Stem Cell Roundup: August 2013

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Scientists grow 'mini human brains' from stem cells

A cross-section of an entire organoid showing development of different brain regions is seen in this photo provided by the Institute for Molecular Biotechnology on August 29, 2013.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/scientists-grow-mini-human-brains-from-stem-cells/article14019321/?cmpid=rss1&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-Technology+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+Technology+News%29

Stem Cells in the New Year

... (among may others), Congressional leaders are not embracing this research as a replacement for embryonic stem cell research right now, but it may present an additional argument on the side of people who are opposed to hESC research. However, the ...

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2007/01/stem-cells-in-new-year_10.html

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Scientists grow 'mini human brains' from stem cells

Scientists have grown the first mini human brains in a laboratory and say their success could lead to new levels of understanding about the way brains develop and what goes wrong in disorders like schizophrenia and autism.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/08/31/13/scientists-grow-mini-human-brains-stem-cells

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Somatic Cells

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Mini Human "Brain" Grown In Lab

Scientists have made another huge stem cell breakthrough. This time growing a human brain tissue in a lab! Laci explains how this work might revolutionize treatment for currently untreatable conditions.

http://milkandcookies.com/link/406372

Child Appears Cured of Sickle Cell Disease After Stem Cell Transplant

Gabby Carter, 7, underwent a cord blood transplant at St. Louis Children's Hospital in 2012.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11080306.htm

Bioengineered myelin offers potential to regenerate neural tissue

... sheath essential to normal neural conduction. "Our findings represent an important conceptual advance in stem cell research," said Wenbin Deng, principal investigator of the study and associate professor at the UC Davis Department of Biochemistry ...

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=265396

Leicester Mercury published Lioness collection raises cash for dad

A group of 10 members of the Leicester Lioness Club walked along Belgrave Road and Melton Road, in Belgrave, Leicester, to raise money from businesses for seriously ill dad, Neil Burton, of Northampton.

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Lioness-collection-raises-cash-dad/story-19734175-detail/story.html

Scientists create mini brains using stem cells

Scientists have figured out how to grow human stem cells into tissue that mimics the anatomy of the developing brain.

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/221828361.html

Friday, August 30, 2013

QUT denies access to cell results

... panel said the results obtained by the independent companies "provided some clarity" as to why the stem cell research had not been pursued further, saying the cost would have been "prohibitive" in the circumstances. The scientists' paper ...

http://www.news.com.au/national-news/queensland/qut-refuses-to-provide-student-with-access-to-stem-cell-research-data/story-fnii5v6w-1226708032941?from=public_rss

Doctor Utilizes Stem Cell Extracts with Promising Results

... health and regeneration. Anyone can benefit from liquid stem cells, from young children to adults." Stem cell research has expanded exponentially in recent years, as researchers across the globe continue to discover exciting new applications. Entire ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11079758.htm

Stem cell lab opens - The Baltic Times

A lab suitable for production and multiplying of stem cells, unique in the Baltic States was opened in the Tehnopolis center in Tallinn on Aug. 16, reports Postimees Online.

http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/33333/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBalticTimes+%28News+from+Estonia%2C+Latvia+and+Lithuania.+The+Baltic+Times.%29

Piano, Rubbia, Abbado, Cattaneo named life Senators

Rome, August 30 - Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Friday named four Senators for life, a power held by the head of State under the Constitution to appoint permanent members to the Upper House who have shown extraordinary scientific, social or artistic merit.

http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/english/2013/08/30/Piano-Rubbia-Abbado-Cattaneo-named-life-Senators_9220941.html

Hospital commissioners unsure how or whether to add services due to AG opinion

... contraception; euthanasia; assisted suicide; direct sterilization; or treatments based on some types of stem cell research. Commissioner Michael Edwards did not know PeaceHealth's website contained the statement that they abide by the Bishop's ...

http://www.sanjuanislander.com/island-newshome/more/peacehealth-peace-island-medical-center/6994-hospital-commissioners-unsure-how-or-whether-to-change-services-due-to-ag-opinion

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Gentium: Buying Opportunity At A Lower Level Amid Correction

Gentium is an Italian biotech company that provides unique treatment options to patients faced with rare diseases with high unmet medical needs.

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Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Rare Genetic Disorder

A new medication appears to be highly effective in combating a heredity-based form of the organ-damaging genetic disorder known as amyloidosis, according to researchers.

http://news.health.com/2013/08/29/experimental-drug-shows-promise-for-rare-genetic-disorder/

Fibrocell Science announces positive results from iPS cells study

Fibrocell Science, Inc., a biotechnology company, has announced positive results from a study demonstrating a potential mechanism for converting research-grade adult skin cells into clinical grade induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells.

http://technews.tmcnet.com/news/2013/08/30/7377861.htm

Cellular Biomedicine completes patient enrollment in Phase I liver cancer trial

Cellular Biomedicine Group, a developer of cell therapies for the treatment of degenerative diseases, has completed patient enrollment in its Phase I trial to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of TC-DC, or tumor stem cell specific dendritic cell, therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma, or HCC.

http://technews.tmcnet.com/news/2013/08/30/7377856.htm

On Geoffrey Stone

Professor Geoffrey R. Stone-University of Chicago School of Law-was recently appointed to the NSA Surveillance Review Committee.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/357263/geoffrey-stone-ramesh-ponnuru

Scientists grow mini brains from stem cells

We've seen beating heart tissue, windpipes and bladders all grown from stem cells.

http://www.channel3000.com/health/Scientists-grow-mini-brains-from-stem-cells/-/1652/21685134/-/f5ngk7/-/index.html

New biotinylated histones and nucleosomes added to AMSBIO's range

AMSBIO has announced addition of new biotinylated histones and nucleosomes to its expanding range of recombinant nucleosomes, purified nucleosomes and full length histone proteins.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130830/New-biotinylated-histones-and-nucleosomes-added-to-AMSBIOe28099s-range.aspx

Federal Cuts Hurt Mayo, U of M Research

Some scientists at two of Minnesota's top research institutions say they're spending more time chasing money than working in their labs as they try to make up for federal funding cuts.

http://www.KAALtv.com/article/stories/s3144564.shtml?cat=10151

Scientists map molecular mechanism that may cause toxic protein buildup in dementing disorders

Extracting neurons from a living patient is both difficult and risky, while examining a patient's brain post-mortem usually only reveals the disease's final stages.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130829124017.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fdiseases_and_conditions+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Diseases+and+Conditions%29

Univ. of Minn., Mayo feeling federal budget cuts

The University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic are among institutions nationwide dealing with $1.7 billion in cuts to the National Institutes of Health budget, Minnesota Public Radio reports .

http://www.sunherald.com/2013/08/30/4913351/univ-of-minn-mayo-feeling-federal.html#storylink=rss

Scientists grow miniature human brains from stem cells

Scientists said Wednesday they had used stem cells to grow primitive human brain tissue for use in studying disorders and early development of this most complex of organs.

http://insidecostarica.com/2013/08/30/scientists-grow-miniature-human-brains-from-stem-cells/

Mayo Clinic, University of Minnesota feeling federal budget cuts

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Some scientists at two of Minnesota's top research institutions say they're spending more time chasing money than working in their labs as they try to make up for federal funding cuts.

http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_23981233/u-m-mayo-feeling-federal-budget-cuts?source=rss

Scientists create mini human brains in lab

Researchers have developed complex human brain tissue in a 3-D culture system that allows pluripotent stem cells to develop into cerebral organoids - or "mini brains" - that consist of several discrete brain regions.

http://earthsky.org/science-wire/scientists-create-mini-human-brains-in-lab

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U of M, Mayo feeling federal budget cuts

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Super Strength Immune Cells Fighting Cancer

What if the cure for cancer could be found in the body's own immune system, with a little help from modern science? Now a new clinical trial is giving patients hope.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/23114714/super-strength-immune-cells-fighting-cancer

3D tissue grown from stem cells provides a new model system for brain development

An international team of researchers has used stem cells to create a 3D structure that mimics early human brain development.

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/8/30/3d_tissue_grown_from_stem_cells.htm

Lab-grown model 3D brains

Cross-section of cerebral organoid. Neural stem cells in red and neurons in green.

http://www.kurzweilai.net/lab-grown-model-3d-brains

Inflammatory protein converts glioblastoma cells into most aggressive version

A prominent protein activated by inflammation is the key instigator that converts glioblastoma multiforme cells to their most aggressive, untreatable form and promotes resistance to radiation therapy, an international team lead by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported online today in the journal Cancer Cell.

http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life_sciences/inflammatory_protein_converts_glioblastoma_cells_219099.html

UC Davis Team 'spikes' Stem Cells to Generate Myelin

The article, titled "Generation and characterization of spiking and non-spiking oligodendroglial progenitor cells from embryonic stem cells," is available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/23940003 in the journal Stem Cells.

http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/stem cell issues20/UC-Davis-Team-spikes-Stem-Cells-to-Generate-yelin.shtml

Nominations to Technology Academy Finland for the Millennium...

Nominations for the sixth Millennium Technology Prize have increased by almost 20 per cent, totalling 45, with double the number of candidates in life sciences following the 2012 award to stem-cell pioneer Dr - covers all forms of technological and scientific innovations excluding military technologies.

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Nominations to Technology Academy Finland for the Millennium...

Last year the bi-annual prize was split between the fields of IT and biotech. The winners were Linus Torvalds, for his work on the Linux open source operating system, and , for his work developing a non-embryonic source of stem cells.

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/8/29/nominations_to_technology_academy_finland_for.htm

Discovery of novel way gene controls stem cell self-renewal

Main Category: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Also Included In: Transplants / Organ Donations ; Stem Cell Research Article Date: 27 Aug 2013 - 1:00 PDT Stem cell scientists at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered the gene GATA3 has a role in how blood stem cells renew themselves, a finding that advances the quest to expand these cells ... (more)

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/265243.php

ReNeuron gets 'orphan drug' status

ReNeuron, the Aim-quoted life sciences outfit that tests its products at hospitals in Dundee and Glasgow, was yesterday awarded "orphan drug" status for its experimental stem cell treatment for eye diseases.

http://www.scotsman.com/business/media-tech-leisure/reneuron-gets-orphan-drug-status-1-3065571

Thursday, August 29, 2013

'Breakthrough in Search for Cancer Cure, Answers Found in the...

Pioneering research has found a way of 'Firing up' the body's immune system, overhauling the treatment options available to fight the disease.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11048781.htm

CIRM OKs business partner plan

The agency's oversight committee endorsed the " Industry Collaboration and Co-Funding Initiative " at its meeting Wednesday in La Jolla.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/aug/29/cirm-stem-cell-partnership-business/

Scientists Grow Human Brain From Stem Cells

Ear, eye , liver , windpipe, bladder and even a heart . The list of body parts grown from stem cells is getting longer and longer.

http://mashable.com/2013/08/29/scientists-grow-brain/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner

Scientists grow mini brains from stem cells

We've seen beating heart tissue, windpipes and bladders all grown from stem cells.

http://www.koat.com/news/health/Scientists-grow-mini-brains-from-stem-cells/-/9153616/21685134/-/xd1a4c/-/index.html

Scientists boldly go where no man has gone before

Rajesh Rao, left, plays a computer game with his mind. Across campus, researcher Andrea Stocco, right, wears a magnetic stimulation coil over the left motor cortex region of his brain.

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/scientists-boldly-go-where-no-man-has-gone-before-20130829-2stm7.html

Protein converts glioblastoma into most aggressive version

A prominent protein activated by inflammation is the key instigator that converts glioblastoma multiforme cells to their most aggressive, untreatable form and promotes resistance to radiation therapy, an international team lead by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported online today in the journal Cancer Cell .

http://scienceblog.com/65997/protein-converts-glioblastoma-into-most-aggressive-version/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Inflammatory protein converts glioblastoma cells into most aggressive version

A prominent protein activated by inflammation is the key instigator that converts glioblastoma multiforme cells to their most aggressive, untreatable form and promotes resistance to radiation therapy, an international team lead by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported online today in the journal Cancer Cell .

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/uotm-ipc082913.php

Inflammatory protein converts glioblastoma cells into most aggressive version

A prominent protein activated by inflammation is the key instigator that converts glioblastoma multiforme cells to their most aggressive, untreatable form and promotes resistance to radiation therapy, an international team lead by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported online today in the journal Cancer Cell .

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-inflammatory-protein-glioblastoma-cells-aggressive.html

Team "Spikes" Stem Cells to Generate Myelin

Protein that protects nucleus also regulates stem cell differentiation

Despite this fundamental similarity, a bone cell has little in common with a brain cell when it comes to appearance or function.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130829145121.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_health+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News+--+Top+Health%29

Scientists grow brain tissue from stem cells

Scientists said Wednesday they had used stem cells to grow primitive human brain tissue for use in studying disorders and early development of this most complex of organs.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/life/science-&-technology/2013/08/30/387664/Scientists-grow.htm

UCLA receives major funding for stem cell research

Stem cell research is a major focus for UCLA Health System. On August 28, the institution announced that four prominent researchers from UCLA's Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have received Early Translational research awards.

http://www.examiner.com/article/ucla-receives-major-funding-for-stem-cell-research

Scientists grow 'mini human brains' from stem cells

A cross-section of an entire organoid showing development of different brain regions.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/08/29/mini-human-brains.html?cmp=rss

Scientists grow 'mini human brains'

Scientists have grown the first mini human brains in a laboratory and say their success could lead to new levels of understanding about the way brains develop and what goes wrong in disorders like schizophrenia and autism.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/scientists_grow_mini_human_brains_33m3qvzNtFiCoU0fNgQxNK?

Scientists map molecular mechanism that may cause toxic protein buildup in dementing disorders

These neurons were generated from the skin cells of an adult patients with frontotemporal dementia.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-scientists-molecular-mechanism-toxic-protein.html

Protein that protects nucleus also regulates stem cell differentiation

Cells grown on a soft matrix have a wrinkled nuclear lamina -- but on stiff matrix, it is smoothed by high stress and stabilized, regulating gene expression.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-protein-nucleus-stem-cell-differentiation.html

Heart Stem Cells, LVAD May Avoid Transplants

Statistics from the Department of Health and Human Services reveal that an average of 18 people dies waiting for organ transplants each day.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/22932358/heart-stem-cells-lvad-may-avoid-transplants

Scientists 'Spike' Stem Cells to Generate Myelin

'Mini human brains' created: Scientists grow human brain tissue in 3-D culture system

Complex human brain tissue has been successfully developed in a three-dimensional culture system established in an Austrian laboratory.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130829093539.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fstrange_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Strange+Science+News%29

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Ball Hosted at Southport hotel for Daisy Walsh

Daisy Walsh suffers from diamond blackfan anaemia - a condition affecting only around 700 people in the world.

http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/southport-news/southport-southport-news/2013/08/29/ball-hosted-at-southport-hotel-for-daisy-walsh-101022-33781991/

Precision StemCell Reports Encouraging Early Results of Direct...

The new procedure consists of an advanced, image-guided injection of umbilical cord matrix stem cells into the patient's nerve roots at the point where they exit the spinal cord.

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2772828

Brain Grown In A Bottle

Stem cell scientists have grown a miniaturised "brain-in-a-bottle" which they hope will lead to treatments for neurological and mental diseases.

http://www.ghanamma.com/brain-grown-in-a-bottle/

Four Prominent UCLA Stem Cell Researchers Receive CIRM Early Translational Grants

Four prominent researchers from UCLA's Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have received Early Translational research awards totaling approximately $13 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine the state stem cell agency.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/607105/?sc=rsmn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseMednews+%28Newswise%3A+MedNews%29

UC Davis team 'spikes' stem cells to generate myelin; Findings hold...

... sheath essential to normal neural conduction. 'Our findings represent an important conceptual advance in stem cell research,' said . 'We have bioengineered the first generation of myelin-producing cells with superior regenerative capacity.' The ...

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/8/29/uc_davis_team_spikes_stem_cells.htm

WPI Receives Five-Year, $1.94 Million NIH Grant for Cardiac Regeneration Research

Funded through the NIH's premiere Research Project Grant program, the project will be led by and we hope that this intensive program of research will advance cell therapies for people who suffer from heart disease," Gaudette said.

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/8/29/wpi_receives_five-year_1_94_million.htm

BioTime Receives Approval To Begin Human Clinical Trials Of Renevia

... an integrated database suite that also includes the LifeMap Discovery database of embryonic development, stem cell research and regenerative medicine, and MalaCards , the human disease database. LifeMap Sciences also markets BioTime research ...

http://www.laboratorynetwork.com/doc/biotime-receives-approval-to-begin-human-clinical-trials-of-renevia-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a

Scientists grow miniature human brains using stem cells

Scientists have used stem cells to grow miniature human brains in a lab, an advance that can provide new insights into neurological disorders.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/scientists-grow-miniature-human-brains-using-stem-cells/1161804/

Charity Ball held for Aughton's Daisy Walsh

Daisy Walsh suffers from diamond blackfan anaemia - a condition affecting only around 700 people in the world.

http://www.osadvertiser.co.uk/news/ormskirk-news/2013/08/29/charity-ball-held-for-aughton-s-daisy-walsh-80904-33780429/

Stem Cells May Do Best With A Little Help From Their Friends

Credit: Yajie Liang Caption: Luminescent stem cells transplanted into mice alone and with helper cells , shown one day after transplantation.

http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life_sciences/stem_cells_a_friends_219032.html

Scientists develop method to generate functioning brain cells that produce myelin

Scientists grow mini brains from stem cells

We've seen beating heart tissue, windpipes and bladders all grown from stem cells.

http://www.wxii12.com/news/health/Scientists-grow-mini-brains-from-stem-cells/-/9677622/21685134/-/101r8ce/-/index.html?absolute=true

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... acceptable (67 percent). And among those who consider abortion to be morally wrong consider embryonic stem cell research to be morally wrong by 36 percent. But a majority of those who view abortion as morally wrong consider embryonic stem-cell ...

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Some stem cells are more susceptible to cancer than others

Cells in the body wear down over time and die. In many organs, like the small intestine, adult stem cells play a vital role in maintaining function by replacing old cells with new ones.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/265339.php

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... from retinal vascular disorders and collagen crosslinking, to the latest in OCT scanning lasers and stem cell research. Physicians speaking at the symposium have been trained at the Doheny Eye Institute, Jules Stein, Bascom Palmer and Washington ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11045754.htm

Complex human 'mini-brains' successfully grown from stem cells

Scientists have successfully grown complex human brain tissue from stem cells using a new 3D culture system, according to a study published in the journal Nature .

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=265363

Some stem cells are more susceptible to cancer than others

Cortical region-specific engraftment of embryonic stem cell-derived...

Cortical region-specific engraftment of embryonic stem cell-derived neural progenitor cells restores axonal sprouting to a subcortical target and achieves motor functional recovery in a mouse model of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/schoeband/article/12600645

Cerebral organoids model human brain development and microcephaly

The complexity of the human brain has made it difficult to study many brain disorders in model organisms, highlighting the need for an in vitro model of human brain development.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/schoeband/article/12600600

Scientists grow 'brain-in-a-bottle'

A miniaturised "brain-in-a-bottle" has been grown by stem cell scientists who hope it will lead to new treatments for neurological and mental diseases.

http://www.osadvertiser.co.uk/news/west-lancashire-breaking-news/2013/08/29/scientists-grow-brain-in-a-bottle-80904-33784632/

UC Davis Team 'Spikes' Stem Cells to Generate Myelin

Scientists grow human brain tissue from stem cells

Making headway: Scientists have succeeded using stem cells to grow primitive human brain tissue to study disorders and the early development of the highly complex organ.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/29/world/scientists-grow-human-brain-tissue-from-stem-cells/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29

Professor Matthew Kaufmann

ProfESSOR Matthew Kaufman, who has died aged 70, was a pioneering academic whose work on embryonic stem cells gave medicine one of its most significant advances.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/obituaries/professor-matthew-kaufmann.21991913

Human brain tissue grown from stem cells

Scientists have used stem cells to grow primitive human brain tissue for use in studying disorders and early development of this most complex of organs.

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/human-brain-tissue-grown-from-stem-cells-20130829-2ssaq.html

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

The cerebral organoid, right, compared with a section of a mouse brain, left

Steve Connor is the Science Editor of The Independent. He has won many awards for his journalism, including five-times winner of the prestigious British science writers' award; the David Perlman Award of the American Geophysical Union; twice commended as specialist journalist of the year in the UK Press Awards; UK health journalist of the year and ... (more)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-grow-a-brain-in-a-laboratory-for-the-first-time-8788148.html

Stem cell agency grants $40.6 million

... grant application for treating spinal cord injuries. The proposal was made by Evan Snyder, leader of stem cell research at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute in La Jolla. Snyder's proposal called for using induced pluripotent stem cells, a ...

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/aug/28/cirm-approves-stem-cell-grants/

Super Strength Immune Cells Fighting Cancer

Son's death spurs mom's new mission

Imagine having to tell your child they won't live to see their eighth birthday ... One Central Iowa family had this heartbreaking task.

http://www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/Son-s-death-spurs-mom-s-new-mission/-/9357080/21691332/-/h77ltkz/-/index.html

New CIRM payouts target muscular dystrophy, ALS, Huntington's Disease

... University and a small Peninsula company were among those winning cash Wednesday from California's stem cell research funding agency that could lead to therapies for Lou Gehrig's disease, muscular dystrophy and Huntington's Disease In all, the board ...

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/biotech/2013/08/cirm-stem-cells-ips-als-huntingtons-md.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_33+%28Health+Insurance+Industry+News%29

State stem cell grant will fund muscular dystrophy work

... d in November 2004 with the passage of a statewide ballot measure that provided $3 billion in funding for stem cell research at California universities and research institutions.

http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/august/brief-calos-0828.html

Study shows how the brain remembers pleasure, reward

Key details of the way nerve cells in the brain remember pleasure are revealed in a study by UAB researchers published in the journal, Nature Neuroscience.

http://studentmedia.uab.edu/2013/08/study-shows-how-the-brain-remembers-pleasure-reward/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+KaleidoscopeAll+%28UAB+Kaleidoscope%29

Scientists Grow Mini Brains from Stem Cells

We've seen beating heart tissue, windpipes and bladders all grown from stem cells.

http://5newsonline.com/2013/08/28/scientists-grow-mini-brains-from-stem-cells/

Stem cell scientists grow 'brain-in-a-bottle'

A miniaturised "brain-in-a-bottle" has been grown by stem cell scientists who hope it will lead to new treatments for neurological and mental diseases.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/stem-cell-scientists-grow-brain-in-a-bottle.1377723827

New RNA-Focused Treatment Could Treat Rare Disease

In a milestone study, researchers demonstrated the safety of a new treatment that disrupts the body's ability to make a specific protein, which may ultimately help treat patients who have the rare, often incurable and fatal disease amyloidosis.

http://m.livescience.com/39274-rna-interference-amyloidosis.html

Mini Brain Grown In A Bottle By Scientists

Measuring just four millimetres across, the tiny "organoids" could lead to new treatments for neurological and mental diseases.

http://uaport.net/en/news/ua/t/1308/29/598223

Mini human brains' grown f...

LONDON: Scientists have grown the first mini human brains in a laboratory and say their success could lead to new levels of understanding about the way brains develop and what goes wrong in disorders like schizophrenia and autism.

http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/international/250704-â€˜mini-human-brainsâ€™-grown-from-stem-cells.html

Scientists grow mini brains from stem cells

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Satellite Cells and the Muscle Stem Cell Niche

Scientists grow mini brains from stem cells

We've seen beating heart tissue, windpipes and bladders all grown from stem cells.

http://www.abc17news.com/lifestyle/health/Scientists-grow-mini-brains-from-stem-cells/-/18455124/21685134/-/20n2y3/-/index.html

Mini Brain Grown In A Bottle By Scientists

Stem cell scientists have grown a miniaturised "brain-in-a-bottle" which they hope will lead to treatments for neurological and mental diseases.

http://www.tayfm.co.uk/news/stangenews/20130828-mini-brain-grown-in-a-bottle-by-scientists/

Mini "brain in a bottle" grown by stem cell scientists

The tiny hollow "organoids", measuring three to four millimetres across, have a structure similar to that of an immature human brain The joint British and Austrian team hope the 3-4mm "organoids" could lead to new treatments for conditions such as schizophrenia or autism.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/science/brain-bottle-grown-stem-cell-2234567

Mini Brain Grown In A Bottle By Scientists

Stem cell scientists have grown a miniaturised "brain-in-a-bottle" which they hope will lead to treatments for neurological and mental diseases.

http://news.sky.com/story/1134352/mini-brain-grown-in-a-bottle-by-scientists

Team 'spikes' stem cells to generate myelin

Scientists 'spike' stem cells to generate myelin

Stem Cells Mimic Human Brain

With the right mix of nutrients and a little bit of coaxing, human stem cells derived from skin can assemble spontaneously into brain-like chunks of tissue.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=stem-cells-mimic-human-brain

Tiny human almost-brains made in lab

Largely left to their own devices, human stem cells knitted themselves into tissue with a multitude of brain structures and specialized cadres of neurons in a form reminiscent of the brain of a nine-week-old fetus, scientists report August 28 in Nature .

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/352830/description/Tiny_human_almost-brains_made_in_lab

Stem cells mimic human brain

With the right mix of nutrients and a little bit of coaxing, human stem cells derived from skin can assemble spontaneously into brain-like chunks of tissue.

http://www.nature.com/news/stem-cells-mimic-human-brain-1.13617

Where Advanced Cell Technology Inc (OTCBB:ACTC) Could Settle Down?

... cell technology for regenerative medicine. The Company has portfolio of patents in embryonic and adult stem cell research. To find out what ChartPoppers projects for Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. for both short term and long term please click here: ...

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Tiny brains created from SKIN could lead to cures for disorders like schizophrenia and autism

... easily transferable to cures in humans. Dr Oliver Brustle, a neuro-pathologist and renowned expert in stem cell research at Bonn University in Germany, reviewed the study for the journal and described it as 'remarkable'. They displayed an ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2404537/Tiny-brains-created-SKIN-lead-cures-disorders-like-schizophrenia-autism.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

UC Davis team 'spikes' stem cells to generate myelin

Scientists grow "mini human brains" from stem cells

Scientists have grown the first mini human brains in a laboratory and say their success could lead to new levels of understanding about the way brains develop and what goes wrong in disorders like schizophrenia and autism .

http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/sns-rt-us-brains-20130828,0,5226631.story?track=rss

Discovery of novel way gene controls stem cell self-renewal

Scientists grow 'brain-in-a-bottle'

A miniaturised "brain-in-a-bottle" has been grown by stem cell scientists who hope it will lead to new treatments for neurological and mental diseases.

http://www.thisisguernsey.com/news/uk-news/2013/08/28/scientists-grow-brain-in-a-bottle/

Reuters wrote a new blog post: Scientists grow "mini human brains" from stem cells

Scientists have grown the first mini human brains in a laboratory and say their success could lead to new levels of understanding about the way brains develop and what goes wrong in disorders like schizophrenia and autism.

http://thegazette.com/2013/08/28/scientists-grow-mini-human-brains-from-stem-cells/

Growing mini-brains from stem cells

We've seen beating heart tissue, windpipes and bladders all grown from stem cells.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/28/health/stem-cell-brain/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_health+%28RSS%3A+Health%29

Scientists grow "mini human brains" from stem cells

Scientists have grown the first mini human brains in a laboratory and say their success could lead to new levels of understanding about the way brains develop and what goes wrong in disorders like schizophrenia and autism.

http://www.trust.org/item/20130828165346-q9zct/?source=hpbreaking

Brains on demand: Scientists succeed in growing human brain tissue in 'test tubes'

Complex human brain tissue has been successfully developed in a three-dimensional culture system established in an Austrian laboratory.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-brains-demand-scientists-human-brain.html

Scientists grow "mini human brains" from stem cells

LONDON: Scientists have grown the first mini human brains in a laboratory and say their success could lead to new levels of understanding about the way brains develop and what goes wrong in disorders like schizophrenia and autism.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Science/2013/Aug-28/229091-scientists-grow-mini-human-brains-from-stem-cells.ashx

Mini human 'brains' grown in lab for first time

Why rely on mouse brains to help us understand our most complex organ when you can grow a model of a human one? Tiny "brains" that include parts of the cortex, hippocampus and even retinas, have been made for the first time using stem cells.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24114-mini-human-brains-grown-in-lab-for-first-time.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Chealth

Stem Cell Regeneration Center Announces New Treatment Protocol for Diabetes Type I and II

Stem cell regeneration center of Thailand, a leading provider for Regenerative,Anti-Aging, & Functional Medicine announces a new permanent and non-surgical solution for the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Type I and Type II.

http://www.emailwire.com/release/132845-Stem-Cell-Regeneration-Center-Announces-New-Treatment-Protocol-for-Diabetes-Type-I-and-II.html

BioTime Receives Approval to Begin Human Clinical Trials of Renevia

BioTime, Inc. today announced that it has received approval from The Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices to begin human clinical trials of Reneviaa , a unique biomaterial used as a delivery matrix for autologous adipose derived cells to treat the loss of subcutaneous adipose tissue arising from trauma, surgical resection, and congenital ... (more)

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130828005365&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

[Research Article] Lentiviral Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy in ...

Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is a primary immunodeficiency characterized by eczema, thrombocytopenia, infections, and a high risk of developing autoimmunity and cancer.

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6148/1233151.abstract?rss=1

Germ Cell and Dose-Dependent DNA Damage Measured by the Comet Assay...

The single-cell gel electrophoresis assay has been widely used to measure DNA damage in human sperm in a variety of physiological and pathological conditions.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/elnino/article/12599887

The different immunoregulatory functions on dendritic cells between...

The different immunoregulatory functions on dendritic cells between mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow of patients with low-risk or high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/jrifon/article/12599912

Postnatal stem/progenitor cells derived from the dental pulp of adult chimpanzee

... [ 36 - 38 ] and behavioral development [ 18 - 20 , 39 - 41 ]. However, a chimpanzee model for stem cell research has yet to be developed. Stem cell research in chimpanzees has not been at the forefront of the field due to limited access, limited ...

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/9/20

Stem cell pioneer visits city

A TOP clinician from a company that stores people's stem cells with a view to using them to treat degenerative disorders in the future is visiting Londonderry today .

http://www.londonderrysentinel.co.uk/news/stem-cell-pioneer-visits-city-1-5432378

A fresh hope for regaining lost hair

... obsession worldwide. Investigators at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2012 Annual Meeting presented how stem cell research for the development ... Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that hair follicles in ...

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-fresh-regaining-lost-hair.html

Duke to Act as CRO for ISCO's Stem Cell Parkinson's Disease Trial

Duke University will play contract research organisation for clinical trials of a Parkinson's disease treatment being developed by International Stem Cell Corp .

http://www.outsourcing-pharma.com/Preclinical-Research/Duke-to-Act-as-CRO-for-ISCO-s-Stem-Cell-Parkinson-s-Disease-Trial?

Why are some cells more cancer prone?

Compounds already exist to potentially treat both inherited and...

Understanding the basics of stem cell therapy

LAST week, I did an introduction on the use of and how stem cells can be beneficial in the treatment of illnesses, and how, this breakthrough in medical science should be handled with caution as well.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/lifestyle/2013/08/28/understanding-basics-stem-cell-therapy-last-part-300153

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Biotech: A Scattershot Of Stem Cell Plays Following Yesterday's Bloodbath

Yesterday, the NASDAQ Biotechnology index dropped 3% in reaction to the sell-off in the broader market.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1660832-biotech-a-scattershot-of-stem-cell-plays-following-yesterdays-bloodbath?source=feed

Stem cells may do best with a little help from their friends

Their study, published in the September issue of Experimental Neurology , is believed to be the first to test the helper-cell tactic, which they hope will someday help to overcome a major barrier to successful stem cell transplants.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130827111917.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_health+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News+--+Top+Health%29

Three subtypes of gastric cancer suggest different treatment approaches

Stomach cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide, actually falls into three broad subtypes that respond differently to currently available therapies, according to researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-subtypes-gastric-cancer-treatment-approaches.html

Three subtypes of gastric cancer suggest different treatment approaches

The finding could greatly improve patient care with the development of a genetic test to classify tumors and match them to the therapies that offer the best outcomes.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130827204004.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fcancer+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Cancer%29

Why are some cells more cancer prone?

In many organs, like the small intestine, adult stem cells play a vital role in maintaining function by replacing old cells with new ones.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130827160516.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fcancer+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Cancer%29

Stem cells may do best with a little help from their friends

Like volunteers handing out cups of energy drinks to marathon runners, specially engineered "helper cells" transplanted along with stem cells can dole out growth factors to increase the stem cells' endurance, at least briefly, Johns Hopkins researchers report.

http://scienceblog.com/65886/stem-cells-may-do-best-with-a-little-help-from-their-friends/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Novel Parkinson'S Target Uncovered

Researchers from Johns Hopkins and the National Cancer Institute highlighted a novel mechanism underlying Parkinson's disease while simultaneously putting to rest a previously held theory regarding progression of the disorder.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130827/Novel-Parkinsone28099S-Target-Uncovered.aspx

Endorsing Harp, Murphy Gets Specific

Citing her leadership on stem cell research and her work for "abused and neglected children," U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy Tuesday threw his support behind Toni Harp's mayoral campaign.

http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/endorsing_harp_murphy/

3 subtypes of gastric cancer suggest different treatment approaches

Stomach cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide, actually falls into three broad subtypes that respond differently to currently available therapies, according to researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/dumc-tso082713.php

Three Subtypes of Gastric Cancer Suggest Different Treatment Approaches

Stomach cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide, actually falls into three broad subtypes that respond differently to currently available therapies, according to researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore .

http://www.dukehealth.org/health_library/news/three-subtypes-of-gastric-cancer-suggest-different-treatment-approaches?

Stem Cells May Do Best with a Little Help from Their Friends

Like volunteers handing out cups of energy drinks to marathon runners, specially engineered "helper cells" transplanted along with stem cells can dole out growth factors to increase the stem cells' endurance, at least briefly, Johns Hopkins researchers report.

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2013/08/stem-cells-may-do-best-little-help-their-friends

The Singing Anti-Fracking Nuns

... days gone by). Maybe these women are protesting the slaughtering of children through abortion, embryonic stem cell research, etc., the "redefining" of marriage, the loss of religious liberty in our country, etc. in the morning and then in the ...

http://www.dfwcatholic.org/the-singing-anti-fracking-nuns/.html

Why are some cells more cancer prone?

Baltimore, MD-Cells in the body wear down over time and die. In many organs, like the small intestine, adult stem cells play a vital role in maintaining function by replacing old cells with new ones.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/ci-was082713.php

Stem cells may do best with a little help from their friends

This image shows luminescent stem cells transplanted into mice alone and with helper cells one day after transplantation.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-stem-cells-friends.html

Stem Cells May Do Best With A Little Help From Their Friends

Like volunteers handing out cups of energy drinks to marathon runners, specially engineered "helper cells" transplanted along with stem cells can dole out growth factors to increase the stem cells' endurance, at least briefly, Johns Hopkins researchers report.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/607000/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

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

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

http://www.aibs.org/public-policy-reports/2013_08_26.html#033423?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AIBSPublicPolicyReports+%28AIBS+Public+Policy+Reports%29

Stem cells may do best with a little help from their friends

This image shows luminescent stem cells transplanted into mice alone and with helper cells one day after transplantation.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/jhm-scm082713.php

Non-myeloablative autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation ...

Correspondence to: Paolo Muraro, Wolfson Neuroscience Laboratory, Building 560/Burlington Danes, 4th floor, Imperial College London, 160 Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK E-mail: Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation has been tried as one experimental strategy for the treatment of patients with aggressive multiple sclerosis refractory ... (more)

http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/136/9/2888.short?rss=1

Researchers Uncover New Biological Target for Combating Parkinson's Disease

Their discoveries, described in a paper published online in Nature Neuroscience on August 25, also overturn established ideas about the role of a protein considered key to the disease's progress.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130825171514.htm

Americans Consider Abortion Moral Issue

... percent. Public opinion on abortion as a moral issue contrasted with the views expressed on embryonic stem cell research (ESCR), which requires the destruction of days-old human embryos. More than a third of Americans (36 percent) say such research ...

http://www.kkla.com/News/Story.aspx?ID=2031186

Penny Stocks Trending Alert - Graystone Company Inc (OTCMKTS:GYST),...

The Team of advisers at Capital Equity Report are committed to bringing you stock picks that are noteworthy and priced at a great value.

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Stem Cell Therapy Now Available At Veterinary Medical Center of Long...

MediVet America, a pioneer in Veterinary regenerative medicine, has teamed up with VMCLI, http://www.vmcli.com , to bring adult stem cell therapy for companion animals to Long Island.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11040869.htm

Liver in a dish

This may not pose a problem in the future, as Takebe et al . have recently grown functional “liver buds” from stem cells in a dish.

http://www.nature.com/cr/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/cr2013117a.html

UCLA Stem Cell Researcher Wins Prestigious McCulloch and Till Award

Dr. Hanna Mikkola, member of the UCLA Eli & Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research and the Jonsson Comprehensive Center and an associate professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology in the life sciences has been named the 2013 recipient of the McCulloch and Till Award by the Society for Hematology and Stem ... (more)

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/606988/?sc=rsmn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseMednews+%28Newswise%3A+MedNews%29

The Years of the Monkey

The fact that mammals are diploid sets a barrier to rapidly understand the function of non-coding and coding genes in the genome.

http://www.nature.com/cr/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/cr2013111a.html

Efficient, Long Term Production of Monocyte-Derived Macrophages from...

Efficient, Long Term Production of Monocyte-Derived Macrophages from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells under Partly-Defined and Fully-Defined Conditions.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/sallycowley/article/12593908

Discovery of novel way gene controls stem cell self-renewal

Stem cell scientists at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered the gene GATA3 has a role in how blood stem cells renew themselves, a finding that advances the quest to expand these cells in the lab for clinical use in bone marrow transplantation, a procedure that saves thousands of lives every year.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=265243

Scripps Research Institute Scientists Report Breakthrough in DNA Editing Technology

"This is one of the hottest tools in biology, and we've now found a way to target it to any DNA sequence," said at TSRI.

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/8/27/scripps_research_institute_scientists_report_breakthrough.htm

Discovery of novel way gene controls stem cell self-renewal

South Wales Evening Post published Swansea stem cell donor's pride at giving stranger a shot at...

A STEM cell donor from Swansea has spoken of his pride at giving an American stranger a shot at survival.

http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Swansea-stem-cell-donor-s-pride-giving-stranger/story-19711538-detail/story.html

Spinal cord injury patients to benefit from biphasic electrical stimulation

Researchers at the Beihang University School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, led by Dr. Yubo Fan, have discovered that Biphasic Electrical stimulation , a non-chemical procedure, may be used as a strategy for preventing cell apoptosis in stem cell-based transplantation therapy.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/265217.php

Joy for stricken youngster Mackenzie Furniss as Government agrees to...

THE US Open's policy of spreading first-round matches over three days on an ad-hoc basis has always been a major bone of contention amongst players.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/joy-stricken-youngster-mackenzie-furniss-2227811

What about IVF?

... little of the moral controversy that surrounds other reproductive issues, such as abortion and embryonic stem cell research. Since its introduction, IVF has been widely embraced across the religious and political spectrum. This is particularly ...

http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2010/10/10/what_about_ivf/?rss_id=Most+Popular

Spinal cord injury patients to benefit from biphasic electrical stimulation

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A STEM cell donor from Swansea has spoken of his pride at giving an American stranger a shot at survival.

http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/don-t-feel-ve-special-feels-great-shot-life/story-19711538-detail/story.html

Ill Seaside girl gets some encouragement from president

When Madeline Pfefferkuch of Seaside celebrated her fourth birthday this month, she was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer.

http://www.montereyherald.com/localnews/ci_23950877/ill-seaside-girl-gets-some-encouragement-from-president

Monday, August 26, 2013

Warriors Step Out to Support Young Child with Cancer

In the last few years eight-year-old Ashdyn Mitchell hasn't had much to smile about.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1308/S00117/warriors-step-out-to-support-young-child-with-cancer.htm

We'll fund treatment for cancer victim, says MSP

OLD girl is to receive pioneering cancer treatment on home soil after the Scottish Government agreed to pay 160,000 to fly a German surgeon to Scotland.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/we-ll-fund-treatment-for-cancer-victim-says-msp-1-3062599

Railroad owner Corman remembered for his giving heart, strong will

R. J. Corman funeral at R. J. Corman Railroad Group in Nicholasville, Ky., Monday, August 26, 2013.

http://www.kentucky.com/2013/08/26/2788207/railroad-owner-corman-remembered.html#storylink=rss

Novel stimulation therapy brings cure for spinal cord injuries closer to reality

Washington, August 26 : Researchers have discovered a new technique called Biphasic Electrical stimulation , a non-chemical procedure, that they believe can be used for spinal cord injury patients in the future.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/story/59043/novel-stimulation-therapy-brings-cure-for-spinal-cord-injuries-closer-to-reality.html

Hospital research tower no silo for scientists

Light pours in from gracefully curving windows that soar three storeys above the floor, illuminating clusters of comfy couches in a space that soon will be humming with the voices of scientists.

http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/national/details.asp?c=60861

Biphasic electrical stimulation: A strategy may bring hope to spinal cord injury patients

I want to be a bone marrow donor. How painful and risky is it?

A potential bone marrow/stem cell donor swabs four areas of their cheeks and places the cotton swabs in a package.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/ask-a-health-expert/i-want-to-be-a-bone-marrow-donor-how-painful-and-risky-is-it/article13939249/?cmpid=rss1

Sick Kids Hospital research tower designed to spur collaboration, discovery

Light pours in from gracefully curving windows that soar three storeys above the floor, illuminating clusters of comfy couches in a space that soon will be humming with the voices of scientists.

http://www.brandonsun.com/lifestyles/breaking-news/sick-kids-hospital-research-tower-designed-to-spur-collaboration-discovery-221216111.html?

Author offers guide to stem cells

Paul Knoepfler, a UC Davis professor of cell biology and human anatomy, will give a free talk about his new book, "Stem Cells: An Insider's Guide," at noon on Oct. 10 inside The Stores Lounge at the Memorial Union.

http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/ucd/author-offers-guide-to-stem-cells/

Duke to Act as CRO for ISCO's Stem Cell Parkinson's Disease Trial

Duke University will play contract research organisation for clinical trials of a Parkinson's disease treatment being developed by International Stem Cell Corp .

http://www.outsourcing-pharma.com/Clinical-Development/Duke-to-Act-as-CRO-for-ISCO-s-Stem-Cell-Parkinson-s-Disease-Trial?

Morning Movers to Watch - Skyline Medical Inc(OTCMKTS:SKLN), Advanced ...

StockRunway.com issues special report on - Skyline Medical Inc , Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. , Sciences Inc , Applied DNA OriginOil Inc Skyline Medical Inc ended its day with the gaining stream with the gain of +3.21% and closed at the price of $0.289after opening at $0.29.

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New, 'robust' treatment for stroke uses genetic material from bone marrow

... improve recovery after stroke in rats, finds a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy. Treatment with stem cells improved the amount of bra ... If candy and potato chips didn't beckon from every street ...

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Researchers uncover new biological target for combating Parkinson's disease

This shows two cells with an excess of the protein AIMP2 , which interacts with the enzyme PARP1 in the cells' nuclei.

http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life_sciences/researchers_uncover_biological_target_combating_218856.html

New biological target for combating Parkinson's

Researchers at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have brought new clarity to the picture of what goes awry in the brain during Parkinson's disease and identified a compound that eases the disease's symptoms in mice.

http://scienceblog.com/65845/new-biological-target-for-combating-parkinsons/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Implications for Addiction, How the Brain Remembers Pleasure

Newswise - infoZine - Key details of the way nerve cells in the brain remember pleasure are revealed in a study by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

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New study supports intracerebral injections of bone marrow-derived...

... improve recovery after stroke in rats, finds a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy. Treatment with stem cells improved the amount of bra ... People who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be more ...

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Researchers create cells that line blood vessels

In a scientific first, Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists have successfully grown the cells that line the blood vessels - called vascular endothelial cells - from human induced pluripotent stem cells , revealing new details about how these cells function.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=265199

Dad of cancer girl Vanessa Riddle says it's degrading that...

Dad of cancer girl Vanessa Riddle says it's degrading that families have to beg for cash to save child's life THE father of cancer girl Vanessa Riddle says parents shouldn't have to beg for cash to save their sick children.

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Stem Cells in the New Year

Stem cells from heart disease patients offer potential for treatment

... for their condition. The research is published online in the journal of the International Society of Stem Cell Research, Stem Cell Reports , published by Cell Press. The investigators previously reported the ability to convert scar-forming cells in ...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/265179.php

Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Modified T Cells for Acute Lymphoid Leukemia

Radiation-induced cognitive dysfunction favorably impacted by fetal stem cell transplantation

Patients receiving cranial irradiation treatment for brain cancer may find the treatment life-saving, but often suffer progressive and debilitating cognitive detriments, including spatial learning and memory deficits.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=265184

Stem cells from heart disease patients offer potential for treatment

Okyanos Heart Institute Inks Deal With International Med-X and...

"When you visualize a heart, you need to be able to get a complex angle to be able to see the back side of the heart.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11057428.htm

Maternal imprinting at the H19-Igf2 locus maintains adult haematopoietic stem cell quiescence

The epigenetic regulation of imprinted genes by monoallelic DNA methylation of either maternal or paternal alleles is critical for embryonic growth and development.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/dakelley/article/12516307

Sunday, August 25, 2013

How the brain remembers pleasure: Implications for addiction

The molecular events that form such "reward memories" appear to differ from those created by drug addiction, despite the popular theory that addiction hijacks normal reward pathways.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130825171530.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_health+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News+--+Top+Health%29

How the Brain Remembers Pleasure

Novel way gene controls stem cell self-renewal

The research, published online today in Nature Immunology , provides an important piece in the puzzle of understanding the mechanisms that govern the blood stem cell self-renewal process, says principal investigator Norman Iscove, Senior Scientist at the Princess Margaret, University Health Network .

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130825171522.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fmost_popular+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Most+Popular+News%29

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

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

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Vascular Endothelial Cells Grown From Stem Cells

Stem cells which are pluripotent are capable of becoming any other cell type. Induced pluripotent stem cells are usually created by applying gene therapy and chemicals to adult cells to make the cells revert back to an epigenetic state similar to that of cells found in embryos.

http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/009196.html

Super Strength Immune Cells Fighting Cancer

Researchers Uncover New Biological Target For Combating Parkinson's Disease

Researchers at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have brought new clarity to the picture of what goes awry in the brain during Parkinson's disease and identified a compound that eases the disease's symptoms in mice.

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New biological target for combating Parkinson's disease uncovered

This shows two cells with an excess of the protein AIMP2 , which interacts with the enzyme PARP1 in the cells' nuclei.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-biological-combating-parkinson-disease-uncovered.html

Study explains how the brain remembers pleasure and its implications for addiction

Key details of the way nerve cells in the brain remember pleasure are revealed in a study by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers published today in the journal Nature Neuroscience .

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-brain-pleasure-implications-addiction.html

Cancer Scientists Discover Novel Way Gene Controls Stem Cell Self-Renewal

Stem Cell Therapy Now Available At Veterinary Medical Center of Long...

Researchers uncover new biological target for combating Parkinson's disease

This shows two cells with an excess of the protein AIMP2 , which interacts with the enzyme PARP1 in the cells' nuclei.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/jhm-run082013.php

Cancer scientists discover novel way gene controls stem cell self-renewal

Stem Cell Research and Therapy Website Provides Hope for Future Treatment

Los Angeles, CA, August 25, 2013 -- -- HopeCell , a connecting point and free informational guide for stem cell patients, has just been launched to help enlighten patients on the treatments available through different types of stem cell research.

http://www.pr.com/press-release/511855

Saturday, August 24, 2013

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Burnham: A road map for our next mayor

Before we set out on a journey, it's best to agree as to who we are, and where we are.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/aug/24/burnham-a-road-map-for-our-next-mayor/

Armenian Bone Marrow Donation Screening To Be Held In Washington DC

ARMENIAN BONE MARROW DONATION SCREENING TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON DC By Contributor // August 22, 2013 By Lawrence V. Najarian, M.D., AAHPO President WASHINGTON-On Aug. 31 and Sept.

http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg477590.html

New Gene Therapy May Help Heart Attack Survivors

... our initial experiments in mice," said Deepak Srivastava, MD, director of Gladstone cardiovascular and stem cell research. However, the researchers also noted that "it takes longer to reprogram human cells than mouse cells, and the process remains ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/24/gene-therapy-heart-attack-survivors_n_3804547.html

Scientists make damaged heart cells healthy again in lab tests

Boys diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are more likely also to have asthma, allergies and skin infections than youngsters without ADHD.

http://www.abc12.com/story/23231742/scientists-make-damaged-heart-cells-healthy-again-in-lab-tests

Efficient, Long Term Production of Monocyte-Derived Macrophages from...

Human macrophages are specialised hosts for HIV-1, dengue virus, Leishmania and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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Scientists make damaged heart cells healthy again in lab tests

The research is far from ready for prime time, however, and it's not clear if the strategy will work in live people.

http://WWW.KEYC.COM/story/23231742/scientists-make-damaged-heart-cells-healthy-again-in-lab-tests

Stem Cell Research and Therapy Website Provides Hope for Future Treatment

This video shows the remarkable discoveries made in stem cell research by the 2012 recipients of the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

http://www.emailwire.com/release/132568-Stem-Cell-Research-and-Therapy-Website-Provides-Hope-for-Future-Treatment.html

Steve Wynn donates $25M to help find blindness cure

Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn is donating $25 million to the University of Iowa to accelerate the search for cures to rare eye diseases such as the one that hampers his own vision.

http://www.ktnv.com/news/local/Steve-Wynn-donates-25M-to-help-find-blindness-cure-218887031.html

Scientists Make Damaged Heart Cells Healthy Again in Lab Tests

Scientists report that they've transformed one kind of human heart cell into another in laboratory experiments, a promising development in the bid to find ways to repair damage from heart attacks.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=172929

Friday, August 23, 2013

Jeunesse Global presented with the Direct Selling Association's ETHOS Rising Star Award

In June 2013, Jeunesse Global was announced as the official winner, and presented with the Direct Selling Association's ETHOS Rising Star Award.

http://www.wireservice.co/2013/08/jeunesse-global-presented-direct-selling-associations-ethos-rising-star-award/

Insiders Are Buying BioTime: Should You?

When insiders accumulate a stock intensively, the stock can be expected to outperform the market during the next six months.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1654902-insiders-are-buying-biotime-should-you?source=feed

Letter: New drug holds potential for Alzheimer's patients

... it didn't live up to its promise. But researchers at the Del Webb Center for Neuroscience, Aging and Stem Cell Research have added FDA-approved nitroglycerin to memantine and have created a drug that restores synaptic connections. I'm not sure what ...

http://cjonline.com/opinion/2013-08-17/letter-new-drug-holds-potential-alzheimers-patients

Integration of Genome-wide Approaches Identifies lncRNAs of Adult...

Cell Stem Cell , Vol. 12, No. 5. , pp. 616-628, doi:10.1016/j.stem.2013.03.003 Long noncoding RNAs have been described in cell lines and various whole tissues, but lncRNA analysis of development in vivo is limited.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/fenghezi/article/12267900

Community steps up to help Sammamish man with leukemia

Sammamish resident Larry Church was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia more than a year and a half ago, and the situation quickly deteriorated into a life-threatening battle.

http://sammamishreview.com/2013/08/23/community-steps-up-to-help-sammamish-man-with-leukemia

Biphasic electrical stimulation: A strategy may bring hope to spinal cord injury patients

Beware Creeping Medical Catholicism

Imagine visiting or worse, being hospitalized as a patient in a medical center wherein women had to wear burkas, prayers were heard on intercoms, health professionals and others ritually reminded themselves and others around them that God is great and, most concerning of all, selected medical procedures standard in non-sectarian institutions were ... (more)

http://www.examiner.com/article/beware-creeping-medical-catholicism?cid=rss

Stem Cell Research and Therapy Website Provides Hope for Future Treatment

... has just been launched to help enlighten patients on the treatments available through different types of stem cell research. Beyond the treatments which are presently tried and proven (although not broadly known), ongoing research on stem cells is ...

http://www.prlog.org/12198577-stem-cell-research-and-therapy-website-provides-hope-for-future-treatment.html

Heart Stem Cells, LVAD May Avoid Transplants

Scientists make damaged heart cells healthy again in lab tests

Scientists report that they've transformed one kind of human heart cell into another in laboratory experiments, a promising development in the bid to find ways to repair damage from heart attacks.

http://www.newschannel6now.com/story/23231742/scientists-make-damaged-heart-cells-healthy-again-in-lab-tests

HB-EGF protects intestines from a variety of injuries, pair of studies suggests

However, after more than two decades of research, Gail Besner, MD, principal investigator for the Center for Perinatal Research and pediatric surgeon for the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Nationwide Children's Hospital, and her team have found that this may just be the case with HB-EGF, or heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130820114037.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fwounds_and_healing+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Wounds+and+Healing%29

Stem cell donor to hold registry drive

Chris and Sarah DesOrmeaux are holding the drive in the Borealis room at Central Peninsula Hospital from noon-4 p.m. Saturday.

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-08-22/stem-cell-donor-to-hold-registry-drive

Scientists make damaged heart cells healthy again in lab tests

Scientists report that they've transformed one kind of human heart cell into another in laboratory experiments, a promising development in the bid to find ways to repair damage from heart attacks.

http://www.kfvs.com/story/23231742/scientists-make-damaged-heart-cells-healthy-again-in-lab-tests

[Perspective] Gene Therapy That Works

The concept of gene therapy is disarmingly simple: Introduce a healthy gene in a patient and its product should alleviate the defect caused by a faulty gene or slow the progression of disease .

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6148/853.short

[Research Article] Lentiviral Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy in ...

[Research Article] Lentiviral Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy...

Metachromatic leukodystrophy is a neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disease caused by arylsulfatase A deficiency.

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6148/1233158.abstract?rss=1

Penny Market Roundup: Grillit Inc (OTCMKTS:GRLT), Advanced Cell...

PennyPicks.net prowls the markets, sifts through hundreds of companies and picks those positioned to move and then presents them to you.

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Recent Findings from M. Nishikawa and Co-Researchers Yields New Information on Stem Cells

Editor at Veterinary Week -- Research findings on Stem Cell Research are discussed in a new report.

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/8/23/recent_findings_from_m_nishikawa_and.htm

Quest for ethical stem cells prompts moral questions

... creation of induced pluripotent stem cells also offers the hope of a morally superior means of advancing stem cell research. Embryonic stem cells have been the subject of controversy for nearly two decades because the harvesting of embryonic stem ...

http://www.dfwcatholic.org/quest-for-ethical-stem-cells-prompts-moral-questions-83871/.html

Harvard Stem Cell researchers create cells that line blood vessels

In a scientific first, Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists have successfully grown the cells that line the blood vessels-called vascular endothelial cells-from human induced pluripotent stem cells , revealing new details about how these cells function.

http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life_sciences/harvard_stem_cell_researchers_create_cells_line_218779.html

New technique may help treat heart disease

... adult human cells in this way. The research was published in the journal of the International Society of Stem Cell Research, Stem Cell Reports, published by Cell Press.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/new-technique-may-help-treat-heart-disease/1159115/

New technique may convert cells from heart disease patients into heart muscle cells

... condition. The research is published online on August 22 in the journal of the International Society of Stem Cell Research, Stem Cell Reports , published by Cell Press. The investigators previously reported the ability to convert scar-forming cells ...

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130823/New-technique-may-convert-cells-from-heart-disease-patients-into-heart-muscle-cells.aspx

New Pew study shows most Americans view abortion as moral issue

Gene cocktail just the thing to fix broken heart, say scientists

Scientists have come a step closer to being able to repair the damage done by heart attacks, using a "cocktail of genes" to transform scar tissue into working heart muscles.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gene-cocktail-just-the-thing-to-fix-broken-heart-say-scientists-29521688.html

Studies from Technical University Further Understanding of Stem Cells

, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, "Stem cell research offers a wide variety of approaches for the advancement of our understanding of basic mechanisms of neurodegeneration and tissue regeneration and for the discovery and development of new ...

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/8/22/studies_from_technical_university_further_understanding.htm

Patent Issued for Methods for Expansion and Analysis of Cultured Hematopoietic Stem Cells

Pluripotent HSCs are considered to be ideal candidates for disease therapy and they serve as attractive target cells for delivery of genes and gene products.

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/8/22/patent_issued_for_methods_for_expansion.htm

Lentiviral Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy in Patients with Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

Lentiviral Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy Benefits Metachromatic Leukodystrophy

Argonaute proteins: potential biomarkers for human colon cancer.

Although Argonaute proteins are considered to play important roles in stem cell self-renewal, RNA interference and translational regulation, relatively little is known about their functions in human disease.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/tonamswish/article/6656077

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Scar tissue turned into beating heart muscle

They "reprogrammed" scar-forming fibroblast cells into the building blocks of beating heart muscle by injecting them with a cocktail of five genes.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/scar-tissue-turned-into-beating-heart-muscle.21938262

TissueTech, Inc. Receives $10 Million in Growth Equity Financing

... platform. The Company has pioneered the clinical application of human amniotic membrane and its role in stem cell research. The Company's first product, AmnioGraftTM, is the only tissue graft designated by the FDA as homologous for promoting ...

http://www.vcaonline.com/news/news.asp?ID=2013082208

Cells that line blood vessels created

Using a unique approach, the researchers induced the differentiation of specific cell types by generating mechanical forces on the surface of the iPSC-derived endothelium mimicking the flow of blood.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130822194532.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fpharmacology+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Pharmacology%29

Super Strength Immune Cells Fighting Cancer

John Lennon Clone Is Worst Idea Ever

Two years ago, a Canadian dentist called Michael Zuk bought a rotten molar belonging to the late John Lennon for $30,000 at auction.

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Growth For Devices That Can Make Surgery Easier on the Patient, finds Kalorama Information

... Mary Ann Crandall, Kalorama analyst and the author of the report. "Advances in technology, biologics, stem cell research, and regenerative medicine will help to expand opportunities of MIS." Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is available for many ...

http://www.prlog.org/12197990-growth-for-devices-that-can-make-surgery-easier-on-the-patient-finds-kalorama-information.html

Participants sought for study of stem-cell therapy for peripheral arterial disease

The Stanford University School of Medicine is recruiting people with peripheral arterial disease for a clinical trial to determine whether injections of adult stem cells into leg muscles will promote the growth of new blood vessels and relieve pain associated with the condition.

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

AMSBIO announces distribution agreement with Sanguine BioSciences

AMSBIO has announced that it has reached agreement with Sanguine BioSciences, a biotechnology company enabling personalized medicine research, to distribute and support its products and services throughout Europe.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130822/AMSBIO-announces-distribution-agreement-with-Sanguine-BioSciences.aspx

Team creates cells that line blood vessels

In a scientific first, Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists have successfully grown the cells that line the blood vessels-called vascular endothelial cells-from human induced pluripotent stem cells , revealing new details about how these cells function.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-team-cells-line-blood-vessels.html

Scientists Make Damaged Heart Cells Healthy Again in Lab Tests

Harvard Stem Cell researchers create cells that line blood vessels

In a scientific first, Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists have successfully grown the cells that line the blood vessels-called vascular endothelial cells-from human induced pluripotent stem cells , revealing new details about how these cells function.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/hu-hsc082213.php

Cellular Biomedicine Group Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment ...

Cellular Biomedicine Group today announced that it has completed patient enrollment for its Phase I trial to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of TC-DC therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma , the most common type of liver cancer.

http://www.freshnews.com/news/835843/cellular-biomedicine-group-announces-completion-patient-enrollment-phase-i-clinical-tri

Scientists Make Damaged Heart Cells Healthy Again in Lab Tests

THURSDAY, Aug. 22 -- Scientists report that they've transformed one kind of human heart cell into another in laboratory experiments, a promising development in the bid to find ways to repair damage from heart attacks .

http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20130822/scientists-make-damaged-heart-cells-healthy-again-in-lab-tests?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Amherst man fighting cancer, again

Shelley Brown pours a drink while Rod Wilson looks on. The 41-year-old Amherst man launched a campaign on social media urging people to consider becoming a blood marrow donor.

http://www.cumberlandnewsnow.com/News/Local/2013-08-22/article-3359788/Amherst-man-fighting-cancer%2C-again/1

Yes, you can make a burger out of human stem cells - but you probably wouldn't want to

Sometimes the NS's offices resound with provocative questions. Last week, it was: "Why not make burgers from human stem cells?" This is not as ridiculous as it might first seem.

http://www.newstatesman.com/science/2013/08/yes-you-can-make-burger-out-human-stem-cells-you-probably-wouldnt-want

Former state senator: Valley could lose influence in Assembly

... rights than any senator in the history of Virginia. Cuccinelli killed funding for the Christopher Reeve stem cell research bill, Potts said. "This is one of the most pro, public education districts in Virginia," Potts said. "He's anti-public ...

http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2013/08/potts-valley-to-lose-pull-in-house.php

Cell Guidance Systems Release: Exosome Research Set to Clean Up With New Technology

Exosomes may be useful in Cancer diagnostics and for Drug delivery , transporting therapeutic RNA and DNA, manufactured in cells in-vitro, to specific diseased cells.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=306606&full=1

Religion and Compassion

... we're thankful to stand with you in advancing faith, family, freedom and hope for those most in need. 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-august-22-2013

Fetal tissue-derived stem cells may be ideal source for repairing tissues and organs

Multipotent fetal dermal cells may be an ideal source for cell therapy for repairing damaged tissues and organs.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-fetal-tissue-derived-stem-cells-ideal.html

Fetal stem cell transplantation favorably impacts radiation-induced cognitive dysfunction

Mending a broken heart? Non-beating human cells transformed into heart-muscle cells

... in the latest issue of Stem Cell Reports , researchers in the laboratory of Gladstone Cardiovascular and Stem Cell Research Director Deepak Srivastava, MD, reveal that they have done the same to human cells in a petri dish. "Fibroblasts make up ...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130822122759.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29

Scientists transform non-beating human cells into heart-muscle cells

... in the latest issue of Stem Cell Reports , researchers in the laboratory of Gladstone Cardiovascular and Stem Cell Research Director Deepak Srivastava, MD, reveal that they have done the same to human cells in a petri dish . "Fibroblasts make up ...

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-scientists-non-beating-human-cells-heart-muscle.html

Cellular Biomedicine Group Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment ...

PLA 85 Hospital, which is a Liver Disease Center. The trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy in lowering the incidence of tumor recurrence and metastasis by means of autologous immune cell therapy in primary HCC patients following standard tumor resection and TACE chemotherapy.

http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/appliedclinicaltrials/Phase+News/Cellular-Biomedicine-Group-Announces-Completion-of/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/820998?ref=25

Ballast Point Ventures and River Cities Capital Funds Invest in TissueTech

... platform. The Company has pioneered the clinical application of human amniotic membrane and its role in stem cell research. The Company's first product, AmnioGrafta , is the only tissue graft designated by the FDA as homologous for promoting ...

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Scar tissue in heart 'reprogrammed'

They "reprogrammed" scar-forming fibroblast cells into the building blocks of beating heart muscle by injecting them with a cocktail of five genes.

http://www.thisisguernsey.com/news/uk-news/2013/08/22/scar-tissue-in-heart-reprogrammed/

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