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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

How To Clone A Mammoth

It is unlikely that a mammoth could be cloned in the way we created Dolly the sheep, as has been proposed following the discovery of mammoth bones in northern Siberia.

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-clone-a-mammoth-2013-7?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

Cancer Stem Cells Remodel Bone Marrow In Order To Spread Disease;...

... now also a professor on the opposite coast - at Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at University of California, San Francisco. The two researchers collaborated for nearly a decade to understand why people ...

http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/17985/20130731/cancer-stem-cells-remodel-bone-marrow.htm

Scientists Now Growing Teeth From Urine

The scientists, from the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, used human urine as a source for stem cells.

http://gawker.com/scientists-now-growing-teeth-from-urine-970159591?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gawker%2Ffull+%28Gawker%29

Dolly the Sheep cloner considers re-creating woolly mammoth

Sir Ian Wilmut, who created the famous cloned sheep, examines in a new article how he might take bone marrow from a woolly mammoth and re-create the species.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57596328-71/dolly-the-sheep-cloner-considers-re-creating-woolly-mammoth/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

2009 Electric Tesla Roadster - The Electric Tesla Acid Test

The assignment was simple, or so it seemed. I'd spend a week driving the Tesla Roadster, using it as I would any other car, to see if it was compatible with the lifestyle of someone who has gasoline running through his veins and whose entire identity hangs on the cars he drives.

http://www.automobilemag.com/green/reviews/0911_2009_tesla_roadster_electric_car/

Inflammatory bowel register set up

Scotland has one of the highest rates of IBD in the world, but no-one knows exactly how many people suffer from the conditions.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-23517499#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Gene determines acceptance, rejection of stem cells from others of the same marine species

Researchers studying a marine organism called Botryllus schlosseri have discovered a single gene that determines whether cells are accepted as self or destroyed by immune cells as non-self.

http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/july/botryllus-0731.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewsFromStanfordsSchoolOfMedicine+%28News+from+Stanford%27s+School+of+Medicine%29

Computational biology: Cells reprogrammed on the computer

Scientists at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine of the University of Luxembourg have developed a model that makes predictions from which differentiated cells - for instance skin cells - can be very efficiently changed into completely different cell types - such as nerve cells, for example.

http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2013/07/31/computational_biology_cells_reprogrammed_on_the_computer.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+biologynews%2Fheadlines+%28Biology+News+Net%29

Role of gut microbiota in graft-versus-host disease

Our understanding of graft-versus-host disease has mostly focused on the role of adaptive immunity in mediating host?recipient genetic disparity in the proinflammatory milieu.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/Zephyrus/article/12537081

Chinese scientists grow new teeth from urine

While it may gross you out, Chinese scientists from the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health claim they have been able to grow new teeth using cells from a mixture of stem cells found in mouse and human urine to form pulp, dentin and enamel.

http://www.examiner.com/article/chinese-scientists-grow-new-teeth-from-urine?cid=rss

Growing Teeth and Four More Odd Uses for Urine

For those who've lost their teeth to accidents and decay, there may be a new way to restore your pearly whites: urine.

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/07/31/growing-teeth-and-four-more-odd-uses-for-urine/

Wooly Mammoth Clones a Possibility

When scientists discovered preserved blood and muscle tissue from a frozen baby wooly mammoth, the first question that came to mind was - can this be used to clone a wooly mammoth? The answer is: Eventually.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/126488-Wooly-Mammoth-Clones-a-Possibility?

Life Technologies Announces Second Quarter 2013 Results

... of Life Technologies. "During the quarter, we added to our innovation pipeline, launching novel tools for stem cell research, digital qPCR and Ion Torrent. We continued to expand into growth and emerging markets by acquiring our instrument ...

http://www.freshnews.com/news/827817/life-technologies-announces-second-quarter-2013-results

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 Announce The Cure For Cancer May Live In The Intestines: Hogwash Or Hope For The Future?

A study finds that manipulating stem cells in the intestine can allow mice to tolerate higher levels of chemotherapy and radiation.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/17965/20130731/intestinal-stem-cells-cancer-cure-chemotherapy-radiation.htm

Regenerative Medicine Market in the US to 2016: Latest Industry...

... of regenerative medicine and the challenges in translating it into clinical practice, with a focus on stem cell research, gene therapy and tissue engineering. The report also includes insights into the late-stage R&D pipeline for regenerative ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10977847.htm

amfAR Funds $1.4M in Grants Toward HIV Eradication

As part of its mission to accelerate promising research focused on finding a cure for HIV/AIDS on July 17, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, announced a new round of grants through its amfAR Research Consortium on HIV Eradication program.

http://www.edgelasvegas.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=147617

Baron and Budd Applauds the Development of a New Drug for the Treatment of Mesothelioma

Known as VS-6063, or defactinib, this cancer-stem-cell inhibitor manufactured by Verastem Inc. was given orphan drug designation by the FDA for treatment of mesothelioma.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130731006736/en/Baron-Budd-Applauds-Development-Drug-Treatment-Mesothelioma

Study: New teeth can be grown from human urine

Scientists in China have released a new study which shows that new teeth can be "grown" using stem cell research and human urine.

http://www.wave3.com/story/22966789/study-new-teeth-can-be-grown-from-human-urine

News Buzz - Applied DNA Sciences Inc (OTCBB:APDN), Cellceutix Corp...

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http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/news-buzz-applied-dna-sciences-inc-otcbbapdn-cellceutix-corp-otcbbctix-advanced-cell-technology-inc-otcbbactc-holloman-energy-corp-otcmktshenc-295046.htm

Stem cell agency hunts for new space

California's stem cell research agency is looking for new digs, just don't expect it to land outside San Francisco.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/biotech/2013/07/cirm-rent-stem-cells-art-torres.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_36+%28Pharmaceutical+Industry+News%29

The Latest In Dental Innovation: Teeth Made From Cells Found In Urine

Tiny teeth-like structures were developed by a team of scientists hoping to use the technique to create full-grown teeth to replace ones that were lost from injury or decay, according to new findings published in Cell Regeneration Journal .

http://www.businessinsider.com/scientists-grow-teeth-from-human-urine-2013-7?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

'Progressives' Abandon Stand That Women Control Their Own Bodies And Eggs

... And they rail against those who they say show no respect for women and their 'natural rights'. When stem cell research and egg donation are the issue, however, some of the same diehard advocates of women's rights invoke the same pro-life arguments ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonentine/2013/07/31/progressives-abandon-stand-that-women-control-their-own-bodies-and-eggs/

The BioTechniques 30th Anniversary Lecture Announced as Part of the...

This lecture will focus on gene and drug delivery methods and techniques, delivery vehicles, and the impact these efforts have had for basic science and for the development of clinical drug delivery systems.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10983941.htm

'Progressives' abandon stand that women control their own bodies and eggs

When stem cell research and egg donation are the issue the diehard advocates of women's rights invoke the same pro-life arguments that they mock.

http://aei.org/article/health/progressives-abandon-stand-that-women-control-their-own-bodies-and-eggs/

Vet-Stem, Inc. Founder, Robert Harman, DVM, Invited as Inspirational...

San Diego Regenerative Medicine Company, Vet-Stem, Inc. Founder, Robert Harman, DVM, has been cordially invited to be the inspirational speaker for the 6th Annual Charity Dinner of After the Finish Line, a 501 3 funding nonprofit for rescued Thoroughbred ex-racehorses.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10969002.htm

Dolly the Sheep cloner considers re-creating woolly mammoth

Sir Ian Wilmut, who created the famous cloned sheep, examines in a new article how he might take bone marrow from a woolly mammoth and re-create the species.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57596328-71/dolly-the-sheep-cloner-considers-re-creating-woolly-mammoth/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title

New signal stabilizes atherosclerotic plaques

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease with accumulation of cholesterol in the vessel walls.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-stabilizes-atherosclerotic-plaques.html

Cross-country collaboration leads to new leukemia model

... PasseguA , now a professor in the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at the University of California, San Francisco, and Amy Wagers, a professor in Harvard's Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative ...

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-cross-country-collaboration-leukemia.html

Polyphor Achieves First Milestone in Macrocycle Drug Discovery...

Get the latest biotech news where you want it. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! Allschwil, Switzerland, July 31, 2013 - Polyphor, a research-driven pharmaceutical company and leader in the discovery and development of macrocyclic drugs, today announced that Boehringer Ingelheim has decided to enter into the next stage of its drug ... (more)

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=304357&full=1

Human urine stem cells used to grow teeth

A figure from the paper shows one of the tooth-like structures removed from a mouse kidney three weeks after the human tissue was implanted with tissue from the jaw of a mouse.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2013/07/31/science-urine-cells-teeth.html?cmp=rss

Cross-country collaboration leads to new leukemia model

What was it, they asked, that caused bone marrow to stop producing normal blood-producing cells? And after almost a decade of bicoastal collaboration, Emmanuelle Passegu, now a professor in the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at the University of California, San Francisco, and Amy Wagers, a professor in ... (more)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130731122948.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fcancer+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Cancer%29

Single-cell Sequencing Increases Genetic Analysis Accuracy

... the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. The findings were published in the online edition of the journal Nature and will appear later in the print edition. ...

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2013/07/single-cell-sequencing-increases-genetic-analysis-accuracy

Cross-country collaboration leads to new leukemia model

... Emmanuelle Passegue, now a professor in the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at the University of California, San Francisco, and Amy Wagers, a professor in Harvard's Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative ...

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/hu-ccl073113.php

Pilot clinical study into iPS cell therapy for eye disease starts in Japan

RIKEN is pleased to announce the launch of a pilot study to assess the safety and feasibility of the transplantation of autologous induced pluripotent stem cell -derived retinal pigment epithelium cell sheets in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration This study, led by Masayo Takahashi M.D., Ph.

http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/studies/pilot_clinical_study_ips_cell_therapy_eye_disease_217746.html

Penny Stock's Bulls and Bears - Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.,...

StockMarketIntel.com Issues a special report on the following stocks: Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. , Applied DNA Sciences Inc , AmBase Corporation , Dune Energy Inc .

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/penny-stocks-bulls-and-bears-advanced-cell-technology-inc-applied-dna-sciences-inc-ambase-corporation-dune-energy-inc-294740.htm

Stock's Trend Analysis Report - Infinity Augmented Reality Inc,...

StockMarketIntel.com Issues a special report on the following stocks: Infinity Augmented Reality Inc , International Stem Cell Corp , Generex Biotechnology Corporation , Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. .

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/stocks-trend-analysis-report-infinity-augmented-reality-inc-international-stem-cell-corp-generex-biotechnology-corporation-titan-pharmaceuticals-inc-294751.htm

Scientists grow teeth out of urine

Scientists in China have successfully grown teeth out of stem cells found in urine, possibly leading the way towards being able to regenerate our dental structures.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57596309/scientists-grow-teeth-out-of-urine/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CBSNewsGamecore+%28GameCore%3A+CBSnews.com%29

Dying Jeannette boy to serve as parents' best man

Sean Stevenson breaks down in tears when he scrolls through photos of his terminally ill, 2-year-old son, Logan.

http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/dying-jeannette-boy-serve-parents-best-man/nY8zq/

Computational biology: Cells reprogrammed on the computer

This can be done entirely without stem cells. These computer-based instructions for reprogramming cells are of huge significance for regenerative medicine.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130731105558.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fstem_cells+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Stem+Cells%29

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.sbwire.com/press-releases/stem-cells-market-is-expected-to-reach-usd-11951-billion-globally-in-2018-transparency-market-research-294744.htm

New Research Uses Ethical Stem Cells to Create Liver Buds and Artificial Bones

... will be developed in the future," said , CEO of Americord Registry. "These newest reports of advances in stem cell research give us even greater reason to be extremely optimistic about the future of stem cell therapies." Americord is a leader in the ...

http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/appliedclinicaltrials/Phase+News/New-Research-Uses-Ethical-Stem-Cells-to-Create-Liv/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/819375?ref=25

MiMedx Scientific Study To Be Published In The International Wound Journal

The electronic publication of the study will be available in early August, and the hard copy is expected to be published in the To better understand the mechanisms responsible for the healing qualities of MiMedx dehydrated amnion/chorion membrane allografts , the MiMedx research department, led by its Chief Scientific Officer, School of Medicine ... (more)

http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/appliedclinicaltrials/Phase+News/MiMedx-Scientific-Study-To-Be-Published-In-The-Int/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/819353?ref=25

Bionomics, Merck in $172M Pain Pact

Bionomics Limited today announced an agreement with Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, to discover and develop novel small molecule candidates for the treatment of chronic pain, including neuropathic pain.

http://www.drugs.com/clinical_trials/bionomics-merck-172m-pain-pact-15906.html?

Computational biology: Cells reprogrammed on the computer

This is the first paper based solely on theoretical, yet practically proven, results of computational biology to be published in this journal.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/uol-cb073113.php

American Neurological Association and Wiley launch new open access journal

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and the American Neurological Association announced today a partnership to launch Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology , a new online-only, open access journal.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/w-ana073113.php

Cancer Immunotherapy Platform Targets Broad Range of Metastatic Cancers

California Stem Cell, Inc. has announced the completion of an internal study demonstrating that the company's proprietary immunotherapy manufacturing process can be applied to multiple cancer types.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130731005822&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Scientists analyze genetic makeup of human and mouse embryos in amazing detail

... the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. The findings were published in the online edition of the journal Nature and will appear later in the print edition. ...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130731093917.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbiology+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Plants+%26+Animals+News+--+Biology%29

Trader's Buzzers - Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.(OTCBB:ACTC),...

StockRunway.com issues special report on - Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. , Energizer Resources Inc. , Cellceutix Corp , Applied DNA Sciences Inc Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. stock is at $0.0723, down -3.60percent from its previous close of $0.075.

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/traders-buzzers-advanced-cell-technology-incotcbbactc-energizer-resources-incotcmktsenzr-cellceutix-corpotcbbctix-applied-dna-sciences-incotcbbapdn-294561.htm

Chinese Scientists Grow Teeth From Human Urine

Over the years, scientists have made false teeth from a variety of materials over the years, with cuspids crafted out of materials ranging from animal bone and wood to gold.

http://inhabitat.com/chinese-scientists-grow-teeth-from-human-urine/

MiMedx Scientific Study To Be Published In The International Wound Journal

MiMedx Group, Inc. , an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected regenerative biomaterials and bioimplants processed from human amniotic membrane, announced today that its study "Biological Properties of Dehydrated Human Amnion/Chorion Grafts: Implications for Chronic Wound Healing" has been accepted for publication in ... (more)

http://www.freshnews.com/news/827354/mimedx-scientific-study-to-be-published-in-the-international-wound-journal

Scientists analyze genetic makeup of human, mouse embryos in unprecedented detail

... the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. The findings were published in the online edition of the journal Nature and will appear later in the print edition. ...

http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/07/scientists-analyze-genetic-makeup-human-mouse-embryos-unprecedented-detail

Cancer Immunotherapy Platform Targets Broad Range of Metastatic Cancers

Originally developed for late stage metastatic melanoma, the platform tissue culture technology has also been shown to work with tumor tissues from hepatocellular carcinoma, ovarian cancer, glioblastoma multiforme, and other solid tumor cancers.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130731005823/en/Cancer-Immunotherapy-Platform-Targets-Broad-Range-Metastatic

Medistem Presents Its ERC-124 Stem Cell Product at CRYO 2013

The CRYO 2013 Conference was sponsored by the Society for Cryobiology, which, this year, is celebrating 50 years of member accomplishments.

http://www.freshnews.com/news/827461/medistem-presents-its-erc-124-stem-cell-product-cryo-2013-

UCLA and Chinese scientists analyze genetic makeup of human and mouse embryos in amazing detail

... the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. The findings were published in the online edition of the journal Nature and will appear later in the print edition. ...

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/uoc--uac073013.php

Wisconsin and others

Wow, it's amazing how much time disappears when your kid comes home 2 1/2 hours earlier from schoola Anyway, just a little bit of interesting information related to WARF, the Wisconsin foundation connected with the University of Wisconsin Madison that handles the business side of stem cells.

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2006/09/wisconsin-and-others.html

Eyes and Stem Cells

... to have become normal cells. (This study is reported on EurekAlert .) The International Society for Stem Cell Research has a page devoted to the status of stem cell research on eyes. It appears that for people with corneal injury, the potential for ...

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2005/12/eyes-and-stem-cells.html

Stem Cell Quackery

... Stem Cell Therapy." I want to high-light here that this is not a justification to stop embryonic stem cell research; it is a warning for people to beware being taken advantage of by scammers who prey on desperation and last hopes. (To be fair, a ...

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2005/11/stem-cell-quackery.html

Amniotic Fluid a Source of Effective Stem Cells?

... published in Nature Biotechnology. Needless to say, this is being hyped as an alternative to embryonic stem cell research. And perhaps it could be. According to the release, Atala said a bank with 100,000 specimens theoretically could supply 99 ...

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2007/01/amniotic-fluid-source-of-effective-stem.html

Australian Scientists Want to Research Genetic Diseases in Stem Cells

... other than through the IVF process. This seems to me to be one of the really important areas of embryonic stem cell research. To be able to observe the development of a disease is a key to finding out how to treat it.

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2006/02/australian-scientists-want-to-research.html

Weird Animal Modification of the Day

Weird Animal Modification of the Day Scientists in Taiwan have bred fluorescent green pigs with fluorescent internal organs.

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2006/01/weird-animal-modification-of-day.html

Correction [Corrections]

In the article by Liang et al, "Drug Screening Using a Library of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Reveals Disease-Specific Patterns of Cardiotoxicity," which published in the April 23, 2013 issue of the journal , an error occurred.

http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/128/4/e58.short?rss=1

Scientists analyze genetic makeup of human and mouse embryos in unprecedented detail

... the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. The findings were published in the online edition of the journal Nature and will appear later in the print edition. ...

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-scientists-genetic-makeup-human-mouse.html

UCLA and Chinese Scientists Analyze Genetic Makeup of Human and Mouse Embryos in Unprecedented Detail

... stem cells. The center supports innovation, excellence and the highest ethical standards focused on stem cell research with the intent of facilitating basic scientific inquiry directed towards future clinical applications to treat disease. The ...

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/7/31/ucla_and_chinese_scientists_analyze_genetic.htm

Image of the Week: CIRM intern Brian Woo's summer project

... from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), an organization that provides grants for stem cell research. "Always been interested in science," he said. "One of the things I liked about the program is that there are many institutes ...

https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2013/07/28/image-of-the-week-cirm-intern-brian-woos-summer-project/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+stanford%2Fscope+%28SCOPE%29

How woolly mammoths could roam Earth again: Scientist who cloned...

Sir Ian Wilmut said the best way to create a woolly mammoth is to reprogramme good quality cells extracted from frozen mammoths The Scottish scientist believes the best source of viable cells could come from the bodies of frozen mammoths discovered in the Siberian permafrost Woolly mammoths could roam Earth again, according to one eminent scientist ... (more)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2381829/How-woolly-mammoths-roam-Earth-Scientist-cloned-Dolly-sheep-believes-ancient-beast-CAN-resurrected.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Charges seen as lacking by state

... Meanor, who has moved out of Delaware, was hosted by A Rose and a Prayer, which helped defeat embryonic stem cell research proposals in Legislative Hall in 2007, and now works against abortion. "We want to continue the conversation about health ...

http://www.delawareonline.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.delawareonline.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307310025%26nclick_check%3D1

Triangle Dairy Queen of Cary Hosts Fundraiser for The Children's Organ Transplant Association

Raleigh, NC, July 31, 2013 -- -- Triangle Dairy Queen , the area's premier provider of delectable treats and foods, has announced that DQ Grill and Chill in Cary partnered with The Children's Organ Transplant Association to host a fundraising event in honor of local teenager, Lucas Santos.

http://www.pr.com/press-release/506486

Tusker Trail Guides Canadian Blood Services on a Kilimanjaro Climb for a Cause

INCLINE VILLAGE, NV. - Tusker Trail , a world-class adventure travel company that conducts guided Kilimanjaro climbs , is announcing a Kilimanjaro expedition in partnership with the Canadian Blood Services August 4th through 16th, 2013.

http://www.emailwire.com/release/129793-Tusker-Trail-Guides-Canadian-Blood-Services-on-a-Kilimanjaro-Climb-for-a-Cause-.html

Checkup

A new analysis has found that many new medical techniques and medicines are either no more effective than the old ones, or worse.

http://www.timesunion.com/living/article/Checkup-4695777.php

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

ImmunoCellular initiates ICT-121 phase I trial in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. today announced initiation of a phase I clinical trial of cancer vaccine ICT-121 as a potential treatment for patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme .

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130730/ImmunoCellular-initiates-ICT-121-phase-I-trial-in-patients-with-recurrent-glioblastoma-multiforme.aspx

Uni boss reports himself to CMC

QUT Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Coaldrake has reported himself to the Crime and Misconduct Commission after disclosing the identity of a protected whistleblower.

http://www.news.com.au/national-news/queensland/qut-vicechancellor-peter-coaldrake-reports-himself-to-cmc-for-disclosing-whistleblower8217s-identity/story-fnii5v6w-1226688370757?from=public_rss

Health Highlights: July 30, 2013

Scientists who grew tooth-like structures in mice using cells collected from human urine say their research could lead to a new way of replacing teeth lost due to age or poor dental hygiene.

http://www.hon.ch/News/HSN/678738.html

Celgene Reports Phase III Study of Oral REVLIMIDi 1 2 in...

Celgene International Srl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation , today announced that its phase III study of REVLIMID^ in combination with dexamethasone in patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival .

http://www.pmpnews.com/news/celgene-reports-phase-iii-study-oral-revlimid%C3%AF%C2%BF%C2%BD-newly-diagnosed-multiple-myeloma-meets-primary

Human urine used as source of stem cells to grow teeth

The technique of using stem cells that could be grown into tiny tooth-like structures could be developed into a way of replacing lost teeth, they said.

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/07/30/Human-urine-used-as-source-of-stem-cells-to-grow-teeth/UPI-76631375212783/

Stocks to Keep Your Eyes on - diaDexus, Inc. (OTCMKTS:DDXS), Advanced ...

VipStockReports.com screens the markets looking for Hot Emerging Micro-cap and Small cap stocks that look to Run High.

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Stem Cell Group is a Fraud

The non-profit corporation, Michigan Citizens for Stem Cell Research and Cures, puts itself out as an organization dedicated to the education of Michiganders on the pros and cons of various types of stem cell research.

http://www.localareawatch.org/2008/07/stem-cell-group.html

Study: New teeth can be grown from human urine

Scientists in China have released a new study which shows that new teeth can be "grown" using stem cell research and human urine.

http://www.wbtv.com/story/22966789/study-new-teeth-can-be-grown-from-human-urine

Reprogramming patients' cells offers powerful new tool for studying, treating blood diseases

First produced only in the past decade, human induced pluripotent stem cells are capable of developing into many or even all human cell types.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/chop-rpc073013.php

Teeth Grown From Urine-Derived Stem Cells by Chinese Scientists

Chinese scientists are giving new meaning to the term 'potty mouth,' saying they have succeeded in growing teeth from urine.

http://www.Newsmax.com/TheWire/teeth-grown-urine-derived-stem-cells/2013/07/30/id/517806

StemCells launches Alzheimer's program with CIRM cash

StemCells Inc. formally launched its Alzheimer's disease program, which already has been fraught with drama, with the help of a $19.3 million loan from California's stem cell research funding agency.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/biotech/2013/07/alzheimers-stemcells-cirm-stem-cells.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_national+%28Bizjournals+National+Feed%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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Teeth made from urine stem cells? Prof remains unmoved

A STEM cell scientist from University College London has questioned the worth of a Chinese discovery that new teeth can be grown in mice from the stem cells found in human urine.

http://www.theweek.co.uk/health-science/54377/teeth-made-urine-stem-cells-prof-remains-unmoved

NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center Profile: City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

An independent biomedical research, treatment and education institution, City of Hope is a new model of cancer center, focused on rapidly transforming scientific discoveries into better treatments and better prevention strategies.

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Stem Cells: Growth and Development...in Policy

Many scientists and patient advocates cheered earlier this summer when the National Institutes of Health released new guidelines for human embryonic stem cell research.

http://www.aibs.org/washington-watch/washington_watch_2009_10.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WashingtonWatch+%28BioScience%3A+Washington+Watch%29

New York Blood Center Release: HEMACORD®, the First FDA-Licensed ...

The award, which will be presented at a ceremony , will recognize "biomedical products that advance the human condition and which were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during the past five years," according to the Galien Foundation.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=304167&full=1

Chinese Scientists Grow Teeth From Urine

Chinese scientists claim they have been able to generate new teeth from a strange source: human urine.

http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-scientists-grow-teeth-from-urine/1712913.html

Scientists Develop Urine Grown Teeth, Claiming Urine Is Less...

Although some pooh-pooh the use of stem cells taken from urine, Chinese researchers believe their technique offers a good noninvasive starting point in research toward regenerating human teeth.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/17908/20130730/urine-grown-teeth-stem-cells-regenerative-medicine.htm

Pilot clinical study into iPS cell therapy for eye disease starts in Japan

RIKEN launches today a pilot study to assess the safety and feasibility of the transplantation of autologous induced pluripotent stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium cell sheets in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-clinical-ips-cell-therapy-eye.html

Potty Mouth: Chinese Researchers Make Teeth From Urine

... teeth if they use human mesenchymal stem cells as opposed to mouse cells. The controversial nature of stem cell research, however, could make it difficult for the team to move forward in this regard. Additionally, Pei and team say they could ...

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112909912/stem-cells-in-urine-may-one-day-grow-human-teeth-073013/

Mayo Clinic researchers study how body can repair itself

... applications at Mayo. "There's going to be a variety of tools in the toolbox." Mayo has been involved in stem cell research and prospective therapies for two decades. The clinic's three campuses - in Minnesota, Florida and Arizona - make up the ...

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jul/30/mayo-clinic-researchers-study-how-body-can-repair-itself/

Trending Small Cap Stocks - OncoSec Medical Inc (OTCMKTS:ONCS),...

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Doernbecher Children's Hospital specialist wins leukemia-fighting grant

A Doernbecher Children's Hospital specialist in blood disorders has won funding for the study of changes to bone marrow that increase the chance of relapse for children with acute myeloid leukemia.

http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2013/07/doernbecher_childrens_hospital_1.html

StemCells launches Alzheimer's program, received first disbursement of $3.8M

Early research shows promise of stem cells in treating blindness, NY Post says A clinical trial in mice published by Britain's Medical Research Council and in the science journal "Nature Biotechnology" showed that researchers were able to get blind mice to react to light after stem cell therapy, according to AFP via Fox News.

http://www.theflyonthewall.com/permalinks/entry.php/STEMid1866019/STEM-StemCells-launches-Alzheimers-program-received-first-disbursement-of-M

Pilot clinical study into iPS cell therapy for eye disease starts in Japan

RIKEN launches today a pilot study to assess the safety and feasibility of the transplantation of autologous induced pluripotent stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium cell sheets in patients with exudative... RIKEN is pleased to announce the launch of a pilot study to assess the safety and feasibility of the transplantation of autologous ... (more)

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/r-pcs073013.php

Bubba Bounces Back: Stem Cell Treatment For Dogs

From repairing torn ligaments to rebuilding bones, stem cell procedures are helping mankind in many ways.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/21980655/bubba-bounces-back-stem-cell-treatment-for-dogs

In U.S., Record-High Say Gay, Lesbian Relations Morally OK

... also become significantly more accepting of sex between an unmarried man and woman, divorce, embryonic stem cell research, polygamy, and cloning humans. The only issue that Americans have become significantly less accepting of over the last 12 years ...

http://www.gallup.com/poll/162689/record-high-say-gay-lesbian-relations-morally.aspx?

Scientists grow human tooth using stem cells taken from urine

Team in China say their slightly unsavoury work could realise the 'final dream' of regenerating adult teeth to replace those lost through aging or decay Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-grow-human-tooth-using-stem-cells-taken-from-urine-8737936.html

Hold the Cow: Test Tube Burger Coming...

Dutch scientist Mark Post displays samples of in-vitro meat, or cultured meat grown in a laboratory, at the University of Maastricht in Maastricht, Netherlands, Nov. 9, 2011.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/test-tube-burger-served-week/story?id=19808122

Highly efficient induction and long-term maintenance of multipotent...

This study aims to develop chemically defined systems for robust generation and stable propagation of hPSC-derived CVPCs by modulating the key early developmental pathways involved in human cardiovascular specification and CVPC self-renewal.

http://www.nature.com/cr/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/cr2013102a.html

Urine may help regrow lost teeth

Chinese scientists used stem cells from urine to create tiny 'tooth buds' that when transplanted into mice grew into tooth-like structures.

http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2013/jul/300713-urine-may-help-regrow-lost-teeth-lifestyle-health.htm

The Cremains of the Day: Items Still on the Obamatrons' To-Do List

Many befuddled Conservatives and Republicans, drenched so much despair they might as well be in a wet T-shirt contest for the morbidly obese, are asking, "What difference can another few years of Obama make? The damage has been done.

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ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Announces Initiation of Phase I Trial of...

The investigator-sponsored phase I trial is being conducted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, by Jeremy Rudnick, MD, and ImmunoCellular is supporting the trial by providing the ICT-121 vaccine.

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ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Announces Initiation of Phase I Trial of...

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. today announced initiation of a phase I clinical trial of cancer vaccine ICT-121 as a potential treatment for patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme .

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California Stem Cell Agency to Allocate $70M for Clinical Trials

The California Institute of Regenerative Medicine's board signed off on the allocation of $70M to begin setting up clinics and to bring a number of developing stem cell therapies into clinical trials.

http://www.outsourcing-pharma.com/Clinical-Development/California-Stem-Cell-Agency-to-Allocate-70M-for-Clinical-Trials?

Tooth created from urine in stem cell lab

... hope the technique might one day help provide new, tailor-made teeth for dental patients. Previous stem cell research has shown how cells can be generated from urine. It is also known that cells discarded with urea can become induced pluripotent ...

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=264079

Liver function regenerated and survival extended in mice with hepatic ...

Researchers have generated functional hepatocytes from human stem cells, transplanted them into mice with acute liver injury, and shown the ability of these stem-cell derived human liver cells to function normally and increase survival of the treated animals.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=264044

Tooth created from urine in stem cell lab

... hope the technique might one day help provide new, tailor-made teeth for dental patients. - - Previous stem cell research has shown how cells can be generated from urine. It is also known that cells discarded with urea can become induced pluripotent ...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/264079.php

UL researcher gets prestigious grant

A UNIVERSITY of Limerick researcher has been awarded a prestigious grant of 1.5m to pursue studies in treating bone-loss diseases.

http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/education/ul-researcher-gets-prestigious-grant-1-5331736

Researchers Identify Proteins Key in Stem Cell Production

A multinational team of scientists led by Prof Benjamin Blencowe from the University of Toronto has identified proteins that play a key role in controlling pluripotency, which may mean a potential breakthrough in producing the so-called induced pluripotent stem cells.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3048877/posts

Monday, July 29, 2013

Human stem cells help regenerate liver function in mice

Washington, July 28 : Researchers transplanted derived functional hepatocytes from human stem cells into mice suffering from acute liver injury, and found that these liver cells functioned normally and raised survival of the treated animals.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/story/47571/human-stem-cells-help-regenerate-liver-function-in-mice.html

Could URINE could help us regrow lost teeth? Engineers create 'tooth...

... biological cell, by inducing a forced expression of specific genes iPSCs are an important advance in stem cell research, as they may allow researchers to obtain pluripotent stem cells, which are important in research and potentially have therapeutic ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2380872/Could-URINE-help-regrow-lost-teeth-Engineers-create-tooth-buds-waste-implanted-jawbone.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Correction [Corrections]

In the article by Liang et al, "Drug Screening Using a Library of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Reveals Disease-Specific Patterns of Cardiotoxicity," which published in the April 23, 2013 issue of the journal , an error occurred.

http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/128/4/e58.short?rss=1

NIH funding puts researchers on path to restoring vision loss from diabetic eye disease

Researchers at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute and the Indiana Center for Vascular Biology at Indiana University School of Medicine are on the cusp of perfecting stem cell treatments that would halt - and potentially reverse - vision loss caused by diabetic retinopathy.

http://communications.medicine.iu.edu/newsroom/stories/2013/nih-funding-puts-researchers-on-path-to-restoring-vision-loss-fr/

On 'Sound Medicine': Healthcare costs, aspirin resistance, and diagnosing alcohol abuse

The award-winning "Sound Medicine" announces its program for March 10, featuring several segments on the cost of health care, an innovative neurofibromatosis study, and the signs of alcohol abuse.

http://communications.medicine.iu.edu/newsroom/stories/2013/on-sound-medicine-healthcare-costs-aspirin-resistance-and-diagno/

Athersys to Host Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results Call

The Company is developing its MultiStem cell therapy product, a patented, adult-derived "off-the-shelf" stem cell product platform for disease indications in the cardiovascular, neurological, inflammatory and immune disease areas.

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/7/29/athersys_to_host_second_quarter_2013.htm

New Market Research Report: StemCells, Inc. (STEM) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

... SC Proven reagents business. In line with this objective, the company launched various products to enable stem cell research. Full Report Details at - .. StemCells, Inc. Key Recent ...

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Crime fighters give own tip off

THE Crime and Misconduct Commission helped QUT manage the reputational fallout from research misconduct allegations against a group of the university's scientists by tipping it off about media inquiries.

http://www.news.com.au/national-news/queensland/crimefighting-body-gives-university-a-tipoff-about-upcoming-media-investigation/story-fnii5v6w-1226687768964?from=public_rss

QUT boffins got Beattie smart money

... The outcome of this project will be a world-first development that will accelerate the important work of stem cell research for new therapies." US scientific journal Stem Cells and Development this year retracted the 2010 paper after a whistleblower ...

http://www.news.com.au/national-news/queensland/premier-peter-beattie-gave-qut-researchers-in-grant-controversy-an-extra-225000-for-related-work/story-fnii5v6w-1226687714597?from=public_rss

HEMACORDA , the First FDA-Licensed Stem Cell Product, Nominated for...

The New York Blood Center's Milstein Cord Blood Program is proud to acknowledge the nomination of its first-in-class hematopoietic stem cell product, HEMACORD for the 2013 "Best Biotechnology Product" Award by Prix Galien USA.

http://www.freshnews.com/news/826444/hemacord-first-fda-licensed-stem-cell-product-nominated-prix-galien-usa-best-biotechnol

What Could Be SUpport and Resistance Levels for Advanced Cell Technology Inc (OTCBB:ACTC)?

... 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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Outrage After Fox News Interview With 'Zealot' Author

Charges of anti-Muslim prejudice flew thick and fast following Fox News anchor Lauren Green's interview with Reza Aslan, a religious scholar and the author of Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth in which she repeatedly asked Aslan why, as a Muslim, he is interested in writing about Jesus' life.

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/42331_Outrage_After_Fox_News_Interview_With_Zealot_Author#rss

Graduate student awarded NIH fellowship to study electronic cigarettes

Ever since e-cigarettes hit the market in 2004, they have been advertised as an aid for cigarette smoking cessation.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/uoc--gsa072913.php

Notable Movers - Montalvo Spirits Inc(OTCBB:TQLA), Cellceutix...

StockRunway.com issues special report on - Montalvo Spirits Inc , Cellceutix Corp , Italk Inc , International Stem Cell Corp Montalvo Spirits Inc recently soared +5.00% after opening at $0.71.

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World's first test-tube burger: Do you want ketchup with that?

The burger, made from 20,000 strips of cultured meat mixed together with lab-grown animal fat, took nine weeks to grow and cost A 250,000 to develop.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/29/tech/worlds-first-test-tube-burger/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+Most+Recent%29

the Cure Michigan Fraud

CONTACT INFO: Local Area Watch, Inc. ~ 1009 Ottawa Avenue, N.W. ~ Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 ~ ph 616-458-3125 ~ fx 616-454-9958 Cure Michigan is the non-profit organization promoting the November ballot proposal to legalize the embryonic stem cell research.

http://www.localareawatch.org/2008/09/the-cure-michig.html

Athersys to Host Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results Call

CLEVELAND, July 29, 2013 -- Athersys, Inc. today announced it will release its second quarter 2013 financial results at approximately 4:00 PM on Tuesday, August 13, 2013, and host a conference call shortly thereafter at 4:30 PM to review the results.

http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/07/29/562950/10042223/en/Athersys-to-Host-Second-Quarter-2013-Financial-Results-Call.html

De Leon: Medical Tourism and the Future of Stem Cell Therapy

THE International Society for Stem Cell Research , "an independent, non-profit organization has been established to promote and foster the exchange and dissemination of information and ideas relating to stem cells, to encourage the general field of research involving stem cells and to promote professional and public education in all areas of stem ... (more)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/opinion/2013/07/30/de-leon-medical-tourism-and-future-stem-cell-therapy-part-3-295065

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.'s NurOwn Cell Therapy Receives...

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics , a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that the European Commission has granted Orphan Drug Designation for NurOwn, the Company's stem cell therapy consisting of autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells secreting neurotrophic factors, for the ... (more)

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=304056&full=1

MediStem, Inc. (Formerly known as Medistem Laboratories, Inc.) Enters ...

Medistem, Inc. announced today it has entered into collaboration with Reza Abdi, M.D., Transplant Nephrologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=304065&full=1

UWE offers courses on tissue culture techniques that provide alternative to live animal lab tests

... with tissue culture. Many of the cell biology techniques covered by the courses are essential for stem cell research and biopharmaceutical manufacture by the biotech industry. Dr Bret Dash, Director of the Business Technology Centre from UWE ...

http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/uwenews/news.aspx?id=2612

The Invests $52 Million in Translational Cancer Research

Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research invests $52 million in translational cancer research TORONTO - The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research is investing $52 million to support the development of new innovative approaches for the prevention, early ... (more)

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Browsing (Epi)genomes: A Guide to Data Resources and Epigenome Browsers for Stem Cell Researchers

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Medistem Enters Collaboration With Boston Academic Teaching Hospital...

Under the collaboration, the Company will provide Dr. Abdi with its Endometrial Regenerative Cells and it is expected that his research would support FDA clearance to initiate clinical trials to use ERCs as a treatment for Type 1 Diabetes.

http://www.freshnews.com/news/826152/medistem-enters-collaboration-with-boston-academic-teaching-hospital-expand-preclinical

Certain Medical Procedures May Be Useless

We usually assume that new medical procedures and drugs are adopted because they are better.

http://www.surgicalproductsmag.com/blogs/2013/07/certain-medical-procedures-may-be-useless

Stem cell discovery: Astrocytes could repair stroke brain damage

... system disorders." He said the following could be included in a list of potential targets for therapy: Stem cell research has focused until now on developing stroke treatments using therapeutic neurons to stimulate electrical impulses in the brain, ...

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=264007

Stem cell discovery: Astrocytes could repair stroke brain damage

... system disorders." He said the following could be included in a list of potential targets for therapy: Stem cell research has focused until now on developing stroke treatments using therapeutic neurons to stimulate electrical impulses in the brain, ...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/264007.php

The biological behaviors of neural stem cells regulated by novel nanometer scaffolds

The surface characteristics of nanoscaffolds made by nanotechnology are more similar to the three-dimensional topological structure of the extracellular matrix and the effects on the biological behaviors of cells and tissue repair are more beneficial.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/263978.php

Simple and versatile tool enables broad-scale genome tinkering

Duke researchers have devised a way to quickly and easily target and tinker with any gene in the human genome.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/263983.php

Burnaby's Michael J. Fox talks hockey and his new sitcom

... The 52-year-old writer-actor, voice-over artist , husband, father and tireless advocate for medical stem cell research was looking trim, tanned and about as relaxed as an actor-producer with an untested new sitcom on the way can look. The Michael J. ...

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Burnaby+Michael+talks+hockey+sitcom/8718783/story.html

Uni's reputation at stake over grant

... university faced having to pay it back. Whistleblowers have exposed errors in the reporting of embryonic stem cell research, prompting an internal probe into alleged misconduct and the retraction of a key research paper. The lead researcher has ...

http://www.news.com.au/national-news/queensland/qut-reputation-at-risk-after-grant-application-and-research-mistakes/story-fnii5v6w-1226687129603?from=public_rss

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Top 15 HIV/AIDS Myths Believed by Many Leading to Misconception of...

Several techniques were recently reported which treated few people; however, the effectiveness was as high as the danger it imposes.

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/495100/20130729/top-15-hiv-aids-myths-believed-many.htm

B.C.'s Michael J. Fox talks hockey and his new sitcom

... The 52-year-old writer-actor, voice-over artist , husband, father and tireless advocate for medical stem cell research was looking trim, tanned and about as relaxed as an actor-producer with an untested new sitcom on the way can look. The Michael J. ...

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Michael+talks+hockey+sitcom/8718783/story.html

Research Could Eliminate Need for Kiwi Organ Donors

Hamilton transplant surgery expert Klaus Platz says new ground-breaking medical research could eventually eliminate the need for organ donors, helping desperate Kiwis avoid an agonising wait for a transplant.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1307/S00072/research-could-eliminate-need-for-kiwi-organ-donors.htm

Research Update

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

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

Eyes and Stem Cells

... to have become normal cells. (This study is reported on EurekAlert .) The International Society for Stem Cell Research has a page devoted to the status of stem cell research on eyes. It appears that for people with corneal injury, the potential for ...

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2005/12/eyes-and-stem-cells.html

Election Day Tidings

Oh what a beautiful morning: A good day for stem cell research supporters in several key elections: First, the ballot initiative in Missouri: St. Louis Post-Dispatch --here are the raw numbers.

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2006/11/election-day-tidings.html

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

Memorial ride held for Sgt. Dulle

Tri-State motorcycle riders rallied in full force on Sunday to honor the memory of Warren County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt.

http://www.kypost.com/dpps/news/region_north_cincinnati/mason/Motocycle-ride-honors-Sgt-Brian-Dulle-fallen-officer_8687369

Australian Scientists Want to Research Genetic Diseases in Stem Cells

... other than through the IVF process. This seems to me to be one of the really important areas of embryonic stem cell research. To be able to observe the development of a disease is a key to finding out how to treat it.

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2006/02/australian-scientists-want-to-research.html

Adult-specific functions of animal microRNAs

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Report Published: "Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. (OPXA) - Medical Equipment - Deals and Alliances Profile"

The company develops autologous cellular therapies for the treatment of sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and heart failure.

http://reports.pr-inside.com/report-published-opexa-therapeutics-inc-r3752445.htm

First lab-grown beef burger to be sold in London

London, July 28 : The world's first burger with beef grown in a test tube will be served at an exclusive London venue this week - at a whopping price of 250,000 pounds, a media report said Sunday.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/story/47457/first-lab-grown-beef-burger-to-be-sold-in-london.html

Image of the Week: CIRM intern Brian Woo's summer project

... from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), an organization that provides grants for stem cell research. "Always been interested in science," he said. "One of the things I liked about the program is that there are many institutes ...

http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2013/07/28/image-of-the-week-cirm-intern-brian-woos-summer-project/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+stanford%2Fscope+%28SCOPE%29

People In the News 07-28-13

Meghan Montoya, of Los Alamos, and a junior at the College of William and Mary, is one of 44 undergraduate students accepted into the 2013 Harvard Stem Cell Institute Internship Program, which provides participants with a challenging summer research experience in a cutting-edge stem cell science laboratory.

http://www.lamonitor.com/content/people-news-07-28-13

Human stem cell-derived hepatocytes regenerate liver function

This promising advance in the development of cell-based therapies to treat liver failure resulting from injury or disease relied on the development of scalable, reproducible methods to produce stem cell-derived hepatocytes in bioreactors, as described in an article in Stem Cells and Development .

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130726191739.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fstem_cells+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Stem+Cells%29

UCLA makes huge advance in early genetic disease diagnosis

... of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. He explained, "The advantages of this technique are twofold; it is a much more comprehensive analysis than was achievable ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/ucla-makes-huge-advance-early-genetic-disease-diagnosis?cid=rss

Chula Vista Veterinarians Stress Importance of Summer Flea and Tick Prevention

A Chula Vista veterinary clinic is sounding the alarm to pet owners about the need to protect their pets against fleas and ticks this summer.

http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/07/28/562760/10041265/en/Chula-Vista-Veterinarians-Stress-Importance-of-Summer-Flea-and-Tick-Prevention.html

LifeMap Discoverya : The Embryonic Development, Stem Cells, and...

To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/shandar/article/12533104

First European Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Gets Green Light

Surgeons at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London will treat 12 patients with Stargardt's macular dystrophy, a major cause of blindness in young people.

http://healthland.time.com/2011/09/22/first-european-embryonic-stem-cell-trial-gets-green-light/

Clues to Dravet syndrome's origins and possible treatment offered by...

A new stem cell-based approach to studying epilepsy has yielded a surprising discovery about what causes one form of the disease, and may help in the search for better medicines to treat all kinds of seizure disorders.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=263956

QBRI shares in the identification of a genetic link between type 2 diabetes and cancer

An international research team composed of scientists from Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, QBRI, an entity of Qatar Foundation Research and Development, Imperial College London, and CNRS-Lille France has identified a genetic marker that will help identify which patients with type 2 diabetes, T2D, are most likely to develop certain kinds of ... (more)

http://www.albawaba.com/business/pr/qbri-diabetes-cancer-509797

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Very small embryonic like stem cells may not exist, say Stanford researchers

There's a shake-up happening today in the world of stem cell research. Very small embryonic-like stem cells, or VSEL cells, have been proposed by some researchers as an alternative to human embryonic stem cells.

https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2013/07/24/very-small-embryonic-like-stem-cells-may-not-exist-say-stanford-researchers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+stanford%2Fscope+%28SCOPE%29

Acetylated histone H3K56 interacts with Oct4 to promote mouse embryonic stem cell pluripotency

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , Vol. 110, No. 28. , pp. 11493-11498, doi:10.1073/pnas.1309914110 The presence of acetylated histone H3K56 in human ES cells correlates positively with the binding of Nanog, Sox2, and Oct4 transcription factors at their target gene promoters.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/dakelley/article/12532843

The apples and oranges of stem cells

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

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

Christine O'Donnell: Of Mice and Men

... I don't. Outside of that not sure what else to add. It's well known this fruitcake O'Donnell is against stem cell research. It turns out she's one of those incredibly rare small government conservatives who wants the gubmint the hell out of people's ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/christine-o-donnell-of-mice-and-men

After successful stem cell transplant, Caribou child beats rare disease

Zyen Provost plays with some crayons during a trip with his grandparents after a successful stem cell transplant that the family discovered in April cured his XLP, short for X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome.

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/07/27/news/aroostook/after-successful-stem-cell-transplant-caribou-child-beats-rare-disease/

2009 Electric Tesla Roadster - The Electric Tesla Acid Test

The assignment was simple, or so it seemed. I'd spend a week driving the Tesla Roadster, using it as I would any other car, to see if it was compatible with the lifestyle of someone who has gasoline running through his veins and whose entire identity hangs on the cars he drives.

http://www.automobilemag.com/green/reviews/0911_2009_tesla_roadster_electric_car/

Avery Hanel Fundraiser today Sat July 27th

Fundraiser party for 2 year old Avery Hanel, granddaughter of our local surfboard shaper and retired math teacher, Gary Hanel.

http://www.theleucadiablog.com/2013/07/avery-hanel-fundraiser-today-sat-july.html

HIV Vaccines: Infection Protection

They protect us and our families from the flu, mumps, measles, and many other diseases, but figuring out a vaccine to protect against HIV is still a mystery.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/21218207/hiv-vaccines-infection-protection

Stem Cells To The Rescue: Back Pain

One in three people in the U.S. suffers with chronic pain. It affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/22901752/stem-cells-to-the-rescue-back-pain

Stem Cells To The Rescue: Relieving Throbbing Joint Pain

Fifty million Americans suffer from arthritis. That number is expected to grow to 67 million in the next 15 years.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/22886699/stem-cells-to-the-rescue-relieving-throbbing-joint-pain

the Cure Michigan Fraud

CONTACT INFO: Local Area Watch, Inc. ~ 1009 Ottawa Avenue, N.W. ~ Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 ~ ph 616-458-3125 ~ fx 616-454-9958 Cure Michigan is the non-profit organization promoting the November ballot proposal to legalize the embryonic stem cell research.

http://www.localareawatch.org/2008/09/the-cure-michig.html

Give a pint of blood

She was diagnosed at three months old with the disease that primarily affects African-Americans, and blood transfusions helped add a few years to her life.

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greenvilleonline.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307270007%26nclick_check%3D1

Biotech firm's stem-cell deal could reap rewards in China

The new deal by Cardiff's Cell Therapies Limited could see the creation of new jobs in Wales to support the new venture Cardiff-based biotech company Cell Therapies Limited has entered into a new joint-venture agreement with a Chinese company.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/business/business-news/biotech-firms-stem-cell-deal-could-5357453

Friday, July 26, 2013

Auction to help MS Mitchell patient

An auction this weekend will help a Mitchell woman battling multiple sclerosis. The auction will finance outpatient care for Jamie Shay.

http://www.ksfy.com/story/22944582/auction-to-help-ms-mitchell-patient

'Epilepsy in a dish' may aid search for better drugs

Washington, July 26 : A new stem cell-based approach to studying epilepsy has yielded a surprising discovery about what causes one form of the disease.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/story/46970/epilepsy-in-a-dish-may-aid-search-for-better-drugs.html

The Rise of Cell Therapies to Repair Stroke Damage

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

https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2013/07/the-rise-of-cell-therapies-to-repair-stroke-damage.php

Stem Cell Orthopedic Applauds Use of Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal...

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

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10946780.htm

Longevity gene tied to nerve stem cell regeneration, say Stanford researchers

Geneticist Anne Brunet , PhD, thinks a lot about aging. Much of her research focuses on understanding why some people and animals live much longer than their peers.

http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2013/07/26/longevity-gene-tied-to-nerve-stem-cell-regeneration-say-stanford-researchers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+stanford%2Fscope+%28SCOPE%29

Polycythemia Vera: An Evidence-Based Examination From a Nursing Perspective

MYELOPROLIFERATIVE disorders describe a group of 3 disorders with similar biologic components.

http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/journalarticle?Article_ID=1522568

Human stem cell-derived hepatocytes regenerate liver function

Researchers have generated functional hepatocytes from human stem cells, transplanted them into mice with acute liver injury, and shown the ability of these stem-cell derived human liver cells to function normally and increase survival of the treated animals.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/mali-hsc072613.php

Gentium S.p.A. Receives Positive Opinion From European Medicines Agency's for Defitelio

Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! VILLA GUARDIA, Italy, July 26, 2013 -- Gentium S.p.A. announced today that, following its request for re-examination, the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use adopted a positive opinion for Defitelio recommending a ... (more)

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=303916&full=1

Stem Cell-Derived Hepatocytes Regenerate Liver Function

Researchers have generated functional hepatocytes from human stem cells, transplanted them into mice with acute liver injury, and shown the ability of these stem-cell derived human liver cells to function normally and increase survival of the treated animals.

http://scienceblog.com/64969/stem-cell-derived-hepatocytes-regenerate-liver-function/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

The Groundbreaking Science Discovery Few People Have Ever Heard Of

But despite there being a dozen CSI shows that use this on American television, you probably never heard of it.

http://www.science20.com/news_articles/groundbreaking_science_discovery_few_people_have_ever_heard-117204

UPDATE 2-Europe backs new dual-action Novartis lung drug

Swiss drugmaker Novartis won an important endorsement of its new inhaled medicine for chronic lung disease on Friday when European regulators recommended approval of Ultibro Breezhaler.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/26/pharmaceuticals-europe-idUSL6N0FW2CN20130726?feedType=RSS&feedName=financialsSector

A direct physical interaction between Nanog and Sox2 regulates embryonic stem cell self-renewal

Ian Chambers, MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, 5 Little France Drive, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, UK.

http://www.nature.com/emboj/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/emboj2013161a.html

Ambit Bridging Multi-Decade Gap In Fight Against AML, Other Disease Targets To Follow

Ambit Biosciences is looking to make an impact on Acute Myloid Leukemia using a targeted strategy to replace non-specific, decades old therapies currently in use.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1575642-ambit-bridging-multi-decade-gap-in-fight-against-aml-other-disease-targets-to-follow?source=feed

California Stem Cell Submits FDA Phase III Clinical Trial Protocol...

The multicenter trial will examine the effectiveness of CSC's patient specific cancer immunotherapy in patients with recurrent stage III or stage IV metastatic melanoma.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130726005152/en/California-Stem-Cell-Submits-FDA-Phase-III

California Stem Cell Submits FDA Phase III Clinical Trial Protocol...

") announced today the submission of a Phase III protocol to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a randomized, double-blind study in metastatic melanoma.

http://technews.tmcnet.com/news/2013/07/26/7305509.htm

LifeMap Sciences Announces Release of LifeMap Discoverya Version 1.2...

... a is a key component in LifeMap's integrated database suite, a discovery platform for biomedical and stem cell research, which also includes GeneCards A , the leading human gene database, and MalaCard s, the human disease database. Additional links ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20130726005150/en

California Stem Cell Submits FDA Phase III Clinical Trial Protocol...

California Stem Cell, Inc. announced today the submission of a Phase III protocol to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a randomized, double-blind study in metastatic melanoma.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130726005151&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

UPDATE 1-Europe backs new dual-action Novartis lung drug

Swiss drugmaker Novartis won an important endorsement of its new inhaled medicine for chronic lung disease on Friday when European regulators recommended approval of Ultibro Breezhaler.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/26/pharmaceuticals-europe-idUSL6N0FW2CN20130726?feedType=RSS&feedName=governmentFilingsNews

Dick Holland's monetary gift will help boost UNMC's work to rebuild bodies

Scientists in the regenerative medicine program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center already have been working on developing replacement bone and cartilage, blood vessels and pancreatic cells that make insulin, among other things.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130725/LIVEWELL01/130729327

LifeMap Sciences Announces Release of LifeMap Discoverya Version...

... a is a key component in LifeMap's integrated database suite, a discovery platform for biomedical and stem cell research, which also includes GeneCards A , the leading human gene database, and MalaCard s, the human disease database. Additional links ...

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2747708

Gentium Receives Positive Opinion From EMA's CHMP for Defitelio

Gentium S.p.A. announced today that, following its request for re-examination, the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use adopted a positive opinion for Defitelio recommending a Marketing Authorization Application under exceptional circumstances, for the treatment of severe hepatic veno-occlusive disease in ... (more)

http://www.benzinga.com/news/13/07/3786684/gentium-receives-positive-opinion-from-emas-chmp-for-defitelio

Europe backs new dual-action Novartis lung drug

Swiss drugmaker Novartis won an important endorsement of its new inhaled medicine for chronic lung disease on Friday when European regulators recommended approval of Ultibro Breezhaler.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/26/us-pharmaceuticals-europe-idUSBRE96P0GB20130726?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews

'Epilepsy in a dish' may aid search for better drugs - Indiatalkies.com

Washington, July 26: A new stem cell-based approach to studying epilepsy has yielded a surprising discovery about what causes one form of the disease.

http://www.indiatalkies.com/2013/07/epilepsy-dish-aid-search-drugs.html

In U.S., Record-High Say Gay, Lesbian Relations Morally OK

... also become significantly more accepting of sex between an unmarried man and woman, divorce, embryonic stem cell research, polygamy, and cloning humans. The only issue that Americans have become significantly less accepting of over the last 12 years ...

http://www.gallup.com/poll/162689/record-high-say-gay-lesbian-relations-morally.aspx?

Amniotic Fluid a Source of Effective Stem Cells?

... published in Nature Biotechnology. Needless to say, this is being hyped as an alternative to embryonic stem cell research. And perhaps it could be. According to the release, Atala said a bank with 100,000 specimens theoretically could supply 99 ...

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2007/01/amniotic-fluid-source-of-effective-stem.html

Weird Animal Modification of the Day

Weird Animal Modification of the Day Scientists in Taiwan have bred fluorescent green pigs with fluorescent internal organs.

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2006/01/weird-animal-modification-of-day.html

Connah's Quay couple's delight for toddler winning cancer fight

THE mother of a little girl said she was "completely overwhelmed" when she was told her daughter is clear of cancer.

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk:80/news/124991/connah-s-quay-couple-s-delight-for-toddler-winning-cancer-fight.aspx

North Wales girl clear of cancer according to latest tests

THE parents of a brave toddler are "over the moon" after their daughter's latest test results revealed she is clear of cancer.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/health/north-wales-girl-clear-cancer-5325971

Evidence of 'embryonic-like' cells in marrow of adult mice not found by stanford scientists

... cells during the developmental process and, as described, could provide all the benefits of embryonic stem cell research with none of the ethical controversy. However, subsequent research from other labs has provided conflicting results as to the ...

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=263909

Stem cell gene therapy used to treat a fatal genetic brain disease in mice for the first time

Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Stem Cell Research ; Genetics Article Date: 26 Jul 2013 - 0:00 PDT Scientists from The University of Manchester have used stem cell gene therapy to treat a fatal genetic brain disease in mice for the first time.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/263897.php

CDI shares slide in their debut on Wall Street

In their debut Thursday on the Nasdaq market, CDI shares lost 20.8 percent of their value, closing at range proposed when the initial public offering was filed in June -- was an early indication of "somewhat tepid interest."

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/7/25/cdi_shares_slide_in_their_debut.htm

Stem cell gene therapy used to treat a fatal genetic brain disease in mice for the first time

Scientists from The University of Manchester have used stem cell gene therapy to treat a fatal genetic brain disease in mice for the first time.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=263897

CDI shares slide in their debut on Wall Street

Madison might consider Cellular Dynamics International one of its more prestigious companies -- since it was founded by UW-Madison's world-renowned stem cell pioneer James Thomson -- but Wall Street didn't treat it that way.

http://technews.tmcnet.com/news/2013/07/26/7304606.htm

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Cellular Dynamics opens trading below projections

Cellular Dynamics International Inc., the Madison maker of fully functioning human cells, saw its newly minted shares drop by more than 20% in its first day of trading.

http://www.jsonline.com/business/cellular-dynamics-opens-trading-below-projections-b9962192z1-217043011.html

ABC Rural Report for Southern Queensland and Capricornia, Friday 19th of July, 2013

Suzannah Baker If the recent Red Witchweed outbreak on a cane farm near Mackay find its way west it would be huge concern for the grain industry which faces stricter chemical and trade restrictions than the sugar industry.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/rural/regions/content/201307/3811492.htm

Neurons in the rat brain use a preexisting set of firing sequences to ...

Figure 1: The firing of temporal sequences of place cells in rats during sleep encodes for future spatial trajectories.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-neurons-rat-brain-preexisting-sequences.html

Sir Terry Matthews has helped unveil a new cancer-fighting strategy

... lead to the development of new treatments and improve the prognosis for patients. The European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute (ECSCRI) at Cardiff University is investigating the way cancer stem cells are analysed and interpreted. The ...

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/patron-sir-terry-champions-efforts-5325134

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

Oncology Misdirection And The Man Behind The Curtain

Oncology is what I would call sexy biotech. New cancer treatments inspire hope for a better future in everyone.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1572672-oncology-misdirection-and-the-man-behind-the-curtain?source=feed

New Market Report: Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (OSIR) - Pharmaceuticals ...

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company engaged in research, development and commercialization of stem cell therapeutic products for the treatment cardiovascular, inflammatory, orthopedic and autoimmune diseases, and wound healing.

http://reports.pr-inside.com/new-market-report-osiris-therapeutics-inc-r3749869.htm

Protect Those Who Fight for our Freedom

... free and secure have called on God for help, courage, and protection. He still hears their calls. Do we? 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-an-insiders-guide-to-pro-family-news-july-25-2013

Reports

Cell Reports, Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 189-204, Publication Date 27 June 2013 Copyright A 2013 The Authors All rights reserved.

http://www.cell.com/cell-reports/abstract/S2211-1247(13)00276-3

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

Stem Cell Stock Alert: BioRestorative Therapies Inc. Develops Plug-and-Play Therapy for Bulging and Herniated Disc Disease July 25, 2013 Millions of people suffer back pain caused by herniated and bulging disc disease.

http://www.investorideas.com/CO/BRTX/news/2013/07251.asp

Stem Cell Stock Alert: Is Cell Therapy the 'Future of Medicine'?: Jason Kolbert

July 25, 2013 The pricey evolutionary tradeoff for walking on two legs is the curse of lower back pain.

http://www.investorideas.com/CO/BRTX/news/2013/07252.asp

Lynchburg Politics 101: Part 3 - who is Valentine?

... be heard. I pray Americans can one day begin a reverent conversation about abortion, capital punishment, stem cell research and homosexuality that reflects the truth of religious teaching the marvel of scientific discovery, and the compassion for ...

http://lburgareava.blogspot.com/2005/12/lynchburg-politics-101-part-3-who-is.html

Stem cell research ready to move to humans

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

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

Biotechnology entrepreneur Professor Sir Chris Evans might know the future for the industry in Wales

Taylor must sit out the Bluebirds' top-flight bow after being sent off at Hull on the final day of the Championship season but is likely to face Manchester City in the first home game.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/business/business-opinion/risky-stem-cell-investment-could-5324041

Adenosine therapy reduces seizures and progression of epilepsy

Epilepsy is characterized by recurrent seizures that present in many different ways.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-adenosine-therapy-seizures-epilepsy.html

BCC Research Predicts Regenerative Medicines Market for Bone and Joint...

... cartilage market. Regenerative medicine is an area of research and development that includes stem cell research and its applications. The uses include treating and curing diseases with limited and no treatment options. For example, the successful ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10950255.htm

Key target responsible for triggering detrimental effects in brain trauma identified

... ... One of regenerative medicine's greatest goals is to develop new treatments for stroke. So far, stem cell research for the disease has focused on developing therapeutic neurons-the primary movers of electrical ... (Medical Xpress)-A research team ...

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-key-responsible-triggering-detrimental-effects.html

Central Florida Dental Implant Study Group to Celebrate 17th Annual Conference

... is perhaps the best person to talk to when it comes to discussing the sophisticated process of using stem cell research for tissue engineering. I am confident that through his lecture, we will be able to not only broaden our knowledge as medical ...

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/central-florida-dental-implant-study-group-to-celebrate-17th-annual-conference-289303.htm

Eyes and Stem Cells

... to have become normal cells. (This study is reported on EurekAlert .) The International Society for Stem Cell Research has a page devoted to the status of stem cell research on eyes. It appears that for people with corneal injury, the potential for ...

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2005/12/eyes-and-stem-cells.html

Umbilical Cord Stem Cells vs. Embryonic Stem Cells

Umbilical Cord Stem Cells vs. Embryonic Stem Cells Another reader question: "Dear Anne, Some of my associates are clearly opposed to embryonic stem cell research and are promoting umbilical stem cells as an alternative.

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2005/12/umbilical-cord-stem-cells-vs-embryonic.html

Election Day Tidings

Oh what a beautiful morning: A good day for stem cell research supporters in several key elections: First, the ballot initiative in Missouri: St. Louis Post-Dispatch --here are the raw numbers.

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2006/11/election-day-tidings.html

Reader Question

A high school reader asked, What's the difference between stem cells and regular cells? In really simple terms, I would say the answer is that regular cells already look like what they are.

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2005/12/reader-question.html

Top NIH Scientist Goes to Private Sector

Top NIH Scientist Goes to Private Sector Dr. Mahendra Rao, the leader of the stem-cell unit at the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, is leaving NIH to join the biotech company Invitrogen so that he can do embryonic stem cell research.

http://www.newdrugs.com/stemcells/2006/04/top-nih-scientist-goes-to-private.html

DNA and Hypercommunication

... Suozzo is a Natural Healing Coach and Vibrational Medicine teacher. Her 25 year background includes stem cell research, immune boosting through peak nutrition and attitude, and a comprehensive study of the human bio-field. ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/dna-and-hypercommunication?cid=rss

Penny Stock's Bullish and Bearish Momentum - Affymax, Inc., Great...

At winstonsmallcap.com we focus on undervalued companies trading under $5. Right now the markets are surging and we are seeing an opportunity in micro-cap companies like we have never seen before.

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/penny-stocks-bullish-and-bearish-momentum-affymax-inc-great-florida-bank-advanced-cell-technology-inc-oncosec-medical-inc-290421.htm

Stem Cell Group is a Fraud

The non-profit corporation, Michigan Citizens for Stem Cell Research and Cures, puts itself out as an organization dedicated to the education of Michiganders on the pros and cons of various types of stem cell research.

http://www.localareawatch.org/2008/07/stem-cell-group.html

Breakthrough Stem Cell Therapy to Be Presented at the Global Life Sciences Conference in Warsaw

Janislaw Muszynski, President of Stem Cells Spin S.A., dr. hab. Marek Cegielski, Vice President, Research and Development Director and Lawrence Wolf, partner of Wolf & Wolf Inc., Boca Raton, FL; U.S. marketing advisor will discuss current research and future plans for a major expansion into North American markets.

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2747153

Poised Chromatin at the ZEB1 Promoter Enables Breast Cancer Cell...

To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document.

http://www.citeulike.org/group/17932/article/12458997

New stem cell gene therapy gives hope to prevent Sanfilippo - an inherited neurological disease

Scientists from The University of Manchester have used stem cell gene therapy to treat a fatal genetic brain disease in mice for the first time.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/263854.php

Dick Holland's monetary gift will help boost UNMC's work to rebuild bodies

Scientists in the regenerative medicine program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center already have been working on developing replacement bone and cartilage, blood vessels and pancreatic cells that make insulin, among other things.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130725/LIVEWELL01/130729327/1161

Tech engineering student receives $225,000 NSF grant

These devices are often used by pharmaceutical companies in the discovery of new drugs.

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/7/25/tech_engineering_student_receives_225_000.htm

Stem cell study uncovers brain-protective powers of astrocytes

One of regenerative medicine's greatest goals is to develop new treatments for stroke. So far, stem cell research for the disease has focused on developing therapeutic neurons - the primary movers of electrical impulses in the brain - to repair ...

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=263861

New stem cell gene therapy gives hope to prevent Sanfilippo - an inherited neurological disease

Scientists from The University of Manchester have used stem cell gene therapy to treat a fatal genetic brain disease in mice for the first time.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=263854

Transcription factor EBF1 reminds cells who they are

Mature cells develop through a number of immature stages. During this process, they must remember the specialisation they are committed to.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=263843

the Cure Michigan Fraud

CONTACT INFO: Local Area Watch, Inc. ~ 1009 Ottawa Avenue, N.W. ~ Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 ~ ph 616-458-3125 ~ fx 616-454-9958 Cure Michigan is the non-profit organization promoting the November ballot proposal to legalize the embryonic stem cell research.

http://www.localareawatch.org/2008/09/the-cure-michig.html

Epilepsy in a dish: Stem cell research reveals clues to disease's origins and possible treatment

This diagram shows the process by which scientists can take skin cells from patients with epilepsy, convert them to stem cells, and then create neurons from them.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-epilepsy-dish-stem-cell-reveals.html

'Artificial bones' generated from umbilical cord stem cells

Scientists have successfully developed 'artificial bones' from umbilical cord stem cells, paving way for repair of bones and replacement of lost cartilage in limbs.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/artificial-bones-generated-from-umbilical-cord-stem-cells/1146552/

Eagle Rock Mom Hopes Stem Cell Infusions Give Daughter Chance At Full Life

An Eagle Rock mother hopes stem cell research will help give her young daughter a chance at a full life.

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/07/24/eagle-rock-mom-hopes-stem-cell-infusions-give-daughter-chance-at-full-life/

Stem cell transcription factor NANOG controls cell migration and...

E-mail: anycheun@hkucc.hku.hk or mkysiu@hkucc.hku.hk Ovarian cancer is the most lethal of all gynecological malignancies, and the identification of novel prognostic and therapeutic targets for ovarian cancer is crucial.

http://www.nature.com/onc/journal/v32/n30/full/onc2012363a.html

'Embryonic-like' stem cells not found

... In 2010, it partnered with the Vatican on a charity to promote awareness of alternatives to embryonic stem cell research. "Your own adult stem cells are the perfect ethical and moral alternative to stem cells derived from other donors or from ...

http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Embryonic-like-stem-cells-not-found-20130724

"Epilepsy in a dish": Stem cell research reveals clues to disease's...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A new stem cell-based approach to studying epilepsy has yielded a surprising discovery about what causes one form of the disease, and may help in the search for better medicines to treat all kinds of seizure disorders.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/605759/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Looking at HIV and Aging with Dr. Perry Halkitis

Imagine a death sentence, suddenly lifted. With the advent of antiretroviral therapy in 1996, that happened for the men who had been sure that they would die of AIDS.

http://www.edgelosangeles.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=147362

Takara Bio Grants Cellular Dynamics a Commercial License to Use RetroNectin for iPSC Production

Takara Bio has granted Cellular Dynamics International a non-exclusive, worldwide license to use Takara Bio's RetroNectin product.

http://www.japancorp.net/press_release/27109/takara_bio_grants_cellular_dynamics_a_commercial_license_to_use_retronectin_for_ipsc_production

Epilepsy in a dish: Stem cell research reveals clues to disease's origins and possible treatment

This diagram shows the process by which scientists can take skin cells from patients with epilepsy, convert them to stem cells, and then create neurons from them.... ANN ARBOR, Mich.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/uomh-eia072413.php

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Between B cells and T cells: Transcription factor EBF1 reminds cells who they are

During this process, they must remember the specialisation they are committed to.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130723113745.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

The Intestinal Crypt, A Prototype Stem Cell Compartment

To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/tonamswish/article/12527256

The apples and oranges of stem cells

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

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

Genetic and epigenetic analysis of putative breast cancer stem cell models

Cancer stem cell model hypothesizes existence of a small proportion of tumor cells capable of sustaining tumor formation, self-renewal and differentiation.

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/13/358/abstract

Effects of Purging Tumor Cells From Stem Cells in Patients Transplanted for High-Risk Neuroblastoma

This is the first randomized trial looking at the effect of tumor selective stem cell purging on patient outcome.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130724006769/en/Effects-Purging-Tumor-Cells-Stem-Cells-Patients

Do Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells in Fact Exist in Adult Tissues?

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

https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2013/07/do-very-small-embryonic-like-stem-cells-in-fact-exist-in-adult-tissues.php

Cellular Dynamics prices stock offering at $12 a share

Cellular Dynamics International Inc., a Madison maker of fully functioning human cells in industrial quantities, said late Wednesday it has priced its initial public offering at $12 a share.

http://www.jsonline.com/business/cellular-dynamics-prices-stock-offering-at-12-a-share-b9961597z1-216834641.html

Fundraiser planned for Carlsbad family in recovery

But the 2 1/2-year-old Carlsbad toddler is on the road to recovery and a community celebration is planned for Avery and her family on Saturday in Encinitas.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jul/24/fundraiser-for-family-in-recovery/

Improving medicine acceptance in kids: A matter of taste

Despite major advances in the pharmaceutical treatment of disease, many children reject medicines due to an aversion to bitter taste.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-medicine-kids.html

Pressurized virus blasts its infectious DNA into human cells

The virus that causes those painful lip blisters known as cold sores has an internal pressure eight times higher than a car tire, and uses it to literally blast its infectious DNA into human cells, scientists are reporting in a new study.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-pressurized-virus-blasts-infectious-dna.html

New study refutes existence and clinical potential of very small embryonic-like stem cells

... be detrimental to bone. Researchers at UCLA's Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have successfully established the foundation for using hematopoietic (blood-producing) stem cells from the bone marrow of ...

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-refutes-clinical-potential-small-embryonic-like.html

Very small embryonic like stem cells may not exist, say Stanford researchers

There's a shake-up happening today in the world of stem cell research. Very small embryonic-like stem cells, or VSEL cells, have been proposed by some researchers as an alternative to human embryonic stem cells.

http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2013/07/24/very-small-embryonic-like-stem-cells-may-not-exist-say-stanford-researchers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+stanford%2Fscope+%28SCOPE%29

Stem Cell Gene Therapy May Prevent Inherited Childhood Dementia Disease

Stem cell gene therapy has been used to treat a fatal genetic brain disease - Sanfilippo, which in human children causes progressive dementia and death - in mice for the first time.

http://www.science20.com/news_articles/stem_cell_gene_therapy_may_prevent_inherited_childhood_dementia_disease-117003

Kiadis Pharma to receive GMP manufacturing license and GMP certificate

Kiadis Pharma B.V., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for blood cancers, announced today that its Quality Control laboratory and the associated Quality system has been inspected for good-manufacturing-practice by the Dutch Health Care Inspectorate and has fully met the EU GMP standards.

http://www.drugs.com/news/kiadis-pharma-receive-gmp-manufacturing-license-gmp-certificate-46192.html?

Researchers put squeeze on cells to deliver

How about reprogramming a diabetic's skin cell into a cell that could manufacture the insulin their pancreas no longer produces? Could we dial down the production of fat cells in obese adolescents? These are major health problems and medical challenges that may be more achievable with a new fundamental technology that gets vital control molecules ... (more)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130722103522.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fmedical_imaging+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Medical+Imaging%29

Doubt cast over tiny stem cells

Does a rare and minuscule cell type with the potential to repair almost any tissue in the body really exist? Proponents of very small embryonic-like cells extracted from bone marrow say that the cells have the potential to transform regenerative medicine.

http://www.nature.com/news/doubt-cast-over-tiny-stem-cells-1.13435

Scientists successfully generate 'artificial bones' from umbilical cord stem cells

Although their results were obtained 'ex vivo', in the future they could help manufacture medicines to treat neoplastic, traumatic or degenerative bone pathologies.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130718101056.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fdevelopmental_biology+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Plants+%26+Animals+News+--+Developmental+Biology%29

Stem cell retina therapy treatment might provide miraculous 'cure' for blindness

The three blind mice might get the chance to see because of groundbreaking stem cell research being done in Britain.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/stem_cells_might_cure_blindness_J7jk1DqtLJkJPuF8zzgJyK?

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