announced the release of GeneCards, Version 3.09. The Company reported that GeneCards is an online database that provides genomic information on all known and predicted human genes.

http://it.tmcnet.com/news/2012/11/26/6747518.htm

Diabetes Research Suggests That In The Laboratory Beta Cells Can Develop Better From Stem Cells In 3D

Scientists from The Danish Stem Cell Center at the University of Copenhagen are contributing important knowledge about how stem cells develop best into insulin-producing cells.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=253150

Unproven stem cell treatments pose risks

Similar treatments, without any medical evidence of their effectiveness or safety, are emerging in our own backyard, Australian stem cell experts warn.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/breaking-news/unproven-stem-cell-treatments-pose-risks/story-e6frea7l-1226524341421

Sunday, November 25, 2012

President of world's largest stem cell research funding agency...

Dr Alan Trounson, president of the Californian Institute for Regenerative Medicine , the largest agency funding human pluripotent and other stem cell research in the world, visited Qatar Biomedical Research Institute last week to explore collaborative opportunities with the institute's new Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine.

http://www.albawaba.com/business/pr/qatar-biomedical-research-institute-452663

Autologous Stem Cell and Non-Stem Cell Based Therapies Market...

ReportReserve's announces the inclusion of a new report in "Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare" industry Autologous cell therapies are new therapeutic intervention where it introduces or uses cells or tissues from the individual, cultured, expanded and re-introduced at the site of the disease of the donor.

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/autologous-stem-cell-and-non-stem-cell-based-therapies-market-2012-2017-neurodegenerative-cardiovascular-cancer-autoimmune-skin-and-infectious-diseases-182348.htm

Transposable elements reveal a stem cell specific class of long noncoding RNAs

In fact, the ENCODE project consortium of dozens of labs and petabytes of data have determined that these 'noncoding' regions house everything from disease trait loci to important regulatory signals, all the way through to new types of RNA-based genes.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121125192838.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fcell_biology+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Plants+%26+Animals+News+--+Cell+Biology%29

Advancing cartilage tissue engineering: the application of stem cell technology.

Mesenchymal stem cell-based tissue engineering for chondrogenesis.

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Interesting comments from our U. S. A, Presidential staff Member. He or they speak very Highly of you, sound like someone you would remember, I wrote one 38 CD book One on that Conversation, which are All Now Galactic, World Wide, International and Local News, If he is who he says he is, will you be attend The National Skype Alien Conference being ... (more)

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Two Delhi centres ready to try stem cell therapy on paraplegics

... This project too has been approved by the ICMR. Senior ICMR scientists from the apex committee to monitor stem cell research said the five-centre trial will be coordinated from ISIC and is in the final stages of approval. 'This will be the first ...

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/two-delhi-centres-ready-to-try-stem-cell-therapy-on-paraplegics/1036299/

Newsletter, November 26th 2012

Tissue engineering: current strategies and future directions.

Chonnam medical journal , Vol. 47, No. 1. , pp. 1-13, doi:10.4068/cmj.2011.47.1.1 Novel therapies resulting from regenerative medicine and tissue engineering technology may offer new hope for patients with injuries, end-stage organ failure, or other clinical issues.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/mgyourko/article/11777496

New vaccine may give lifelong protection from flu

Flu season has come early this year in parts of the northern hemisphere, and many people are scrambling to get their annual vaccination.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22529-new-vaccine-may-give-lifelong-protection-from-flu.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news

Mitochondrial gene replacement in primate offspring and embryonic stem cells.

British Levy Board Awards A 1.6 Million for Racehorse Health Research

The British Horserace Betting Levy Board , headquartered in London, England, has awarded 1.6 million in equine veterinary research and education grants in 2013, a rise of over 30% on the 2012 allocation.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/74705/british-levy-board-awards-16-million-for-racehorse-health-research?source=rss

Dayana's Journey

Cancer has wrapped itself around the branches of Dayana Pacherres' family tree like a honeysuckle vine strangling a towering oak.

http://www.delawareonline.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.delawareonline.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2012311250050%26nclick_check%3D1

Letters: Requests for funds but little results on embryonic stem cells

... its hype, calls for hundreds of millions more in public funding will certainly blow away with the wind. Stem cell research that destroys the embryo has been and always will be an ethical land mine, as it destroys human life. More than 2.2 million ...

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012311250122

Odd tumor case may lead to custom cancer care

It's a medical nightmare: A 24-year-old man endures 350 surgeries since childhood to remove growths that keep coming back in his throat and have spread to his lungs, threatening his life.

http://www.the-daily-record.com/ap%20general%20news/2012/11/25/odd-tumor-case-may-lead-to-custom-cancer-care

Korean team develops new way of generating stem cells

... cell technology also has the advantage of being free from the ethical concerns that previously affected stem cell research using embryos, which opponents and critics deemed as early human life. Also, experts said iPS cells can be developed much ...

http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20121125000039

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Hispanic bone marrow donor advocate accepts family donation

Caller-Times file Cristina Rodriguez sits with her dogs Coby and Flower at her home earlier this year.

http://www.caller.com/news/2012/nov/24/hispanic-bone-marrow-donor-advocate-accepts/?partner=RSS

Jill Wolford's cancer battle leads to a broader effort

In the 12 years since she emerged from her battle with breast cancer, the Cary mother of two has shown her gratitude by raising money to help other local families face that fight.

http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/11/24/2503758/jill-wolfords-cancer-battle-leads.html

APLA Looks Toward a Cure in "HIV Matters" Town Hall Forum

... you're really cured, (laughs) I guess it's really true." The focus of the forum was on gene therapy and stem cell research for the audience filled with mostly survivors of the disease, eager to hear the latest reports from the medical front. Brian ...

http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=139220

APLA Looks Toward a Cure in "HIV Matters" Town Hall Forum

... you're really cured, (laughs) I guess it's really true." The focus of the forum was on gene therapy and stem cell research for the audience filled with mostly survivors of the disease, eager to hear the latest reports from the medical front. Brian ...

http://www.edgelasvegas.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=139220

Groundbreaking Study May Change Transplant Practices

Novel HIV Vaccine Strategy Developed

Clinical applications of patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells in cardiovascular medicine.

Heart , Vol. 98, No. 6. , pp. 443-449, doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2011-301317 The emergence of induced pluripotent stem cell technology has had a great impact on the field of medicine ever since the ground-breaking discovery in 2006 that overexpression of four specific transcription factors was able to turn back the developmental clock of somatic cells ... (more)

http://www.citeulike.org/user/mgyourko/article/10318648

Progenitor/stem cell transplantation for repair of myocardial infarction: Hype or hope?

... cell within the cardiovascular tissues may be the key issues to facilitate the transition of cardiogenic stem cell research from bench to bedside. In this review article we discuss the state-of-the-art in adult stem cell therapies for cardiovascular ...

http://www.citeulike.org/user/mgyourko/article/11754844

Novel HIV vaccine strategy developed

Designed to be a single dose and last a lifetime, the vaccine will lead to the continual production of disease-fighting cells without being eliminated by the immune system.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119140550.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fvaccines+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Vaccines%29

Westmoreland communities support ill twins' family

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http://www.kfoxtv.com/ap/ap/kids-family/westmoreland-communities-support-ill-twins-family/nTCWt/

Cameron: EU deal not good enough

David Cameron says the EU budget deal being offered in Brussels "was not good enough", as the summit breaks up without agreement.

http://www.megite.com/technology/1353748835/1#item_20

Record-breaking Bideford sister is a stem cell lifesaver

Erica Henderson was 74 when she donated cells to brother Paul Hallowes, then 68.

http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/Record-breaking-Bideford-sister-stem-cell/story-17411492-detail/story.html

Salvage chemoimmunotherapy with rituximab, ifosfamide and etoposide...

Salvage chemoimmunotherapy with rituximab, ifosfamide and etoposide in patients with primary CNS lymphoma relapsed or refractory to high-dose methotrexate-based chemotherapy.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/eisei/article/11753288

BeEAM (bendamustine, etoposide, cytarabine, melphalan) before...

We designed a phase 1-2 study to evaluate the safety and the efficacy of increasing doses of bendamustine coupled with fixed doses of etoposide, cytarabine, and melphalan as the conditioning regimen to autologous stem cell transplantation for resistant/relapsed lymphoma patients.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/eisei/article/11753290

Consider giving the gift of life this holiday season

Pam and Fred Koch of Buckingham returned home this week from Michigan where they met a very special person.

http://www.dysartreporter.com/page/content.detail/id/508167/Consider-giving-the-gift-of-life-this-holiday-season.html?nav=5009

Friday, November 23, 2012

Groundbreaking study may change transplant practices

The phase 3, multicenter study compared harvesting stem cells from bone marrow rather than blood and suggests there are benefits to both approaches, but no survival differences between the two methods.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121120100419.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fskin_care+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Skin+Care%29

Cameron: EU deal not good enough

UK Prime Minister David Cameron says the EU budget deal being offered in Brussels "was not good enough", as the summit breaks up without agreement.

http://www.megite.com/technology/1353714710/1#item_14

Look to Hamas for reason why war continues in Gaza

RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/intl/israel/jerusalem-%28israel%29-PLGEO100100602011282.topic

Stem Cells Develop Best in 3-D

In the long term this new knowledge can improve diabetes treatment with cell therapy.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121153308.htm

Cameron: EU deal not good enough

Stem cells develop best in 3-D

In the long term this new knowledge can improve diabetes treatment with cell therapy.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121153308.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fdiabetes+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Diabetes%29

Curiosity result could confirm Mars life, says Levin

As space fans anticipate news of organic molecules from the Mars Curiosity rover - cryptically teased by the mission's chief scientist, John Grotzinger, in a US radio interview - there's one man who is even more excited than most.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22532-curiosity-result-could-confirm-mars-life-says-levin.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news

Today on New Scientist: 23 November 2012

A gene associated with obesity also decreases your risk of depression. Here's what the discovery really means for your health They say you can't keep a good cell down - unless you've got a microscopic pyramid to cage it in Scientists and politicians are concerned that Tonio Borg's views on abortion and stem-cell research could influence European ... (more)

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/11/today-on-new-scientist-23-nove-3.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news

Does being fat make you more jolly?

The news has been full of headlines this week about a gene that supposedly explains the "fat and jolly" stereotype.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22530-does-being-fat-make-you-more-jolly.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news

Fab Five's mane focus on Andrew

Walking into the National Arts Centre's boxy concrete fortress is like a red-plush, spiky-chandelier time warp back to 1967, that golden centennial year that produced so many important buildings... A round-up of some of our favourite recipes and food-related features this week including recipes for a Roman Cheesecake with Orange-Scented Honey and ... (more)

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/sports/amateur/university/Five+mane+focus+Andrew/7598521/story.html

Research and Markets: Illustrative Guide 'Chronic Myeloid Leukaemias: ...

The aim of treatment for chronic myeloid leukaemias may be relief of symptoms and, therefore, improved quality of life, prolongation of life or cure.

http://technews.tmcnet.com/news/2012/11/23/6745311.htm

Giving graphene the bends makes it transistor-ready

Sometimes bending something destroys it, but graphene grown on a rippling surface develops the semiconducting properties required for it to act as a transistor.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22527-giving-graphene-the-bends-makes-it-transistorready.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Ctech

Research and Markets: Illustrative Guide 'Chronic Myeloid Leukaemias: ...

The aim of treatment for chronic myeloid leukaemias may be relief of symptoms and, therefore, improved quality of life, prolongation of life or cure.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20121123005209/en

Staunch conservative to be new EU health commissioner

The European parliament voted to elect Tonio Borg as the European Union's new health commissioner on Wednesday, despite warnings from scientists and NGOs that his personal opinions would influence policy.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22528-staunch-conservative-to-be-new-eu-health-commissioner.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Chealth

DNA damage checkpoints in stem cells, ageing and cancer.

Who benefits from big biology projects?

... by governments and industry. The transition hit its stride with the human genome project, then came stem cell research and now there is heavy investment in neurobiology. The people behind these big projects promised a better future, cures for ...

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2012/11/who-benefits-from-big-biology-projects.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news

A prospective, randomized, double-blind study, comparing unirradiated ...

Correspondence: Dr EJ Freireich, Special Medical Education Programs, Unit 0055, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

http://www.nature.com/leu/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/leu2012301a.html

Bossier City teen seeks life-saving stem cell donor

Jamaya Johnson is looking for a few good stem cells. Now 14, Jamaya was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma two years ago.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shreveporttimes.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2012121122012%26nclick_check%3D1

Regulation of endodermal differentiation of human embryonic stem...

Correspondence: D Brafman or K Willert, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Stem Cell Program, University of California, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0695, USA.

http://www.nature.com/cdd/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/cdd2012138a.html

Study May Change How Transplant Physicians Practice

Researchers from John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, one of the nation's 50 best cancer centers, played an important role in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that may change the current blood and marrow transplantation practices.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=253090

Study May Change How Transplant Physicians Practice

... 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. Please note that we publish your name , but we do not publish your email address. ...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253090.php

Cell / Tissue Culture Supplies: A Global Strategic Business Report -...

... Further, the new US governments decision revoking the ban on federal funding in the field of embryonic stem cell research and announcement of a stimulus package for scientific research are also likely to spawn activities in the stem-cell and biotech ...

http://reports.pr-inside.com/cell-tissue-culture-supplies-a-r3490477.htm

200 Years Behind What?

Thursday, November 22, 2012

2010 Biotechnology Research Review - new market research report published

... a genomics background, presided over the reversal of President Bushs ban on federal funds for embryonic stem cell research, and the NIH guidelines for future funding, followed by research guidelines themselves.Biosimilar legislation also will have a ...

http://reports.pr-inside.com/biotechnology-research-review-r3490385.htm

Dilemmas of advanced therapy

If a brain implant were safe and available and allowed you to operate your iPad or car using only thought, would you want one? What about an embedded device that gently bathed your brain in electrons and boosted memory and attention? Would you order one for your children? In a future election, would you vote for a candidate who had neural implants ... (more)

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/the-dilemmas-behind-creating-a-better-you-20121121-29qeb.html

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC) Market Analysis Report 2012-13 - Trends, Metrics and Dynamics

... wants/needs, technical preferences, and key factors influencing buying decisions among iPSC researchers. Stem cell research and experimentation has been in process for well over five decades. Stem cells have the unique characteristics whereby they ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/induced-pluripotent-stem/cell-market-analysis-2013/prweb10163015.htm

Identification and isolation of living functional cardiovascular progenitor cells

The research team from Professor Katja Schenke-Layland of the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB in Stuttgart has discovered cell surface markers that enable the identification and isolation of living functional cardiovascular progenitor cells .

http://floridabiotechnews.com/biotech/identification-and-isolation-of-living-functional-cardiovascular-progenitor-cells/11342/?#038;#038;

Research and Markets: Complete 2012-13 Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Industry Report

Stem cell research and experimentation has been in process for well over five decades.

http://technews.tmcnet.com/news/2012/11/22/6743787.htm

Research and Markets: Complete 2012-13 Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Industry Report

Stem cell research and experimentation has been in process for well over five decades.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20121122005331&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Dreading The 'Grandchildren' Thanksgiving Talk? Older First-Time Moms May Live Longer

Amidst the awkward barrage of family disfunction that is the American Thanksgiving tradition, there is one constant: the interrogation of career-focused twentysomethings about why they haven't given their parents any grandchildren yet.

http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/22/best-age-of-first-baby/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

Stem cells develop best in 3D

Stem cells are responsible for tissue growth and tissue repair after injury. Therefore, the discovery that these vital cells grow better in a three-dimensional environment is important for the future treatment of disease with stem cell therapy.

http://floridabiotechnews.com/biotech/stem-cells-develop-best-in-3d/11332/?#038;#038;

Phase III Clinical Trial Of Regenerative Medicine For Heart Failure

Cardio3 BioSciences announced it has received authorization from the Belgian Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products to begin its Congestive Heart failure Cardiopoietic Regenerative Therapy European Phase III trial for C3BS-CQR-1 in Belgium.

http://www.science20.com/news_articles/phase_iii_clinical_trial_regenerative_medicine_heart_failure-96950

Acquired cancer stem cell phenotypes through Oct4-mediated dedifferentiation

Correspondence: Dr X Xu, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

http://www.nature.com/onc/journal/v31/n47/full/onc2011656a.html

World Renowned Stem Cell Therapist Lectures Around the World

... or as alternative to surgical procedures. They utilize state-of-the-art technology and the latest in stem cell research to best treat their patients. IRMO uses hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), which are found circulating in blood, fat, and bone ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/11/prweb10144322.htm

Esrrb Is a Direct Nanog Target Gene that Can Substitute for Nanog Function in Pluripotent Cells.

Cell stem cell , Vol. 11, No. 4. , pp. 477-490, doi:10.1016/j.stem.2012.08.002 Embryonic stem cell self-renewal efficiency is determined by the level of Nanog expression.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/rpiro/article/11746893

Cardio3 BioSciences Receives Authorization to Begin World's First...

The Belgian biotechnology company, Cardio3 BioSciences , a leader in the discovery and development of regenerative and protective therapies for the treatment of cardiac diseases, today announces it has received authorization from the Belgian Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products to begin its Congestive Heart failure Cardiopoietic ... (more)

http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/appliedclinicaltrials/Phase+News/Cardio3-BioSciences-Receives-Authorization-to-Begi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/797473?ref=25

Heather fights to beat return of cancer cells

The Evening Post recently revealed how Heather, 29, of Queensway, Leyland, was given a devastating blow after a scan revealed her cancer was back after seven months in remission.

http://www.lep.co.uk/community/heather-fights-to-beat-return-of-cancer-cells-1-5155713

Jeff Seidel: After tragedy, disabled teen has much to be thankful for

THREE RIVERS -- The day before Thanksgiving, 17-year-old Chandler McBride had plenty to be thankful for as he and his family moved into their new home.

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012311220193

Important knowledge about how stem cells develop best into insulin-producing cells

Scientists from The Danish Stem Cell Center at the University of Copenhagen are contributing important knowledge about how stem cells develop best into insulin -producing cells.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20121122/Important-knowledge-about-how-stem-cells-develop-best-into-insulin-producing-cells.aspx

Stem cells develop best in 3D

Cardio3 BioSciences Receives Authorization to Begin World's...

'Flipping the switch:' Skin cells that provide benefits of stem cells

... tailored medicine is likely to target and decrease the cost of medical treatment. Continued embryonic stem cell research is a must, because understanding how to make them stop dividing is providing scientists with clues into arresting the prolific ...

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_22046605?source=rss

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

A*STAR Scientists Identify Potential Drug Target for Inflammatory Diseases Including Cancers

Singapore, Nov 21, 2012 - - A*STAR scientists have identified the enzyme, telomerase, as a cause of chronic inflammation in human cancers.

http://www.japancorp.net/press_release/25879/astar_scientists_identify_potential_drug_target_for_inflammatory_diseases_including_cancers

Body may be able to 'coach' transplanted stem cells to differentiate appropriately

Because they can develop into a dizzying variety of cell types and tissues, they are a potentially invaluable therapeutic resource.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119151308.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_health+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News+--+Top+Health%29

'Different kind of stem cell' possesses attributes favoring regenerative medicine

They say these cells have attributes that may make regenerative medicine truly possible.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119151314.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_health+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News+--+Top+Health%29

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