Stem Cell Roundup: May 2013

Friday, May 31, 2013

Our View: Stem cell institute still has problems

... Thomas has vowed to be aggressive in avoiding conflicts in dispersing millions of public dollars for stem cell research. Yet serious conflicts continue to be revealed involving the CIRM. The latest one throws into question a $20 million grant ...

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/05/31/3038426/stem-cell-institute-stillhas-problems.html

Latest Technologies in Hair Transplantation

Hair loss has long been a concern for men and women. In past decades patients undergoing a hair transplant were left with large unnatural looking plugs.

http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Health_Tips_620/Latest-Technologies-in-Hair-Transplantation.shtml

Considering the Regenerative Signals Emitted by Transplanted Stem Cells

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/2013/05/considering-the-regenerative-signals-emitted-by-transplanted-stem-cells.php

Researchers identify novel approach to create red blood cells, platelets in vitro

A study led by Boston University School of Medicine has identified a novel approach to create an unlimited number of human red blood cells and platelets in vitro.

http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life_sciences/researchers_identify_approach_create_red_blood_cells_214791.html

Novel approach to create red blood cells, platelets in vitro could reduce need for blood donations

Washington, May 31 : Researchers have identified a novel approach to create an unlimited number of human red blood cells and platelets in vitro.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/story/25162/novel-approach-to-create-red-blood-cells-platelets-in-vitro-could-reduce-need-for-blood-donations.html

Research Fellow-Neural Stem Cells / Neurogenesis

Young neuroscientists are encouraged to apply through the Ikerbasque Research Fellow 2013 Call to join the Neural Stem Cell and Neurogenesis Lab in the newly created Achucarro Basque center for Neuroscience, in the north of Spain.

http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/320770-Research-Fellow-Neural-Stem-Cells-Neurogenesis

An improved single-cell cDNA amplification method for efficient...

A systems-level understanding of a small but essential population of cells in development or adulthood requires accurate quantitative monitoring of genome-wide gene expression, ideally from single cells.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/adrianosenatore/article/575361

Beach Run to Benefit Cancer-stricken Girl

The Katie Hawley Beach Run fundraiser will be held on June 9 at the San Clemente Pier.

http://www.sanclementetimes.com/blog/2013/05/29/beach-run-to-benefit-cancer-stricken-girl/

New Report Available: Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (ACTC) - Medical ...

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. is a biotechnology company, specializes in regenerative medicine.

http://reports.pr-inside.com/new-report-available-advanced-cell-technology-r3683801.htm

Soccer clubs unite for a higher goal

The 2013 Brooke Mulford Eastern Shore Challenge Cup for ages U6-U14 is set to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday and should last until sunset.

http://www.gobeachcomber.com/article/20130531/SPORTS/305310021/Soccer-clubs-unite-higher-goal

Artist's 'Cloning Agency' Replicates Jesus, Lady Gaga

The second coming of Jesus Christ may be on the horizon - along with the third, fourth and fifth incarnations, depending on how quickly an artist's new "cloning tincture" catches on.

http://www.livescience.com/37037-epigenetic-cloning-conceptual-art-keats.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Livesciencecom+%28LiveScience.com+Science+Headline+Feed%29

Watch List - Medora Corp(OTCMKTS:XUII), Advanced Cell Technology,...

StockRunway.com issues special report on - Medora Corp , Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/watch-list-medora-corpotcmktsxuii-advanced-cell-technology-incotcbbactc-cellceutix-corpotcbbctix-duma-energy-corpotcbbduma-259855.htm

New Mammoth Carcas Blood Offers Cloning Hope

Remember when woolly mammoths roamed the planet? No? Well don't worry if you missed the last ice age - scientists have moved one step closer to possibly bringing the beasts back to life with the discovery of liquid blood in a well-preserved mammoth carcass in Siberia.

http://kplr11.com/2013/05/31/new-mammoth-carcas-blood-offers-cloning-hope/

Study coaxes clays to make human bone

Weak bones, broken bones, damaged bones, arthritic bones. Whether damaged by injury, disease or age, your body can't create new bone, but maybe science can.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-coaxes-clays-human-bone.html

MEI Pharma: The Good And The Bad

MEI Pharma is an oncology company, focuses on the clinical development of anti-cancer therapeutics in the United States.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1473441-mei-pharma-the-good-and-the-bad?source=feed

Russia MS Treatment Successful

The local woman who headed to Russia for treatment of her multiple sclerosis is now out of the hospital.

http://wearecentralpa.com/fulltext?nxd_id=466672

SURGE of HOPE for our future republics from Discovering Democracy Research Fair.

... They were invited to put on the sterile uniform required to go into the research lab to see results of stem cell research. In the lab, they saw a BEATING HEART resultant from stem cells. They both reported being TOTALLY THRILLED! Each of the ...

http://www.gazettextra.com/weblogs/we-people/2013/may/31/surge-of-hope-for-our-future-republics-from-discov/

Knocking off their Sox: lineage-specific repression by Polycomb in epidermal stem cells

A recent publication in The EMBO Journal provides novel insights into lineage specification during the development of the mouse skin.

http://www.nature.com/emboj/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/emboj2013132a.html

Las Vegas Veterinarian Wins National Award from Pets Best Insurance

Dr. Dennis Arn selected as winner of My Vet's the Best Contest, receives $1,000 to treat animals in need.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10782406.htm

Diagnostics And Stem Cells Power Productive Portfolios: Kevin DeGeeter

New medical tests can be moneymakers for small- and mid-cap companies: They save insurers the pain of paying more to treat maladies and save patients from unnecessary treatments.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1473161-diagnostics-and-stem-cells-power-productive-portfolios-kevin-degeeter?source=feed

'Survivor' champ used prize for good

Drexel's Good Idea Fund and Sport Management Student Union came together to host Ethan Zohn May 28 in the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building.

http://thetriangle.org/2013/05/31/ethan/

Cloning Contest Seeks Worthiest UK Dog

Puppy lovers in the United Kingdom may soon get a chance to extend their dog years, thanks to an odd new contest: A South Korean company wants to clone the most beloved U.K. pooch - again raising ethical questions about the practice of pet cloning.

http://www.livescience.com/37020-dog-cloning-contest.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Livesciencecom+%28LiveScience.com+Science+Headline+Feed%29

A global viral vector: reality check

Dan Brown's Inferno ], an airborne virus permanently modifies the DNA in human cells in one third of the population of the world.

http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-global-viral-vector-reality-check

Stem Cell Matrix -- A Summary Of Recent Studies From Harvard Stem Cell Institute

Main Category: Stem Cell Research Also Included In: Immune System / Vaccines ; Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Article Date: 31 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT May brought a major advancement in the science of aging when two Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers announced their discovery of a protein circulating in the blood of mice and humans that shows ... (more)

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261223.php

Combining Bone Marrow Cells With New Drug Restores Insulin Production, May Cure Type 1 Diabetes

University of Missouri scientist Habib Zaghouani, PhD, is developing a potential cure for type 1 diabetes by combining adult stem cells with a promising new drug he developed at MU.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261222.php

Stem Cell Matrix -- A Summary Of Recent Studies From Harvard Stem Cell Institute

May brought a major advancement in the science of aging when two Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers announced their discovery of a protein circulating in the blood of mice and humans that shows potential to be a treatment for age-related heart failure.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=261223

Scientists testing synthetic blood on humans

Researchers from the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine in Edinburgh have been granted a licence to make blood from stem cells that can be tested on humans.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0531/453748-scientists-testing-synthetic-blood-on-humans/

Myrtle Beach Doctor Develops New Television Show

Dalal Akoury, MD Hosting Your Health is Wealth with Dr. Akoury on FOX TV featuring nationally recognized guests and programming that is both informational and entertaining.

http://www.pr.com/press-release/494398

Custom Designed Long And Highly Modified mRNAs

AMSBIO offers a proven service for synthesis of custom-designed, long mRNA and highly modified mRNAs.

http://www.laboratorynetwork.com/Doc/custom-designed-long-and-highly-modified-mrnas-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a

Nearly 80,000 orphans receive free health insurance

About 80,000 orphans were given free insurance contracts on Friday to cover the costs of treating 12 critical illnesses, as a joint insurance program supported by the government and a charity organization has expanded.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-05/31/c_132422080.htm

Nearly 80,000 orphans receive free health insurance

Tusk, tusk - it's a woolly tale of mammoth blood

Russian scientists claim they have extracted blood from a woolly mammoth buried in Siberia, a discovery they hope will aid their attempt to revive the extinct species.

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/tusk-tusk--its-a-woolly-tale-of-mammoth-blood-20130530-2nep2.html

Novel approach to create red blood cells, platelets in vitro

In collaboration with Boston University School of Public Health and Boston Medical Center , the researchers differentiated induced pluripotent stem cells into these cell types, which are typically obtained through blood donations.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130530153340.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News%29

TalkWorthy Radio Show Interviews Alex Brown and Erin Gillen about the ...

Alex Brown and Erin Gillen join Kim Power Stilson on the TalkWorthy Radio Show to talk about the Utah Vision Walk.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10786637.htm

Coaxing Clays to Make Human Bone

Whether damaged by injury, disease or age, your body can't create new bone, but maybe science can.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130530152858.htm

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Drug Combo Helps Immune System Fight Tumors

To avoid being destroyed by our immune systems, cancer cells engage in a bit of trickery.

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/drug-combo-helps-immune-system-f.html?rss=1

Shocker: Anti-gay OR bakers who cite religious beliefs will gladly bake cakes for other "sinners"

In case you couldn't tell, the "Shocker" in the title is sarcastic. There is nothing at all shocking about this.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/30/1212691/-Shocker-Anti-gay-OR-bakers-who-cite-religious-beliefs-will-gladly-bake-cakes-for-other-sinners

Bracketed by Billionaires

Grant Funds Research Into Cardiac Stem Cells as Treatment for Heart...

... has cardiomyopathy associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy . She was inspired to underwrite cardiac stem cell research at Cedars-Sinai after reading about a successful clinical trial led by Eduardo MarbA n, MD, PhD , director of the Cedars-Sinai ...

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/603581/?sc=rsmn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseMednews+%28Newswise%3A+MedNews%29

Grant funds cardiac stem cell research for Duchenne muscular dystrophy-related heart disease

... has cardiomyopathy associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. She was inspired to underwrite cardiac stem cell research at Cedars-Sinai after reading about a successful clinical trial led by Eduardo Marban, MD, PhD, director of the Cedars-Sinai ...

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/cmc-gfc053013.php

The story behind 'Lauraine's Table'

She's beat cancer, not once, not twice, but four times and still always finds the silver lining in life.

http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/22460379/the-story-behind-lauraines-table

Osiris Therapeutics to Present at the Jefferies 2013 Global Healthcare Conference

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. , the leading stem cell company focused on developing and marketing products to treat medical conditions in inflammatory, cardiovascular, orthopedic and wound healing markets, announced today that C. Randal Mills, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the Jefferies 2013 Global Healthcare ... (more)

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130530006273&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Preserved Ice Age Mammoth Found With Flowing Blood...Are We Closer To Cloning?

Russian scientists discovered a fully-grown female mammoth with blood and well-preserved muscle tissue trapped in ice in Siberia.

http://naturalplane.blogspot.com/2013/05/preserved-ice-age-mammoth-found-with.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29

Epigenetic modifications in cardiovascular disease.

Basic research in cardiology , Vol. 107, No. 2. , pp. 1-10, doi:10.1007/s00395-012-0245-9 Epigenetics represents a phenomenon of altered heritable phenotypic expression of genetic information occurring without changes in DNA sequence.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/kshameer/article/10219899

Study Coaxes Clays to Make Human Bone

Weak bones, broken bones, damaged bones, arthritic bones. Whether damaged by injury, disease or age, your body can't create new bone, but maybe science can.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/603698/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Bakery Will Do Pagan, Cloning, and Divorce Cakes But Not Gay Weddings

... of other things conservatives traditionally scorn, including parties for divorce, a pagan solstice, and stem cell research. When one of the reporters called and asked if the business could make two identical cakes to help a friend celebrate the ...

http://www.advocate.com/latest-news/2013/05/30/bakery-will-do-pagan-cloning-and-divorce-cakes-not-gay-weddings

Researchers identify novel approach to create red blood cells, platelets in vitro

A study led by Boston University School of Medicine has identified a novel approach to create an unlimited number of human red blood cells and platelets in vitro.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-approach-red-blood-cells-platelets.html

Scientists move step closer to real-life Jurassic Park after finding woolly mammoth blood

A researcher working near a carcass of a female mammoth found on a remote island in the Arctic Ocean.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/scientists_woolly_mammoth_closer_i3Fi0l3fymy05aF1wqozXK?

Reprogramming of mouse fibroblasts into cardiomyocyte-like cells in vitro

In contrast, in vitro reprogramming yields many partially reprogrammed iCMs, with a few that reprogram fully into contracting myocytes .

http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v8/n6/full/nprot.2013.067.html

HealthCelebrating Savannah

... a carrier, he will never get the illness. Renee and Joe searched for solutions - bone marrow replacement, stem cell research. They found no guarantees, no assurance that Savannah would not be left in a vegetative state. "I don't want her to go ...

http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/for-a-little-girl-with-mld-who-might-not-reach-3-every-new-day-is-a-reason/2123595

Scottish News: Stem cells blood trial licensed

Researchers from the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine in Edinburgh have been granted a licence to make blood from stem cells which could be tested on humans, The Scotsman has reported.

http://www.ayrshirepost.net/ayrshire-news/scottish-news/2013/05/30/stem-cells-blood-trial-licensed-102545-33407474/

Orgenesis to Present Updates at Two Key June Conferences

... Prof. Sarah Ferber, Chief Science Officer of Orgenesis, will speak at the International Society for Stem Cell Research ("ISSCR") 11th Annual Meeting on June 14, 2013 in Boston, MA. ISSCR is the largest international interdisciplinary forum dedicated ...

http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/05/30/550897/10034631/en/Orgenesis-to-Present-Updates-at-Two-Key-June-Conferences.html

Discredited scientist leads mammoth effort

Hendrik Poinar, a scientist who believes he is close to cracking the woolly mammoth's genetic code, says that cloning extinct species is now possible.

http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/03/14/10692201-years-after-scandal-scientist-leads-campaign-to-resurrect-mammoth?lite

Stem cells blood trial licensed

Researchers from the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine in Edinburgh have been granted a licence to make blood from stem cells which could be tested on humans, The Scotsman has reported.

http://icdumfries.icnetwork.co.uk/othernews/news//tm_headline=stem-cells-blood-trial-licensed%26method=full%26objectid=33407488%26siteid=77296-name_page.html

Researchers identify novel approach to create red blood cells, platelets in vitro

A study led by Boston University School of Medicine has identified a novel approach to create an unlimited number of human red blood cells and platelets in vitro.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/bumc-rin053013.php

FDA-approved Stem Cell Trial Dramatically Slows ALS

For an unheard-of two years, stem cells have slowed the progression of Lou Gehrig's disease, a devastating condition with a two-to-five year survival rate, in a small group of patients.

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/articles/2013/05/fda-approved-stem-cell-trial-dramatically-slows-als

Human Cloning Obfuscation 8: A Blastocyst, Not an Embryo

Embryology text books will tell you that when fertilization is completed, an embryo is formed.

http://www.nationalreview.com/human-exceptionalism/349713/human-cloning-obfuscation-8-blastocyst-not-embryo-wesley-j-smith

Neuralstem Sees Breakthrough In Spinal Cord Injury

Earlier in the week, Neuralstem, Inc announced the publication of preclinical data in the journal of Stem Cell Research & Therapy demonstrating that rats transplanted with its spinal cord-derived human neural stem cells, NSI-566, three days after a spinal cord injury at L3 , showed improvement along several measures of motor function and a ... (more)

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1470971-neuralstem-sees-breakthrough-in-spinal-cord-injury?source=feed

Survey Of Americans' Moral Beliefs Reveals Changing Attitudes

... include Americans' increasing tolerance for sex between an unmarried man and woman, divorce, embryonic stem cell research, polygamy, and cloning humans. In fact, the only area where views shifted significantly in the opposite direction was in ...

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/05/30/survey-of-americans-moral-beliefs-reveals-changing-attitudes/

NeoStem Announces Presentations at 2nd Baltic Stem Cell Meeting and...

NeoStem, Inc. , a leader in the emerging cellular therapy market, today announced that Company management will make two presentations at the 2nd Baltic Stem Cell Meeting, running from Friday, May 31 to Sunday, June 2, 2013, and that the conference will feature a session with multiple researchers from around the world discussing advances using very ... (more)

http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/neostem-announces-presentations-2nd-baltic-stem-cell-meeting-and-session-feature-vseltm-technology

Genetics, epigenetics, and the mind-body connection

LOS ALTOS, CA, May 30, 2013 If you think you are destined to play the genetic hand that life has dealt you, think again.

http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/consciousness-health/2013/may/29/genetics-epigenetics-mind-body-connection-health/

Will mammoths be brought back to life? Blood find fuels cloning hopes

Remember when woolly mammoths roamed the planet? No? Well don't worry if you missed the last ice age -- scientists have moved one step closer to possibly bringing the beasts back to life with the discovery of liquid blood in a well-preserved mammoth carcass in Siberia.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/30/world/asia/siberia-mammoth-blood-discovery/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+Most+Recent%29

Woolly mammoth blood found in Siberia

Remember when woolly mammoths roamed the planet? No? Well don't worry if you missed the last ice age -- scientists have moved one step closer to possibly bringing the beasts back to life with the discovery of liquid blood in a well-preserved mammoth carcass in Siberia.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/woolly-mammoth-blood-found-in-siberia/-/1719418/20357172/-/map2onz/-/index.html

International Stem Cell Corporation Initiates IND-Enabling Study in Parkinson's Disease Program

MD, the internationally recognized neurosurgeon and a leader in the use of stem cells for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

http://www.freshnews.com/news/804907/international-stem-cell-corporation-initiates-ind-enabling-study-parkinson-s-disease-pr

Woolly mammoth found with blood in veins boosts chance of cloning

THE carcass of a 10,000-year-old woolly mammoth had been found with blood still in its veins - boosting the chances of a Jurassic Park style clone of the beast.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4948104/Woolly-mammoth-found-with-blood-in-veins-boosts-chance-of-cloning.html

Okyanos Heart Institute's Chief Medical Officer Speaks At 10th Annual...

"We have a lot of work to do now to help member cardiac care associates to be prepared for all the changes coming, and to find and collectively share new ways to gain efficiency and reduce costs without compromising quality of care." FREEPORT, The Bahamas, May 29, 2013 - Okyanos Heart Institute, whose mission it is to bring a new standard of care ... (more)

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10775940.htm

Stem Cells Improve Function In Newly-Paralyzed Rats

... UCSD Study Shows Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE MKT: CUR) announced that a paper published today in the journal, STEM CELL RESEARCH AND THERAPY, showed that rats transplanted with its spinal cord-derived human neural stem cells, NSI-566, three days after a ...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261166.php

Cedars-Sinai team awarded grant to study cardiac stem cell treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

... has cardiomyopathy associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. She was inspired to underwrite cardiac stem cell research at Cedars-Sinai after reading about a successful clinical trial led by Eduardo Marbn, MD, PhD, director of the Cedars-Sinai ...

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130530/Cedars-Sinai-team-awarded-grant-to-study-cardiac-stem-cell-treatment-for-Duchenne-muscular-dystrophy.aspx

Down Syndrome Neurons Grown From Stem Cells Show Signature Problems

Main Category: Stem Cell Research Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Genetics Article Date: 30 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT Down syndrome , the most common genetic form of intellectual disability, results from an extra copy of one chromosome.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261161.php

Germline mutation of Brca1 alters the fate of mammary luminal cells...

Correspondence: Dr X-H Pei, Molecular Oncology Program, Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1550 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA.

http://www.nature.com/onc/journal/v32/n22/full/onc2012293a.html

The dismal future of America's food supply? Lab-grown burgers could eventually hit fast food menus

Scientists from the Netherlands have apparently come up with a new method to produce meat that almost completely does away with the animals.

http://www.naturalnews.com/040544_shmeat_lab_meat_artificial.html

Pioneering blood trials 'agreed'

Researchers from the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine in Edinburgh have been granted a licence to make blood from stem cells which can be tested on humans, the Scotsman has reported.

http://iclanarkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/news/scotland/headlines//tm_headline=pioneering-blood-trials-agreed%26method=full%26objectid=33404086%26siteid=50144-name_page.html

Leaders: Research forces need for benefits rethink

... the scale of the potential benefits of this work and allaying some people's moral difficulty with stem cell research. Once again, scientific endeavour in Scotland - which has produced Dolly the Sheep and breakthroughs in the understanding of cancer ...

http://www.scotsman.com/news/leaders-research-forces-need-for-benefits-rethink-1-2948075

Jack Paulson signed up to be a bone marrow donor Picture: Michael Lloyd BRML201305 25C-002

Mr Paulson, who now lives in Sneyd Park, was among people who had given a sample to the United States-based registry along with other parents at his daughter Madeleine's school when a friend was battling leukaemia.

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Bristol-filmmaker-Jack-Paulson-gives-bone-marrow/story-19131325-detail/story.html

Scottish News: Pioneering blood trials 'agreed'

Researchers from the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine in Edinburgh have been granted a licence to make blood from stem cells which can be tested on humans, the Scotsman has reported.

http://www.kilmarnockstandard.co.uk/ayrshire-news/scottish-news/2013/05/30/pioneering-blood-trials-agreed-81430-33404070/

Scots scientists to trial synthetic human blood

SCOTTISH scientists have been given the go-ahead for the world's first trials in humans of synthetic blood, The Scotsman can reveal.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/scots-scientists-to-trial-synthetic-human-blood-1-2948081

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Sen. Mike Carrell dies in Seattle at age 69

Sen. Mike Carrell, who has been receiving stem cell transplants since last month for a blood condition, died Wednesday from complications related to his treatment.

http://www.king5.com/news/Sen-Mike-Carrell-dies-in-Seattle-at-age-69-209386301.html

Sen. Mike Carrell dies in Seattle at age 69

Sen. Mike Carrell, who has been receiving stem cell transplants since mid-April for a blood condition, has died from complications related to his treatment.

http://www.theolympian.com/2013/05/29/2564030/sen-mike-carrell-dies-in-seattle.html

Sen. Mike Carrell dies in Seattle at age 69

Sen. Mike Carrell, who received a stem cell transplant last month for a blood condition, died Wednesday from complications related to his treatment.

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130529/NEWS03/705299842

Washington state Sen. Mike Carrell dies in Seattle at age 69

Sen. Mike Carrell , who received a stem cell transplant last month for a blood condition, died Wednesday from complications related to his treatment.

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/05/washington_state_sen_mike_carr.html

CIRM chief: Stem cell 'alpha clinic' plan boosts likelihood of success

If stem cell therapies are to reach patients with diabetes, Alzheimer's, sickle cell and other diseases, the infrastructure for delivering those must be planned and not left to wander, said the president of California's stem cell research funding agency.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/biotech/2013/05/cirm-embryonic-stem-cells-ips-clinics.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_36+%28Pharmaceutical+Industry+News%29

In Honor of National Cancer Survivors Day, Expert Recommends Top Three Tips for Survivorship

Incorporating just three easy steps into a daily routine can increase a cancer patient's chance at survival, according to a physician who specializes in cancer survivorship.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/603639/?sc=rsmn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseMednews+%28Newswise%3A+MedNews%29

Jonathan D. Moreno: Has the Politics of Cloning Turned the Corner?

... especially considering the current budgetary pressure on the NIH and the dearth of private investment in stem cell research. But, beyond the small policy community that is deeply invested in these kinds of issues, the ripples barely got off the ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-d-moreno/has-the-politics-of-cloni_b_3353364.html?utm_hp_ref=media&ir=Media&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HP%2Fmedia+%28Media+on+The+Huffington+Post%29

State Sen. Mike Carrell of Lakewood dies at age 69

Sen. Mike Carrell , who received a stem cell transplant last month for a blood condition, died Wednesday from complications related to his treatment.

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Sen-Mike-Carrell-dies-in-Seattle-at-age-69-4558040.php

Sen. Mike Carrell Dies in Seattle at Age 69

Sen. Mike Carrell, who has been receiving stem cell transplants since mid-April for a blood condition, has died from complications related to his treatment.

http://www.kndo.com/story/22450027/sen-mike-carrell-dies-in-seattle-at-age-69

Inside Life Science: Sticky Stem Cells

Like a group of barnacles hanging onto a rock, these human cells hang onto a glass slide.

http://www.livescience.com/34834-research-sticky-stem-cells-nigms.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Livesciencecom+%28LiveScience.com+Science+Headline+Feed%29

Perfectly Preserved Mammoth Blood Unearthed in Ice

This photo shows a museum worker inspecting a replica of a woolly mammoth , a relative of modern elephants that went extinct 3,000 to 10,000 years ago.

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Sen. Mike Carrell dies in Seattle at age 69

Sen. Mike Carrell, who received a stem cell transplant last month for a blood condition, died Wednesday from complications related to his treatment.

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021078851_apwaobitcarrell2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss

Washington state Sen. Mike Carrell has died at 69

Sen. Mike Carrell, who has been receiving stem cell transplants since last month for a blood condition, died Wednesday from complications related to his treatment.

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/washington-state-sen-mike-carrell-has-died-at-69/

Education budget clears Michigan Legislature, goes to Gov. Snyder's desk

... healthcare and other benefits to domestic partners of employees and require reporting on embryonic stem cell research. "While most Michiganders care about jobs and making sure our state's unemployment rate is no longer among the worst in the nation, ...

http://michiganradio.org/post/education-budget-clears-michigan-legislature-goes-gov-snyders-desk

State Sen. Mike Carrell of Lakewood dies at age 69

Sen. Mike Carrell, who has been receiving stem cell transplants since last month for a blood condition, died Wednesday from complications related to his treatment.

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-Sen-Mike-Carrell-of-Lakewood-dies-at-age-69-209385201.html

Sen. Mike Carrell dead

The State Senate held a moment of silence today for Sen. Mike Carrell, R-Lakewood, who died earlier this morning.

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/spincontrol/2013/may/29/sen-mike-carrell-dead/

Washington state Sen. Mike Carrell dies at age 69

Sen. Mike Carrell , who has been receiving stem cell transplants since mid-April for a blood condition, has died from complications related to his treatment.

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/05/washington_sate_sen_mike_carre.html

Science news from Harvard Stem Cell Institute

Woolly Mammoth's Best Preserved Remains Found - But is Jurassic Park Cloning Wise?

A team discovered the body of the extinct beast in the frozen wastes of Siberia.

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/472502/20130530/mammoth-clone-siberia.htm

Wales needs a lower capital gains tax regime to encourage investment says Sir Chris Evans

Live updates as the jury in Mark Bridger's trial for the murder of April Jones retires to consider its verdict The new two-tone red strip has received a negative reaction from fans after being unveiled by the Championship winners on Wednesday Comic author Howard Jacobson has picked up a well-bred Gloucestershire Old Spot pig for the second time as ... (more)

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/business/business-news/biotech-entrepreneur-sir-chris-evans-4028415

Genome Institute of Singapore and Enter Into Partnership for Early Detection of Cancer Cells

Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! 29 May 2013 -- The Genome Institute of Singapore of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research , and Sengenics today announced a partnership for cancer biomarker discovery with the aim to identify and validate auto-antibodies that can be used to detect ... (more)

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=298263&full=1

ReproCELL Announces Approval for Listing on the Osaka Stock Exchange JASDAQ Market Growth

Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! YOKOHAMA, Japan, May 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ReproCELL Inc.

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Seven days: 24-30 May 2013

Water priorities The US Agency for International Development released its first global water and development strategy on 21 May.

http://www.nature.com/news/seven-days-24-30-may-2013-1.13074

Brief demethylation step allows the conversion of adult human skin...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , Vol. 110, No. 22. , pp. 8948-8953, doi:10.1073/pnas.1220637110 The differentiated state of mature cells of adult organisms is achieved and maintained through the epigenetic regulation of gene expression, which consists of several mechanisms including DNA methylation.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/youngl/article/12377957

$70 million CIRM 'alpha clinics' aimed at stem cell clinical trials

California's stem cell research funding agency would set up so-called "alpha clinics" throughout the state to speed enrollment in and reduce costs of clinical trials of stem cell therapies.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/biotech/2013/05/stem-cells-cirm-alpha-clinics.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sanfrancisco+%28San+Francisco+Business+Times%29

Twins: Strokes At 26 Within Months Of Each Other

... that stem cells may aid recovery in rats that have suffered a stroke. The study, published in the journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy, found that stem cell treatments improved... A new anti-clotting drug has been approved by the U. S. Food and Drug ...

http://www.webpronews.com/twins-strokes-at-26-within-months-of-each-other-2013-05

Northstar acquires a new and exciting patent license in a multi-billion dollar industry

Symbol , today announced that after lengthy negotiations, it has closed a deal with the owners, and inventors of one of the most exciting health related patented processes in the US today.

http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/appliedclinicaltrials/Phase+News/Northstar-acquires-a-new-and-exciting-patent-licen/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/814322?ref=25

Japan aims high for growth

The Japanese government is working on a plan to revitalize its science workforce by boosting opportunities for female scientists, attracting top talent from abroad and increasing the commercialization of research.

http://www.nature.com/news/japan-aims-high-for-growth-1.13082

The Cake Wars

SWEET TASTE OF WICKEDNESS: This cake purchased from Gresham's Sweet Cakes by Melissa bears an important message.

http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20698-the_cake_wars.html

Chron Rx Health Blog

Induced pluripotent stem cells - IPS cells, for short - have been the darlings of the stem cell research community pretty much since they were created in 2006 .

http://blog.sfgate.com/chronrx/2013/05/29/buck-institute-getting-a-stem-cell-bank/

Study shows significant improvement in overall survival outcomes for...

Survival rates have increased significantly among patients who received blood stem cell transplants from both related and unrelated donors, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology today.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-significant-survival-outcomes-patients-blood.html

Stem cell research ready to move to humans

Scientists at U-C San Diego say human stem cell injections appear to improve mobility and function in rats with spinal cord injuries.

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/22439791/stem-cell-research-ready-to-move-to-humans

Faculty, leadership power USC's growth

Los Angeles was a small, dusty town when the University of Southern California was launched with some 50 students in 1880.

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130529000738

Investments in 'Medical Science Fiction'

... stem cells, umbilical cord blood, adult bone marrow, amniotic fluid and adipose tissue (fat cells). While stem cell research is progressing a bit more slowly than anticipated, it is beginning to provide signs of hope with the first regulatory ...

http://www.benzinga.com/13/05/3627905/investments-in-medical-science-fiction

Industry Leaders Team Up to Educate Patients on StemCellLipoa ...

Liposuction.com, the largest website dedicated to liposuction education, and AdiCyte, the nation's leading cryobank for adipose [fat] derived tissue and stem cells, have partnered to educate consumers about StemCellLipoa and the value of banking adipose tissue and stem cells following liposuction.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10773074.htm

Stem cell injections improve spinal injuries in rats

A three-dimensional, reconstructed MRI image shows a cavity caused by a spinal injury nearly filled with grafted neural stem cells, colored green.

http://www.kurzweilai.net/stem-cell-injections-improve-spinal-injuries-in-rats

Patients With Traumatic Spinal Injuries Benefit From Cell Replacement ...

Human foetal stem cell grafts improve both motor and sensory functions in rats suffering from a spinal cord injury, according to research published this week in BioMed Central's open access journal Stem Cell Research and Therapy.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=261076

Patients With Traumatic Spinal Injuries Benefit From Cell Replacement ...

Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells Offer Hope For Treatment Of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Transplantation of human stem cells in an experiment conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison improved survival and muscle function in rats used to model ALS, a nerve disease that destroys nerve control of muscles, causing death by respiratory failure.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/261096.php

EDITORIAL: More conflicts revealed at stem cell institute

... Thomas has vowed to be aggressive in avoiding conflicts in dispersing millions of public dollars for stem cell research. Yet serious conflicts continue to be revealed involving CIRM. The latest one throws into question a $20 million grant awarded ...

http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/05/29/3317212/editorial-more-conflicts-revealed.html

Researchers successfully clone human embryonic stem cells

By doing so, the science community has taken a giant step toward developing replacement tissue to treat diseases and could also be a step toward the day when cloned babies could be a possibility.

http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/communities-health-and-science-today/2013/may/16/researchers-successfully-clone-human-embryonic-ste/

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Mammoth find: Preserved Ice Age giant found with flowing blood in Siberia

Russian scientists discovered a fully-grown female mammoth with blood and well-preserved muscle tissue trapped in ice in Siberia.

http://rt.com/news/mammoth-blood-ice-siberia-908/

Significantly improved survival rates for stem cell transplant recipients

The study authors attribute the increase to several factors, including advances in HLA tissue typing, better supportive care and earlier referral for transplantation.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130528180857.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

Mechanisms and models of somatic cell reprogramming

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http://www.citeulike.org/user/dakelley/article/12351958

Bad News for Social Conservatives? Annual Survey Finds Americans...

... unwed couples is up (an approval increase of 10 percent since 2001), divorce is up (nine percent), stem cell research is up (eight percent [first asked in 2002]), and acceptance of polygamy is up (seven percent [first asked in 2003]): But it's not ...

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/05/28/bad-news-for-social-conservatives-annual-survey-finds-americans-moving-closer-toward-social-liberalism/

Spine function improves after cell replacement therapy with human fetal stem cells

... ies," the researchers added. The research was published this week in BioMed Central's open access journal Stem Cell Research and Therapy.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/story/23831/spine-function-improves-after-cell-replacement-therapy-with-human-fetal-stem-cells.html

New Research Shows Significant Improvement in Overall Survival Outcomes for Patients Receiving Blood Stem Cell Transplants

Survival rates have increased significantly among patients who received blood stem cell transplants from both related and unrelated donors, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology today.

http://www.freshnews.com/news/803937/new-research-shows-significant-improvement-overall-survival-outcomes-patients-receiving

Stem Cells as Drug Factories

Fallout from hailed cloning paper

How fast is too fast for review of a scientific article? And who has the responsibility to ensure accuracy? Errors found in a widely acclaimed cloning study have rekindled those questions - and sent the lead author and the journal that published it scrambling to assure the world that the problems did not compromise the findings.

http://www.nature.com/news/fallout-from-hailed-cloning-paper-1.13078

Stem Cells Help Explore Brain Development In...

By reengineering skin cells from individuals with Down syndrome , scientists at the University of Wisconsin, Madison were able to learn how stem cells develop into dysfunctional brain cells when they contain an extra copy of chromosome 21, the genetic cause of the disorder.

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112858076/stem-cells-down-syndrome-brain-development-052813/

Stem Cell Therapy Improves Damaged Spinal Cords

Human fetal stem cell grafts improve both motor and sensory functions in rats suffering from a spinal cord injury, according to research published this week in BioMed Central 's open access journal Stem Cell Research and Therapy .

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2013/05/stem-cell-therapy-improves-damaged-spinal-cords

Would The High Quality Research Act Cut Science Hype?

... the shrieks from the same science media who invented the myth that Republicans banned human embryonic stem cell research, it vaguely tasked the National Science Foundation with certifying that its research is valuable to the interests of the nation ...

http://www.science20.com/science_20/would_high_quality_research_act_cut_science_hype-113263

Study Shows Significantly Improved Survival Rates for Stem Cell Transplant Recipients

May 28, 2013-Survival rates have increased significantly among patients who received blood stem cell transplants from both related and unrelated donors, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology today.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/603567/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

New Research Shows Significant Improvement in Overall Survival...

Jackson County Chamber Spotlight: Spring of Youth Medical Group can administer a youthful appearance

... manner of leg problems including visible veins. The Mississippi Stem Cell Treatment Center which includes stem cell research is now established here as well. We harvest stem cells from fat around the waist and give them back to the same person to ...

http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-business/2013/05/jackson_county_chamber_spotlig_28.html

Today on New Scientist

Drowsiness detector wakes drivers if they start to doze Mining trucks are to be fitted with a system that watches driver's faces for imminent "microsleeps", which could cause accidents Stroke patients improve in first stem cell trial For the first time since their stroke, people have been able to lift limbs, grip objects and walk unaided following ... (more)

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23608-today-on-new-scientist.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news

Breakthrough In Use Of Stem Cells To Treat...

For years, stem-cell based therapies have been described as a potential way to treat spinal cord injuries in humans, and a new study published in the journal Stem Cell Research and Therapy describes an exciting step forward in that pursuit.

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112857866/stem-cell-spinal-injury-treatment-breakthrough-0520813/

Engineered stem cell advance points toward treatment for ALS

Gehrke & Associates, SC is an intellectual property law firm that assists clients in realizing the value of their intellectual property through patent, trademark, and copyright protection, licensing and portfolio management.

http://www.wistech.org/2013/05/engineered-stem-cell-advance-points-toward-treatment-for-als.html

Using One Grant to Tackle Two Diseases

May 28, 2013 - Albuquerque, NM - A little paper cut on your finger is much less serious than a heart attack, but in each case your blood mobilizes various types of cells to the problem site and produces new blood cells to replenish those lost.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/603540/?sc=rsmn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseMednews+%28Newswise%3A+MedNews%29

Lou Gehrig's Disease Treatment On The Horizon? Engineered Stem Cells Could Be The Key

Using stem cells as factories to produce growth factors, researchers found lab animals with Lou Gehrig's disease had better survival.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/15955/20130528/lou-gehrigs-disease-treatment-engineered-stem-cell.htm

SUPPRESTEM Consortium Led by Merus Receives $7.7 Million FP7 Grant From the

Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! Utrecht, The Netherlands, May 27, 2013 - Merus B.V., a biopharmaceutical company focusing on innovative human antibody therapeutics, today announced that it has been granted funding from the European Union's FP7 program.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=298074&full=1

'Be the Match' registry could save lives

Longtime Parkite Billie Harsch and former resident Andy Washington have something in common, something they wouldn't wish on their worst enemy.

http://www.parkrecord.com/ci_23336383/be-match-registry-could-save-lives

Stroke patients improve in first stem cell trial

It's too soon to rejoice, but the first people to receive stem cell therapy after a stroke have shown unexpected but modest improvements in their condition.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23606-stroke-patients-improve-in-first-stem-cell-trial.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news

Scientists revive frozen plants after 400 years

Frozen plants that were buried under a glacier in Canada have been exposed after substantial ice melt, and researchers from the University of Alberta say they are sprouting new growth .

http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/05/28/Scientists-revive-frozen-plants-after-400-years/4001369745712/

Engineered Stem Cell Advance Points Toward Treatment for ALS

MADISON, Wis. - Transplantation of human stem cells in an experiment conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison improved survival and muscle function in rats used to model ALS, a nerve disease that destroys nerve control of muscles, causing death by respiratory failure.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/603493/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Engineered stem cell advance points toward treatment for ALS

OvaScience Technology Featured at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation Summit

OvaScienceSM , , a life sciences company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of new treatments for infertility, today announced that the Company's egg precursor cell technology platform will be featured in several presentations regarding female fertility preservation at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation Summit ... (more)

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130528005432&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

New Market Report: Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. (CYTX) - Medical Equipment - Deals and Alliances Profile

Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. develops, manufactures, and commercializes innovative medical devices that enables physicians to practice regenerative medicine worldwide.

http://reports.pr-inside.com/new-market-report-cytori-therapeutics-inc-r3679074.htm

NeoStem: A Biotech With Lots Of Promise

One of the hardest things to do is to try and identify the best stocks in the biotechnology world.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1463811-neostem-a-biotech-with-lots-of-promise?source=feed

Stroke Patients Show Signs Of Recovery Following Stem Cell Trial

As one of the first ever trials to test the safety of stem cells as a treatment for stroke draws to a close, investigators report there appear to be no harmful side effects.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=261084

Stem Cell Trial Leads To 'Mild To Moderate'...

More than half of the seriously disabled stroke victims participating in preliminary clinical trials of a new stem cell procedure have shown modest signs of recovery, the scientists carrying out the research reported Monday.

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112857578/stem-cell-procedure-helps-stroke-patients-052813/

Spine function improves following cell replacement therapy with fetal human stem cells

Stem cell injections improve spinal injuries in rats

An international team led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports that a single injection of human neural stem cells produced neuronal regeneration and improvement of function and mobility in rats impaired by an acute spinal cord injury .

http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life_sciences/stem_cell_injections_improve_spinal_injuries_rats_214657.html

Ministry opposes Chinese ship ram

A Foreign Ministry representative on Sunday met and delivered a diplomatic note to a representative of the Chinese Embassy in Ha Noi, objecting the recent ramming by a Chinese ship of a Vietnamese fishing vessel which was operating normally in an area totally within Viet Nam's exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/239939/ministry-opposes-chinese-ship-ram.html

Tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells used as vehicles for...

Mesenchymal stem cells have been promoted as an attractive option to use as cellular delivery vehicles to carry anti-tumor agents, owing to their ability to home into tumor sites and secrete cytokines.

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/11/139/abstract

ReproCELL Inc. Announces Approval for Listing on the Osaka Stock Exchange JASDAQ Market Growth

ReproCELL Inc. announced today that ReproCELL will proceed with an initial public offering and has received formal approval from the Osaka Stock Exchange for listing on the JASDAQ Market Growth.

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2675097

Huge Congenital Heart Disease Advance - Step Closer To Understanding Genetic Cause

Researchers in the U.K have identified a new gene linked to the development of congenital heart disease among newborn babies through large-scale sequencing analysis.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=261071

Stem cell therapies remain question mark - Tue, 28 May 2013 PST

Until recently, I didn't know that I could use stem cells to help heal my bum shoulder.

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/may/28/stem-cell-therapies-remain-question-mark/

Our View: Stem cell institute still has problems

... Thomas has vowed to be aggressive in avoiding conflicts in dispersing millions of public dollars for stem cell research. Yet serious conflicts continue to be revealed involving the CIRM. The latest one throws into question a $20 million grant ...

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/05/27/3038426/stem-cell-institute-stillhas-problems.html

First-ever successful stem cell transplant in Vietnam

Vietnam has successfully conducted the country's first-ever haploidentical stem cell transplant for a 21-year-old man, state-run Vietnam News reported on Tuesday.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2013-05/28/c_132413915.htm

Monday, May 27, 2013

Stem cell injections improve spinal injuries in rats

... spasticity in a rat model of acute lumbar spinal cord injury by human neural stem cell transplantation . Stem Cell Research & Therapy , 2013; 4 (5): 57 DOI: 10.1186/scrt209 A three-dimensional, reconstructed magnetic resonance image (upper) shows a ...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130527231843.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News%29

Harvard stem cell researchers find protein that rejuvenates aging mouse hearts

Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists Richard T. Lee and Amy Wagers have identified a protein that in mice causes old, enlarged, weakened hearts to return to youthful size and function.

http://www.boston.com/news/science/blogs/science-in-mind/2013/05/09/harvard-stem-cell-researchers-find-protein-that-rejuvenates-aging-mouse-hearts/kqC6SzTO9hMAvSpiqiyB3O/blog.html?rss_id=Most+Popular

Neuralstem ALS Trial Principal Investigator Presents Phase I Data

Neuralstem, Inc. today reported that Eva Feldman, MD, PhD, principal investigator, presented updated Phase I data from its spinal cord-derived human neural stem cell trial in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the neuro diabetes special medical symposium in Bucharest, Romania, on Friday.

http://www.drugs.com/clinical_trials/neuralstem-als-trial-principal-investigator-presents-phase-data-15556.html?

Stem Cell Injections Improve Spinal Injuries in Rats

An international team led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports that a single injection of human neural stem cells produced neuronal regeneration and improvement of function and mobility in rats impaired by an acute spinal cord injury .

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/603446/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Stem cell injections improve spinal injuries in rats

A three-dimensional, reconstructed magnetic resonance image shows a cavity caused by a spinal injury nearly filled with grafted neural stem cells, colored green.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/uoc--sci052313.php

Brain cells give insight into Down's

Brain cells have been grown from skin cells of adults with Down's syndrome in research that could shed new light on the condition.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22655578#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Spine function improves following cell replacement therapy with fetal human stem cells

... a spinal cord injury, according to research published this week in BioMed Central's open access journal Stem Cell Research and Therapy . This cell replacement therapy also improves the structural integrity of the spine, providing a functional relay ...

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-spine-function-cell-therapy-fetal.html

Stem Cell Donor Humbled To Meet Woman Whose Life He Saved

A Sharon father of two made a trip to New York last week for a meeting he'd looked forward to for some time.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/27/stem-cell-donor-humbled-to-meet-woman-whose-life-he-saved/

Junior Research Fellow (JRF) Position

... hard copies to The Principal, Christian Medical College, Bagayam, Vellore-632002, Tamil Nadu, Centre for Stem Cell Research, , Christian Medical College, College Campus, Bagayam, Centre for Stem Cell Research, CMC, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/322894-Junior-Research-Fellow-JRF-Position

Epigenetic Reprogramming in Cancer

Stroke victims 'recovering' after pioneering stem cell therapy

The initial results, being presented at the European stroke conference in London tomorrow, show brain function has improved for five of the nine subjects.

http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/27/stroke-victims-recovering-after-pioneering-stem-cell-therapy-3810272/

Five stroke victims showing improvement following pioneering stem cell therapy

Scientists injected stem cells into the damaged parts of their brains in the hope they would "kick-start" the body's repair processes Prof Keith Muir, of Glasgow University, said the results were "not what we would have expected" from the group of patients who had previously shown no indications of their conditions improving.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/science/five-stroke-victims-showing-improvement-1916631

Stem Cell-Like Gene Expression in Ovarian Cancer Predicts Type II Subtype and Prognosis

Although ovarian cancer is often initially chemotherapy-sensitive, the vast majority of tumors eventually relapse and patients die of increasingly aggressive disease.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/nailest/article/12369648

Stroke victims show signs of recovery after stem cell therapy

Prof Keith Muir, of Glasgow University, said the results were "not what we would have expected" from the group of patients who had previously shown no indications of their conditions improving.

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/health/stroke-victims-show-signs-of-recovery-after-stem-cell-therapy-29299624.html

Stroke victims show small signs of recovering following pioneering stem cell therapy

FIVE severely disabled stoke patients show signs of recovering for the first time following the injection of stem cells into the damaged parts of their brains.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/health/stroke-victims-show-small-signs-1916089

Encouraging data from stem cell trial in stroke patients as plans for Phase II progress

Encouraging interim data from the world's first clinical trial examining the safety of neural stem cell treatment in stroke patients has been reported by researchers ahead of an application for Phase II trials.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-stem-cell-trial-patients-phase.html

Induced pluripotent stem cells from CINCA syndrome patients as a...

Chronic infantile neurologic cutaneous and articular syndrome is an IL-1-driven autoinflammatory disorder caused mainly by NLRP3 mutations.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/sallycowley/article/12369258

Physiological Elimination Of Neutrophils Induces Alterations To The...

CNIC researchers have discovered that the daily clearance of neutrophils from the body stimulates the release of hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow into the bloodstream, according to a report published in the journal Cell.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=260983

Stroke Victims Improve After Stem Cell Trial

The five patients had stem cells injected directly into damaged parts of their brains in the hope they would turn into healthy tissue or "kick start" the body's own repair processes.

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/stroke_victims_improve_after_stem_cell_trial

Autologous Cord Blood Successfully Treats Pediatric Cerebral Palsy

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Stem Cell Research Article Date: 27 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT Awoken from a persistent vegetative state Bochum's medics have succeeded in treating cerebral palsy with autologous cord blood.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260993.php

Physiological Elimination Of Neutrophils Induces Alterations To The...

Main Category: Immune System / Vaccines Also Included In: Cardiovascular / Cardiology ; Stem Cell Research Article Date: 27 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT CNIC researchers have discovered that the daily clearance of neutrophils from the body stimulates the release of hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow into the bloodstream, according to a report ... (more)

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260983.php

Stroke Victims Improve After Stem Cell Trial

A group of patients who had stem cells injected into damaged parts of their brains are showing small signs of recovery.

http://news.sky.com/story/1096031/stroke-victims-improve-after-stem-cell-trial

Regenerative Medicine Institute, Mexico Reaches Three Year Milestone

... allied with Ageless Regenerative Institute in order to more fully immerse itself in autologous adult stem cell research. Further, Dr. Lopez and RMI are members of several prestigious stem cell research organizations. Former trial participant James ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2013/5/prweb10757083.htm

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Chinese biologists find new method to improve cell reprogramming

Sequential introduction of the proteins known to reprogram cells could improve the efficiency of cell reprogramming, according to a new study reported in Nature Cell Biology on Sunday.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2013-05/27/c_132409625.htm

Latent TB germs can hide in marrow cells, study says

Scientists have found a hiding place in the body where bacteria that cause tuberculosis may take refuge - a clue that could one day help target treatments more effectively and surmount a major obstacle to eradicating the global epidemic.

http://www.boston.com/2013/01/31/tuberculosis/EFtXVQhWcVqDxMgu6b3HvK/story.html?rss_id=Most+Popular

Stem Cell Therapy For Dogs Unleashing Hope, Angst

Stem cell therapies that could one day lead to a cure for diabetes percolate in the hobbled back legs of an 11-year-old yellow Labrador named Daisy Mae Doodle.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/26/stem-cell-therapy-dogs_n_3338007.html

Loosen federal rules on stem cell use

This month, Oregon Health & Science University was honored to help advance the possibility of therapies aimed at curing several serious diseases and conditions, including Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, some genetic diseases and possibly even spinal cord injuries.

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/05/loosen_federal_rules_on_stem_c.html

QH588.S83 S55 2013 - Skin stem cells : methods and protocols / edited by Kursad Turksen

During the last decade, an increased interest in somatic stem cells has led to a flurry of research on one of the most accessible tissues of the body: skin.

http://catalog.ust.hk/catalog/archives/928728

Multiple myeloma.

Prothena May Have The First Disease-Modifying Therapy For Amyloidosis

Amyloidoses are rare diseases characterized by the uncontrolled production of bundles of misfolded amyloid proteins, which accumulate in tissues causing organ failure and ultimately death.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1461741-prothena-may-have-the-first-disease-modifying-therapy-for-amyloidosis?source=feed

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Accumulation of DNA Damage in Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells during Human Aging

Accumulation of DNA damage leading to adult stem cell exhaustion has been proposed to be a principal mechanism of aging.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/valenciabraham/article/12367175

Stem Cell Funding Challenge Tossed by U.S. Appeals Court

A lawsuit challenging U.S. funding for human embryonic stem-cell research was rejected by a federal appeals court in Washington, which upheld a lower court's ruling dismissing the case.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-24/stem-cell-funding-challenge-tossed-by-u-s-appeals-court.html

Medial Temporal Lobe Aging Reduces New Memory Segmenting

The study suggests that problems processing everyday events may be the result of age-related atrophy to a part of the brain called the medial temporal lobe .

http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/009069.html

Human Stem Cell Cloning Paper Contains Reused Images

An anonymous reader writes "A very recent paper in the prestigious biology journal Cell - ' Human Embryonic Stem Cells Derived by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer ' - reports the novel creation of human embryonic stem cells from somatic nuclei.

http://science.slashdot.org/story/13/05/25/1357248/human-stem-cell-cloning-paper-contains-reused-images?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot%2Fto+%28%28Title%29Slashdot+%28rdf%29%29

Caesar Sant, Four-Year-Old Violin Prodigy From North Carolina, Suffers Debilitating Disease

Caesar Sant is a four-year-old child prodigy with a gift for playing the violin .

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/25/caesar-sant-four-year-old-violin-prodigy-north-carolina-debilitating-disease_n_3331356.html

Around the Region: June 1 fundraiser in Macclenny to benefit blind girl

Got something you'd like to share about your community? Send news-related tips to Times-Union suburban writer Jim Schoettler at jim.schoettler@jacksonville.com or 359-4385. A poker run, bake sale, raffle and 50/50 are being held June 1 as a fundraiser for Macclenny's Heather Nipper to go to Thailand for stem cell treatments her parents hope will ... (more)

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2013-05-25/story/around-region-june-1-fundraiser-macclenny-benefit-blind-girl?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JacksonvillecomsNewsSportsAndEntertainment+%28Jacksonville%27s+Most+Recent+Headlines+-+Jacksonville.com+and+The+Florida+Times-Union%29

Top 10 donations to the University of Michigan total $580 million

... last of which was a $56 million sum in 2011. That sum is being used to explore the potential of embryonic stem cell research. An earlier $22 million gift created the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute, where scientists are exploring cures ...

http://annarbor.com/news/u-m-donations-top-10/?cmpid=mlive-%40mlive-business-a2&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ann_arbor_business_review+%28Ann+Arbor+Business+-+MLive.com+AABR%29

Around the Region: June 1 fundraiser in Macclenny to benefit blind girl

A poker run, bake sale, raffle and 50/50 are being held June 1 as a fundraiser for Macclenny's Heather Nipper to go to Thailand for stem cell treatments her parents hope will give her sight.

http://jacksonville.com/community/2013-05-25/story/around-region-june-1-fundraiser-macclenny-benefit-blind-girl?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JacksonvillecomsNewsSportsAndEntertainment+%28Jacksonville%27s+Most+Recent+Headlines+-+Jacksonville.com+and+The+Florida+Times-Union%29

Editorial: More conflicts come to light at stem cell institute

... Thomas has vowed to be aggressive in avoiding conflicts in dispersing millions of public dollars for stem cell research. Yet serious conflicts continue to be revealed involving CIRM. The latest one throws into question a $20 million grant awarded ...

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/25/5447094/more-conflicts-come-to-light-at.html#mi_rss=Opinion

Friday, May 24, 2013

MS money `going to wrong priorities'

Kings Meadows man Michael Mitchell says he was `'cured" of multiple sclerosis and wants to see the treatment more readily available.

http://www.examiner.com.au/story/1526217/ms-money-going-to-wrong-priorities/?src=rss

CNTF receptor subunit I as a marker for glioma tumor-initiating...

Crowd-Sourcing the Clones: A New Kind of Peer Review?

In recent weeks, editors of PubPeer were getting only about 400 unique visits a day to their post-publication peer-review website.

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/articles/2013/05/crowd-sourcing-clones-new-kind-peer-review

Ajax woman needs stem cell transplant

Candice is fighting acute lymphoblastic leukemia and needs a stem cell donation.

http://www.durhamregion.com/community/health/article/1622146

Keeping stem cells strong

When infections occur in the body, stem cells in the blood often jump into action by multiplying and differentiating into mature immune cells that can fight off illness.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3023465/posts

UConn Researchers at Forefront of Genome Editing

The team creating the stem cell model of PTSD includes from left, Patrick Torbey, graduate student from the "Magiste re de Ge ne tique" program at the University Paris Diderot; Christopher Stoddard, research associate in the Gene Targeting and Transgenic Facility; and Kristen Martins Taylor, assistant professor of Genetics and Developmental ... (more)

http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2013/05/uconn-researchers-at-forefront-of-genome-editing/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+uconn-today+%28UConn+Today%29

Experts: 'Minor errors' in stem cell study

Researchers managed to create embryonic stem cells through cloning, a breakthrough in the field that was announced May 15 in the journal Cell.

http://www.wgal.com/news/health/Experts-Minor-errors-in-stem-cell-study/-/9360276/20290846/-/287e5a/-/index.html

Brazil Announces Funding for a Second Round of Multidisciplinary Research Centers

... Innovation in Biodiversity and Drug Discovery, for example, and the Human Genome Research Center will add stem cell research to its mission. Nine of the second round RIDCs are entirely new. They include centers focused on food, glass, inflammatory ...

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2013/05/brazil-announces-funding-for-a-s.html?rss=1

Penny Stock Buzzers: Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTCBB:ACTC),...

PennyStockCrowd.com scan the markets and send you timely reports on hot stock alerts, volume spikes, breaking news, momentum alerts, chart patterns, and more.

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/penny-stock-buzzers-advanced-cell-technology-inc-otcbbactc-applied-dna-sciences-inc-otcbbapdn-nupathe-inc-nasdaqpath-b-green-innovations-inc-otcmktsbgnn-256616.htm

Mislabeled Images Bedevil Landmark Cloning Paper

One day after a prominent paper in the journal Cell was flagged for image duplication , the main author and the journal say that the problems arose from simple mislabeling of images and do not invalidate the results.

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2013/05/mislabeled-images-bedevil-landma.html?rss=1

Author of stem cell cloning study admits errors

A blockbuster study in which U.S. researchers reported that they had turned human skin cells into embryonic stem cells contained errors, its lead author has acknowledged.

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/author-stem-cell-cloning-study-admits-errors-article-1.1353645?localLinksEnabled=false

Experts: 'Minor errors' in stem cell study

Researchers managed to create embryonic stem cells through cloning, a breakthrough in the field that was announced May 15 in the journal Cell .

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/24/health/stem-cell-study/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_health+%28RSS%3A+Health%29

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. Receives $6.4 Million Strategic Partnership ...

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. Receives $6.4 Million Strategic Partnership Award From California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to Develop ZFP Therapeutic for Beta-thalassemia /PRNewswire/ -- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297883&full=1

It's amazing what the human heart can do

"The heart is really a miraculous organ. It beats 72 times a minute throughout our life, which means billions of times in our lifetime.

http://www.12newsnow.com/story/22415365/its-amazing-what-the-human-heart-can-do

Sangamo BioSciences Receives $6.4 Million Strategic Partnership Award ...

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. announced that the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has granted the Company a $6.4 million Strategic Partnership Award to develop a potentially curative ZFP Therapeutic for beta-thalassemia based on the application of its zinc finger nuclease gene-editing technology in hematopoietic stem cells .

http://www.freshnews.com/news/803203/sangamo-biosciences-receives-6-4-million-strategic-partnership-award-from-california-in

What the human heart can do

"The heart is really a miraculous organ. It beats 72 times a minute throughout our life, which means billions of times in our lifetime.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/24/health/lifeswork-roberto-bolli-heart/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_health+%28RSS%3A+Health%29

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Grants Exclusive License to...

Under the new agreement, CDI now can make use of, distribute, sublicense and sell cellular products that employ the licensed technology for therapeutic use.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10766486.htm

Why Abortion Advocates Love Human Cloning

... Zo brings you the facts about this scary new science, and the impact clones will have on the abortion and stem cell research debate. When Biology gets to the point where we can control thing sufficiently to clone just the organ needed, it will be a ...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3023283/posts

Sangamo BioSciences, CIRM In Strategic Pact

Sangamo BioSciences has received a $6.4 million Strategic Partnership Award from California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to use its zinc finger nuclease gene-editing technology in hematopoietic stem cells to develop a potential ZFP Therapeutic for beta-thalassemia. The four-year grant provides matching funds for preclinical work to support ... (more)

http://www.contractpharma.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2013-05-24/sangamo-biosciences-cirm-in-strategic-pact/

Errors in cloning study cast doubt on publication process

A headline-making paper last week announcing that scientists had, for the first time, cloned human embryos and harvested stem cells from them contains minor errors, the authors acknowledged on Thursday.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/05/24/errors-in-cloning-study-cast-doubt-on-publication-process/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fhealth+%28Internal+-+Health+-+Text%29

Stem Cell Study Researcher Admits Mistakes

... his rush to publish the research, which he hoped to present next month at the International Society for Stem Cell Research meeting. "Maybe it was rushed," he said. "It was my mistake." Mitalipov said his research team will be issuing an erratum ...

http://news.discovery.com/human/genetics/stem-cell-researcher-admits-mistakes-130524.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

New Mouse Model Helping To Keep Stem Cells Strong

Main Category: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Also Included In: Immune System / Vaccines ; Stem Cell Research Article Date: 24 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT When infections occur in the body, stem cells in the blood often jump into action by multiplying and differentiating into mature immune cells that can fight off illness.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260882.php

New Mouse Model Helping To Keep Stem Cells Strong

The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine Fellows Graduate with Master's Degrees from USF

The twenty-nine members of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine Fellowship graduates were awarded a Master's Degree in Medical Sciences with a Concentration in Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine from the University of South Florida School of Biomedical Sciences College of Medicine this month.

http://www.pr.com/press-release/493079

Allergy Season Affects Pets as Well as People

Spring is allergy season not only for people, but also for pets. Assisi Veterinary Hospital urges pet owners to be aware of the potential threat of allergies to their pets and offers treatments for pet allergies.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/veterinary-hospital/pet-grooming/prweb10760201.htm

Boy's Stem Cells Successfully Treat Cerebral Palsy, Awaken Him From Vegetative State

... months ago. They reported that they had also treated cerebral palsy with cord blood. This development in stem cell research also comes just two days after other reports were released about a blind man who received embryonic stem-cell treatment, ...

http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/15870/20130524/boys-stem-cells-successfully-treat-cerebral-palsy.htm

With Renewed Vision, SBCC Graduate Robert Gutierrez Sees Bright Future

... their tails if they're lost. The professor asked the class what implications this could have on stem cell research. "I immediately started thinking of my dad," he said, who suffers from debilitating osteoarthritis, making it difficult for him to ...

http://www.noozhawk.com/schools/article/with_renewed_vision_sbcc_grad_sees_bright_future/

American CryoStem to Collaborate With Rutgers University on...

... Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, distinguished as one of the world's premier universities for stem cell research and training. American CryoStem has teamed with Kathryn Uhrich, PhD, Professor and Dean, Mathematical & Physical Sciences; ...

http://www.pmpnews.com/news/american-cryostem-collaborate-rutgers-university-adipose-derived-stem-cell-research-focus-study

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Discarded immune cells induce the relocation of stem cells

Neutrophils are leukocytes that defend the body against attack from bacteria and other disease organisms.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130523143539.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fheart_disease+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Heart+Disease%29

California awards $36 million for stem cell research leaders

California's stem cell agency has awarded $36 million from the Research Leadership Awards to attract six top stem cell scientists.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2013/05/california-wins-36-million-for-stem.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_43+%28Networking+Industry+News%29

Cloned stem-cell study under fire for sloppy errors

... to appear before he presented the result at next month's annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research in Boston, but adds that Mitalipov did not put any pressure on the journal to publish within days of submission. Cell , ...

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23590-cloned-stemcell-study-under-fire-for-sloppy-errors.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Chealth

The apples and oranges of stem cells

... explain it, eh? So it is with adult stem cells vs embryonic. The researchers trying to restrict embryonic stem cell research, including those who brought suit and won a temporary injunction against it, happen to be adult stem cell researchers who ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/the-apples-and-oranges-of-stem-cells

Errors in cloning study cast doubt on publication process

A headline-making paper last week announcing that scientists had, for the first time, cloned human embryos and harvested stem cells from them contains minor errors, the authors acknowledged on Thursday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/science-clone-stem-cells-idUSL2N0E41D120130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=rbssAdvertisingMarketing

Coralville Small Business Wins Award from Iowa Innovation Corporation

The Iowa Innovation Corporation has chosen a Coralville technology company as the recipient of its first Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Outreach program.

http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Coralville-Small-Business-Wins-Award-from-Iowa-Innovation-Corporation-208697871.html

Directing Smooth Muscle Cell Fate: A Partial Reprogramming Approach to Engineer Vessels [Editorials]

From the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Roddenberry Center for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, and Departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA.

http://circres.ahajournals.org/content/112/11/1402.short?rss=1

Small Solutions to Big Problems: MicroRNAs for Cardiac Regeneration...

From the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and Roddenberry Center for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at Gladstone, San Francisco, CA; and Departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA.

http://circres.ahajournals.org/content/112/11/1412.short?rss=1

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. Announces CEO Interview With

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics , a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies for neurodegenerative diseases, announced that The Wall Street Analyst conducted an audio interview yesterday with the Company's Chief Executive Officer Alon Natanson.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297847&full=1

Hadasit Bio-Holdings Ltd. Portfolio Company - Cell Cure Neurosciences ...

The Israeli Office of the Chief Scientist Approved Cell Cure's Development Budget Totaling NIS 11.5 Million with non equity based funding of close to 50% The Israeli Office of the Chief Scientist Approved Cell Cure's Development Budget Totaling NIS 11.5 Million with non equity based funding of close to 50% , May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hadasit ... (more)

http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/appliedclinicaltrials/Phase+News/Hadasit-Bio-Holdings-Ltd-Portfolio-Company---Cell-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/814039?ref=25

Coralville small business wins award from Iowa Innovation Corporation

The Iowa Innovation Corporation has chosen a Coralville technology company as the recipient of its first Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Outreach program.

http://thegazette.com/2013/05/23/coralville-small-business-wins-award-from-iowa-innovation-corporation/

Oops - Breakthrough Cloning Paper Has Errors

Researchers remove the genetic material from an unfertilized human egg cell in the first step toward creating a cloned human embryo A rush to publish a high-profile study on stem cell cloning appears to have created an embarrassing situation for the journal Cell and the paper's authors.

http://www.livescience.com/34643-stem-cell-cloning-paper-errors.html

Over 600 patients asking stem-cell treatments

Rome, May 23 - Some 600 patients are preparing to appeal in Italian courts for stem-cell treatments following the approval of a law on Wednesday legalizing its therapy, research and permitting those who have begun stem-cell treatments to continue them.

http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/english/2013/05/23/600-patients-asking-stem-cell-treatments_8754925.html

A Major Medical Breakthrough In Converting Human Skin Cells Into Embryonic Stem Cells

Researchers at the Oregon National Primate Research Center has announced a major medical breakthrough in effectively converting human skin cells into embryonic stem cells through a technique which is called nuclear tranfer according to a report by Fox News.Com. It's my opinion this is one major step forward in medical breakthroughs and it's hoped ... (more)

http://www.groundreport.com/Health_and_Science/A-Major-Medical-Breakthrough-In-Converting-Human-S/2953278

Balancing Act for Pluripotency

College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, Center for Bioinformatics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China The reprogramming factors that induce pluripotency have been identified primarily from embryonic stem cell -enriched, pluripotency-associated factors.

http://www.cell.com/abstract/S0092-8674(13)00531-X

Visiting British FM boosts science cooperation with Israel

British Foreign Secretary William Hague, at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/visiting-british-fm-boosts-science-cooperation-with-israel/

Verastem, Inc. to Present at the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! Verastem, Inc., focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by the targeted killing of cancer stem cells, announced that members of the research and development team will present the clinical design for an ongoing study of VS-6063 and ... (more)

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297735&full=1

Mistakes made in key stem cell research

The lead author of what has been described as milestone stem cell research published last week has admitted mistakes were made in the rush to get the paper published.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0523/452178-stem-cells/

Seeing Double: Errors In Stem-Cell Cloning Paper Raise Doubts

Scientists report a major breakthrough in human stem-cell research. And then just a week later, the findings come under fire.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/23/186246916/seeing-double-errors-in-stem-cell-cloning-paper-raise-doubts?ft=1&f=1128

Human Exceptionalism

The mainstream media-under the influence of spin from "the scientists"-has been playing a game of hide-the-ball about the recent first human cloning success.

http://www.nationalreview.com/human-exceptionalism/349152/human-cloning-obfuscation-7-no-spin-science-journals-wesley-j-smith

Over 7 in 10 Americans favour more moral policing in US: Gallup Poll

Washington, May 23 : A whopping 72 percent of Americans or more than seven in ten, believe the country needs more moral policing as the state of the union is 'getting worse'. According to a Gallup Poll, these percentages are slightly more optimistic than 2006-2008, when more than 80 percent of Americans thought moral values were getting worse and ... (more)

http://www.newkerala.com/news/story/23041/over-7-in-10-americans-favour-more-moral-policing-in-us-gallup-poll.html

Cloning scientists create stem cells from skin

One of the main obstacles to human cloning has been cleared by scientists who successfully used skin to generate embryonic stem cells.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/sci-tech/cloning-scientists-create-stem-cells-from-skin-1-2932198

Discarded immune cells induce the relocation of stem cells

A study published in Cell and led by CNIC researchers describes a mechanism through which physiological elimination of neutrophils induces alterations to the bone marrow that trigger the release of stem cells to the circulation Madrid, 23 May 2013.- CNIC researchers have discovered that the daily clearance of neutrophils from the body stimulates ... (more)

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/cndi-dic052113.php

Oregon stem-cell cloning study contained errors: journal

Shoukhrat Mitalipov says simple editing errors explain duplicate images and data contained in his recent stem-cell breakthrough study, but the sensitivity of the subject has sparked debate.

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/05/oregon_stem-cell_cloning_study.html

Condemns Human Cloning in Oregon

Scientists in Oregon announced today that they had created cloned human embryos, and then destroyed the embryos to extract embryonic stem cells.

http://www.frc.org/newsroom/family-research-council-condemns-human-cloning-in-oregon

Seven days: 17-23 May 2013

The week in science: Chile pushes for a national science ministry, Indonesia protects its forests, and Nobel laureate Heinrich Rohrer dies.

http://www.nature.com/news/seven-days-17-23-may-2013-1.13030

Verastem to Present at the 2013 ASCO Annual Meeting

Research on the FAK and PI3K/mTOR signaling pathways has revealed critical roles for each in cancer stem cell survival and disease progression.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130523005605/en/Verastem-Present-2013-ASCO-Annual-Meeting

Verastem to Present at the 2013 ASCO Annual Meeting

Verastem, Inc., focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by the targeted killing of cancer stem cells, announced that members of the research and development team will present the clinical design for an ongoing study of VS-6063 and preclinical data on the dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor VS-5584 at the American Society of Clinical ... (more)

http://technews.tmcnet.com/news/2013/05/23/7156502.htm

Embryonic stem cell breakthrough questioned

Last week's announcement that human embryonic stem cells made to match another person is suddenly in doubt.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/may/23/embryonic-stem-study-questioned/

Ray of hope for toddler with rare form of cancer

An impressive A 117,000 has already been raised for the Anya Bentham Appeal in aid of two-year-old Anya, who has neuroblastoma.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/health/anya-bentham-ray-hope-toddler-4006036

[Research Articles] Ectopic Activation of Germline and Placental...

Activation of normally silent tissue-specific genes and the resulting cell "identity crisis" are the unexplored consequences of malignant epigenetic reprogramming.

http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/5/186/186ra66.short?rss=1

IRS focus on anti-abortion groups questioned

... more, records show. The coalition provided those records, including Catholic writings opposing embryonic stem cell research and cloning and brochures handed out at events, including one that accused Planned Parenthood of promoting promiscuous ...

http://www.tennessean.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013305230002%26nclick_check%3D1

Law passed legalizing stem-cell research and treatment

Rome, May 22 - The Italian Senate overwhelmingly approved a law on Wednesday that legalizes stem-cell therapy and research.

http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/english/2013/05/22/Law-passed-legalizing-stem-cell-research-treatment_8746037.html

GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups

... records show. The coalition turned over those records, including Catholic writings opposing embryonic stem cell research and cloning and brochures handed out at events, including one that accused Planned Parenthood of promoting promiscuous behavior. ...

http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2021030032_apusirsantiabortiongroups.html?syndication=rss

Epigenetic regulation of the neuroblastoma genes, Arid3b and Mycn

Correspondence: Dr K Kobayashi, Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan.

http://www.nature.com/onc/journal/v32/n21/full/onc2012285a.html

Stem Cells For Leukemia: New Hope From Newborns

One person in the U.S. is diagnosed with blood cancer every four minutes. Chemo and a bone marrow transplant helps fight off the disease, but thousands of those diagnosed each year cannot find a matching donor and surviving without one is almost impossible.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/21243144/stem-cells-for-leukemia-new-hope-from-newborns

A Lab Like No Other: Medicine's Next Big Thing?

It's a lab like no other, and some day what's happening inside it could change or even save your life.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/19655800/a-lab-like-no-other-medicines-next-big-thing

Added Control For Biological Studies Using Single-Cell Transfection Tool

Main Category: Stem Cell Research Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry ; Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 23 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT Northwestern University researchers have developed a new method for delivering molecules into single, targeted cells through temporary holes in the cell surface.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260854.php

PHD2 Silencing Enhances the Survival and Paracrine Function of...

Author Contributions: W.E.W., D.Y., and L.L. contributed equally to this study. S.R.H. and C.Z. are both corresponding authors.

http://circres.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/05/21/CIRCRESAHA.113.300929.short?rss=1

Pfizer Takes Issue with European Commission's Plans to Regulate ATMPs

Pfizer and other EU industry and academic groups are calling on the European Commission to revise its plans for authorizing and regulating ATMPs .

http://www.in-pharmatechnologist.com/Regulatory-Safety/Pfizer-Takes-Issue-with-European-Commission-s-Plans-to-Regulate-ATMPs?

Researchers make embryonic stem cells from skin

... (AP Photo/Oregon Health & Science University) WASHINGTON: US researchers have reported a breakthrough in stem cell research, describing how they have turned human skin cells into embyronic stem cells for the first time. The method described ...

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Science/2013/May-16/217313-researchers-make-embryonic-stem-cells-from-skin.ashx

IRS Charged With Unfair Scrutiny of Pro-Life Groups' Prayer Events, Protest Signs

"When it rains, it pours" is an accurate description of the situation currently faced by the Internal Revenue Service, which is under intense criticism for denying tax-exempt status to conservative groups with the words "Tea Party" or "Patriot" in their names.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/randy-hall/2013/05/22/irs-charged-unfair-scrutiny-pro-life-groups-prayer-events-protest-signs

Turning point: Joanna Wysocka

A Polish-born stem-cell biologist at Stanford University in California, Joanna Wysocka won the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science on 1 April.

http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7450-527a

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Rensselaer Polytechnic...

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced an affiliation agreement to collaborate on educational programs, research, and development of new diagnostic tools and treatments that promote human health.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10759384.htm

Budget Blonde: How pageants prepared me for the real world

... and rigorous, I had to stay on top of current events. In any given interview, I could be asked about stem cell research, cloning, religion or politics. As a teenager, those were pretty heavy topics. Yet the experience of getting grilled by a panel ...

http://www.newstalkradiowhio.com/feed/business/personal-finance/budget-blonde-how-pageants-prepared-me-for-the/fNbLh/

Cloning stem cells: What does it mean?

A human embryo, containing about a couple hundred cells, is smaller than the period at the end of a sentence.

http://www.wmtw.com/news/health/Cloning-stem-cells-What-does-it-mean/-/8791864/20202484/-/7bft8o/-/index.html

Cell Investigating Breakthrough Stem Cell Paper

Eight years after South Korean stem cell scientists were exposed in one of the biggest scientific frauds ever, a paper claiming to have achieved work they faked is itself under investigation.

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2013/05/cell-investigating-breakthrough-.html?rss=1

Italian Parliament Orders Clinical Trial of Controversial Stem Cell Treatment

... and Alzheimer's. But many stem cell scientists have dismissed those claims; the International Society for Stem Cell Research recently said that there is no "compelling evidence from clinical trials that such cells provide benefit to patients with ...

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2013/05/italian-parliament-orders-clinic.html?rss=1

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

... how to conserve biodiversity, how to mitigate climate change, or under what circumstances to permit stem cell research. Scientists now have the opportunity to help elected officials understand these issues. These exciting new advocacy tools allows ...

http://www.aibs.org/public-policy-reports/2013_05_20.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AIBSPublicPolicyReports+%28AIBS+Public+Policy+Reports%29#033175

Monitoring Protein Synthesis One Codon at a Time Through Ribosome...

The ability to sequence genomes has far outstripped approaches for deciphering the information they encode.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10757343.htm

Noted Cardiologist Robert Wilensky to Join Stemedica Cardiology...

Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc., a leader in adult allogeneic stem cell manufacturing, research and development, announced today that Robert L. Wilensky, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director of Interventional Cardiology Research at the University of Pennsylvania has agreed to join the Scientific and Medical Advisory Board for Stemedica's ... (more)

http://www.prweb.com/releases/stemedica-stem-cells/cardiology-r-wilensky/prweb10749049.htm

Research Update

Research Update Well, I had no intent to write this infrequently but time sure slips away.

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2006/10/research-update.html

Human Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned

Scientists from Oregon Health and Science University reported on Wednesday in the scientific journal Cell that they had created embryonic stem cells from a cloned human embryo.

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/514961/human-embryonic-stem-cells-cloned/

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