Stem Cell Roundup: June 2014

Monday, June 30, 2014

Using geometry, researchers coax human embryonic stem cells to organize themselves

By confining colonies of human embryonic stem cells to tiny circular patterns on glass plates, researchers have for the first time coaxed them into organizing themselves just as they would under natural conditions.

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New method to grow zebrafish embryonic stem cells

Zebrafish, a model organism that plays an important role in biological research and the discovery and development of new drugs and cell-based therapies, can form embryonic stem cells .

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It may take guts to cure diabetes

By switching off a single gene, scientists have converted human gastrointestinal cells into insulin-producing cells, demonstrating in principle that a drug could retrain cells inside a person's GI tract to produce insulin.

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South Reno Veterinary Hospital is Prolonging Pet Quality of Life with...

South Reno Veterinary Hospital is Prolonging Pet Quality of Life with Stem Cell Therapy and the Ability to Bank Cells for Future Use with Vet-Stem, Inc. South Reno Veterinary Hospital and Mathew Schmitt, VMD have discovered the secret to prolonging a pet's quality of life with the use of stem cell therapy, and the ability to bank stem cells for the ... (more)

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R3 Stem Cell Clinics Expand to Southern California, Now Offering...

R3 Stem Cell has expanded to Southern California, and is now offering procedures in Beverly Hills to patients.

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New method to grow zebrafish embryonic stem cells can regenerate whole fish

Religious Objection??? Not if Hobby Lobby invests in abortion and contraceptive products

... screen for companies that manufacture abortion drugs, support Planned Parenthood, or engage in embryonic stem cell research. The data is available for all to see at the company's 2012 Annual Report of Employee Benefit Plan as filed with the ...

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Using geometry, researchers coax human embryonic stem cells to organize themselves

About seven days after conception, something remarkable occurs in the clump of cells that will eventually become a new human being.

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The Repair Stem Cells Institute Launches Low Cost Stem Cell Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis

The Repair Stem Cells Institute, the world's only stem cell patients' advocacy group, announces its special offer of "Double MS" stem cell treatments available for the first time in North America.

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Using geometry, researchers coax human embryonic stem cells to organize themselves

Forty-two hours after they began to differentiate, embryonic cells are clearly segregating into endoderm , mesoderm and ectoderm .

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Research team pursues techniques to improve elusive stem cell therapy

Fat cells descended from transplanted human mesenchymal stem cells inside of a mouse 28 days after a co-transplantation procedure.

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'Master switch' for myelination in human brain stem cells is identified

Scientists at the University at Buffalo have identified the single transcription factor or "master switch" that initiates the critical myelination process in the brain.

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Fate Therapeutics Submits IND Application for the Clinical...

Fate Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of adult stem cell modulators to treat orphan diseases, announced today that it has submitted an investigational new drug application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the clinical development of PROHEMA in pediatric patients with inherited ... (more)

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'Master switch' for myelination in human brain stem cells is identified

Scientists at the University at Buffalo have identified the single transcription factor or "master switch" that initiates the critical myelination process in the brain.

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Cancer patient told to fundraise for drug by health department

Edna Kelly turned to her church to help her fundraise the money she needed for a cancer drug she hopes will save her life.

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New method to grow zebrafish embryonic stem cells can regenerate whole fish

New Rochelle, NY, June 30, 2014-Zebrafish, a model organism that plays an important role in biological research and the discovery and development of new drugs and cell-based therapies, can form embryonic stem cells .

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Study: Stem cells more widespread than previously believed

... aid Gerald Weissmann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal. "As the intersection between cancer and stem cell research becomes closer and clearer, all of today's medical treatments will begin to look as crude as Civil War medicine."

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Issac Bailey blog: Writer says Hobby Lobby decision shows why...

I would love to see most private businesses get out of the health care coverage business, which is why I supported a bipartisan bill during the 2009 health care reform debate that would have decoupled health insurance from employment.

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Alpha- Antitrypsin Deficiency - Pipeline Review, H1 2014

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Tiziana Life Sciences Plc Licensing Agreement To Develop Stem Cell...

Tiziana Life Sciences , the UK biotechnology company, today announces that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with TTFactor S.r.l. Institute for Molecular Oncology , and the European Institute of Oncology ), covering the use of twenty defined stem cell markers for patient stratification in breast cancer.

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Human gastrointestinal cells

Image Caption: Human gastrointestinal cells from patients were engineered to express insulin in the lab.

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NeuralStem Inc. Added To Russell 3000 Index

Annual reconstitution of Russell's U.S. indexes captures the 4,000 largest U.S. stocks as of the end of May, ranking them by total market capitalization.

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Stem cells may be more widespread and with greater potential than previously believed

... Gerald Weissmann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal. "As the intersection between cancer and stem cell research becomes closer and clearer, all of today's medical treatments will begin to look as crude as Civil War medicine." More ...

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Even Greater Potential For Stem Cells

Gut Cells May Be Coaxed to Make Insulin for People With Type 1 Diabetes

MONDAY June 30, 2014, 2014 -- Scientists are hopeful that cells inside the human gut might someday be retrained to produce insulin, the metabolic hormone that's lacking in people with type 1 diabetes.

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Phil Leadbetter ready for round two

Within the close-knit community of bluegrass musicians, there are few figures as widely beloved as Phil Leadbetter .

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It May Take Guts To Cure Diabetes

By switching off a single gene, scientists at Columbia University's Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center have converted human gastrointestinal cells into insulin-producing cells, demonstrating in principle that a drug could retrain cells inside a person's GI tract to produce insulin.

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Gut Cells May Be Coaxed to Make Insulin for People With Type 1 Diabetes

Scientists are hopeful that cells inside the human gut might someday be retrained to produce insulin, the metabolic hormone that's lacking in people with type 1 diabetes.

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Stem cells may be more widespread and with greater potential than previously believed

Potential new use found for cancer drug in gene therapy for blood disorders

Scientists working to make gene therapy a reality have solved a major hurdle: how to bypass a blood stem cell's natural defenses and efficiently insert disease-fighting genes into the cell's genome.

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It may take guts to cure diabetes

InSightec Announces a New Series D Funding of $50 Million to...

InSightec Announces a New Series D Funding of $50 Million to Accelerate Market Development of MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Noninvasive Treatments InSightec, the global leader and pioneer in MR-guided focused ultrasound therapy for the non-invasive treatment of tumors, announced today that it is raising in its current D round of capital investment.

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Cellular Biomedicine Group Announces Discontinuation of Consulting Business Segment

The consulting business is expected to be classified as discontinued operations, effective in the second quarter 2014 resulting from severance to be paid to employees affiliated with the consulting business.

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It May Take - Guts' to Cure Diabetes

Using Stem Cell Transplants to Boost Thymic Function in Adults

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

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BioRestorative Therapies Appoints The Honorable Paul Jude Tonna to its Board of Directors

BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. , a life sciences company focused on adult stem cell-based cellular therapies for various personal medical applications, today announced the appointment of The Honorable Paul Jude Tonna to its Board of Directors.

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It may take guts to cure diabetes: Human GI cells retrained to produce insulin

Human gastrointestinal cells from patients were engineered to express insulin in the lab.

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Reconstructing the life history of a single cell

... processes. Nature DOI: 10.1038/nature13448 The Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research focuses on developmental biology and stem cells at the organismal, cellular, genetic, genomic and proteomic level. Basic insight into ...

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It May Take Guts to Cure Diabetes

Interactive Sessions at BioConference Live Genetics and Genomics 2014

... Genomics, Synthetic Biology, Genome Engineering, Immunology, qPCR/Real-Time PCR, PCR, Biomarkers, Stem Cell research, Human Identification, Bioproduction, * And several others. A complete list of speakers is available at ...

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Interactive Sessions at BioConference Live Genetics and Genomics 2014

... Genomics, Synthetic Biology, Genome Engineering, Immunology, qPCR/Real-Time PCR, PCR, Biomarkers, Stem Cell research, Human Identification, Bioproduction, Molecular Diagnostics and much more. Christopher I Amos, PhD - Associate Director for ...

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TiGenix announces the clinical development of Cx611 in early rheumatoid arthritis and severe sepsis

"Having considered the demonstrated therapeutic effects of allogeneic stem cells, the animal and clinical data for Cx611 collected so far, the potential applications into areas of high unmet medical need, and the advice from clinical experts in Europe and in the United States, we are convinced that it is in early rheumatoid arthritis and in severe ... (more)

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TiGenix announces the clinical development of Cx611 in early rheumatoid arthritis and severe sepsis

TiGenix NV , the European leader in cell therapy, announced today that it will develop its intravenous-administered allogeneic stem cell product, Cx611, for patients suffering from early rheumatoid arthritis and for patients suffering from severe sepsis, a potentially life-threatening complication of infection.

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New routine testing for some non-hodgkin lymphomas recommended

Three subgroups of a single type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that have markedly different survival rates have been discovered by researchers.

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Sunday, June 29, 2014

Canadian doctors exploring 'radical' new procedure that promises...

Canadian doctors are looking at offering a fascinating new procedure for saving the fertility of pre-pubescent cancer patients, where pieces of ovary or testicle are frozen before toxic treatments, then transplanted back years or decades later.

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Heart muscle can regenerate itself in very limited amounts

Researchers from UCLA's Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research are the first to directly measure the division of heart muscle cells, proving that while such division is very rare, it does occur.

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Dr Cristy Kessler Book Tour Kicks Off in Chicago

Jun. 29, 2014 - HONOLULU -- Author Cristy Kessler's summer book tour kicks off at the International Surgical Science Museum in Chicago on July 5 at 7:00 in the evening.

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Scientists find potential new use for cancer drug in gene therapy for blood disorders

Bruce Torbett, PhD, is an associate professor at The Scripps Research Institute.

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Reconstructing the life history of a single cell

Getting Affordable Care Act subsidies

The Affordable Care Act , aka Obamacare, provides subsidies to Americans making up to 400% of the poverty level, about $94,200 for a family of four.

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Doctors use immune therapy against cervical cancer

Two years ago, Arrica Wallace was riddled with tumors from widely spread cervical cancer that the strongest chemotherapy and radiation could not beat back.

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Postdoc Position Neurobiology

Postdoctoral positions are available in our group to study the development of the human cerebral cortex, from stem cells to neuronal circuits.

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Fasting could regenerate the immune system, study says

It's often used as a quick weight loss method but fasting could also help the body to fight off disease.

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Fasting could regenerate the immune system, according to res......

It's often used as a quick weight loss method but fasting could also help the body to fight off disease.

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Saturday, June 28, 2014

UGA College of Veterinary Medicine performs second successful kidney transplant on cat

Third time was the charm for Arthur, a cat from Virginia that recently received a kidney transplant with the assistance of feline adult stem cells at the University of Georgia's Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

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Bone Idol Guy's Ironman target

If you're between 16 and 30, this simple step for Anthony Nolan, the UK blood cancer charity, could mean the difference between life and death to someone suffering from blood cancer.

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A Smart Hydrogel Never Overstays its Welcome

Precise timing of arrival and departure is not just fashionable; sometimes, it's critical.

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Meredith Vieira's 'Leap Of Faith' Special

Meredith Vieira visits Access Hollywood Live and talks with guest co-hosts Shaun Robinson and Liz Hernandez about her new talk show and the health of her husband who suffers from multiple sclerosis.

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Media Music Jam supports local cancer patients

Local TV and radio personalities will hit the stage at Crystal Palace to raise money for local cancer patients, Saturday.

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Friday, June 27, 2014

Family seeks treatment for rare disease

A 5-year-old girl died after a battle with a rare genetic disease, and now, her parents are doing everything they can to save their two other children facing the same odds.

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Family seeks treatment in Italy for rare disease

A 5-year-old girl died after a battle with a rare genetic disease, and now, her parents are doing everything they can to save their two other children facing the same odds.

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Chattanooga Holistic Animal Institute Celebrates Two Years

... from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. "Dr. Smithson is also an expert in nutrition as well as the advances in stem cell research," said Dr. Smith. Other new members have joined the CHAI staff and are eager to meet established and new CHAI patrons including CHAI's ...

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:: Leading Off: New Workforce Study

Pre-owned equipment, practices for sale, open positions, helpful practice management resources and more! Click here to view the latest classifieds from Optometric Management.

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Stem cell transplantation for severe sclerosis linked with improved long-term survival

Among patients with a severe, life-threatening type of sclerosis, treatment with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , compared to intravenous infusion of the chemotherapeutic drug cyclophosphamide, was associated with an increased treatment-related risk of death in the first year, but better long-term survival, according to a study.

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Celebrates Seattle PrideFest

Nearly 100 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center employees, family members and friends will join in Seattle's PrideFest 2014 parade on Sunday, June 29. The team from Fred Hutch will be walking the 1.75-mile route in support of the diversity and ongoing accomplishments of the area's LGBT community.

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Cancer Drug Rapamycin May Lead To Gene Therapy For Blood Disorders

Scientists working to make gene therapy a reality say they have figured out how to bypass a blood stem cell's natural defenses and efficiently insert disease-fighting genes into the cell's genome.

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Hannah Day, 4, returns home leukemia-free for her dad's birthday

According to an update on her family's website, Hannah Day will undergo her final bone marrow biopsy on Friday, before leaving B.C. Children's Hospital for the final time.

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5 made-in-Canada medical discoveries

... chronic condition with greatly improved prospects for the lives of those who suffered from it. Stem cell research and its associated treatments have progressed considerably in recent years. But what may not be as well-known is the fact that it was ...

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BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. And Successfully Construct A...

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. , a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies for neurodegenerative diseases, and Octane Biotech Inc., a Canadian firm that focuses on clinical systems for cell and tissue therapy, announced today that they have reached an important milestone in their technology collaboration, successfully constructing an ... (more)

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'Master switch' for myelination in human brain stem cells is identified

The identification of the transcription factor, SOX10, in human brain cells, brings researchers closer to the goal of treating multiple sclerosis by transplanting into patients the brain cells that make myelin.

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Designer T cells fight viruses after transplants

Bone marrow transplants save thousands of lives but patients are vulnerable to severe viral infections in the months afterward, until their new immune system kicks in.

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Regenerative Medicine Solutions Acquires Advanced Healthcare Partners

Regenerative Medicine Solutions announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Advanced Healthcare Partners .

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MPBind: A Meta-Motif Based Statistical Framework and Pipeline to...

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BrainStorm and Octane Successfully Construct a Bioreactor Prototype...

The proprietary bioreactor under development will provide BrainStorm with large-scale manufacturing capabilities, enabling it to achieve economies of scale for its autologous stem cell product.

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South Reno Veterinary Hospital is Prolonging Pet Quality of Life with ...

Dr. Schmitt and for small animal osteoarthritis and partial ligament tears. As many as 65% of dogs between the ages of 7 and 11 years old will be inflicted with some degree of arthritis.

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New Stem Cell Production Method Could Clear Way for Anticancer Gene Therapy

... significantly advancing the clinical utilization of stem cell molecular and cellular biology. By bridging stem cell research and clinical trials, SCTM will help move applications of these critical investigations closer to accepted best practices. ...

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Janssen Submits EU Marketing Application for VELCADEA (bortezomib) in Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Janssen-Cilag International NV today announced its submission of a type II variation to the European Medicines Agency to expand the label for VELCADEA to include its use, in combination with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and prednisone, for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma .

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Scientists slow degeneration in motor neurone mice

Japanese stem cell scientists have succeeded in slowing the deterioration of mice with motor neurone disease, possibly paving the way for eventual human treatment.

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Scientists find potential new use for cancer drug

Fundraising Effort Established "For Jake's Sake"

After undergoing a prescribed regimen of treatment at the Valerie Fund Children's Cancer Center, the family received the heart-breaking news that the chemotherapy did not work and that Jacob's cancer had progressed.

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Cell scientists slow degeneration in motor neurone mice

Japanese stemcell scientists have succeeded in slowing the deterioration of mice with motor neurone disease, possibly paving the way for eventual human treatment, according to a new paper.

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Cell scientists slow degeneration in motor neurone mice

Polio spinal diagram. The poliovirus affects the motor neurons of the anterior horn cells, or the ventral grey matter section in the spinal column, which control movement of the trunk and limb muscles including the intercostal muscles.

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A new model explains why we perceive sounds when they are conducted through the skull

The ear is an important organ that allows us to perceive the world around us. However, very few of us are aware that not only the ear cup but also our skull bone can receive and conduct sounds.

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Method to extend life span of mice with ALS discovered

Tokyo, June 27 A team of Japanese scientists has discovered a method that extends the life of mice with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , a neurodegenerative disease for which there is no effective cure, media reported Friday.

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Deep transcriptome profiling of mammalian stem cells supports a...

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Pushing stem cells towards a higher pluripotency state

Stem cells have the unique ability to become any type of cell in the body. Given this, the possibility that they can be cultured and engineered in the laboratory makes them an attractive option for regenerative medicine.

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DNA methylation dynamics during intestinal stem cell differentiation...

BACKGROUND:DNA methylation is of pivotal importance during development. Previous genome-wide studies identified numerous differentially methylated regions upon differentiation of stem cells, many of them associated with transcriptional start sites.RESULTS:We present the first genome-wide, single-base-resolution view into DNA methylation dynamics ... (more)

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Gorleston dad's battle for "lifeline" medical treatment

John Palmer, father-in-law of Ryan Harman who suffers from motor neurone disease, pictured with wife Natalie on their wedding day.

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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Regulation of High-Density Lipoprotein on Hematopoietic...

From the Cardiovascular Research Institute, Peking University, Peking, China ; Beijing Key Laboratory of Diabetes Research and Care, LuHe Hospital, Capital University, Peking, China ; Interdepartmental Stem Cell Institute and Laboratory of Lipid Biochemistry and Protein Interactions, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , Katholieke ... (more)

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New Possibilities for Leukaemia Therapy with a Novel Mode of Leukaemia Cell Recognition

Singapore, June 24, 2014 - - Scientists at A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network have discovered a new class of lipids in the leukaemia cells that are detected by a unique group of immune cells.

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Associate deans of College of Veterinary Medicine named

Julie Funk has been named associate dean of professional academic programs and student affairs.

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T cells prevent infection after bone marrow transplants

Bone marrow transplants save thousands of lives but patients are vulnerable to severe viral infections in the months afterward, until their new immune system kicks in.

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Steve Gleason is ready to tackle 'the impossible' and end ALS

... to be part of the process in addressing ALS now and in the future; The latter will utilize cutting-edge stem cell research and treatment practices that are much faster and hopefully more successful than today's standard approaches. The ...

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Put Swiss-Apple Stem Cells On Your Face Starting NOW

Once upon a time, a ragtag bunch of Swiss scientists were hiking along the Alps when they happened upon a tree of apples so rare and spectacular that the fruit could sit for months without withering and even heal its own bruises if dropped.

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Scripps Research Institute Scientists Find Potential New Use for...

June 26, 2014 - Scientists working to make gene therapy a reality have solved a major hurdle: how to bypass a blood stem cell's natural defenses and efficiently insert disease-fighting genes into the cell's genome.

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Scientists find potential new use for cancer drug in gene therapy for blood disorders

Bruce Torbett, PhD, is an associate professor at The Scripps Research Institute.

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Scientists find potential new use for cancer drug in gene therapy for blood disorders

Scientists develop designer T cells to guard against infection after bone marrow transplants

Vancouver In the 1950s was supposedly second only to Shanghai in the number of neon signs per capita in the city, according to the Vancouver Public Library.

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Mayo Clinic Recommends New Routine Testing for some Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas

ROCHESTER, Minn. - A Mayo Clinic-led group of researchers has discovered three subgroups of a single type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that have markedly different survival rates.

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Healthy, and happy, aging takes time and dedication

When it was recently discovered that researchers had found a way to give older mice more pep in their steps with the help of the blood of younger mice, the news quickly made it into the mainstream.

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Scientist-Engineered T-Cells Effectively Treat Patients With Viral Infections After Transplant

Individuals suffering from conditions such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma often require a procedure known as hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

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The Repair Stem Cells Institute Launches Low Cost Stem Cell Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis

The Repair Stem Cells Institute, the world's only stem cell patients' advocacy group, announces its special offer of "Double Benefits for MS" stem cell treatments.

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Teijin Limited Signs Exclusive Development And Sales Agreement For...

Teijin Limited announced today its agreement with UK pharmaceutical company Sigma-Tau Pharma Ltd., part of the Sigma-Tau Group , for exclusive development and distribution rights in Japan to EZN-2279, a therapeutic agent for adenosine deaminase deficiency in patients with severe combined immune deficiency .

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Intra-articular enzyme replacement therapy with rhIDUA is safe,...

Intra-articular enzyme replacement therapy with rhIDUA is safe, well-tolerated, and reduces articular GAG storage in the canine model of mucopolysaccharidosis type I. Treatment with intravenous enzyme replacement therapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for mucopolysaccharidosis type I does not address joint disease, resulting in ... (more)

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Secrets of youth, based on prevention

Metabolites found in our blood are linked to ageing and can signpost the risk of developing age-related diseases.

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Preeminent Oncolocy Clinicians from Leading Cancer Centers Join...

Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative targeted payload immunotherapeutics for the treatment of advanced cancers, today announced the establishment of its Scientific Advisory Board for Iomab-B comprised of several preeminent clinicians in the fields of oncology, hematology, and bone marrow transplant .

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Stem cells in neurology - current perspectives.

... cord injury", "ischemic stroke", and "demyelinating diseases". Conclusion : Major recent advances in stem cell research have brought us several steps closer to their effective clinical application, which aims to develop efficient ways of ...

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Preeminent Oncolocy Clinicians from Leading Cancer Centers Join...

Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative targeted payload immunotherapeutics for the treatment of advanced cancers, today announced the establishment of its Scientific Advisory Board for Iomaba -B comprised of several preeminent clinicians in the fields of oncology, hematology, and bone marrow transplant .

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Fun day aiming to send Cheyenne on dream trip

Michelle Moulder with her son Cheyenne Ali-Moulder, seven, who could go to Disney World thanks to the fund-raising efforts of the Abbeydale Club where Mitchell Ferris is club treasurer.

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Texas funds biotechnology center

... at both institutions to position the Center for Cell and Organ Biotechnology as a world leader in adult stem cell research, organ transplantation, and personalized medicine." "We are grateful to Governor Rick Perry and the State of Texas for the ...

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BioTime Subsidiary Asterias Biotherapeutics Announces Investment by CEO

The funds raised by this purchase will be used in part to finance Asterias' therapeutic product development programs, which are based on the potential of using human embryonic stem cells to create innovative new therapies for diseases and conditions for which effective treatments are not presently available .

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Embryonic stem cells offer new treatment for multiple sclerosis

Technology Incubation Program have identified a novel approach to treating multiple sclerosis using human embryonic stem cells, offering a promising new therapy for more than 2.3 million people suffering from the debilitating disease .

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Employment...

... an 11 year lobbying effort by a coalition of biotech and public interest groups, and based in part upon stem cell research concerns as well as the discovery of genetic markers for health conditions specific to certain ethnic groups, GINA was signed ...

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Researchers' Work from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New...

Currently, the only therapies for MPS-I, enzyme replacement and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, are generally ineffective for central nervous system manifestations."

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2014 World Stem Cell Summit Presented by Genetics Policy Institue, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, and GEN

... be available free online in 106 developing countries, courtesy of the Publisher, to facilitate global stem cell research. "We are very pleased to expand our collaboration with Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., and GEN," says Bernard Siegel , Founder and ...

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Scientists develop designer T cells to guard against infection after bone marrow transplants

Bone marrow transplants save thousands of lives but patients are vulnerable to severe viral infections in the months afterward, until their new immune system kicks in.

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Watching too much TV may increase risk of early death in adults

... (Medical Xpress)-Researchers from UCLA's Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research are the first to directly measure the division of heart muscle cells, proving that while ... Complex heart imaging can increase ...

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Designer T cells fight viruses after transplants

Bone marrow transplants save thousands of lives but patients are vulnerable to severe viral infections in the months afterward, until their new immune system kicks in.

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Designer T cells fight viruses after transplants

Bone marrow transplants save thousands of lives but patients are vulnerable to severe viral infections in the months afterward, until their new immune system kicks in.

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Designer T cells fight viruses after transplants

This handout photo provided by Baylor College of Medicine, taken June 20, 2014, shows Dr. WASHINGTON - Bone marrow transplants save thousands of lives but patients are vulnerable to severe viral infections in the months afterward, until their new immune system kicks in.

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Secret publishing deals exposed

Twitter trends show researchers turning to a paper that sheds light on a previously hidden side of academic publishing, while others shared an article about stem-cell disputes in Italy.

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Drug delivery: Brain food

The key to stroke recovery is to coax the brain cells to heal without creating more damage in the process.

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Scientists develop designer T cells to guard against infection after bone marrow transplants

Bone marrow transplants save thousands of lives but patients are vulnerable to severe viral infections in the months afterward, until their new immune system kicks in.

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Designer T cells fight viruses after transplants

This handout photo provided by Baylor College of Medicine, taken June 20, 2014, shows Dr. Ann Leen in the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy storing frozen samples of T cells designed to fight multiple viruses, at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

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Designer T cells fight viruses after transplants

Bone marrow transplants save thousands of lives but patients are vulnerable to severe viral infections in the months afterward, until their new immune system kicks in.

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Lonza says stem cell reprogramming makes for better preclinical models

Lonza has launched a new stem cell reprogramming and maintenance system that has already been used to support US NIH and pharmaceutical company preclinical drug development projects.

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Designer T cells fight viruses after transplants

This handout photo provided by Baylor College of Medicine, taken June 20, 2014, shows Dr. Ann Leen in the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy holding a vial containing T cells designed to fight multiple viruses, at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

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Govt-backed cell therapy centre will help UK firms reach market says CTC

A new cell therapy development centre has opened at Guy's Hospital in London today in the latest stage of a Government-backed effort to establish the UK as a global hub.

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Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell battling cancer again

The guitarist went public with his Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosis last year, but revealed he was winning the fight against cancer in November.

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Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campell getting stem-cell transplant

Vivian Campbell, the guitarist for Def Leppard and former guitarist for Ronnie James Dio and Whitesnake, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

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Calimmune Approved to Treat Second Group in HIV Stem Cell Gene Modification Study

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Human Longevity, Inc. Supports Medical Innovation to Advance the...

HLI is dedicated to changing the practice of healthcare and to positively impacting aging and age-related diseases using advances in genomics and stem cell therapies.

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Calimmune Approved to Treat Second Group in HIV Stem Cell Gene Modification Study

Young researcher designs protector for people with Peritoneal Dialysis

A lack of comfortable products for the safety of patients requiring peritoneal dialysis, administered to clean waste products from the blood when the kidneys fail, drove a student of the Higher Technological Institute of Choapas, Veracruz in the east coast of MA xico, to develop an ergonomic support allowing catheters inserted through the ... (more)

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Aggregate Culture of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Hepatocytes in ...

Early phase drug development relies on primary human hepatocytes for studies of drug metabolism, cytotoxicity, and drug-drug interactions.

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Def Leppard star Vivian Campbella s cancer is back

The guitarist went public with his Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosis last year, but revealed he was winning the fight against cancer in November.

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New Market Report Now Available: Fina Biotech - Product Pipeline Analysis, 2014 Update

Summary Fina Biotech is a biotechnology company. The company selects, finances, conducts, develops and sells biotechnology projects.

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Def Leppard star Vivian Campbella s cancer is back

The guitarist went public with his Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosis last year, but revealed he was winning the fight against cancer in November.

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How a high-fat diet, exercise, and diabetes medications can change the insides of our bones

Images show the effect of exercise on fat inside bone marrow. The more green and purple, the more fat in was in the bone marrow.

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Vistagen Therapeutics, Inc. - 10-K - Management's Discussion and...

... stem cells, which are the building blocks of all cells of the human body. For over 15 years, our stem cell research and development teams and collaborators have focused on controlling the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to produce multiple ...

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Pushing cells towards a higher pluripotency state

It's Still Raining - A Devotion

What joy for those whose strength comes from the LORD who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

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Histone deacetylase (HDAC) 1 and 2 are essential for accurate cell...

Histone deacetylases 1 and 2 form the core catalytic components of corepressor complexes that modulate gene expression.

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Heart muscle can regenerate itself in very limited amounts, scientists find

Clinical Cymru: Simbec Research buys Orion Clinical Services for A 12.5m

Simbec Research has bought Orion Clinical Services in the latest deal backed by the Welsh Government's A 100m life sciences investment fund.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Def Leppard Star Vivian Campbell's Cancer Is Back

Def Leppard rocker Vivian Campbell is battling cancer again just seven months after telling fans he was in remission.

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Def Leppard Star Vivian Campbell's Cancer Is Back

The guitarist went public with his Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosis last year , but revealed he was winning the fight against cancer in November .

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Manning Valley Bridge and Road Funding petition tabled in parliament

Chair of the Standing Committee on Petitions presented the document to federal parliament as no parliamentarian agreed to table the petition bearing 20,817 signatures.

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Stem cell event is an eye-opener

... lots of people are now getting treatments around the world without really understanding what is behind stem cell research." The documentary charts the history and evolution of stem cell science - from the earliest experiments that first revealed ...

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Kids beating cancer record song for the cause

The kids ranged in age from toddler to teen. Some wore cornrows. Some wore pigtails.

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A fifth of children visiting their doctor with a persistent cough could have whooping cough

Whooping cough has been found in a fifth of UK school age children visiting their doctor with a persistent cough, even though most have been fully vaccinated, finds a study published in BMJ today.

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"Living Drug" Stem Cells to Fight Cancer, Blindness, HIV - and Infertility?

Led by PBS's Charlie Rose, top US stem cell experts this month hailed new clinic-bound techniques designed to persuade "aspects of the body to cure itself," as New York Stem Cell Foundation head Susan Solomon put it.

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Stem Cell Transplantation For Severe Sclerosis Linked With Improved Long-term Survival

Stem cell transplantation for severe sclerosis associated with improved long-term survival

The Adult Stem Cell Technology Center, LLC Announces Patent for...

The new patent issued today protects a method for producing induced pluripotent stem cells with a single non-genetic agent.

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Heart muscle can regenerate itself in very limited amounts, scientists find

"Living Drug" Stem Cells to Fight Cancer, Blindness, HIV - and Infertilty?

JStone / Shutterstock.com " width="250" style="float: right; margin: 5px;">Led by PBS's Charlie Rose, top US stem cell experts last week hailed new clinic-bound techniques designed to persuade "aspects of the body to cure itself," as New York Stem Cell Foundation head Susan Solomon put it.

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Texas funds biotechnology center

Research and Markets: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma - Expectation From...

Dainippon Sumitomo is one of those Japanese pharma companies which has changed its orbit through the successful US launch of Latuda in the last two years.

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Fat of the bone: Exercise, diabetes affect amount of fat inside bones

A new kind of imaging technique shows how exercise and diabetes drugs affect the amount of fat inside our bones, which could play roles in the health of our bones.

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Pushing cells towards a higher pluripotency state

Stem cells have the unique ability to become any type of cell. The possibility that they can be cultured and engineered in the lab makes them an attractive option for regenerative medicine.

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Advanced Cell Technology Appoints President And CEO

Industry Veteran to Lead Company's Growth and Clinical Expansion MARLBOROUGH, Mass.-- --Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. , a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced the appointment of Paul Wotton, Ph.D., to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer.

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The Adult Stem Cell Technology Center, LLC Announces Patent for...

Today, in his keynote address at the Cell Science-2014 4th World Congress on Cell Science and Stem Cell Research in Valencia, Spain, Dr. James L. Sherley, Director of ASCTC, LLC, announced the June 24 issue of the company's newly approved patent for a method to produce iPSCs with a single non-genetic agent.

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Cell Separation Technologies Market Is Expected to Reach USD 3.3 Billion Globally in 2019

... "Cell Separation Technologies Market (Technology: Gradient Centrifugation, MACS and FACS; Application: Stem Cell Research, Immunology, Neuroscience and Cancer Research) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - ...

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Alabama nonprofit doles out $1 million for 3 stem cell projects

Dipping quickly into the gift of $1 million from an anonymous donor, Alabama Institute of Medicine, has approved three grants for stem cell research totaling about that amount.

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Fat of the Bone

Is this bone fat a bad thing? Yes. Researchers think it is. But sometimes, they say, it might not be so bad.

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Advanced Cell Technology Appoints Paul K. Wotton, Ph.D, President and Chief Executive Officer

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. , a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced the appointment of Paul Wotton, Ph.D., to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer.

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UConn Receives Gift for Global Energy Sustainability Program

... UConn has developed collaborations in multiple disciplines at Technion, including sustainable energy, stem cell research, physics, and mathematics, and is exploring new collaborations in materials science and robotics. UConn's alliance with Technion ...

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Advanced Cell Technology Appoints Paul K. Wotton, Ph.D, President and Chief Executive Officer

New possibilities for leukemia therapy with a novel mode of leukemia cell recognition

Singapore, 24 June 2014-Scientists at A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network have discovered a new class of lipids in the leukaemia cells that are detected by a unique group of immune cells.

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AMSBIO announces magnetic bead based tool offering efficient solution ...

AMSBIO announces MagSi-NGSPREP- a magnetic bead based tool that offers an efficient solution for DNA clean-up and size selection in Next Generation Sequencing applications.

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Pushing cells towards a higher pluripotency state

Given this, the possibility that they can be cultured and engineered in the laboratory makes them an attractive option for regenerative medicine.

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Bionomics Limited Clinches Alzheimer's Research And Funding Deal With ...

Bionomics And Merck Enter New Research Collaboration Agreement to fund development of compounds for cognitive impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease and other conditions of the central nervous system Bionomics Limited announces that it has entered into an exclusive Research Collaboration and License Agreement with Merck, known as MSD ... (more)

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RIKEN press release: Pushing cells towards a higher pluripotency state

Key discovered to identifying, enriching mesenchymal stem cells

The Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern has identified a biomarker that enables researchers to accurately characterize the properties and function of mesenchymal stem cells in the body.

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Hearing restoration may be possible using inner ear stem cells

Spiral ganglion cells are essential for hearing and their irreversible degeneration in the inner ear is common in most types of hearing loss .

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Fighting leukaemia with the body's own immune system

Scientists have found a way of targeting cancer cells that uses the body's own immune system, which could hold the key to more effective leukaemia treatment in the future.

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Scientists Discover New Possibilities For Leukaemia Immunotherapy

Scientists at A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network have discovered a new class of lipids in the leukaemia cells that are detected by a unique group of immune cells.

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Harborcreek man to seek MS treatment in Panama

Bill Anderson felt like he was in the best shape of his life when doctors diagnosed him with multiple sclerosis in 2001.

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New possibilities for leukaemia therapy

Scientists at A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network have made a discovery which opens up new possibilities in the treatment of leukaemia, a cancer of the blood.

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Monday, June 23, 2014

New Possibilities for Leukaemia Therapy with a Novel Mode of Leukaemia Cell Recognition

A new class of lipids in human leukaemia cells trigger an immune response to kill the cells Singapore, June 24, 2014 - - Scientists at A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network have discovered a new class of lipids in the leukaemia cells that are detected by a unique group of immune cells.

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Protective paint for your teeth could banish the dentist's drill

'The developments since I qualified 30 years ago have been astonishing,' says Jack Toumba, professor of paediatric and restorative dentistry at the University of Leeds.

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The SENS View on Cell Loss in Aging and How To Reverse It

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

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Bionomics and Merck Enter New Research Collaboration

Bionomics Limited announces that it has entered into an exclusive Research Collaboration and License Agreement with Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, for its BNC375 research program targeting cognitive dysfunction associated with Alzheimer's disease and other central nervous system conditions.

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Global Stem Cells Market is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of over 12.0%...

GrandViewResearch.com has announced the addition of "Global Stem Cells Market Analysis And Segment Forecasts To 2020" Market Research report to their Database.

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Microenvironment of hematopoietic stem cells can be a target for myeloproliferative disorders

The protective microenvironment of the hematopoietic stem cell niche, which produces cells of the blood and the immune system, also protects against myeloproliferative neoplasia.

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Stem cell differentiation as a many-body problem

Stem cell differentiation has been viewed as coming from transitions between attractors on an epigenetic landscape that governs the dynamics of a regulatory network involving many genes.

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Exercise may help chemotherapy side effects

Jody Holmes, 46, was diagnosed with breast cancer at 42 and participated in the exercise intervention in the UBC study.

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Deep Brain Stimulation Devices Market Is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of 11.0% from 2013 to 2019

Deep Brain Stimulation Devices Market was valued at USD 4.5 billion in 2012 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.0% from 2013 to 2019, to reach an estimated value of USD 9.4 billion in 2019.

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Damon Runyon Cancer Research foundation awards $4M to 10 top young clinical investigators

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation named seven new Damon Runyon Clinical Investigators at its spring 2014 Clinical Investigator Award Committee review.

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Limb regeneration: Do salamanders hold the key?

The secret of how salamanders successfully regrow body parts is being unravelled by researchers in a bid to apply it to humans.

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Children's Research Institute Finds Key To Identifying, Enriching Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Biomedicine in Reverse

Pundits have long predicted that biology would dominate the twenty-first century, just as physics dominated the twentieth century.

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Capricor Therapeutics to Present at the First Regenerative Medicine...

It will focus on the importance of clinical data in bringing cell-based therapies to market, the role of clinical data at every step of the process, the importance of involving regulators early and often in the pathway to market as well as the players in reimbursement in this field and how are they responding to these new approaches.

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Low testosterone raises risk of age-related functional disability

Elderly men with low levels of testosterone or other sex hormones have twice the likelihood of having declining physical function over two years' time compared with their peers who have the highest hormone levels, a new study from Australia finds.

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Concise Review: Diabetes, the Bone Marrow Niche, and Impaired Vascular Regeneration.

Diabetes mellitus is a global health problem that results in multiorgan complications leading to high morbidity and mortality.

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PhD student wins Silver at CIHR National Student Research Poster Presentation

His nomination to attend this conference recognized that he is within the top 5 per cent of graduate students within a health-related field in the entire country.

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Life-saving appeal for bone marrow superheroes

Nearly 2,000 people have already signed up to the register in North West Leeds, Ilkley and Keighley, and now the MPs for the area are appealing for more people to join the fight against blood cancer.

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Stem cell regulation linked to development of lung cancer?

... Stem Cell . Gomperts, a member of the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research and the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, collaborated with Manash Paul and Bharti Bisht, postdoctoral scholars and ...

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Stem cell-based transplantation approach improves recovery from stroke

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in developed countries, and there is an urgent need for more clinically effective treatments.

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Editorial Comment: Mandela's words are his lasting legacy

NEWS that little Ayla-Mae Hemms will never be able to walk must have come as a devastating blow to her parents.

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Key to identifying, enriching mesenchymal stem cells found

Link identified between stem cell regulation and the development of lung cancer

'Superheroes' are being sought to help save lives by joining the Anthony Nolan bone marrow register.

Osteoarthritis in rats responds to stem cell mobilization therapy

Researchers in Taiwan have found that peripheral blood stem cells "mobilized" by a special preparation of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor prior to their injection into rats modeling osteoarthritis , stimulated the bone marrow to produce stem cells, leading to the inhibition of OA progression.

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Stroke patients benefit from stem cell-based transplantation approach

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in developed countries, and there is an urgent need for more clinically effective treatments.

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Mouse model of lung cancer subtype could lead to new treatments

For patients with squamous cell lung cancer, the 5-year survival rate stands at only 15%.

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Fun day aiming to send Cheyenne on dream trip

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Cell-Based Assay Market Worth $14.8 Billion by 2018 - New Report by...

The global cell-based assays market is segmented on the basis of products, applications, and end users.

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Nampt/PBEF/visfatin and cancer.

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Can enough money buy you eternal youth?

... says he wants to live forever (or die trying), and has suggested he's found the keys to immortality in stem cell research. "If you're a wealthy guy and haven't stored your stem cells, I think you're a total idiot," said Dr. Lionel Bissoon, a New ...

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Stem cells offer ray of hope for healthy future

Regenerative medicine sector needs more financial support from private investors One of the most important and innovative pharmaceutical companies in , launched in 2000 to research and develop stem cell and regenerative medicine products, has emerged as a leader in the space, both regionally and globally.

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Scientists identify link between stem cell regulation and the development of lung cancer

... Stem Cell. Gomperts, a member of the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research and the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, collaborated with Manash Paul and Bharti Bisht, postdoctoral scholars and co-lead ...

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Microenvironment of hematopoietic stem cells can be a target for myeloproliferative disorders

Isolation of adipose derived stromal cells without enzymatic...

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Fundraising Effort Established "For Jake's Sake"

Merthyr drug trial venture Simbec Research confident of becoming a...

Our man Simon Thomas was in South Africa for Wales' entire tour and it was some journey.

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Cell-Based Assay Market Worth $14.8 Billion by 2018 - New Report by MarketsandMarkets

The "Cell-Based Assays Market by Application , Product , Cell lines, Plate Readers, HCS, HTS, Software & Assay Development Services), End-user - Global Forecast to 2018" analyzes and studies the major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World.

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Doctors use immune therapy against cervical cancer

Two years ago, Arrica Wallace was riddled with tumors from widely spread cervical cancer that the strongest chemotherapy and radiation could not beat back.

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10-year-old Lab survives tic-borne disease

In a June 18, 2014 photo, Davis Hawn, right, poses for a photo with Dr. Mark Whitmore aand Booster at the at Boone County Veterinary Clinic in Harrison, Ark.

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10-year-old Lab survives tic-borne disease

The 10-year-old golden Labrador retriever has a hole in his head from cancer surgery, he's blind in one eye and he has a sore hip from stem cell therapy.

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Saturday, June 21, 2014

On social issues, America edges steadily left

... American public has become more tolerant on a number of moral issues, including premarital sex, embryonic stem cell research, and euthanasia," Gallup reported in last month. "On a list of 19 major moral issues of the day, Americans express levels of ...

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8 Big thinkers who changed America as we know it

... The social network promotes many a cause and connects long lost loved ones on a daily basis. A leader in stem cell research, Robert Lanza is changing the future of science and medicine. He was a part of the team that successfully cloned the first ...

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Gordon Gund pledges $50 million to help find cure for blindness

Native Clevelander Gordon Gund today pledged to match at least $50 million in donations to finance research on fighting blindness.

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Multiple myeloma.

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Salamanders Hold Clues to How Humans Could Regrow Limbs

A tiger salamander is shown during a meeting at the State House in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1999, after the Board of Public Works approved the purchase of properties that had served as a habitat to tiger salamanders and other endangered species.

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Cambridgeshire charity Alzheimer's Research UK unveils 100m dementia...

... and treatment initiatives relating to Alzheimer's and other dementias. There will be a new 2 million stem cell research centre - a collaboration between researchers at Cambridge University's Gurdon Institute and University College London (UCL) - to ...

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New Anti-Aging Product a Lifeline for Skin

Today there are endless outlets telling us how to take care of our skin-from moisturizer to sunscreen, it seems we can never do enough! But what about the damage our skin has already suffered when we forgot to slather on the SPF? The answer lies within doors of Holtz Spa on Rideau Street.

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:: Leading Off: New Workforce Study

Pre-owned equipment, practices for sale, open positions, helpful practice management resources and more! Click here to view the latest classifieds from Optometric Management.

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Friday, June 20, 2014

Canadian Patent for Adipose Stem Cells Issued Under Vet-Stem License

Vet-Stem, Inc. announced that another patent has issued under its exclusive worldwide license with Artecel, Inc. and with The University of California.

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Board of Regents approves University of Michigan 2014-15 budget

President of the University of Michigan Mary Sue Coleman waits to speak at the start of the 2010 World Stem Cell Summit at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center on October 4, 2010 in Detroit, Michigan.

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Culturing growth: How an idea from BC Cancer Agency grew into...

... in Vancouver and nine other countries. The four-day annual conference of the International Society for Stem Cell Research ends Saturday after bringing about 3,300 scientists and business people from 55 countries to the Vancouver Convention Centre. A ...

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Can enough money buy you eternal youth?

... says he wants to live forever (or die trying), and has suggested he's found the keys to immortality in stem cell research. Some doctors agree that stem cells are a key part of chasing youth. "If you're a wealthy guy and haven't stored your stem ...

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Oregon State requested no-fly zone over Reser Stadium before 'Go Ducks!' banner flew over...

... in judgment caused." He later wrote that he would donate the $500 he earned from the job to the Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation -- Kiessling's nonprofit scientific institute. "This can't possibly make up for the transgression," he wrote, "but ...

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Horse treatment used in human trials

"No-one has ever put a stem cell into a human Achilles tendon before in the UK," says Andy Goldberg, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.

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MicroRNA regulation of cell lineages in mouse and human embryonic stem cells.

Cell stem cell , Vol. 2, No. 3. , pp. 219-229, doi:10.1016/j.stem.2008.01.016 Cell fate decisions of pluripotent embryonic stem cells are dictated by activation and repression of lineage-specific genes.

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G-protein Coupled Receptors in Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Differentiation

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Children's Research Institute finds key to identifying, enriching mesenchymal stem cells

DALLAS June 20, 2014 The Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern has identified a biomarker that enables researchers to accurately characterize the properties and function of mesenchymal stem cells in the body.

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Study finds key to identifying, enriching mesenchymal stem cells

... from bone marrow may prove beneficial in stroke recovery, scientists at UC Irvine's Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center have learned. The curative and therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) offers much promise, as these ...

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Children's Research Institute finds key to identifying, enriching mesenchymal stem cells

June 20, 2014 - The Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern has identified a biomarker that enables researchers to accurately characterize the properties and function of mesenchymal stem cells in the body.

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Limb regeneration: Do salamanders hold the key?

The secret of how salamanders successfully regrow body parts is being unravelled by researchers in a bid to apply it to humans.

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Children's Research Institute Finds Key to Identifying, Enriching Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Damon Runyon, Sohn Conference Foundations name 3 new pediatric cancer research fellows

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named three outstanding young scientists as recipients of the prestigious Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship Award, committing nearly $625,000 to help address a critical shortage of funding for pediatric cancer research.

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Signalling protein plays different roles in breast cancer and normal cells

A key step in developing effective cancer therapies is identifying differences between normal, healthy cells and cancer cells - these differences can then be exploited to specifically kill tumour cells.

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It All Stems From Here: Lonza Group Ltd. Innovation Showcase Features Novel Culture System At

Walkersville, MD / Basel, Switzerland, 20 June 2014 - Lonza introduced its new L7a hiPSC Reprogramming and hPSC Culture System for basic stem-cell research, disease modeling, drug development and regenerative medicine at ISSCR, in Vancouver, Canada.

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Why StemCells (STEM) Stock Hit Another One-Year High Today

The results showed improvement in visual function and a slowing of the disease's progression.

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Neuron Tells Stem Cells to Grow New Neurons

Duke researchers have found a new type of neuron in the adult brain that is capable of telling stem cells to make more new neurons.

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Cellular Biomedicine Group Announces Closing of $10 Million Private Placement Offering

Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. , a biomedicine firm engaged in the development of new treatments for degenerative and cancerous diseases, today announced the closing of a private placement transaction under which it sold an aggregate of 1,492,537 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share , to selected private investors at ... (more)

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Adult kidneys constantly grow, remodel themselves

... author of the paper and associate professor of pediatrics at Sackler, as well as head of the Pediatric Stem Cell Research Institute at the Sheba Medical Center in Israel. "The kidney, incredibly, rejuvenates itself and continues to generate ...

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2 Ut Dallas Researchers Receive Awards from NSF Career Program

Malko's award will advance his research in the development of new hybrid materials that could offer a versatile platform for optoelectronic applications.

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New research on stroke aims to help recovery

Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability worldwide but new funding of $1.2 million for research at the University of Auckland aims to better help people recover normal movement after stroke.

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Osiris Therapeutics to Present at the 9th Annual JMP Securities Healthcare Conference

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. , the leading stem cell company focused on developing and marketing products in wound care, orthopedic and sports medicine markets, announced today that Lode Debrabandere, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the 9th Annual JMP Securities Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 ... (more)

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StemCells, Inc. Announces Closure of Enrollment in Phase I/II Dry...

StemCells, Inc. yesterday announced that based on positive interim results, it has closed enrollment in its Phase I/II clinical trial for dry age-related macular degeneration in order to focus its efforts on a follow-on Phase II randomized, controlled proof-of-concept study, later this year.

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Endothelial Cell-Specific Expression of Roundabout 4 Is Regulated by...

From the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan ; Center for Vascular Biology Research and Division of Molecular and Vascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA ; Department of Pathology, Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA ; Department of Material ... (more)

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Who owns your tissue? You'd be surprised

Who owns your tissue? Do you have a right to control what happens to your cells and all the information packed into your DNA? Given the decades of tissue-based research and the billions of dollars invested in tissue banks and genetic research you would think we would have clear answers to these basic questions.

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Nonprofit Awards: Alabama Institute of Medicine

What is your organization's main goal to achieve? To discover treatments and cures for those suffering from disease and injury.

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Manzo Pharmaceuticals Starts Laboratory Testing Of Its Lactose Intolerance Probiotic Treatment

... visit www.manzopharma.com . About Celprogen, Inc. Celprogen, Inc. is a biotechnology company developing stem cell research and therapeutic products for regenerative medicine in cardiology, oncology, diabetes & neurology. All of Cellprogen's ...

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Fun day aiming to send Cheyenne on dream trip

Brave Rhosddu woman loses fight for survival

A WREXHAM woman lost her battle for her life less than a year on from a major stem-cell transplant.

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Salamanders Give Clues to How We Might Regrow Human Limbs

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

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Can enough money buy you eternal youth?

Edmonds-Woodway grad sets up fund to cover funeral expenses of fellow alum

E dmonds-Woodway High School graduate Nora Hermann is raising money to help pay for the funeral expenses of another E-W grad, Boise Friday, who died Wednesday of complications related to cancer.

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Salamanders give clues to how we might regrow human limbs

Humans have some regenerative abilities but compared to creatures like the salamander, which has an amazing ability to regenerate after injury, we're pretty limited.

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

UCLA scientists identify link between stem cell regulation and the development of lung cancer

Electron microscopy of normal airway epithelial cells repairing after injury and delaying repair , when the reactive oxygen species are unable to undergo flux to signal the repair process.

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UK's PM launches world's biggest dementia study

... ent also launched a 100 million project by the Alzheimer's Research UK campaign, which includes opening a stem cell research centre and a network of drug research units in universities.

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Can enough money buy you eternal youth?

Cat Davis remains hopeful in face of terminal illness

When we first told the story of Cat Davis nearly two years ago, her message spread like wildfire.

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Lung Institute Instrumental in Allowing Robert Ware to Get His Life Back

Located in Tampa, FL, Lung Institute was instrumental in allowing Robert Ware get his life back.

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Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. Sees Share Volume Rise 130 Times Higher...

Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. saw its share volume skyrocket on June 19th with 1,615,846 shares exchanging hands, more than 130 times its three month daily average volume of 12,387 shares.

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TAP Biosystems Release: New Webinar On Improving Process Development...

... bioprocess development and GMP manufacture of biologics and cell therapies, as well as discovery and stem cell research programmes. Founded in 1987, the company has offices in the UK and USA, and an extensive network of distributors in Europe and ...

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Concert previews: Onstage theatrics in Utah with KISS, Def Leppard and Peter Murphy

Makeup has, for better or worse, been integral to the mystique and allure of acts headlining two shows in Utah over the next week: KISS and Peter Murphy.

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UK's Cameron launches world's biggest dementia study

Umbilical cord blood helps to save lives

In the 1970's, researchers discovered that a newborn's umbilical cord blood contained special stem cells that could help fight certain diseases.

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The Inflection Point For Stem Cells: An Interview With Advanced Cell Technology's Management

Long awaited interim clinical trial results not controlled by ACTC but the peer review process of the prestigious scientific journal.

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Stem cell mobilization therapy may effectively treat osteoarthritis

Researchers in Taiwan have found that peripheral blood stem cells can be "mobilized" by injection of a special preparation of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor into rats that modeled osteoarthritis .

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Salamanders may hold the key to regrowing human limbs, study finds

For a salamander, the loss of a limb isn't a terrible event. If a leg or a tail is suddenly amputated, the amphibious creature can simply regrow the lost body part, as if it had never been damaged at all.

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Adult stem cell regulation 'contributes to lung cancer formation'

An association between the regulation of adult stem cell growth and the formation of pre-cancerous lesions has been described for the first time by researchers from the University of California-Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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Capricor Therapeutics Speaks at Panel on Regulation of Stem...

Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. , a biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, today announced that Dr. Rachel Ruckdeschel Smith, Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Development at Capricor, participated in a panel discussion on the regulation of therapeutic products derived from human ... (more)

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A mutation in the H/ACA box of telomerase RNA component gene (TERC)...

Telomeres are repeated sequences located at chromosome ends of eukaryotes, protecting DNA from end joining or degradation.

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Stem cell-based transplantation approach improves recovery from stroke

... from bone marrow may prove beneficial in stroke recovery, scientists at UC Irvine's Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center have learned. Brain infarction or stroke is caused by a blood clot blocking a blood vessel in the brain, which leads to ...

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Do salamanders hold the key to limb regeneration?

The secret of how salamanders successfully regrow body parts is being unravelled by University College London researchers in a bid to apply it to humans.

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ESS asks students for their blood and DNA

The Engineering Students Society is trying to get 1,000 pokes, and not the kind you send that cutie who just added you on Facebook.

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New UCLA research may lead to lung cancer prevention

... Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Cente r and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research , has discovered how processes that regulate growth of adult stem cells can lead to the development of precancerous lesions. ...

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StemCells Inc. Interim Results Show Improvement In Visual Function...

StemCells, Inc. reported positive interim results from its Phase I/II clinical trial of the Company's proprietary HuCNS-SCA human neural stem cell platform in dry age-related macular degeneration yesterday evening at the 12th annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research in Vancouver, Canada.

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Stem cell-based transplantation approach improves recovery from stroke

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in developed countries, and there is an urgent need for more clinically effective treatments.

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Scientists identify link between stem cell regulation and the development of lung cancer

New Novel Probes Illegal Stem Cell Research

... Asian martial arts-readers will be both educated and entertained. There are deeper social issues such as stem cell research ethics and unbridled corporate greed that the book forces the reader to confront. The antagonists are not fully evil, nor do ...

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Stem cell mobilization therapy may effectively treat osteoarthritis

Why StemCells (STEM) Hit a One-Year High Today

The results showed improvement in visual function and a slowing of the disease's progression.

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Orthobiologics Market Is Growing at a CAGR of 5.9% from 2013 to 2019

The global Orthobiologics Market was valued at USD 3,754.6 million in 2012 and is estimated to reach a market worth USD 5,519.9million in 2019 at a CAGR of 5.9% from 2013 to 2019.

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Healing bone defects using regenerative medicine

Bone is one of the most frequently transplanted tissues. And the demand is rising.

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Neuralstem NSI-189 Select Data To Be Presented At Neuropsychopharmacology Congress

A poster entitled, "Effects of NSI-189, a neurogenic compound, on quantitative electroencephalography in patients with major depressive disorder during a phase 1b randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled, multiple ascending dose study," will be presented in the session "Biomarkers for diagnosis and treatment response" on During the course of ... (more)

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NYSCF and eagle-i Network co-develop iPS cell database

... community." The alpha version of the website will be presented during the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Annual Conference in Vancouver, Canada in June 2014. Future versions of the database will include genomic and other ...

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GlycoMimetics Initiates First Clinical Trial of GMI-1271 as Potential ...

GlycoMimetics, Inc. announced today that the first healthy volunteer has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of GMI-1271 , a novel and proprietary E-selectin antagonist in the company's pipeline.

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International Stem Cell Corporation Completes Important Study in Parkinson's Disease Program

The recently completed IND-enabling study transplanting rodents with human neural stem cells, derived from ISCO's proprietary parthenogenetic stem cell platform, showed that the cells are well tolerated even at high doses up to the equivalent of 2.2 billion cells in humans.

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New UCLA study reports that heart muscle can regenerate

... Academy of Sciences . Researchers from UCLA's Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research report that their study is the first to directly measure limited division in the cells that comprise heart muscle ...

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World Sickle Cell Day 2014: Why Raising Awareness About This Condition Matters

Sickle Cell Day is meant to raise awareness about the disease that still has no cure and affects millions of children under the age of 5 all over the world.

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'Cord blood cured me'

Amanda Canale doesn't take time with her daughter and niece for granted. She's just happy to feel good.

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International Myeloma Working Group Consensus Statement for the...

Purpose To provide an update on recent advances in the management of patients with multiple myeloma who are not eligible for autologous stem-cell transplantation.Methods A comprehensive review of the literature on diagnostic criteria is provided, and treatment options and management of adverse events are summarized.Results Patients with symptomatic ... (more)

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Grafix Manuscript from Osirisa Multi-center, Randomized, Controlled...

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. , announced today that the manuscript from its multi-center , randomized, controlled clinical trial comparing the safety and effectiveness of GrafixA to control in patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers has been accepted for publication in the International Wound Journal.

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Reduced plasma levels of soluble interleukin-7 receptor during...

Interleukin 7 signals via the IL-7 receptor and drives homeostatic T-cell proliferation in patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation .

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Association between diversity of gut bacteria and survival after stem cell transplant

New research, published online in Blood , the Journal of the American Society of Hematology, suggests that the diversity of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract of patients receiving stem cell transplants may be an important predictor of their post-transplant survival.

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Full moon shines on Relay's $77,000

Sue Kibby, 68, marched proudly around the Corydon Central High School football field, flower in hand and a silver medallion shining on her chest.

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T cell therapy promising for immunodeficient patients

When patients have to undergo a bone marrow transplant, the procedure weakens their immune system.

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Lifeline SkinCare

A patented fornulal using non-embryonic Human Stem Cells to create millions of new skin cells that rejuvenate and repair skin.

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Stem Cell Expert Explains How Experimental Regenerative Medicine...

Stem cell therapy for cardiovascular disease isn't a medical pipe dream - it's a reality today, although patients need to better understand the complex science behind these experimental treatments, according to the chief of Cardiology for the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute .

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New Stem Cells Study Findings Have Been Reported by Investigators at Keio University

... Heart Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. , Cardiology, Technology, Heart Failure, Adult Stem Cells, Stem Cell Research, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Our reports deliver fact-based news of research and discoveries from around the world. ...

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Long Noncoding RNAs in Cell-Fate Programming and Reprogramming.

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Jeunesse Luminesce advanced skin care embraces stardom

Jun. 18, 2014 - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Thriving Jeunesse natural skin care has enamored several highly regarded publications raising awareness worldwide with this company's star product.

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Stem-Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma in the Era of Novel Drugs

J Clin Oncol , Vol. 26, No. 3. , pp. 480-492, doi:10.1200/jco.2007.11.6863 The treatment of multiple myeloma is changing rapidly.

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Multiple myeloma.

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Plerixafor (Mozobil) for stem cell mobilization in patients with...

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Special trio of kids get day to remember for HOPE Week

It was a rare thing that happened in the Yankees' clubhouse on Wednesday. Manager Joe Girardi sat down where his interrogators usually fire their questions, while three kids joined him.

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Duke to explore cord blood as autism, stroke treatment

... a long-established interest in autism, stroke, cerebral palsy and other neurological conditions, and in stem cell research. It focuses on biomedical research projects that are close to clinical application, that may bring novel therapies to bear on ...

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Study Data from National Institute of Genetic Engineering and...

... Natl Inst Genet Engn & Biotechnol, , Diabetes, Pancreas, Proinsulin, Gastroenterology, Peptide Hormones, Stem Cell Research, Mesenchymal Stem Cells Our reports deliver fact-based news of research and discoveries from around the world. Copyright ...

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Investigators from Konkuk University Report New Data on Stem Cells

... information may be obtained by contacting , Engineering, Nanoparticle, Brain Ischemia, Nanotechnology, Stem Cell Research, Emerging Technologies, Mesenchymal Stem Cells Our reports deliver fact-based news of research and discoveries from around the ...

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Investigators at Department of Cardiac Research Release New Data on Stem Cells

... modification of human pluripotent stem cells. Human Gene Therapy Methods , 2014;25(2):136-53 (see also Stem Cell Research ). Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting , Stem Cell Research, Pluripotent Stem ...

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Single autologous stem-cell transplantation followed by maintenance...

Single autologous stem-cell transplantation followed by maintenance therapy with thalidomide is superior to double autologous transplantation in multiple myeloma: results of a multicenter randomized clinical trial From April 2003 to December 2006, 195 patients with de novo symptomatic myeloma and younger than 60 years of age were randomly assigned ... (more)

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$15M gift helps Duke Medicine target brain disorders

The Marcus Foundation, a philanthrophic organization in Atlanta named after Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, has awarded $15 million to Duke Medicine to support exploration into the use of umbilical cord blood cells to treat autism, stroke, cerebral palsy and other brain disorders.

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Market Report: Star fund manager Neil Woodford fires up new project

Star fund manager Neil Woodford, the nearest thing to a household name in the City, today officially launches his CF Woodford Equity Income Fund.

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New pro-life group: It's time for a fresh strategy in abortion fight

... doesn't plan to limit its activism to abortion issues. NPA also will address bioethical issues, including stem cell research, cloning, and reproductive technology. "The pro-life movement is more than 40 years old," GRTL President Daniel Becker said. ...

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Maverix Adds Significant Enhancements To Genomic Analysis Platform For RNA-Seq Research

... of the Center of Regenerative Medicine at the Scripps Research Institute, is advancing the study of human stem cell research by applying powerful new cutting edge technologies, such as next-generation sequencing. Dr. Loring's group, including ...

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ACTC Plans To Up-List To Nasdaq By End Of Year

This came as a relief to investors and shareholders alike, as shown by the daily share volume in the company.

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Stemedica Earns U.S. Patent for Cellular Scaffold Enhanced by Stem Cell Factors

... can be found online at www.stemedica.com . Keywords for this news article include: Patents, Legal Issues, Stem Cell Research, Clinical Trials and Studies,

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Stem cell-stimulating therapy saves heart attack patients

... ords for this news article include: Therapy, Cardiology, Heart Attack, Nanotechnology, Molecular Imaging, Stem Cell Research, Emerging Technologies,

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International Stem Cell Corporation To Present At Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) 2014

International Stem Cell Corporation , a California-based biotechnology company developing novel stem cell based therapies and biomedical products, today announced that Executive Vice President Dr. Simon Craw, will present an overview of ISCO and its subsidiaries at the BIO 2014 conference on Tuesday, June 24th at 4:15 pm PDT.

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Regulation: Sell help not hope

Modern medicine depends on products that must pass rigorous tests for safety and efficacy before being marketed to patients.

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One Japan Stem Cell Institute Soars, One Struggles

... Teru Wakayama told Bioscience Technology by email this Wednesday. All told, "hyper" best describes Japan stem cell research right now, former Riken CDB Deputy Director Shinishi Nishikawa saidvia email this week. At Rockefeller University last ...

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Meeting his match

Kelly Barber waited a full day before finally tapping the send button that would connect him with the woman in Germany who saved his life.

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World's first light technology to control proteins in living cells

The world's first technology to control specific protein functions in living cells by using lights has been developed, which may be useful in future cancer cell research.

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Transfusion after trauma can benefit or harm patients depending on their risk of death

The risks and benefits of red blood cell transfusions for patients with trauma and major bleeding might vary considerably based on a patient's predicted risk of death on arrival at a trauma center, according to new research.

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Survival compared for treatments of uncommon eye cancer

In patients with advanced uveal melanoma, treatment with the agent selumetinib, compared with chemotherapy, resulted in an improved cancer progression-free survival time and tumor response rate, but no improvement in overall survival, according to a study.

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:: Leading Off: New Workforce Study

Pre-owned equipment, practices for sale, open positions, helpful practice management resources and more! Click here to view the latest classifieds from Optometric Management.

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Duke receives $15M to study potential autism treatment using umbilical cord blood

Duke Medicine received $15 million for research that explores the use of umbilical cord blood cells to treat autism, stroke, cerebral palsy and related brain disorders.

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Popular artificial sweetener not so sweet

One of the active ingredients in a popular artificial sweetener could have the potential to limit the impact of therapeutic drugs, reduce the number and balance of beneficial bacteria in the gut and alter hormone secretion, according to an article.

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Animals conceal sickness symptoms in certain social situations

Animals have the ability to conceal their sickness in certain social situations.

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Stem cell transplant offers Sarah hope in cancer fight

A courageous Carnmoney girl who has been diagnosed with cancer three times in five years is hoping that a stem cell transplant will rid her of the disease once and for all.

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Stem cells derived from different types of fat express different cell-surface markers

Stem cells derived from distinct sources of fat display different cell-surface markers - with implications for their roles in metabolism and disease.

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Australian researchers unlock key to triggering labour in pregnancy

Australian researchers have identified an electrical switch in the muscle of the uterus that can control labour and may help explain why overweight pregnant women have difficulty giving birth.

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Cellular Biomedicine Group Commences Trading of Its Common Stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market

We believe this achievement will provide greater visibility for our stock and that this accomplishment demonstrates to our shareholders our commitment to building shareholder value while improving the quality of life for countless patients," stated Dr. is the largest U.S. equities exchange by number of companies and volume, with approximately 3,200 ... (more)

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Thermo Fisher Showcases New Product Innovations and Best Practices to ...

The latest advances in innovative technologies designed to streamline the entire stem cell research workflow - from pluripotent cell engineering, culturing, differentiation and characterization to cryopreservation and storage - will be showcased this week during the 12 th annual International Society for Stem Cell Research meeting .

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EMD Millipore Launches Simplicon RNA Reprogramming Technology For...

... EMD Millipore is launching the Simplicon RNA Reprogramming Technology at the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) annual meeting being held June 18-21 in Vancouver, Canada. Attendees can learn more about the technology at the ...

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Research demonstrates association between diversity of gut bacteria and survival

New research, published online today in Blood , the Journal of the American Society of Hematology , suggests that the diversity of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract of patients receiving stem cell transplants may be an important predictor of their post-transplant survival.

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Future embryonic stem cell treatment promise for multiple sclerosis

... Cell Institute. The research was supported by a $1.13 million group grant from the state of Connecticut's Stem Cell Research Program that was awarded to ImStem and Professor Pachter's lab. "Connecticut's investment in stem cells, especially human ...

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