Epigenetic Differences between Young and Old Stem Cells

A new study done by researchers at Stanford has shown some remarkable epigenetic differences between the stem cells of younger mice and older mice.

http://www.examiner.com/article/epigenetic-differences-between-young-and-old-stem-cells?cid=rss

Vitamin C may help IVF, embryonic stem cells, some cancers

Vitamin C may increase the success rate of in vitro fertilization, improve the quality of human embryonic stem cells and help treat some cancers.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jun/30/vitamin-c-embryonic/

Cord Blood LinaS'CD45aS' Embryonic-Like Stem Cells Are a...

Human umbilical cord blood has been proposed to contain not only haematopoietic stem cells, but also a rare pluripotent embryonic-like stem cell population that is negative for hematopoietic markers and expresses markers typical of pluripotent cells.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/Neurocesar/article/12455072

Borgonovo, symbol of Lou Gehrig's fight, dies

Rome, June 28 - The flag-bearer in Italian soccer's campaign to explain the high rate of Lou Gehrig's Disease among former players, ex-Fiorentina and AC Milan striker Stefano Borgonovo, died of the incurable nerve-wasting condition at 49 Thursday.

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Investigating the relationship of DNA methylation with mutation rate...

BACKGROUND:DNA methylation, which mainly occurs at CpG dinucleotides, is a dynamic epigenetic regulation mechanism in most eukaryotic genomes.

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Computer Model Insights On Skin Cell Aging

The Sheffield/P&G team developed an "in silico" model of human skin biology, capturing how the outer layers of the skin are developed and maintained over time.

http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/009119.html

Bone marrow stem cell transplant reduces insulin usage in type 2 diabetes patients

Washington, June 29 : A new study has found that patients with type 2 diabetes transplanted with own bone marrow stem cells required less insulin post surgery.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/story/35430/bone-marrow-stem-cell-transplant-reduces-insulin-usage-in-type-2-diabetes-patients.html

Viable Parkinson's disease treatment identified

Washington, June 29 : A team of researchers from Rush University, Yale University, the University of Colorado and the St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation transplanted human embryonic stem cells into primate laboratory animals modeled with Parkinson's disease and found "robust survival" of the cells after six weeks and indications that the ... (more)

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When neurogenesis encounters aging and disease

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Thomas Jefferson University's Kimmel Cancer Center: Researchers...

Recent studies by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University's Kimmel Cancer Center have shown a gene known to coordinate initial development of the eye is a powerful breast tumor promoter in mice.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10881092.htm

Bone marrow stem cell transplant reduces insulin usage in type 2...

Washington, Jun 29: A new study has found that patients with type 2 diabetes transplanted with own bone marrow stem cells required less insulin post surgery.

http://www.indiatalkies.com/2013/06/bone-marrow-stem-cell-transplant-reduces-insulin-usage-type-2-diabetes-patients.html

Viable Parkinson's disease treatment identified - Indiatalkies.com

Washington, Jun 29: A team of researchers from Rush University, Yale University, the University of Colorado and the St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation transplanted human embryonic stem cells into primate laboratory animals modeled with Parkinson's disease and found "robust survival" of the cells after six weeks and indications that the cells ... (more)

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Study: Pluripotent stem cell line-derived neurons survive and respond to cues in the primate brain

A team of researchers from Rush University, Yale University, the University of Colorado and the St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation transplanted human embryonic stem cells into primate laboratory animals modeled with Parkinson's disease and found "robust survival" of the cells after six weeks and indications that the cells were "well ... (more)

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130629/Study-Pluripotent-stem-cell-line-derived-neurons-survive-and-respond-to-cues-in-the-primate-brain.aspx

Ruxolitinib Boosts Survival In Patients With Myelofibrosis

Continuous ruxolitinib therapy extends survival over that seen with best available therapy in patients with myelofibrosis and also provides durable reductions in splenomegaly, according to results released at the 18th Congress of the European Hematology Association .

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=262671

Research In Fruit Flies Provides New Insight Into Barrett's Esophagus

Research focused on the regulation of the adult stem cells that line the gastrointestinal tract of Drosophila suggests new models for the study of Barrett's esophagus.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=262667

Research In Fruit Flies Provides New Insight Into Barrett's Esophagus

Research focused on the regulation of the adult stem cells that line the gastrointestinal tract of Drosophila suggests new models for the study of Barrett's esophagus.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/262667.php

Ruxolitinib Boosts Survival In Patients With Myelofibrosis

Continuous ruxolitinib therapy extends survival over that seen with best available therapy in patients with myelofibrosis and also provides durable reductions in splenomegaly, according to results released at the 18th Congress of the European Hematology Association .

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/262671.php

Seeking Either a Technical Scientist or a Technical Staff Project...

Seeking Either a Technical Scientist or a Technical Staff Project Name: "Genome-Wide Identification of Non-Coding RNA Function for Cell Differentiation" : Yokohama, Japan has launched its Center for Life Science Technologies to coincide with RIKEN's new five-year term.

http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/325213-Seeking-Either-a-Technical-Scientist-or-a-Technical-Staff-Project-Name-Genome-Wide-Identification-of-Non-Coding-RNA-Function-for-Cell-Differentiation

Letter: Fortnight for Freedom extended

... that violates truth (contraception, abortion, sexual perversion, homosexual unions, surrogacy, embryonic stem cell research, etc.) Our religious liberty is not at stake and persecution will not harm us if we do not cave in or cower to these agents ...

http://theadvocate.com/news/opinion/6369886-123/letter-fortnight-for-freedom-extended

Meredith Melnick: For Rick Perry, Health Has Always Been Personal

... . He wrote, in part, imploring the board's members to "recognize the revolutionary potential that adult stem cell research and therapies have on our nation's health, quality of life and economy." Raising eyebrows, the Texas Medical Board did just as ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-melnick/rick-perry-wendy-davis-health-policy_b_3518924.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HP%2FPolitics+%28Politics+on+The+Huffington+Post%29

Stem-Cell Trial a Victory for Science, and for Life

The Japanese Health Ministry has approved the first human clinical trial involving induced pluripotent stem cells , which are taken from a patient's epithelial tissue for use elsewhere in his body.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3036903/posts

Why Rick Perry Thinks Wendy Davis' Health Policy Info Should Come From Her Own Experience

... . He wrote, in part, imploring the board's members to "recognize the revolutionary potential that adult stem cell research and therapies have on our nation's health, quality of life and economy." Raising eyebrows, the Texas Medical Board did just as ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-melnick/rick-perry-wendy-davis-health-policy_b_3518924.html

Autilion AG Invests $36 Million Into VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc.

... our labs presented during the Annual Meetings of the Society of Toxicology and International Society of Stem Cell Research in March and this month, respectively, we look forward to accelerating our lead programs towards valuable outcomes for our ...

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=301462&full=1

Study links cardiac hormone-related inflammatory pathway with tumor growth

The research may lead to the development of new drugs or delivery systems to treat cancer by blocking this receptor, known as natriuretic peptide receptor A .

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130628131021.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_health+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News+--+Top+Health%29

Type 2 diabetes patients transplanted with own bone marrow stem cells reduces insulin use

A study carried out in India examining the safety and efficacy of self-donated , transplanted bone marrow stem cells in patients with type 2 diabetes , has found that patients receiving the transplants, when compared to a control group of TD2M patients who did not receive transplantation, required less insulin post-transplantation.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-diabetes-patients-transplanted-bone-marrow.html

Patients treated with own olfactory ensheathing cells realize neurologic improvement

A team of researchers in Poland who treated three of six paraplegics with spinal cord injury using transplanted olfactory ensheathing cells found that the three treated patients showed neurological improvement and no adverse effects while the three control patients who did not receive transplants saw no improvement.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-patients-olfactory-ensheathing-cells-neurologic.html

These cells from one fetus have saved the lives of millions of people.

One of the first and eventually most widely available fetal stem cell strains, WI-38 was harvested and has arguably helped save more lives in the ensuing years than any other created by researchers.

http://www.metafilter.com/129490/These-cells-from-one-fetus-have-saved-the-lives-of-millions-of-people

Stem cell transplant performed on Bremerton, Washington dog

... may become less expensive than a standard procedure - and more pets may benefit from advances in stem cell research. While stem cell transplants for pets has only recently been in the news, pets who suffer from multiple conditions have had the ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/stem-cell-transplant-performed-on-bremerton-washington-dog?cid=rss

GeneCell International, A Trusted Provider In The Cord Blood Industry ...

GeneCell International specializes in the collection, transport, processing and cryogenic storage of adult stem cells from various sources including; umbilical cord blood, cord tissue segment, dental pulp and adipose tissue that can later be used to potentially treat a variety of diseases and disorders.

http://www.laboratorynetwork.com/Doc/genecell-international-a-trusted-provider-cord-blood-industry-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a

Type 2 diabetes patients transplanted with own bone marrow stem cells reduces insulin use

A study carried out in India examining the safety and efficacy of self-donated , transplanted bone marrow stem cells in patients with type 2 diabetes , has found that patients receiving the transplants, when compared to a control group of TD2M patients who did not receive transplantation, required less insulin post-transplantation.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/ctco-t2d062813.php

Study links cardiac hormone-related inflammatory pathway with tumor growth

... with tumors slowed down tumor growth, finds research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy. Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), isolated from b ... A study at the University of California, San Diego School of ...

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-links-cardiac-hormone-related-inflammatory-pathway.html

Pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons may be a viable Parkinson's disease treatment

A team of researchers from Rush University, Yale University, the University of Colorado and the St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation transplanted human embryonic stem cells into primate laboratory animals modeled with Parkinson's disease and found "robust survival" of the cells after six weeks and indications that the cells were "well ... (more)

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CHMP Gives a Positive Opinion for the Use of VELCADEA as Retreatment ...

CHMP Gives a Positive Opinion for the Use of VELCADE A as Retreatment and for Frontline Induction Therapy before Stem Cell Transplantation )--Janssen-Cilag International NV announced today that The Committee for Medical Products for Human Use of The European Medicines Agency has granted a positive opinion on two variations relating to the use of ... (more)

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ViroPharma Incorporated Provides Update From Ongoing Phase 2 Studies...

ViroPharma is currently conducting two Phase 2 dose ranging studies of oral maribavir at one of three doses in transplant recipients.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=301356&full=1

Special Report: The Gift of Life

There are so many people in the United States that need bone marrow transplants.

http://whnt.com/2013/06/28/special-report-the-gift-of-life/

Japan OKs world's first iPS stemcell clinical trial

... middle-aged and older people and can lead to blindness. It afflicts around 700,000 people in Japan alone. Stem cell research is a pioneering field that has excited many in the scientific community with the potential they believe it offers. A ...

http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-18856.aspx

CHMP Gives a Positive Opinion for the Use of VELCADE as Retreatment...

Janssen-Cilag International NV announced today that The Committee for Medical Products for Human Use of The European Medicines Agency has granted a positive opinion on two variations relating to the use of VELCADEA .1 VELCADEA is indicated for the treatment of multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20130628005393/en

GlobalData: Upcoming Novartis chronic heart failure drug expected to dominate market by 2022

Research and consulting firm GlobalData has released a new report, PharmaPoint: Chronic Heart Failure - Global Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022 and forecasts global sales of Novartis' combination drug LCZ-696 to reach a massive $1.86 billion by 2022.

http://www.drugs.com/clinical_trials/globaldata-upcoming-novartis-chronic-heart-failure-expected-dominate-market-2022-15824.html?

Mitochondrial Replacement "three-parent IVF" set for UK go-ahead

Artificially inseminated babies created from the genes of three people could be a reality as early as 2014, with the UK the first to approve so-called mitochondria replacement to prevent inheritable diseases.

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CHMP Gives a Positive Opinion for the Use of VELCADE as Retreatment...

CHMP Gives a Positive Opinion for the Use of VELCADE A as Retreatment and for Frontline Induction Therapy before Stem Cell Transplantation )--Janssen-Cilag International NV announced today that The Committee for Medical Products for Human Use of The European Medicines Agency has granted a positive opinion on two variations relating to the use of ... (more)

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Enumerating the Differences Between Old and Young 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/2013/06/enumerating-the-differences-between-old-and-young-stem-cells.php

Horse Stem Cell Treatment Leads The Way For First-In-Man Tendinopathy Study

A new first-in-man study that will explore the treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy based on successful stem cell treatments already used in horses will shortly be underway.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=262600

Colorado State University Veterinarians Study Stem-Cell Therapy For Chronic Hepatitis

Colorado State University veterinarians are for the first time investigating the use of stem-cell therapy to treat chronic liver disease in dogs, a novel approach they hope could lead to successful treatments for dogs and people.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=262596

Horse Stem Cell Treatment Leads The Way For First-In-Man Tendinopathy Study

... by Medical News Today from original press release. Source: Source: University College London Visit our stem cell research section for the latest news on this subject. Please note that we publish your name , but we do not publish your email address. ...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/262600.php

Colorado State University Veterinarians Study Stem-Cell Therapy For Chronic Hepatitis

... by Medical News Today from original press release. Source: Source: Colorado State University Visit our stem cell research section for the latest news on this subject. Please note that we publish your name , but we do not publish your email address. ...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/262596.php

ReproCell Surges 472 Percent Above IPO Price on First Day

ReproCell Inc., a stem-cell medical research company, closed its trading debut today more than five times higher than its initial public offering price, the biggest jump for an IPO over $10 million in Japan since 1999.

http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MP2THP6JTSEQ01-2RSA136ONA23NEJ9D5JVG3VJAN

Relumins Announces New Body Lotions and Intensive Repair Solution

TA Stem Cell and Placenta Proteins make these new products increasingly effective at reversing environmental and age related damage to skin.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10881026.htm

GeneCell International, a Trusted Provider in the Cord Blood Industry ...

GeneCell International, the first and only cord blood processing and cryogenic laboratory in Miami, forms a strategic alliance with prominent cord blood bank in the Dominican Republic, MaterCell Dominicana.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10870685.htm

Head of Cell Biology Core

As a Research Head of Cell Biology Core you will lead and manage a team of 10 reports by setting example of hard work, teamwork and respect.

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Molecule Drives Aggressive Breast Cancer

The gene EYA1 was also shown to be overexpressed in a genetic breast cancer subtype called luminal B. The scientists found that excess activity of this gene -- EYA1 -- also enhances development of breast cancer stem cells that promote resistance to cancer therapy, recurrence, and poor survival.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130627190327.htm

Roy Exum: What's The Wisest Thing To Do?

This may not make much sense at first but ever since some good doctors first thought I had a type of cancer called Multiple Myeloma, I've haunted myself with a question that I hope you, the reader, never has to ask: "What are you gonna' do about it? The choice is yours and yours alone; what is the wisest thing to do?" The first day I heard the ... (more)

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/6/28/254133/Roy-Exum-Whats-The-Wisest-Thing-To.aspx

Molecule drives aggressive breast cancer

The gene EYA1 was also shown to be overexpressed in a genetic breast cancer subtype called luminal B. The scientists found that excess activity of this gene -- EYA1 -- also enhances development of breast cancer stem cells that promote resistance to cancer therapy, recurrence, and poor survival.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130627190327.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fpharmacology+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Pharmacology%29

Research in fruit flies provides new insight into Barrett's esophagus

Barrett's esophagus, a risk factor for esophageal cancer, is a condition in which the cells of the lower esophagus transform into stomach-like cells.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130627124538.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fheartburn+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Heartburn%29

IPO Preview: Prosensa Holding B.V.

Based in Leiden, NL, Prosensa Holding B.V. scheduled a $60 million IPO with a market capitalization of $408 million, at a price range mid-point of $12 for Friday, June 28, 2013.

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Researchers Discover Molecule That Drives Aggressive Breast Cancer

Recent studies by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University's Kimmel Cancer Center have shown a gene known to coordinate initial development of the eye is a powerful breast tumor promoter in mice.

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Red light, green light: Simultaneous stop and go signals on stem...

Virtually all cells in a person's body have the same genes. But in each different type of cell - fat, nerve, muscle, liver, etc.

https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2013/06/27/red-light-green-light-simultaneous-stop-and-go-signals-on-stem-cells-genes-may-enable-fast-activation-provide-aging-clock/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+stanford%2Fscope+%28SCOPE%29

New Market Report Now Available: Heart Transplantation - Pipeline Review, H1 2013

Global Markets Direct's, 'Heart Transplantation - Pipeline Review, H1 2013', provides an overview of the indication's therapeutic pipeline.

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/new-market-report-now-available-heart-transplantation-pipeline-review-h1-2013-266473.htm

Scientists discern signatures of old versus young stem cells

A chemical code scrawled on histones-the protein husks that coat DNA in every animal or plant cell-determines which genes in that cell are turned on and which are turned off.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-scientists-discern-signatures-young-stem.html

Research in fruit flies provides new insight into Barrett's esophagus

Research focused on the regulation of the adult stem cells that line the gastrointestinal tract of Drosophila suggests new models for the study of Barrett's esophagus.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-fruit-flies-insight-barrett-esophagus.html

Verastem Successfully Completes Phase 1 Stage of Combination Trial of ...

Four of six patients continuing on study and significant reduction in CA-125 observed-- --Phase 1b portion of the study is now open for enrollment-- CAMBRIDGE, MA - June 27, 2013 - Verastem, Inc., focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by the targeted killing of cancer stem cells, announced the completion of the dose escalation ... (more)

http://www.drugs.com/clinical_trials/verastem-successfully-completes-phase-1-stage-combination-trial-cancer-stem-cell-inhibitor-vs-6063-15813.html?

Harrison CEO attempts to forestall community fears over affiliation

... under the Catholic Ethical and Religious Directives that ban abortions of any kind, assisted suicides, stem cell research and some forms of birth control. Bosch did his best last week to try to answer questions and calm nerves about the pending ...

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Chimerix to Join Russell Indexes on June 28, 2013

Chimerix, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, oral antivirals in areas of high unmet medical need, today announced that it will be included in the Russell 2000 , Russell 3000 and Russell Global Indexes at the close of market on June 28, 2013, according to a preliminary list of additions posted June 14, 2013 on ... (more)

http://www.drugs.com/news/chimerix-join-russell-indexes-june-28-2013-45578.html?

Verastem Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial of VS-4718 in Patients with Advanced Cancer

"Our unique understanding of cancer stem cell biology, and diligent execution by our research and development team, has allowed us to build a leading portfolio of cancer stem cell targeting agents" Research by the company and Robert Weinberg, Ph.D., Verastem co-founder and chair of the Scientific Advisory Board, has demonstrated in preclinical ... (more)

http://www.drugs.com/news/verastem-initiates-phase-1-clinical-trial-vs-4718-patients-advanced-cancer-45574.html?

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Speaking of disingenuous stem It's a miracle I got past the headline in this WaPo piece about the Obama administration's recent decision to allow federal funding of embryonic stem cell research: Really now? A decision fund embryo-destroying stem cell research by taking taxpayer dollars from millions of people that have ethical problems with it ... (more)

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/page/9175/0

Adult stem-cell research deserves more attention

This article was inaccurate and deficient in several aspects. First, there was no mention of recent and ongoing clinical successes with adult stem cells.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Adult-stem-cell-research-deserves-more-attention-30209236.html

RIVERSIDE: King High softball game raises money for cancer research

Martin Luther King High School's Ninth Annual Seniors, Staff and Softball Against Cancer game raised more than $6,100 for the American Cancer Society on last Thursday, June 20. This year's game turned out to be more of a defensive game than in the past, with only one ball hit over the fence by teacher and baseball coach Ken Scott.

http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/riverside/riverside-headlines-index/20130627-riverside-king-high-softball-game-raises-money-for-cancer-research.ece

Scientists discern signatures of old versus young stem cells

A chemical code scrawled on histones - the protein husks that coat DNA in every animal or plant cell - determines which genes in that cell are turned on and which are turned off.

http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/june/rando.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewsFromStanfordsSchoolOfMedicine+%28News+from+Stanford%27s+School+of+Medicine%29

National Brain Tumor Society's First Community Fund to Accelerate Oligodendroglioma Research

Today, the National Brain Tumor Society and Oligo Nation announced that Dr. David Louis, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and Dr. Anders Persson, PhD, of The University of California, San Francisco are the first grant recipients of the Oligodendroglioma Research Fund.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10877139.htm

Research in Fruit Flies Provides New Insight Into Barrett's Esophagus

Research focused on the regulation of the adult stem cells that line the gastrointestinal tract of Drosophila suggests new models for the study of Barrett's esophagus.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/604631/?sc=rssn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseScinews+%28Newswise%3A+SciNews%29

DNA methylation analysis reveals distinct methylation signatures in pediatric germ cell tumors

Aberrant DNA methylation is a prominent feature of many cancers, and may be especially relevant in germ cell tumors due to the extensive epigenetic reprogramming that occurs in the germ line during normal development.

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/13/313/abstract

Dr. Rongxiang Xu, Patent Owner of Damaged Organ Regeneration, a Top...

Dr. Rongxiang Xu, Patent Owner of Damaged Organ Regeneration, a Top Priority Addressed in the 2013 Presidential State of the Union, Announces His Accomplished Organ Regeneration Technologies in Humans Dr. Rongxiang Xu, Patent Owner of Damaged Organ Regeneration, a Top Priority Addressed in the 2013 Presidential State of the Union, Announces His ... (more)

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Stanford scientists discern signatures of old versus young stem cells

A chemical code scrawled on histones - the protein husks that coat DNA in every animal or plant cell - determines which genes in that cell are turned on and which are turned off.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/sumc-ssd062413.php

Research in fruit flies provides new insight into Barrett's esophagus

Research focused on the regulation of the adult stem cells that line the gastrointestinal tract of Drosophila suggests new models for the study of Barrett's esophagus.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/bifa-rif062013.php

BioBridge Global Announced as Holding Company Name for South Texas...

The new name reflects the organization's mission to bridge the critical needs in the medical industry and build global partnerships that save lives, according to Board Chair Dennis Stahl and Linda Myers, CEO of BioBridge Global.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130627006139/en/BioBridge-Global-Announced-Holding-Company-South-Texas

ViroPharma Provides Update From Ongoing Phase 2 Studies of Maribavir...

ViroPharma is currently conducting two Phase 2 dose ranging studies of oral maribavir at one of three doses in transplant recipients.

http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/appliedclinicaltrials/Phase+News/ViroPharma-Provides-Update-From-Ongoing-Phase-2-St/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/816901?ref=25

Cambridge family need 50,000 to send blind son to China for treatment 3

The family of a blind seven-year-old from Cambridge are hoping to raise 50,000 to pay for treatment in China that could restore his sight.

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/Cambridge-family-need-50000-to-send-blind-son-to-China-for-treatment-20130627060037.htm

Epigenetic regulation of CD133/PROM1 expression in glioma stem cells...

As a thank you for your participation you will have the opportunity to enter a prize draw to win a MacBook Air.

http://www.nature.com/onc/journal/v32/n26/full/onc2012331a.html

Study reveals genetic cause of high-arched palate

Researchers at King's have revealed the genetic basis of high-arched palate in the mouth for the first time, a discovery that could pave the way for new treatments to reverse the condition.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-reveals-genetic-high-arched-palate.html

Rutgers Research Operation Receives $44.5 Million Grant

RUCDR Infinite Biologics, the world's largest university-based biorepository, received a $44.5 million Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Mental Health earlier this month to support its NIMH Center for Collaborative Genomics Research on Mental Disorders, which provides services to NIMH-funded scientists engaged in genomic ... (more)

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Stem-cell treatment trials give family hope

Five-year-old Nelly Vadovicova is the first Slovak child to undergo an experimental stem-cell treatment, using stem cells from the umbilical cord blood taken at her birth.

http://www.praguepost.com/news/16571-stem-cell-treatment-trials-give-family-hope.html

Verastem Successfully Completes Phase 1 Stage of Combination Trial of ...

Verastem, Inc., focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by the targeted killing of cancer stem cells, announced the completion of the dose escalation stage of VS-6063 and paclitaxel in a Phase 1/1b trial in patients with ovarian cancer.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20130627005619/en

Japan approves world's first iPS...

... middle-aged and older people and can lead to blindness. It afflicts around 700,000 people in Japan alone. Stem cell research is a pioneering field that has excited many in the scientific community with the potential they believe it offers. A ...

http://news.xin.msn.com/en/regional/japan-approves-worlds-first-ips-stemcell-clinical-trial

Miltenyi Biotec Opens a New Office in South Korea

"Miltenyi Biotec recognizes the potential of a Korean presence in achieving strong, steady growth and expanding our global reach with a team of talented people," said CEO .

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2717313

Ambit Biosciences presents data from Phase 2 ACE study of quizartinib for treatment of AML

Ambit Biosciences Corporation announced today data from the Phase 2 ACE study of quizartinib , a FLT3 inhibitor, were featured in multiple presentations at the 18th Congress of the European Hematology Association in Data presented included analyses of patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia from a Phase 2 clinical trial of ... (more)

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130627/Ambit-Biosciences-presents-data-from-Phase-2-ACE-study-of-quizartinib-for-treatment-of-AML.aspx

Japan OKs world's first stemcell trial

... middle-aged and older people and can lead to blindness. It afflicts around 700,000 people in Japan alone. Stem cell research is a pioneering field that has excited many in the scientific community with the potential they believe it offers. Until the ...

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/japan-oks-worlds-first-stemcell-trial/story-e6frfkui-1226670953232?from=public_rss

Newborn's cord blood saves the life of brother

A father of three boys thanked a doctor on Wednesday for successfully treating his 2-year-old son, who was suffering from acute myeloid leukemia, through stem cell therapy using the umbilical cord of his newborn son.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2013/06/27/382258/Newborns-cord.htm

Japan OKs world's first iPS stemcell clinical trial

... middle-aged and older people and can lead to blindness. It afflicts around 700,000 people in Japan alone. Stem cell research is a pioneering field that has excited many in the scientific community with the potential they believe it offers. Until the ...

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/6/27/reutersworld/1306271407-japan-oks-worlds-first-ips-stemcell-cli&sec=reutersworld

Leadership spills over social media

Today Kevin Rudd has been sworn in as Australia's new Prime Minister after he won a battle for the leadership of the Labor Party last night, forcing Julia Gillard from the Prime Minister ship and the Lodge.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/leadership-spills-all-over-social-media/story-e6frfro0-1226670738332?from=public_rss

Breast Cancer Clinical Trial Looks at Targeting Cancer Stem Cells

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A major reason that breast cancer returns after treatment and spreads to other parts of the body is that current chemotherapy and radiation treatments do not kill the cancer stem cells.

http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Cancer_Issues_660/Breast-Cancer-Clinical-Trial-Looks-at-Targeting-Cancer-Stem-Cells.shtml

Scientists make major advances important for cancer research

Scientists at the University of East Anglia have shown that the protein EB2 is a key regulator of tube-like structures inside cells and critical for normal tissue development and function.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-scientists-major-advances-important-cancer.html

Group Leader

Grade: 9-11 - A 37,382 - A 63,535 pa The Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute is a world-leading centre for research in stem cell biology and medicine, based in central Cambridge and at the Biomedical Research Campus The Institute is seeking new Group Leaders at both junior and senior level to complement and extend ... (more)

http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/323762-Group-Leader

Japan approves worlds first human stem cell clinical trial

A Japanese government panel has approved the world's first clinical research using human induced pluripotent stem cells, officials said.

http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/sid/215462284/scat/c4f2dd8ca8c78044

Beauty Breakthroughs Take Delivery More Than Skin Deep

Innovative technologies by SESHA Skin Therapy, BIOBLISS and RG-Cell fFocus on skin penetration to increase efficacy of anti-aging products.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10871500.htm

Independent Living: Stargardt Disease affects vision of 25,000 Americans

One out of 10,000 children in the United States develops Stargardt Disease, and over 25,000 Americans, including myself, are living with the disease.

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Verastem, Inc. Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial of VS-4718 in Patients With Advanced Cancer

Get the latest biotech news where you want it. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- --Verastem, Inc., focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by the targeted killing of cancer stem cells, announced the initiation of a Phase 1 trial of VS-4718, a novel, small molecule inhibitor of focal adhesion ... (more)

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=301216&full=1

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center Release: Breast...

Get the latest biotech news where you want it. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A major reason that breast cancer returns after treatment and spreads to other parts of the body is that current chemotherapy and radiation treatments do not kill the cancer stem cells.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=301220&full=1

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Announces New Round of Cooperative Research Matching Grants

Get the latest biotech news where you want it. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! WALTHAM, Mass.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=301221&full=1

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. Signs Memorandum of Understanding...

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics , a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PRC Clinical, a Contract Research Organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area, in anticipation of its planned Phase II multi-center ALS clinical trial in the ... (more)

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=301205&full=1

Fed Bill to Legalize (and Fund?) Human Cloning

As Yogi Berra once said, "It's deja vu all over again." Representatives Diana Digette and Charlie Dent have introduced a mendacious bill requiring the federal government to conduct and support for stem cell research.

http://www.nationalreview.com/human-exceptionalism/352124/fed-bill-legalize-and-fund-human-cloning-wesley-j-smith

UCI researchers awarded $2.27 million to create novel diabetes treatments

... sciences and biomedical engineering. Lakey and Zhao are affiliated with the campus's Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center. With $1.27 million in funding over three years, Lakey and Botvinick will try to find a way to successfully transplant ...

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/uoc--ura062613.php

Doctor claims breakthrough in race for spinal 'cure'

The treatment involves injecting umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells into patients' damaged spines to help regenerate nerves, while lithium is used to promote the growth of the nerve fibres.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Doctor-claims-breakthrough-in-race-for-spinal-cure/articleshow/20782316.cms

Stem cells: Bad seeds

Deep within the spongy marrow that fills large bones lie cells that give rise to all the body's blood cells.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v498/n7455_supp/full/498S12a.html

Drug development: Target practice

Thirty-five years ago, as a fellow at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, Elihu Estey read dozens of protocols for clinical trials of drugs for acute myeloid leukaemia .

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v498/n7455_supp/full/498S8a.html

Perspective: Assembly line immunotherapy

Bruce L. Levine and Carl H. June explore how to make engineered immune cells that can eradicate cancer widely available.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v498/n7455_supp/full/498S17a.html

Newborn's cord blood saves brother from cancer

Taipei, June 26 A father of three boys thanked a doctor on Wednesday for successfully treating his two-year-old son, who was suffering from acute myeloid leukemia, through stem cell therapy using the umbilical cord of his newborn son.

http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=2245375

Research and Markets: Pioneering Pharma ...

Physicians treating rare blood disorders are gaining more drug treatments to choose from, which allow patients to avoid demanding surgeries and chemotherapy, and fill the pockets of pharmaceutical companies who can charge top dollar in these untapped markets.

http://www.financialmirror.com/newsml_story.php?id=9438

Japan Gives Approval For First Clinical Study To Cure A Form Of...

The Japanese government has given the green light to pursue human trials using stem cells created from a person's skin to cure macular degeneration, a form of blindness.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/16896/20130626/macular-degeneration-blindness-cure-stem-cells-human-skin-stem-cell-therapy.htm

BrainStorm Signs Memorandum of Understanding with PRC Clinical for US Clinical Trial Management

Cell Therapeutics , a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PRC Clinicala , a Contract Research Organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area, in anticipation of its planned Phase II multi-center ALS clinical trial in the United ... (more)

http://www.macreportmedia.com/ViewSubmission.aspx?submissionRequest=23639

NICE Final Guidance On Blood Cancer Drug Jakavia (ruxolitinib)...

The only therapy available for a disease with a clear unmet medical need will not be made available to UK patients Novartis today expressed disappointment at the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's decision to publish final guidance not recommending ruxolitinib for the treatment of disease-related splenomegaly or symptoms in ... (more)

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=262512

NICE Final Guidance On Blood Cancer Drug Jakavi™ (ruxolitinib) ...

The only therapy available for a disease with a clear unmet medical need will not be made available to UK patients Novartis today expressed disappointment at the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's decision to publish final guidance not recommending ruxolitinib for the treatment of disease-related splenomegaly or symptoms in ... (more)

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/262512.php

Kiadis Pharma Awarded a ???3 Million Innovation Credit From the Dutch ...

Get the latest biotech news where you want it. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kiadis Pharma B.V., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for blood cancers, announced today that it will receive an innovation credit of up to a 3 million from ... (more)

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=301165&full=1

Data From Phase 2 ACE Study of Ambit Biosciences's Quizartinib in...

In the study, quizartinib was administered orally, once a day, in 28-day treatment cycles until disease progression, elective hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or unacceptable toxicity.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=301184&full=1

Giving hope: The promise of stem cell therapy

As stem cell treatment begins to gain traction among Filipinos, a surgeon believes the country is now entering a new phase in medicine.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/focus/06/26/13/giving-hope-promise-stem-cell-therapy

Breast Cancer Clinical Trial Looks at Targeting Cancer Stem Cells

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A major reason that breast cancer returns after treatment and spreads to other parts of the body is that current chemotherapy and radiation treatments do not kill the cancer stem cells.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/604794/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Orthopedic Regenerative Medicine Market - Stem Cell Therapies 2018...

Regenerative medicine in orthopedic applications is a $2.7 billion per year niche sector in America's $2.6 trillion per year healthcare system.

http://www.jsonline.com/business/pressrelease/national-press-releases/orthopedic-regenerative-medicine-market--stem-cell-therapies-2018-analysis-in-new-research-report-at-reportsnreportscom-213133631.html

Wheeling, Prospect Hts. at odds over airport manager

By Deborah Donovan Daily Herald Business Ledger Writer The job of the Chicago Executive Airport's manager is the latest disagreement between the two municipalities that own the airport, Wheeling and Prospect Heights.

http://dhbusinessledger.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=29&ArticleID=9052

Stem-cell trial gives spinal patients hope

A RESEARCHER into severe spinal cord injuries said trials for stem-cell therapy showed groundbreaking results in helping immobile patients walk again.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/hong-kong-stem-cell-trial-gives-spinal-patients-hope/story-fn5fsgyc-1226670516113?from=public_rss

Robot ready to launch for chats in space

Developers from the Kirobo project, named after "kibo" or hope in Japanese and "robot," gathered in Tokyo to demonstrate the humanoid robot's ability to talk.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/japanese-robot-kirobo-ready-to-launch-for-first-robot-astronaut-chat-in-space/story-fn5fsgyc-1226670508596?from=public_rss

Data from Phase 2 ACE Study of Ambit's Quizartinib in Patients with...

Data from Phase 2 ACE Study of Ambit's Quizartinib in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia Presented at 18th Congress of the European Hematology Association Data from Phase 2 ACE Study of Ambit's Quizartinib in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia Presented at 18th Congress of the European Hematology ... (more)

http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/appliedclinicaltrials/Phase+News/Data-from-Phase-2-ACE-Study-of-Ambits-Quizartinib-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/816799?ref=25

Pluristem Therapeutics Signs Korean Licensing Deal: Includes $10 Million Share Swap

... medical centers and hospitals located in the US and Korea with in excess of two thousand beds under care, stem cell research centers, personal & preventive medicine and bio venture divisions. CHA Bio&Diostech has multiple stem cell R&D pipelines in ...

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=301100&full=1

Verastem Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial of VS-4718 in Patients with Advanced Cancer

Verastem, Inc., focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by the targeted killing of cancer stem cells, announced the initiation of a Phase 1 trial of VS-4718, a novel, small molecule inhibitor of focal adhesion kinase , in patients with advanced cancer.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20130626005613/en

Jefferies says premature to link Adcetris and pancreatitis

Jefferies says premature to link Adcetris and pancreatitis Jefferies believes it is premature to draw an association between Seattle Genetics' Adcetris and pancreatitis after news of a trial in elderly patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma was halted.

http://www.theflyonthewall.com/permalinks/entry.php/SGENid1851114/SGEN-Jefferies-says-premature-to-link-Adcetris-and-pancreatitis

Letter distorted the truth

... States. The organization opposes abortion under any circumstance, all forms of contraception, embryonic stem cell research, and euthanasia. Linda Gordon, a major source for Perry's writing, "argued that (Margaret) Sanger's interest in providing ...

http://www.livingstondaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013306260016

Research and Markets: Pioneering Pharma Companies Benefit from...

Physicians treating rare blood disorders are gaining more drug treatments to choose from, which allow patients to avoid demanding surgeries and chemotherapy, and fill the pockets of pharmaceutical companies who can charge top dollar in these untapped markets.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130626005593&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Research and Markets: Pioneering Pharma Companies Benefit from...

Physicians treating rare blood disorders are gaining more drug treatments to choose from, which allow patients to avoid demanding surgeries and chemotherapy, and fill the pockets of pharmaceutical companies who can charge top dollar in these untapped markets.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130626005593/en/Research-Markets-Pioneering-Pharma-Companies-Benefit-Untapped

Letter distorted the truth

... States. The organization opposes abortion under any circumstance, all forms of contraception, embryonic stem cell research, and euthanasia. Linda Gordon, a major source for Perry's writing, 'argued that (Margaret) Sanger's interest in providing ...

http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20130626/OPINION03/306260016/1014/rss03

Human Heart Matured By New Biowire' Technology Mimicking Fetal Heartrate

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Stem Cell Research ; Medical Devices / Diagnostics Article Date: 26 Jun 2013 - 0:00 PDT A new method of maturing human heart cells that simulates the natural growth environment of heart cells while applying electrical pulses to mimic the heart rate of fetal humans has led researchers at ... (more)

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/262427.php

Pluristem Enters Into Strategic Partnership and Licensing Agreement...

... medical centers and hospitals located in the US and Korea with in excess of two thousand beds under care, stem cell research centers, personal & preventive medicine and bio venture divisions. CHA Bio&Diostech has multiple stem cell R&D pipelines in ...

http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/06/26/556281/10037687/en/Pluristem-Enters-Into-Strategic-Partnership-and-Licensing-Agreement-With-Cha-Bio-Diostech-for-the-Development-and-Commercialization-of-PLX-Cells-for-the-Treatment-of-CLI-and-IC-in-.html

Kiadis Pharma Awarded a a 3 Million Innovation Credit from the Dutch ...

Kiadis Pharma B.V. , a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for blood cancers, announced today that it will receive an innovation credit of up to a 3 million from AgentschapNL, a division of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, to support the Phase II clinical development of Kiadis Pharma's lead pipeline product, ATIRa ... (more)

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2715162

Bone-Derived Stem Cells Repair the Heart after Myocardial Infarction...

Autologous bone marrow- or cardiac-derived stem cell therapy for heart disease has demonstrated safety and efficacy in clinical trials but functional improvements have been limited.

http://circres.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/06/25/CIRCRESAHA.113.301202.short?rss=1

C3orf58, a Novel Paracrine Protein, Stimulates Cardiomyocyte Cell...

The regenerative capacity of the heart is markedly diminished shortly after birth coinciding with overall withdrawal of cardiomyocytes from cell cycle.

http://circres.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/06/19/CIRCRESAHA.113.301075.short?rss=1

Wheeling, Prospect Hts. at odds over airport manager

The job of the Chicago Executive Airport's manager is the latest disagreement between the two municipalities that own the airport, Wheeling and Prospect Heights.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130625/news/706259683/

Ageless Derma Formulated A New Body Moisturizer

According to dermatology experts and the scientists at Ageless Derma Skin Care Company, the old myth about never using moisturizers on acne-prone or oily skin is just not true.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10366400.htm

New Cellular Therapy and Cord Blood Industry 2013 Market Research...

... well as implications for companies seeking to navigate this space are provided. Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research Activity in the US Sales of Commercial Products and Services in Stem Cell/Regenerative Medicine Sectors Break Out of ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/Cellular-Therapy/Cord-Blood/prweb10867445.htm

Benefit concert in memory of local dancer Sam Ford is set for Saturday

Cassandra Arellano fondly recalls several dance classes she took from Samantha “Sam” Ford at The Studio of Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande starting at age 7. “I remember coming into the studio and having all my friends yell my name in excitement,” said Arellano, now 16. “We would go into class, and Sam would be the ... (more)

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/06/25/2560615/benefit-concert-in-memory-of-local.html#storylink=rss

New Biotechnology Report: Regenerative Medicine Markets

MarketResearch.com announces the addition of a new market research report in Biotechnology to their product offering:Regenerative Medicine Markets; TriMarkPublications.com cites in its newly published "Regenerative Medicine Markets" report that the regenerative medicine ... (more)

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10858337.htm

Technique to promote nerve regeneration after spinal cord injury restores bladder function in rats

Using a novel technique to promote the regeneration of nerve cells across the site of severe spinal cord injury, researchers have restored bladder function in paralyzed adult rats, according to a study in the June 26 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience .

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-technique-nerve-regeneration-spinal-cord.html

Forever young - the scientific way

The United States biologist, who visits New Zealand next month, is at the forefront in the field of life-extension science - with the goal that he and others may live far longer than anyone has before.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/human-science/news/article.cfm?c_id=314&objectid=10892961&ref=rss

Western teams with Heart and Stroke Leadership Circle

You are using a browser that is not standards-compliant. The information on this Web site will be accessible to you, but for a list of Web browsers that comply with the World Wide Web Consortium standards, please visit our Web standards page.

http://communications.uwo.ca/western_news/stories/2013/June/western_teams_with_heart_and_stroke_leadership_circle.html

Chimerix to Join Russell Indexes on June 28, 2013

Chimerix, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, oral antivirals in areas of high unmet medical need, today announced that it will be included in the Russell 2000 , Russell 3000 and Russell Global Indexes at the close of market on June 28, 2013, according to a preliminary list of additions posted June 14, 2013 on ... (more)

http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/06/25/556236/10037613/en/Chimerix-to-Join-Russell-Indexes-on-June-28-2013.html

Study sets guidelines for stem cell transplants in older patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

Using mathematical models to analyze hundreds of MDS cases from around the world, the researchers found reduced intensity transplants of donor stem cells are advisable for patients aged 60-70 who have higher-risk forms of MDS that are likely to turn into leukemia in the near future.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130624173242.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29

Symptoms of Prader-Willi syndrome associated with interference in circadian, metabolic genes

... system. This discovery opens up a new way of looking at the insatiable appetite ... State funding of stem cell research at the UConn Health Center has led one research team to the discovery of a new type of RNA that could one day result in the ...

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-symptoms-prader-willi-syndrome-circadian-metabolic.html

Forever young - the scientific way

Scientist convinced it's possible for us to to become younger and live to be much older than we do now.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/fashion-beauty/news/article.cfm?c_id=42&objectid=10892961&ref=rss

BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. Expands Its ThermoStem® Program to 150 Stem Cell Lines

For the past year, through strategic collaboration and internal BRT efforts, the Company has grown a large library of human brown fat stem cells.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=300997&full=1

Scene Last Night: Pimco's Jon Short, Thiel, Kapito, Rushdie, Amis, Lowry

Deutsche Bank donated a Tiffany decanter. State Street Global Advisors Inc. threw in four tickets to see the Patriots play the Jets.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-25/scene-last-night-pimco-s-jon-short-thiel-rushdie-amis.html

The Macula Vision Research Foundation (MVRF) Announces Their 2013-2014 Grant Recipients

National research foundation awards $1.2 million to scientists in Italy, Netherlands and U.S. conducting groundbreaking research to find a cure for macular degeneration and other retinal diseases National research foundation awards $1.2 million to scientists in Italy, Netherlands and U.S. conducting groundbreaking research to find a cure for ... (more)

http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/appliedclinicaltrials/Phase+News/The-Macula-Vision-Research-Foundation-MVRF-Announc/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/816708?ref=25

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Computational Biology

We are seeking a computational biology postdoctoral fellow to analyze large-scale genomics datasets to infer molecular mechanisms underlying the differentiation of stem and progenitor cells.

http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/323772-Postdoctoral-Research-Fellow-Computational-Biology

Headed in the right direction to treating Parkinson's?

... With no cure known and only a few drugs- e.g. levadopa, a dopamine source - to manage patient symptoms, stem cell research has offered a promising new platform towards finding an effective PD treatment. Numerous studies so far have shown successful ...

http://thebrainbank.scienceblog.com/2013/06/23/headed-in-the-right-direction-to-treating-parkinsons/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Journey of hope: Julie Holt Legas now receiving medical treatment in China

Early this month, Julie Holt Legas left her home at Lake Columbia on an epic medical journey fueled by hope and many good wishes.

http://www.mlive.com/opinion/jackson/index.ssf/2013/06/post_42.html

Seattle Genetics enters new antibody-drug conjugate collaboration with Bayer

Seattle Genetics says 79% of 33 patients had complete remission in trial Seattle Genetics announced that in an ongoing investigator-sponsored phase 2 clinical trial, patients with relapsed or refractory HL have been enrolled to determine whether ADCETRIS can replace the combination chemotherapy regimen ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide or be ... (more)

http://www.theflyonthewall.com/permalinks/entry.php/SGEN;BAYRYid1850579/SGEN;BAYRY-Seattle-Genetics-enters-new-antibodydrug-conjugate-collaboration-with-Bayer

Regeneration potential of adult cardiac myocytes

1 Departments of Medicine and Cardiology, Center for Cardiovascular Biology, Institute for Stem Cell Research, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA Correspondence: W Robb MacLellan, Tel: +1-206-543-8584; Fax: ...

http://www.nature.com/cr/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/cr201378a.html

3D Spheroid Cell Proliferation Assays introduced by AMSBIO

AMSBIO has introduced a new range of 96-well format 3D Spheroid Cell Proliferation / Viability Assays, providing a new tool to allow cell-based assays to be carried out in 3D.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130625/3D-Spheroid-Cell-Proliferation-Assays-introduced-by-AMSBIO.aspx

New treatments for pain and MS being developed in open innovation programme

Two revolutionary treatments which could alleviate pain in people with hypersensitivity to heat, and provide a new regenerative therapy with MS sufferers, are being developed University of Cambridge researchers at Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst , the UK's first open innovation bioscience campus.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-treatments-pain-ms-programme.html

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research invests $52 million in translational cancer research

The announcement was made today by Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation Reza Moridi.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1189133/the-ontario-institute-for-cancer-research-invests-52-million-in-translational-cancer-research

Stem Cells Market is Expected to Reach USD 119.51 Billion Globally in ...

... from government and private organizations is driving the European stem cells market. The key players in stem cell research and technology include Advanced Cell Technology Inc., Stem Cell Technologies Inc., Cellular Engineering Technologies Inc., ...

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2713153

Some Older Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes Benefit From Stem Cell Transplants

A new study by an international team led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists provides the first statistically-based guidelines for determining whether a stem cell transplant is appropriate for older patients with myelodysplastic syndromes - the most common blood disorders in people over 60 years of age, and frequently a precursor for ... (more)

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=262405

Pluripotent Cells From Pancreatic Cancer Cells First Human Model Of Cancer's Progression

Pancreatic cancer carries a dismal prognosis. According to the National Cancer Institute, the overall five-year relative survival for 2003-2009 was 6 percent.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/262343.php

New treatments for pain and MS being developed in open innovation programme

Cambridge generates world-leading medical research and clinical insight, and in order to develop that research to the point where it can benefit patients, we work in partnership with industry Two revolutionary treatments which could alleviate pain in people with hypersensitivity to heat, and provide a new regenerative therapy with MS sufferers, are ... (more)

http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-treatments-for-pain-and-ms-being-developed-in-open-innovation-programme

A phase I/II trial to evaluate the safety, feasibility and activity...

The current standard treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large cell B-Cell lymphoma primarily consists of intensified salvage therapy and, if the disease is chemo-sensitive, high dose therapy followed with autologous stem cell transplantation.

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/13/308/abstract

Florida researchers find drug that could reverse Alzheimera s

Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have discovered a combination of two FDA-approved drugs that appears to stop - and possibly reverse - the destructive changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer's disease.

http://www.kansas.com/2013/06/25/2860159/florida-researchers-find-drug.html

Saint Germain Catering Provides Major Donation to Penn Vet's Ryan...

Mina Ebrahimi, owner of Saint Germain Catering, has always had a compassionate nature and has long been a philanthropic influence on a variety of local and national non-profits and charitable organization.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/saint-germain-catering/donates-to-ryan-hospital/prweb10863300.htm

Japanese Scientists Perfect Technique To Grow Human Organs

A panel of scientists and legal experts appointed by the Japanese government will be gathering together to begin drafting guidelines governing Japan's historic embryonic research.

http://www.nowpublic.com/tech-biz/japanese-scientists-perfect-technique-grow-human-organs

New Treatments For Athletes With AVN : Stem Cell Therapy

Jun. 24, 2013 - CLEARWATER, Fla. -- NEW TREATMENT FOR ATHLETES WITH AVN: STEM CELL THERAPY Press Release Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg Florida www.drlox.com 462-5582 Avascular necrosis according to Dr. Dennis Lox a Tampa Bay, Florida Sports Medicine and Regenerative specialist is just a nightmare scenario for an athlete.

http://www.prlog.org/12162839-new-treatments-for-athletes-with-avn-stem-cell-therapy.html

Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Analysis Reveals a Potential Mechanism...

The pathogenesis of uterine leiomyomas, the most common benign tumor in women, remains unclear.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/IGV/article/12445576

Hospital mortality rates may be linked to performance on publicly reported medical conditions

Hospital performance on publicly reported conditions , may potentially be used as a signal of overall hospital mortality rates, according to a study by Marta L. McCrum, M.D., of Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-hospital-mortality-linked-publicly-medical.html

Study sets guidelines for stem cell transplants in older patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

A new study by an international team led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists provides the first statistically-based guidelines for determining whether a stem cell transplant is appropriate for older patients with myelodysplastic syndromes - the most common blood disorders in people over 60 years of age, and frequently a precursor for ... (more)

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-guidelines-stem-cell-transplants-older.html

Hub for Health Care Innovation Takes Shape

Many U.S. cities are competing to bring biotech companies and jobs to their communities, places like Phoenix , Buffalo, Gainesville and of course, Miami .

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/6/24/hub_for_health_care_innovation_takes.htm

PlacidWay Furthers Relationship with Panama-Based Stem Cell Facility

PlacidWay continues to develop relations with Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Panama, a facility located in Panama City, Panama.

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/placidway-furthers-relationship-with-panama-based-stem-cell-facility-271916.htm

Groundbreaking Italian stem-cell research bears first fruits

Rome, June 24 - Human stem-cell therapy could combat incurable degenerative neuromuscular diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, Italian researchers announced on Monday.

http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/english/2013/06/24/Groundbreaking-Italian-stem-cell-research-bears-first-fruits_8922199.html

Obama Appears Clueless on World Stage

... out of his way to offend Catholics and other Christians, from abortion to conscience rights to embryonic stem cell research. And it's working. Catholic World News reacted with this: "Ironically, President Obama made his comments just as Archbishop ...

http://www.Newsmax.com/Limbaugh/Obama-Russia-nuclear-climate/2013/06/24/id/511579

Neostem ([[NBS]] +5.7%) gets a boost from an upgrade at Aegis Capital ...

Neostem gets a boost from an upgrade at Aegis Capital with a Buy rating and a $2.50... Neostem gets a boost from an upgrade at Aegis Capital with a Buy rating and a $2.50 price target.

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High option volume stocks: Sgen Armh SVNT GGB Deo

Seattle Genetics says 79% of 33 patients had complete remission in trial Seattle Genetics announced that in an ongoing investigator-sponsored phase 2 clinical trial, patients with relapsed or refractory HL have been enrolled to determine whether ADCETRIS can replace the combination chemotherapy regimen ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide or be ... (more)

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Future is now: Springs bioscience sector growing stronger

For the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance, the 41 companies in the city's bioscience sector represent both an economic boon and the chance to create a larger industry cluster that will bring high-paying jobs and high-tech expertise to the region.

http://csbj.com/2013/06/24/future-is-now-springs-bioscience-sector-growing-stronger/

Stem Cell Stock Alert: BioRestorative Therapies (OTCBB: BRTX) Expands ...

June 24, 2013 BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. , a life sciences company focused on stem cell-based therapeutics, announced that it has expanded its ThermoStem Program by collecting 150 samples of human brown adipose tissue .

http://www.investorideas.com/CO/BRTX/news/2013/06241.asp

Americord Applauds Study on Stem Cell Therapy for Congenital Heart Defects

... such a critical moment, we hope to ease the burden that parents face and contribute to the efforts of the stem cell research community," said Americord is a leader in the advancement of umbilical cord blood , cord tissue and placenta tissue banking. ...

http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/appliedclinicaltrials/Phase+News/Americord-Applauds-Study-on-Stem-Cell-Therapy-for-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/816589?ref=25

Neostem Receives New Coverage from Analysts at Aegis

The firm set a "buy" rating and a $2.50 price target on the stock. Aegis' target price indicates a potential upside of 391.16% from the company's current price.

http://www.americanbankingnews.com/2013/06/24/aegis-initiates-coverage-on-neostem-nbs/

2 congressmen who died after stem cell therapy named

Belmonte said that after having stem cell therapy, the 2 felt rejuvenated and may have exerted themselves during the last election campaign.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/06/24/13/2-congressmen-who-died-after-stem-cell-therapy-named

Biostem U.S. Corporation (HAIR) Surpasses 234 Thousand Viewers

The interview of Mr. Dwight Brunoehler CEO of Biostem U.S. Corporation receives 234,000 views in 1 week.People with hair loss enjoyed watching this informative video interview.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10852046.htm

Aegis Capital Initiates Neostem at Buy on Stem Cell Platforms

In a report published Monday, Aegis Capital analyst Raghuram Selvaraju initiated coverage on Neostem with a Buy rating and $2.50 price target.

http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/13/06/3699477/update-aegis-capital-initiates-neostem-at-buy-on-stem-ce

BioRestorative Therapies Expands its ThermoStemA Program to 150 Stem Cell Lines

BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. , a life sciences company focused on stem cell-based therapeutics, announced that it has expanded its ThermoStem Program by collecting 150 samples of human brown adipose tissue .

http://www.freshnews.com/news/814088/biorestorative-therapies-expands-its-thermostem-program-150-stem-cell-lines

ESCAPE: database for integrating high-content published data...

High content studies that profile mouse and human embryonic stem cells using various genome-wide technologies such as transcriptomics and proteomics are constantly being published.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/RuthBennett/article/12444158

Dream of regenerating human body parts gets a little closer

A new animal study shows we're making small progress in working out how to grow limbs.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-regenerating-human-body-closer.html

Food and Drug Administration Philippines. Photo from FDA's website

The Food and Drug Administration said not one product for stem cell therapies using animal and plant sources have been registered, making those being used in the country illegal.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/focus/06/24/13/no-registered-stem-cell-products-yet-fda

Research and Markets: Regenerative Medicine Markets - 2013 Report

Regenerative medicine is a way of treating injured and diseased human tissue by using laboratory-grown or therapeutically-induced human tissue as a replacement.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130624005658&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Why opt-out requirement is best way to increase organ donations

Godspeed to Sarah Murnaghan and Javier Acosta, both of whom are at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia suffering from the debilitating effects of cystic fibrosis.

http://www.goerie.com/article/20130624/NEWS02/306249986/Why-opt-out-requirement-is-best-way-to-increase-organ-donations

Postdoctorall fellow

Postdoctoral positions are available immediately in the Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute at North Carolina Central University.

http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/330033-Postdoctorall-fellow

Pluristem slumps as FDA suspends stem cell study Pluristem...

Pluristem said one patient in a mid-stage clinical trial suffered a severe allergic reaction to treatment and was hospitalized.

http://www.news.net/article/315115/Health/

Michael Smerconish: We can encourage organ donations

Godspeed to Sarah Murnaghan and Javier Acosta, both of whom are at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia suffering from the debilitating effects of cystic fibrosis.

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PMA probes politicians' deaths due to stem cell treatment

MANILA The Philippine Medical Association is now investigating the deaths of three politicians who died allegedly after undergoing stem cell treatment in Germany.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/06/23/13/pma-probes-politicians-deaths-due-stem-cell-treatment

BANGKOK: Thai scientists develop cardiac tissue from embryonic stem-cells

Embryonic stem cells are being developed into cardiac muscle tissue in promising new research currently being done in Thailand.

http://www.asianewsnet.net/Thai-scientists-develop-cardiac-tissue-from-embryo-48284.html

Mike Peters' journey with cancer to be documented on the big screen

The Lions held on for a dramatic 23-21 first Test win in Brisbane as Kurtley Beale missed a last minute penalty chance to win the match Where's your favourite place to go for a holiday in Wales? Vote for your favourite holiday destination in our poll When Mike Peters was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2005, little did he know the extraordinary journey ... (more)

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mike-peters-journey-cancer-documented-4698829

A hub for healthcare innovation is taking shape

Many U.S. cities are competing to bring biotech companies and jobs to their communities, places like Phoenix, Buffalo, Gainesville and of course, Miami.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/22/3465795/a-hub-for-healthcare-innovation.html

Walking with a message at the Big Four Bridge

Currently, UofL Research Center is developing stem cell therapy to reduce pain and loss of limbs cause by the disease.

http://www.wave3.com/story/22662550/walking-with-a-message-at-the-big-four-bridge

NASA advances stem cell therapy science

Regenerating organs and damaged tissues has long been the dream of forward-thinking biologists and medical researchers.

http://www.naturalnews.com/040892_stem_cells_NASA_organ_regeneration.html

Chula scientists develop cardiac tissue from embryonic stem-cells

Conducted at the Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine, the project has already moved beyond the experimental stage.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Chula-scientists-develop-cardiac-tissue-from-embry-30208895.html

Japanese scientists to grow human organs in animals

The organs would then mature inside the animal until scientists harvest and transplant them into a human body.

http://www.nowpublic.com/world/japanese-scientists-grow-human-organs-animals

Global Pioneers in Patient Advocacy, Regulation and Research to Speak...

Appell and her fellow panelists at the DIA 2013 49th Annual Meeting , taking place June 23-27 in Boston, hold the power to help develop a drug that can save her and others with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10860190.htm

Aboriginal stem-cell donor needed to help Edmonton boy

Canadian Blood Services ran a special donor event on the Enoch Cree Nation Thursday to find a stem-cell match for a five-year-old boy with a rare blood disease.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2013/06/20/edmonton-boy-needs-stem-cell-donor-aboriginal.html?cmp=rss

Human organs to be grown inside animals

Researchers at the centre for stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at the University of Tokyo have developed a pioneering technique that could allow human organs to be grown inside pigs and then harvested for transplant patients.

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/viewnews.php?id=249785

Florida researchers find drug that could reverse Alzheimer's

By combining two widely used drugs, nitroglycerin and memantine, researchers created a third drug: NitroMemantine.

http://www.sunherald.com/2013/06/21/4751541/florida-researchers-find-drug.html#storylink=rss

Florida researchers find drug that could reverse Alzheimer's

By combining two widely used drugs, nitroglycerin and memantine, researchers created a third drug: NitroMemantine.

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/06/21/3079440/florida-researchers-find-drug.html#storylink=rss

PhD Studentship - Mathematical Modelling of Stem Cells

Pluripotent stem cells have the ability to produce all embryonic tissues through self-renewing divisions.

http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/329092-PhD-Studentship-Mathematical-Modelling-of-Stem-Cells

Don C. Reed: Of Starfish, Stem Cells and $70 Million: How California...

... be hospitals and laboratories carefully prepared to design, administer, or advise on safety tests for new stem cell research methods. When a new therapy is due to be tested, a center of excellence would be ready and waiting, with expert ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/don-c-reed/of-starfish-stem-cells-an_b_3473674.html

Paul Hagen Launches Indiegogo Fundraiser for His Revolutionary Back...

... are teaming up with Industrial Motion Pictures and Dr. Brian Mehling to produce a documentary about Stem Cell research and treatments. Mini Dental Implants, A Breakthrough In Tooth Replacement Mini dental implants revolutionize tooth replacement and ...

http://www.i-newswire.com/paul-hagen-launches-indiegogo-fundraiser/226773

SGEN/Takeda Report Data on Adcetris - Analyst Blog

Seattle Genetics, Inc. and partner Takeda Pharmaceuticals recently reported results from a post-hoc analysis evaluating progression-free survival in patients treated with Adcetris.

http://www.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/zacks/062113/sgentakeda-report-data-adcetris-analyst-blog-tkpyy-sgen-biib-jazz.aspx?partner=rss_headlines

Stem Cell Documentary in the Making After Successful Cannes Preview

British film makers are teaming up with Industrial Motion Pictures and Dr. Brian Mehling to produce a documentary about Stem Cell research and treatments.

http://www.i-newswire.com/stem-cell-documentary-in-the-making/227119

Provillus Hair Treatment Launches New Website

... are teaming up with Industrial Motion Pictures and Dr. Brian Mehling to produce a documentary about Stem Cell research and treatments. Mini Dental Implants, A Breakthrough In Tooth Replacement Mini dental implants revolutionize tooth replacement and ...

http://www.i-newswire.com/provillus-hair-treatment-launches/227091

Closing in on organ advance

Scientists plan to introduce a human stem cell into the embryo of an animal - most likely a pig.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10892178&ref=rss

Timothy Ray Brown, Cured of HIV, Works to Help Others

Timothy Ray Brown spoke on June 18 at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Timothy Ray Brown, the first person ever cured of HIV was in Seattle this week, meeting with scientists working to defeat HIV for good.

http://www.edgelasvegas.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=146151

New drug may be best treatment for leukemia yet

It's called ibrutinib, and it's a potential breakthrough in treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia that could leave patients with fewer side effects than chemotherapy.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/20/health/time-leukemia-drug/index.html

NCI Designated Cancer Center Profile: Siteman Cancer Center

The Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is leading the fight against cancer through advances in genomic discovery and application, oncologic imaging and prevention.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/604652/?sc=rsmn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseMednews+%28Newswise%3A+MedNews%29

Seattle Genetics Highlights Adcetris Data

Seattle Genetics, Inc. today highlighted multiple ADCETRIS data presentations at the 12th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma being held June 19-22, 2013 in Lugano, Switzerland.

http://www.drugs.com/clinical_trials/seattle-genetics-highlights-adcetris-data-15779.html?

Human organs could be grown in animals within a year, say scientists

Japanese scientists are expecting to be granted approval to grow human organs in animals and then harvest them for transplant within the next year.

http://www.theprovince.com/technology/science/Human+organs+could+grown+animals+within+year+scientists/8560384/story.html

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-stu-0

Seattle Genetics Highlights ADCETRIS (Brentuximab Vedotin) Clinical...

Seattle Genetics, Inc. today highlighted multiple ADCETRIS data presentations at the 12th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma being held June 19-22, 2013 in Lugano, Switzerland.

http://it.tmcnet.com/news/2013/06/21/7222455.htm

Amazing medical breakthrough has a horrifying cost, destruction of human embryonic life

... is reviewing recommendations made by leading experts that will change the guidelines for human embryonic stem cell research. Japan is a world leader in the field. The guidelines, if revised in accord with recommendations, would allow doctors to ...

http://www.catholic.org/health/story.php?id=51443&wf=rsscol

New Drug May Be Best Treatment for Leukemia Yet

The pill, developed by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, works by targeting a particular enzyme within the cancer cells that feeds their growth.

http://healthland.time.com/2013/06/20/new-drug-may-be-best-treatment-for-leukemia-yet/

New Market Research Report: California Stem Cell, Inc. -...

The company manufactures human cells for therapeutic development and clinical application.

http://reports.pr-inside.com/new-market-research-report-california-stem-r3708530.htm

Cancer patient's joy after funding approved for treatment

A cancer patient is overjoyed after learning she can get a potentially life saving drug after all - despite concerns over costs.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/cancer-patients-joy-after-north-4697444

Recently released market study: Proteonomix, Inc. (PROTE) -...

The company develops therapeutics based upon use of human cells and their derivatives for the treatment of diabetes and cardiac diseases.

http://reports.pr-inside.com/recently-released-market-study-proteonomix-r3708595.htm

Ibrutinib continues strong showing against mantle cell lymphoma

In a major international study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the targeted therapy ibrutinib continues to show remarkable promise for the treatment of relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma .

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2013/06/ibrutinib-continues-strong-showing-against-mantle-cell-lymphoma

Human Organs Grown In Animals? Pancreas Transplant Could Bring Relief ...

Human organs could be grown in animals within a year, Japanese scientists say, giving relief to "millions of people with diabetes" and those with other malfunctioning organs.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/16734/20130621/human-organs-animals-human-stem-cell-implant-diabetes-failing-organs-type-1-diabetes.htm

Rockefeller University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scientists ...

Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! Stem cells, known for their ability to self-renew and differentiate into any kind of tissue, are considered by many scientists in the field to be immortal.

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carbolton

It's as if President Obama believes he's still in the faculty lounge at Harvard glamorizing leftist ideals, seemingly oblivious that he is actually president now and that his duties require him to work on truly pressing matters instead of fantasizing about utopia.

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Grant Initiates New Stem Cell Research for Patients Suffering with Corneal Blindness

... of sight-saving treatments. A $1.25 million grant from the National Eye Institute initiates new stem cell research for patients suffering with corneal blindness, an issue affecting 8 million people worldwide. Researchers hope to use this grant to ...

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/604636/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Seattle Genetics highlights ADCETRIS data at lymphoma conference

Seattle Genetics says 79% of 33 patients had complete remission in trial Seattle Genetics announced that in an ongoing investigator-sponsored phase 2 clinical trial, patients with relapsed or refractory HL have been enrolled to determine whether ADCETRIS can replace the combination chemotherapy regimen ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide or be ... (more)

http://www.theflyonthewall.com/permalinks/entry.php/SGENid1849627/SGEN-Seattle-Genetics-highlights-ADCETRIS-data-at-lymphoma-conference

Scientists identify gene that regulates stem cell death and skin regeneration

Stem cells, known for their ability to self-renew and differentiate into any kind of tissue, are considered by many scientists in the field to be immortal.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-scientists-gene-stem-cell-death.html

Seattle Genetics Highlights ADCETRIS (Brentuximab Vedotin) Clinical...

Seattle Genetics, Inc. today highlighted multiple ADCETRIS data presentations at the 12th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma being held June 19-22, 2013 in Lugano, Switzerland.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20130621005124/en

Seattle Genetics Highlights ADCETRISA (Brentuximab Vedotin) Clinical ...

ADCETRIS is an antibody-drug conjugate directed to CD30, which is expressed in classical Hodgkin lymphoma and systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma , that was granted accelerated approval by the FDA in August 2011 for relapsed HL and relapsed sALCL and conditional marketing authorization by the European Commission in October 2012 for relapsed or ... (more)

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130621005125/en/Seattle-Genetics-Highlights-ADCETRIS%C2%AE-Brentuximab-Vedotin-Clinical

Hull Daily Mail published 'I can see a pencil but I can't see an elephant' - mum's rare...

... is determined to live an active a life as possible and is doing a parachute jump to help raise funds for stem cell research which could halt her sight deterioration. Bring a friend to Affinity and either both have a cut & blow dry for JUST A 35 or ...

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/pencil-t-elephant-mum-s-rare-illness/story-19350692-detail/story.html

Will scientists soon be able to regrow organs and injured tissue in patients?

Regenerating organs and damaged tissues has long been the dream of forward-thinking biologists and medical researchers, but it wasn't until advances in stem cell technology in the 1990s that such a dream became a reality.

http://www.naturalnews.com/040880_stem_cells_organ_regeneration_NASA_research.html

Reversing the loss of brain connections in Alzheimer's disease

... A. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., professor and director of the Del E. Webb Center for Neuroscience, Aging, and Stem Cell Research, who is also a practicing clinical neurologist, shows that NitroMemantine can restore synapses (connections between nerve cells) ...

http://www.kurzweilai.net/reversing-the-loss-of-brain-connections-in-alzheimers-disease

Growth Of Head And Neck Cancer Promoted By The Nanog Protein

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Ear, Nose and Throat ; Stem Cell Research Article Date: 21 Jun 2013 - 0:00 PDT A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute has identified a biochemical pathway in cancer stem cells ... (more)

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/262178.php

David Limbaugh

... out of his way to offend Catholics and other Christians, from abortion to conscience rights to embryonic stem cell research. And it's working. Catholic World News reacted with this: "Ironically, President Obama made his comments just as Archbishop ...

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/david/limbaugh062113.php3

TimeSlip Solutions to Present RG-Cell Serum and New Skin Booster at...

TimeSlip Solutions co-founders, Dr. Luiza Petre and Dean Miller are set to showcase their new technologically advanced, concentrated restorative RG-Cell skin serum and brand new Skin Booster at The International Esthetics, Cosmetics Spa Conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2013/6/prweb10855149.htm

Scientists use stem-cell technology to create research cell line from PDAC patient

Pancreatic cancer carries a dismal prognosis. According to the National Cancer Institute, the overall five-year relative survival for 2003-2009 was 6 percent.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130621/Scientists-use-stem-cell-technology-to-create-research-cell-line-from-PDAC-patient.aspx

A New Approach To Treating Chronic Kidney Disease: Replenishing Your Nephrons

I have chronic kidney disease, and as someone interested in both stem cells and gene therapy, have searched the web for stem cell and/or gene therapy approaches that might be a solution to the problem of diseased and failed nephrons in the kidneys and cause CKD.

http://www.wirenews.co/op-ed/global/8728/a-new-approach-to-treating-chronic-kidney-disease-replenishing-your-nephrons

Mum's battle against going blind

... is determined to live an active a life as possible and is doing a parachute jump to help raise funds for stem cell research which could halt her sight deterioration. "Sometimes, I'm very bubbly but, other times, I get down," said Sarah, who lives in ...

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Mum-s-battle-going-blind/story-19350692-detail/story.html

Human organs 'could be grown in animals within a year'

A panel of scientists and legal experts appointed by the government has drawn up a recommendation that will form the basis of new guidelines for Japan's world-leading embryonic research.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3033824/posts

Human Organs Could Be Grown In Animals Within a Year

While some scientists are looking to grow human organs in labs to make up for the lack of donated organs, Japan is looking in a different direction growing organs inside animals.

http://www.newsmax.com/SciTech/human-organs-animals/2013/06/20/id/511107

Aboriginal stem-cell donor needed to help Edmonton boy

Canadian Blood Services ran a special donor event on the Enoch Cree Nation Thursday to find a stem-cell match for a five-year-old boy with a rare blood disease.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2013/06/20/edmonton-boy-needs-stem-cell-donor-aboriginal.html?cmp=rss

Senior Developer, Stem Cell Bioinformatics Core

... in the world, we expect the Bioinformatics Core will become a central computational resource for the stem cell research community. The Bioinformatics Core will leverage Sage's Synapse software platform and integrate closely with co-investigators ...

http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/321283-Senior-Developer-Stem-Cell-Bioinformatics-Core

New Drug Treats Leukemia Better Than Chemotherapy

The pill, developed by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, works by targeting a particular enzyme within the cancer cells that feeds their growth.

http://healthland.time.com/2013/06/20/new-drug-may-be-best-treatment-for-leukemia-yet/?iid=hl-main-lead%3Fxid%3Drss-topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29

Allow Human Organs Grown in Animals?

A story in the Telegraph claims that Japanese scientists may soon grow human organs in animals-made from human stem cells-for later use in transplant surgery.

http://www.nationalreview.com/human-exceptionalism/351650/allow-human-organs-grown-animals-wesley-j-smith

Japanese Scientists Want To Make Human-Animal Hybrids To Grow Organs

Scientists who want grow human organs in the bodies of animals are on their way to getting the OK from the Japanese government, according to Phys.org.

http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Japanese-Scientists-Want-To-Make-Human-Animal-4612681.php

Anti-Government 'Babylution' Protests Gain Momentum in Bosnia

People in Bosnia-Herzegovina are crossing the country's deep ethnic divides by the thousands to protest together against the government's failure to remedy a lapse in the law that is preventing newborns from being given an identity number and, by extension, travel papers and healthcare.

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/06/20/babylution/

Column: Obama's Cluelessness Displayed on the World Stage

... out of his way to offend Catholics and other Christians, from abortion to conscience rights to embryonic stem cell research. And it's working. Catholic World News reacted with this: "Ironically, President Obama made his comments just as Archbishop ...

http://www.davidlimbaugh.com/mt/archives/2013/06/column_obamas_c.html

Stem cell treatment new frontier

An Australian-based biomedical company has approached sports scientists and doctors, including those at AFL clubs, spruiking contentious ''frontier'' stem cell treatment to help players recover from injury.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/stem-cell-treatment-new-frontier-20130620-2olvc.html

Angels and Demons: Part II [Perspective]

... cells for human use, and discussions of the political, ethical, cultural, and societal aspects of stem cell research. The range of clinical topics spanned diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune disease, heart disease, traumatic brain ...

http://circres.ahajournals.org/content/113/1/20.short?rss=1

Mayo Clinic puts stem cells to the test on infant heart defect

Every year, about 1,000 babies are born in the United States with half a heart - a rare defect that requires a series of risky surgeries and, even then, leaves the infants with a strong likelihood that their hearts will wear out prematurely.

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/06/20/health/mayo-clinic-puts-stem-cells-to-the-test-on-infant-heart-defect/

Stem Cells Provide Novel Technique To Heal Wounds, Regenerate Cells And Prevent Scarring

... is unlikely that using stem cells for surface injuries will become common practice until stem cells and stem cell research can become more affordable. Sources: Fuchs Y, Brown S, Gorenc T, Rodriguez J, Fuchs E, Steller H. Sept4/ARTS Regulates Stem ...

http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/16706/20130620/skin-regeneration-wound-healing-scarring-cell-death-stem-cell-wounds.htm

The Social Conservative Review: The Insider's Guide to Pro-Family News--June 20, 2013

... front, learn what you can do to prevent college debt, by visiting, " Save Me from College Debt ." Stem Cell Research To read about the latest advances in ethical adult stem cell research, keep up with leading-edge reports from FRC's Dr. David ...

http://www.frc.org/socialconservativereview/the-social-conservative-review-the-insiders-guide-to-pro-family-news-june-20-2013

Research and Markets: Autologous Stem Cell and Non-Stem Cell Based...

This research report titled Autologous Cell Therapy provides details about various ACT based treatments and their application areas.

http://it.tmcnet.com/news/2013/06/20/7220315.htm

Pluripotent cells from pancreatic cancer cells first human model of cancer's progression

This is a scheme for generating induced pluripotent stem cells from pancreatic cancer and using the PDAC-iPS cells to recapitulate cancer progression and early marker discovery.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-pluripotent-cells-pancreatic-cancer-human.html

Pluripotent stem cells made from pancreatic cancer cells are first...

According to the National Cancer Institute, the overall five-year relative survival for 2003-2009 was 6 percent.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130620132105.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fcancer+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Cancer%29

Stocks Buzz: Vitamin Blue Inc (OTCBB:VTMB), Lot78 Inc...

Jet Life Penny Stocks provides investors with the Awesome Penny Stock alerts on a regular basis.

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/stocks-buzz-vitamin-blue-inc-otcbbvtmb-lot78-inc-otcmktsloted-invivo-therapeutics-holdings-corp-otcbbnviv-advanced-cell-technology-inc-otcbbactc-269812.htm

The Future Of Cell Reprogramming: Some Experts Weigh In

Perhaps the biggest takeaway from last week's stem cell conference in Boston is the variety of approaches scientists now have at their disposal to study disease and tissue development, and to test drugs.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnfarrell/2013/06/20/the-future-of-cell-reprogramming-some-experts-weigh-in/

Pluripotent cells from pancreatic cancer cells first human model of cancer's progression

This is a scheme for generating induced pluripotent stem cells from pancreatic cancer and using the PDAC-iPS cells to recapitulate cancer progression and early marker discovery.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/uops-pcf061713.php

Pluripotent Stem Cells Made From Pancreatic Cancer Cells Are First...

Pancreatic cancer carries a dismal prognosis. According to the National Cancer Institute, the overall five-year relative survival for 2003-2009 was 6 percent.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/604410/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Research and Markets: Autologous Stem Cell and Non-Stem Cell Based...

Research and Markets: Autologous Stem Cell and Non-Stem Cell Based Therapies Market Report Provides an Up to Date Opportunity Strategy Evaluation "Autologous Stem Cell and Non-Stem Cell Based Therapies Market " This research report titled Autologous Cell Therapy provides details about various ACT based treatments and their application areas.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130620005940&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Strategic Acquisition Advances Regenerative Medicine

Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment solutions designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Tissue Growth Technologies , a premier supplier of commercial bioreactors to grow and stimulate developing tissues.

http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/Strategic-Acquisition-Advances-Regenerative-Medicine-20010250

Human mesenchymal stem cells suppress donor CD4+T cell proliferation...

Acute graft-versus-host disease is a life-threatening complication following allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation , occurring in up to 30-50% of patients who receive human leucocyte antigen -matched sibling transplants.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/jrifon/article/12439533