Stem Cell Roundup: August 2014

Sunday, August 31, 2014

PhD position for studying cardiac development and regeneration

We are seeking a PhD Student with a background in development biology to study cardiac development and regeneration using zebrafish, mice and complementary human pluripotent stem cell differentiation systems as models.

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Modi seeks help on sickle cell anaemia

... After his visit to the lab on the second day of his Japan tour, the PM said: "I wanted to understand stem cell research because cultural heritage matters to me as much as scientific heritage. I want to integrate both to make India a developed ...

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In Japan, Modi and Abe bond over temple tour; will hold talks today

... help to fight the deadly sickle cell anemia commonly found among tribals in India during his visit to Stem Cell Research Facility at Kyoto University and got a positive response. Lotus amuses Modi, tells Abe it is BJP party symbol When Prime ...

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Modi-Abe bonhomie to bloom into deals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe during a visit to Toji Temple in Kyoto, western Japan, yesterday.

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In Japan, Modi discusses sickle cell treatment with Nobel laureate

... the Kyoto University. The PM, on the second day of his tour, raised the issue during his visit to the stem cell research facility and discussed whether Japan could be of help in this regard. Yamanaka is the director of the university. "I wanted to ...

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Hopes pinned to $150k drug

Sally Xu has been supported throughout her battle with cancer by her partner, Victor Labuschagne.

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After busy day in Kyoto, Narendra Modi in Tokyo for summit talks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo Sunday evening, where a tight schedule awaited him, after a busy day in the former Japanese capital Kyoto where he visited two ancient Buddhist temples and sought Japan's help to combat sickle cell disease prevalent in tribal regions of India.

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After busy day in Kyoto, Modi in Tokyo for summit talks

After busy day in Kyoto, Narendra Modi heads to Tokyo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew to Tokyo Sunday evening after a busy day in the former Japanese capital Kyoto where he visited two ancient Buddhist temples and sought Japan's help to combat sickle cell disease prevalent in tribal regions of India.

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After busy day in Kyoto, Modi in Tokyo for summit talks

Tokyo/Kyoto, Aug 31 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo Sunday evening, where a tight schedule awaited him, after a busy day in the former Japanese capital Kyoto where he visited two ancient Buddhist temples and sought Japan's help to combat sickle cell disease prevalent in tribal regions of India.

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The ugly truth about Catholics, Christians and the heresy of progressivism

The prophet Jeremiah speaks of the 'violence and outrage' of his message, and the 'derision and reproach' he receives in return.

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Albion Park man has 21 days to raise $21k

Russia's controversial encroachment into Ukrainian territory is dominating global headlines, but while many are leaving behind controversy embroiling the nation, Troy Eccleston is trying hard to enter Russia.

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After Kyoto 'heritage tour', Modi in Tokyo for summit talks with Shinzo Abe

TOKYO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived here for summit talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe after completing the first leg his visit to the former imperial capital city of Kyoto.

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Scientists' new approach can provide better treatment for cancer

Scientists from the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine have reported the breakthrough discovery of a process to expand production of stem cells used to treat cancer patients.

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Scientists' new approach can provide better treatment for cancer

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Yarmouth Veterinarian Provides Stem Cell Therapy for Pets

Yarmouth veterinarian Dr. Louise LeBoeuf and her colleagues at Yarmouth Veterinary Center are offering revolutionary stem cell therapy for pets.

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After busy day in Kyoto, Modi heads to Tokyo

Kyoto/Tokyo, Aug 31 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew to Tokyo Sunday evening after a busy day in the former Japanese capital Kyoto where he visited two ancient Buddhist temples and sought Japan's help to combat sickle cell disease prevalent in tribal regions of India.

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Japan to work with India in finding Sickle Cell Anaemia remedy

... University. The Prime Minister, on the second day of his tour, raised the issue during his visit to the Stem Cell Research facility and discussed whether Japan could be of help in this regard. "I wanted to understand stem cell research because ...

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Japan to work with India in finding Sickle Cell Anaemia remedy

Is Advanced Cell Technology worth 100 times more than it was a week ago?

Among the signals that a company is desperate, few are more compelling than a reverse stock split.

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PM Modi discusses sickle cell anaemia cure with Nobel winner, seeks Japan's help

PM Modi met Shinya Yamanaka, Japan's stem cell pioneer and 2012 Nobel Prize winner, at Kyoto University and discussed treatment of the disease.

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Dr. I feels the need to vent

Idle Thoughts, while waiting for New London to find another "doctor," Bob Diaco to stop playing musical quarterbacks and for the Patriots to beat the Giants once in a while: Seems a local establishment in Waterford offered a "viewing party" for some parents whose kids were playing in the Babe Ruth World Series.

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Modi seeks Japan's help on sickle cell disease

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday discussed cooperation with Japan to combat sickle cell anaemia that is prevalent in India's tribal regions, an official said.

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Modi seeks Japan's help on sickle cell disease

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday discussed cooperation with Japan to combat sickle cell anaemia that is prevalent in India's tribal regions, an official said.

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The Present and Future of Life Extension

Aubrey de Grey believes that, in the foreseeable future, the average healthy lifespan could well exceed 100a .If we get our heads out of the sand.

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Modi goes to Buddhist temples, meets Kyoto mayor

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited two leading Buddhist temples here Sunday and sought Japan's help on combating sickle cell disease prevalent in tribal regions of India.

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Japan to Work with India in Finding Sickle Cell Anaemia Remedy

... University. The Prime Minister, on the second day of his tour, raised the issue during his visit to the Stem Cell Research facility and discussed whether Japan could be of help in this regard. The Prime Minister discussed the possibility of ...

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Narendra Modi discusses sickle cell disease in Japan

An external affairs ministry spokesman said Modi discussed treatment of the disease with stem cell pioneer Shinya Yamanaka.

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On Day 2 of Japan visit Modi heads to temples research lab

... which is prevalent in some of India's tribal population, and sought to explore if there were answers in stem cell research. Taking credit for the uptick in domestic economy, former finance minister P Chidambaram said on Saturday the 5.7% growth in ...

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Saturday, August 30, 2014

Modi discusses sickle cell disease in Japan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday discussed cooperation with Japan to combat sickle cell anaemia, officials said.

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New Tool Aids Stem Cell Engineering for Medical Research

A Mayo Clinic researcher and his collaborators have developed an online analytic tool that will speed up and enhance the process of re-engineering cells for biomedical investigation.

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Ice-bucket challenge gets mixed review from ALS victim

Ask Archie Rolland, confined to a bed and unable to move, how he feels about the ALS ice-bucket challenge and his response is one of extreme frustration.

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Ice Buckets: Does the End Justify the Means?

... days, the embryo, known as a blastocyst, would normally be inserted into a uterus. However, in embryonic stem cell research, instead of doing this, when the embryo is three to four days old, scientists remove individual stem cells and the embryo is ...

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N.J. Catholics warned away from Ice Bucket Challenge

The Newark, N.J., Roman Catholic Archdiocese has told pastors and Catholic school officials that holding Ice Bucket Challenges, a popular fad that has raised millions of dollars to combat a crippling illness, conflicts with church teachings by funding embryonic stem-cell research.

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Ice ice baby

... US have also banned schools from donating to the association since they may allegedly carry out embryonic stem cell research. Leonardo DiCaprio did the challenge, but used the ALS fundraiser to help bring environmental issues to light in the oil ...

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Researchers find method to expand blood stem cells used to treat cancer patients

A team of scientists from the University of Colorado School of Medicine has reported the breakthrough discovery of a process to expand production of stem cells used to treat cancer patients.

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Area woman with ALS grateful for support

AND ALL THIS ATTENTION THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE HAS BROUGHT, AND I'M SO THANKFUL, WHETHER PEOPLE REALIZE IT OR NOT, OR THEY UNDERSTAND THE DEVASTATION OF THE DISEASE, THAT IT ISN'T JUST THIS HIDDEN THING ANYMORE.

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Friday, August 29, 2014

Cellular Dynamics secures patent for automated stem cell production

Cellular Dynamics sells its services and products to researchers around the world, specifically offering heart muscle, liver and some types of brain cells.

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GREENVILLE, Mich., - Marshall Lewis is Amway's August Pay it Forward Person of the Month.

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Discovery could lead to new cancer treatment

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Buying and Selling Human Tissues for Stem Cell Research

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CU scientists' discovery could lead to new cancer treatment

... of Denver industrialist and philanthropist, Charles C. Gates, who was captivated by the hope and benefit stem cell research promised for so many people in the world. The Gates Center aspires to honor what he envisioned-by doing everything possible ...

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Scientists Discover Method To 'Expand' Stem Cells In The...

Stem cells used in cell-based therapies have so far saved countless lives that may have otherwise been lost to cancer or birth defects.

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Stem Cell Concerns Don't Freeze Evangelical Enthusiasm for Ice Bucket ...

The charity, which has garnered more than $100 million since the challenge campaign went viral in late July, says it primarily funds adult stem cell research: Currently, the association is funding one study using embryonic stem cells, and the stem cell line was established many years ago under ethical guidelines set by the National Institute of ... (more)

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Cellular Dynamics International Awarded U.S. Patent Covering...

... of cellular therapeutics. CDI was founded in 2004 by Dr. James Thomson, a pioneer in human pluripotent stem cell research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. CDI's facilities are located in Madison, Wisconsin, with a second facility in Novato, ...

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Ice bucket challenge crazy: Philippines ranks 8th in participation

... which supports research efforts of the disease. It urges followers to be wary of organizations funding stem cell research. Officials of the National Water Resources Board, while acknowledging that it is for a good cause, have also reminded Filipinos ...

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Postdoctoral positions available to study the development of human...

Postdoctoral positions are available in our group to study the development of the human cerebral cortex, from stem cells to neuronal circuits , 351-357; Nature Neurosci.

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Morning Briefing

... challenge "hundreds of thousands" of dollars goes to John Paul II Institute which doesn't do embryonic stem cell research Australian Catholic newspaper refuses to run ad for talk by former Irish president Mary McAleese . Editor explains: "She is ...

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CBCP chief raises bioethical concerns on Ice Bucket Challenge

President Benigno S. Aquino III greets His Eminence Orlando Cardinal Quevedo following the Thanksgiving Mass in celebration of his elevation to the College of Cardinals at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Quezon Avenue, Cotabato City on Tuesday .

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Donations needed to help open a second-hand shop in aid of...

... n, I can pick it up. "Alzheimer's Research literally researches into the care of people with Alzheimer's, stem cell research, the rest of it, so it's really important."

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New online analytic tool enhances process of re-engineering cells for biomedical research

Group of 12 to take on epic bike ride in memory of two-year-old

A GROUP of lads will be taking on an epic cycle ride in memory of a two-year-old who died from cancer.

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The Adult Stem Cell Technology Center, LLC Participates in Multiple...

... explained the contacts. Inadvertently, ASCTC had been indicated as an agency that received donations for stem cell research. After ASCTC notified FRC staff of the mistake, the posting was immediately corrected . Since the correction, Director ...

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Tissue engineering under the microscope at gathering

SOLUTIONS to organ-donor shortages and the long and often futile wait for organs are being discussed at an international conference of stem cell regeneration experts in .

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The Adult Stem Cell Technology Center, LLC Declines ALS Ice Bucket...

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Cellular Dynamics Awarded U.S. Patent Covering Automated Production...

8,815,585 on the automated production of human pluripotent stem cells, including induced pluripotent stem cells .

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The Social Conservative Review: An Insider's Guide to Pro-Family News -- August 28, 2014

... colleague Dr. David Prentice notes , the ALSA has admitted that it gives some of its money to embryonic stem cell research." So, Dr. Prentice, one of America's most distinguished stem cell biologists, has suggested that instead of sending money to ...

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'Huge' stem cell development in Bay Area

... CA. scientists were very pleased with the announcement from the White House freeing up human embryonic stem cell research Monday March 9, 2009. Photo: Brant Ward, The Chronicle Ph.D. Kristina Bonham, of cell biology at VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc., ...

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Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes as an In...

... School of Medicine, CA. Correspondence to Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD, or Sean M. Wu, MD, PhD, Lorry I. Lokey Stem Cell Research Building, 265 Campus Dr, Rm G1120B, Stanford, CA 94305-5454. E-mail Viral myocarditis is a life-threatening illness that may ...

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Extending Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology to...

From the I. Medical Department, Cardiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar-Technische UniversitA t MA1 4nchen, Munich, Germany ; and DZHK -Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany .

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Lack in Treatment Options for Virus-Induced Inflammatory...

From the Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, CharitA , University Medicine Berlin, Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany ; and Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, CharitA , University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany .

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Are cigarette substitutes a safe alternative? It depends on user habits

Cigarette smoking kills approximately 440,000 Americans each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Protection.

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A womb with a view: Ectogenesis is coming

... gave her child up for adoption. Others worry this technology will speed up unethical developments in stem cell research . But there are also implications that might keep religious leaders happy. Chemaly points out that the technology has the ...

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Former Hollywood stuntman turns to the web for help

Len Richardson, of Matteson, IL., is a former Hollywood stuntman. Richardson has worked movies such as Barber Shop and Transformers.

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Stem cell differentiation as a many-body problem

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , Vol. 111, No. 28. , pp. 10185-10190, doi:10.1073/pnas.1408561111 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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Allosteric inhibition of a stem cell RNA-binding protein by an intermediary metabolite.

Gene expression and metabolism are coupled at numerous levels. Cells must sense and respond to nutrients in their environment, and specialized cells must synthesize metabolic products required for their function.

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New Reprogramming Factor Cocktail Produces Therapy-Grade Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Yet through the reprogramming process, these cells can acquire serious genetic and epigenetic abnormalities that lower the cells' quality and limit their therapeutic usefulness.

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Cellular Dynamics granted patent for manufacturing stem cells

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Friends kick in for Kenny's cancer fight

HOUR concert and a pleasure cruise will help a former Port Fairy man in his battle against cancer.

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Embryonic Stem Cell Hype Encore

... science officer at the agency. "We're starting to realize the potential touted so highly when embryonic stem cell research was in its infancy." Let's deconstruct this. First, the prominence of the story seeks to help California's boondoggle stem ...

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Are cigarette substitutes a safe alternative? It depends on user habits

Cigarette smoking kills approximately 440,000 Americans each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Protection.

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Brazil Polls: Silva Gets More Than Sympathy

... that already haunt her campaign her fairly intolerant views on moral issues such as abortion or embryonic stem cell research combined with evidence of her acceptance of old-time politics," writes Mario Marconini at Teneo Intelligence . However, he ...

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AIDS 2014: Australian Bone Marrow Transplant Patients Show No Detectable HIV

An additional 2 people with long-term HIV infection have no evidence of infectious virus or viral genetic material following bone marrow stem cell transplants to treat leukemia or lymphoma, researchers reported at the 20th International AIDS Conference last month in Melbourne.

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New Tool Aids Stem Cell Engineering for Medical Research

ROCHESTER, Minn. - A Mayo Clinic researcher and his collaborators have developed an online analytic tool that will speed up and enhance the process of re-engineering cells for biomedical investigation.

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New tool aids stem cell engineering for medical research

International Stem Cell Corporation to Present at Two Upcoming Investment Conferences

Please contact the conference organizers if you have an interest in attending the conference or if you would like to arrange a meeting with is focused on the therapeutic applications of human parthenogenetic stem cells and the development and commercialization of cell-based research and cosmetic products.

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Core Health Obligations from the Perspectives of Human Rights and Public Health

UCONN's CHIP lecture series will kick off on Thursday September 4th with Dr. Audrey R. Chapman, Ph.D speaking on "Core Health Obligations from the Perspectives of Human Rights and Public Health."

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BloodCenter of Wisconsin Launches Erythroid Chimerism Test for...

Diagnostic Laboratories today announced the availability of an innovative Erythroid Chimerism test to monitor erythroid lineage chimerism in patients with sickle cell disease following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.

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Japan lab unable to replicate stem cell results

... TOKYO (AP) - The Japanese laboratory that retracted a paper reporting a potentially major breakthrough in stem cell research said Wednesday its researchers have not managed to replicate the results. Scientists at the government-affiliated Riken ...

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Powerful' read attacks culture of death, examines non-negotiable issues

... to the other for the choices we make in voting and in silence. Liaugminas briefly discusses embryonic stem cell research and cloning using the argument simply that if each one of us has our dignity from our creation in the image of God, and life ...

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N.J. Catholics warned away from Ice Bucket Challenge

BioTime to Collaborate With the University of Wisconsin and Louvain...

BioTime, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a collaboration with Susan Thibeault, Ph.D., of the University of Wisconsin and Marc Remacle, M.D. of Louvain University to evaluate BioTime's proprietary HyStem A -based hydrogel for the treatment of vocal fold scarring.

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BioTime to Collaborate With the University of Wisconsin and Louvain...

Rekha Basu: Trendiness aside, ice bucket challenge a triumph for those who have suffered

My son explained the gig this way: People are dumping buckets of ice water over themselves, filming it and posting the videos online.

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Archdiocese Asks St. Louis to Stop Ice Bucket Challenge Donations to ALS Association

... released a statement urging Catholics to donate to a research organization that doesn't support embryonic stem cell research. "Not one to pour cold water on a fun fundraising idea, the Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of St. Louis is asking ...

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A Potential Source of Cardiac Stem Cells

Within our lifetimes the causes of aging and frailty might be brought under medical control and halted.

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Research and Markets: Cell Based Assays Market to 2018

The global cell-based assays market is expected to grow approximately $15 billion by 2018 at a CAGR of 11%.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Hamilton Thorne Announces Record Second Quarter Sales and Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Net Income

... cost, increase productivity, improve results and enable research breakthroughs in regenerative medicine, stem cell research and fertility markets. Hamilton Thorne's laser products attach to standard inverted microscopes and operate as robotic ...

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Stem cell trial for spinal cord injuries cleared by FDA

... grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine , or CIRM, the state's taxpayer-backed stem cell research funding agency. Human embryonic stem cells are obtained by destroying embryos, a process that many conservative religious groups ...

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Baby boy with rare immune condition has life saved by Newcastle's Bubble Unit

A baby born with a rare immune deficiency problem is recovering well thanks to the help of North East specialists Bubble baby Conor Kelly was desperately wanted as his parents had longed to have a child to make their family complete.

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Science City scales back operations but forges ahead with its master-plan for Newcastle

... The decade-long evolution of Science City in Newcastle has involved world-first advances in genetics and stem cell research, but today it has been announced the Science City Company driving the project forward will be scrapped with the loss of 20 ...

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In Japan, official effort to replicate STAP stem cells comes up empty

A team of researchers at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan, reported today that they have been unable to reproduce a simple method of creating stem cells that was reported in two Nature papers by CDB scientists earlier this year.

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The number 1 killer of women must be stopped

Overview Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States today, but the good news is that new knowledge, techniques, medications, and the promise of stem cell treatment of heart disease may knock it out of first place.

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Charity walk in memory of Darwen mum who died of cancer

FRIENDS and family of a Darwen mum who died after a four-year battle with cancer are to take part in a cross-county walk in her memory.

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Ambit Biosciences Announces Participation At 2014 Health Care Conference

The presentation will be webcast live through the "Investors & Media" section of the Ambit website at www.ambitbio.com .

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Charity walk in memory of Darwen mum who died of cancer

FRIENDS and family of a Darwen mum who died after a four-year battle with cancer are to take part in a cross-county walk in her memory.

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Cesca Therapeutics Advocates Benefits Of Cell Therapy To The Centers...

Cesca Therapeutics Inc. , an autologous cell-based regenerative medicine company, today announced the presentation to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of its case study highlighting the potential clinical benefit and cost savings of its SurgWerks A -CLI cell therapy for treatment of non-operable Critical Limb Ischemia .

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AFL Approves Use Of Regeneus's (ASX:RGS) Stem Cell Therapy, Hiqcell For Injured Players

Regeneus Ltd announced today that the Australian Football League has granted caseby-case approval for the use of its innovative stem cell therapy, HiQCell as a treatment option for injured AFL players, typically including impact related osteoarthritis and tendonitis.

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DefiniGEN Joins European Bank For Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (EBiSC) Consortium

First European bank for induced pluripotent stem cells EFPIA pharmaceutical companies, SMEs, and academia join together in an IMI supported public-private partnership project to establish the leading facility for the storage and distribution of induced pluripotent stem cells in Europe.

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Japan lab unable to replicate stem cell results

... 2014. Riken, the Japanese laboratory that retracted a paper reporting a potentially major breakthrough in stem cell research, said Wednesday its researchers have not managed to replicate the results. Riken scientists said they are still trying to ...

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Researchers find boron facilitates stem cell growth in corn

Boron deficiency is one of the most widespread causes of reduced crop yield. Missouri and the eastern half of the United States are plagued by boron deficient soil and, often, corn and soybean farmers are required to supplement their soil with boron; however, little is known about the ways in which corn plants utilize the essential nutrient.

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U-M Researchers Challenge Taubman To Begin 'Ice Bucket Billionaire Challenge'

That social media phenomenon of course, is the Ice Bucket Challenge; and, at last count, it's raised more than $80 million for ALS research.

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Bellicum Pharmaceuticals nabs $55 mln Series C

Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on developing safer and more effective cellular immunotherapies, today announced the successful completion of a $55M Series C financing.

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Japan lab unable to replicate stem cell results

The Japanese laboratory that retracted a paper reporting a potentially major breakthrough in stem cell research said Wednesday its researchers have not managed to replicate the results.

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Targazyme, Inc. Announces Receipt of an SBIR Award From the National...

Targazyme, Inc. , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel enzyme technologies and products to improve efficacy outcomes for cancer immunotherapy and cell therapy, announced today the receipt of an SBIR award to fund the development of genetically-modified mesenchymal stem cells treated with Targazyme's lead product, TZ101 for ... (more)

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Japan lab unable to replicate stem cell results

Japan's Scandal-Hit Stem-Cell Center to Be Downsized

One of Japan's leading research institutions, the prestigious Riken Institute, will scale down the center at the heart of a stem-cell research scandal earlier this year.

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Japan lab unable to replicate stem cell results

Five Things You Need To Know About Blood Cancers And One Thing You Can Do

Eva tells us that at 19, after a visit to the ER in the middle of the night, she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Secures $55 Million in Oversubscribed Series C Financing

Houston Biotech Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Nabs $55 Million

Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Secures $55 Million in Oversubscribed Series C Financing Investor Syndicate Includes Leading Biotech And Mutual Funds HOUSTON-- --Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on developing safer and more effective cellular immunotherapies, today announced the successful completion of a $55M Series C ... (more)

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Guest Blogger Associate Dean and Associate Professor Joanna K. Sax: Separating Fact from Fiction

... positions is troubling. For many years, my scholarship has focused on the debate surrounding embryonic stem cell research. One of the things that I have experienced is an incomplete understanding about what embryonic stem cell research is, what the ...

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Faculty Position in Life Sciences

The Stowers Institute for Medical Research invites innovative young scientists in the Life Sciences to submit applications for a faculty position.

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In Japan, official effort to replicate STAP stem cells comes up empty

A team of researchers at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe reported today that they have been unable to reproduce a simple method of creating stem cells that was reported in two Nature papers by CDB scientists earlier this year.

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Japanese lab still trying to replicate discredited stem cell breakthrough, shakeup un...

The Japanese laboratory that retracted a paper reporting a potentially major breakthrough in stem cell research says that so far its researchers have not managed to replicate the results.

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N.J. Catholics warned away from Ice Bucket Challenge

Ambit Announces Participation At Baird 2014 Health Care Conference

The presentation will be webcast live through the "Investors & Media" section of the Ambit website at www.ambitbio.com .

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Japan lab unable to replicate stem cell results

Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Secures $55 Million in Oversubscribed Series C Financing

Differences among brain tumor stem cell types and fetal neural stem...

Aberrational epigenetic marks are believed to play a major role in establishing the abnormal features of cancer cells.

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Japanese lab still trying to replicate discredited stem cell breakthrough, shakeup un...

Japanese lab still trying to replicate discredited stem cell breakthrough, shakeup underway

Japan lab unable to replicate 'stem...

Researchers in Japan said Wednesday they have been unable to replicate experiments that were hailed earlier this year as a "game-changer" in the quest to grow transplant tissue, amid claims evidence was faked.

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Japanese lab still trying to replicate discredited stem cell breakthrough, shakeup underway

Japan lab unable to replicate stem cell results

Stem cells for sports injuries

Q. My daughter plays college soccer and ruptured her ACL. The coaches mentioned stem cell injections that some big-name athletes have used to recover from injuries.

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Japan lab unable to replicate stem cell results

... TOKYO (AP) - The Japanese laboratory that retracted a paper reporting a potentially major breakthrough in stem cell research says that so far its researchers have not managed to replicate the results. Scientists at the government-affiliated Riken ...

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New Research Method Opens Door to Therapy with Human Muscle Stem Cells - Promising Method Developed

Stem cells are essential for the repair of muscle damage, but all attempts to manipulate human muscle stem cells for therapy have thus far failed.

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Japan lab unable to replicate stem cell results

Japan's Scandal-Hit Stem-Cell Center to Be Downsized

One of Japan's leading research institutions, the prestigious Riken Institute, will scale down the center at the heart of a stem-cell research scandal earlier this year.

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Japan Lab Unable to Replicate Stem Cell Results

Japanese lab still trying to replicate discredited stem cell breakthrough, shakeup underway

Japan Research Center Reboots After Scandal

A scandal that started with a few suspicious images has led Japan's most prestigious research institute to slash its stem-cell unit by half and acknowledge deeper flaws in its ethics.

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Stem cell breakthrough for 'Cinderella cells'

... but not yet build the house." Dr. Briscoe explains that there have been some impressive advances in stem cell research in recent years, with scientists being able to grow liver, heart and brain tissue in the lab. "The spinal cord, however," he says, ...

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Japan lab unable to replicate 'stem...

Researchers in Japan have been unable to replicate experiments that were hailed earlier this year as a "game-changer" in the quest to grow transplant tissue, amid claims evidence was faked, a report said Wednesday.

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Prize-Winners for Research in the Life Sciences Announced by UNESCO

In line with goals to encourage research; mobilize science knowledge and policy for sustainable development and fostering capacity-building in science and innovation, the purpose of this Prize is to reward projects and activities of individuals, institutions, other entities or non-governmental organizations for scientific research in the life ... (more)

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Study with Diamyd Medical's diabetes vaccine awarded EU-funding

Diamyd Medical informs that the ongoing combination study DIABGAD has been awarded EUR 120 000, corresponding to about SEK 1.1 million, in EU-funding.

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Fight brain disease with cold cash, cold water - ColumnFight brain...

... mission to recruit the world's best scientists, not only from ALS, but related disciplines like stem cell research, molecular biology, genetics, and clinical medicine, to bring their expertise and data to the table, and hold them accountable. In 15 ...

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Japan lab unable to replicate 'stem cell' findings: report

Japan lab fails to replicate 'stem cell' findings: report

Researchers in Japan have been unable to replicate experiments that were hailed earlier this year as a "game-changer'' in the quest to grow transplant tissue, amid claims evidence was faked, a report said Wednesday.

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Don't do it? The Ice Bucket Challenge backlash

... in the Ice Bucekt Challenge to send donations to other organizations who use adult stem cell or non-stem cell research, rather than embryonic stem cell research, which is considered as abortion and violates Catholic teachings. Despite the ...

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'Deanna Protocol' Makes a Splash in ALS Research

... cells. The ALS Association says donors may wish to specify that their donations not be used on embryonic stem cell research. One such organization is Winning The Fight , which researches " The Deanna Protocol ," a metabolic therapy that has proven ...

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Fund efforts keep rolling

RAISING for Troy Eccleston's trip to Russia to receive life-changing stem cell treatment for multiple sclerosis continues.

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Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings

Registration is free online at htt... StemCutis Attracts Stem Cell Entrepreneur Dr. Ike Lee as President and CEO and Noted Dermatologist Dr. Ronald Wheeland as Director )--StemCutis, a Stemedica operating company that develops stem cell therapies for dermatology applications, attracts entrepreneur Ike Lee as CEO and dermatologist Dr. Ronal...

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FDA Approves New Indication for Promacta (eltrombopag) for Severe Aplastic Anaemia

London, UK -- 26 August 2014 -- GlaxoSmithKline plc announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a supplemental New Drug Application for the once-daily use of Promacta in patients with severe aplastic anemia who have had an insufficient response to immunosuppressive therapy .1 SAA is a blood disorder where the bone marrow ... (more)

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Targazyme, Inc. Announces Receipt of an SBIR Award From the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research for the Development of TZ101 Treated Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Treatment of Oral Muc

Why I Said No to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: Embryonic Stem Cell Research Is Deadly

... human rights for all human persons, no matter what stage of life's development continuum. Human embryonic stem cell research kills embryonic human persons. I was approached to take the Ice Bucket Challenge to help bring an end to ALS. I said No. I ...

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VA Diocese Discourages Donations to ALS Group

... to abortion and says it violates the sanctity of human life. The Richmond diocese says it supports adult stem cell research. ALS is a neurodegenerative disease that causes paralysis and almost certain death. It's also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

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Treatment helps arthritic dogs

HAPPY HOUND: Shiloh with owner Adele Holland. She is a different dog since having stem cell injections to relieve arthritis pain, Holland says.

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Targazyme, Inc. Announces Receipt of an SBIR Award From the National...

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Catholic Church At Odds With Ice Bucket Challenge

... to donate to groups that use adult stem cells in their research and not embryonic stem cells. "Embryonic stem cell research... as part of that research an embryo is destroyed. So, of course, we cannot support any research that destroys a human ...

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Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings

StemCutis Attracts Stem Cell Entrepreneur Dr. Ike Lee as President and CEO and Noted Dermatologist Dr. Ronald Wheeland as Director )--StemCutis, a Stemedica operating company that develops stem cell therapies for dermatology applications, attracts entrepreneur Ike Lee as CEO and dermatologist Dr. Ronal... )--The Board of Directors of Greif, Inc.

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Biomedical Treatment for Autism and Stem Cell Research

Biomedical Treatment for Autism and Stem Cell Research. Stem cell research has yielded many promising and successful results for a variety of illnesses including autism.

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Catholic Diocese of Richmond Speaks Out Against Ice Bucket Challenge

A popular trend that's raised money and awareness for a deadly disease is under fire.

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... Association, told Catholic News Service in an Aug. 26 email that the organization primarily funds adult stem cell research and is at the end of funding one single embryonic study, which is funded by one specific donor. She said that if someone "is ...

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Italian scientists claim to find area larger than the G-spot

Italian doctors are now saying it's the CUV region that brings a woman to orgasm - a region in the body comprising the clitoris, uterus and vagina.

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2 Cases Suggest Stem Cell Transplant Might Ease 'Stiff Person' Syndrome

Two women with a rare disorder called stiff person syndrome recovered after receiving transplants of their own stem cells, a study shows.

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GlaxoSmithKline Receives FDA Approval Of An Additional...

GlaxoSmithKline Receives FDA Approval Of An Additional Promacta Indication For Use In Patients With Severe Aplastic Anaemia Who Have Had An Insufficient Response To Immunosuppressive Therapy - New first-in-class treatment option for this previously treated SAA patient population- GlaxoSmithKline plc announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug ... (more)

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Colorado candidate walks back e-mail claim of congressman a beheading Christiansa

... a handful of Catholic and Christian groups in doing so over concerns that the money could fund embryonic stem cell research. Polis is an openly gay Democrat who is not running against Klingenschmitt in this year's elections. According to the Denver ...

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Fitch Affirms Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, WA's Rev Bonds at 'A+'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A+' rating on the $82.2 million Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, WA revenue bonds series 2008.

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India's 'Rice Bucket Challenge' is taking off

... a snag with Christians in the United States due to the benefitting ALS Association's support of embryonic stem cell research. "With the close proximity to a moral dilemma that this situation presents, it is reasonable that Christians would register ...

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Boston scientists develop analytics for stem cell engineering

Scientists at Boston Children's Hospital, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Boston University have developed a computer algorithm to test stem cells, a breakthrough that has allowed scientists to regrow part of a colon in a mouse.

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Boston scientists develop analytics for stem cell engineering

George Daley, MD, PhD, is the director of the Stem Cell Transplantation Program at Boston Children's and a senior investigator on both studies.

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Va. diocese discourages donations to ALS group

... ALS Association uses embryonic stem cells to conduct research on ALS. The diocese said it supports adult stem cell research. The Catholic Church relates the use of embryonic stem cells in research to abortion and says it violates the sanctity of ...

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Va. diocese discourages donations to ALS group

Va. Diocese Discourages Donations to ALS Group

Stem cell treatment helps dogs

Three years ago australian shepherd dog Shiloh was diagnosed with a severe case of degenerative arthritis that left her limping slowly towards her deathbed.

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Amid ALS Mania, Possible Drug Target Spotted

As, all around them, everyone from Derek Jeter to the Kennedy family was dousing themselves in ice water for the ALS "Ice Bucket Challenge," Harvard researchers announced last week they may have found an ALS therapy- or two.

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'Stiff Person Syndrome' Treated by Stem Cell Transplant

People with a rare disease called stiff person syndrome, or SPS, might benefit from a type of stem cell transplant that has been used to treat patients with leukemia and multiple sclerosis, researchers say.

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The G-spot DOESN'T exist - but the 'CUV region' might: Italian...

The G-spot may not exist in women - but there may be another 'intimate area' that creates increased sexual pleasure, say doctors It is more complex than one spot, however, and includes the clitoris, vagina and uterus - described as 'highly dynamic and sensitive structures' by the authors of the new report.

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Women With 'Tin Soldier' Syndrome See Debilitating Symptoms Disappear After Stem Cell Treatment

Two women plagued with "tin soldier" syndrome, a neurological disease that causes a person to stiffen up and walk like the Tin Man in the "Wizard of Oz" before he's properly oiled, are now in remission after stem cell transplants.

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Stem-cell transplant eases symptoms of rare 'stiff person syndrome': study

Some of television's biggest celebrities arrive at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles for the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on August 25, 2014 in Los Angeles.

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Mesoblast Limited Unveils Path To Bring Its Key Products To Market

NEW YORK and MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 25, 2014 -- Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast Limited today reported 2014 financial results and unveiled its strategy to prioritize and bring to market clinically differentiated products based on its proprietary Mesenchymal Precursor or Stem Cell technologies.

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Scientists find that DNA repair drug could help treat leukaemia, other cancers

A team of scientists led by Research Associate Professor Motomi Osato and Professor Yoshiaki Ito from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore found that a drug originally designed for killing a limited type of cancer cells with DNA repair defects could potentially be used to treat leukaemia and other ... (more)

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Third Chinese Inspection Machine Maker Fined for Falsely Advertising Navitar Lenses

Rochester, New York Navitar, Inc., announced today that Chinese metrology machine maker, Shenzhen Zhongtian Shidai Science Technology Co., Ltd. of China, and it's owner were fined 10,000 RMB by the local Longgang Branch of Shenzhen Administrative Bureau for Market Supervision Decision of Administrative Punishment for falsely advertising on its ... (more)

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Stem-cell transplant eases symptoms of rare - stiff person syndrome': study

Canadian doctors have begun using stem cell transplants to treat "stiff person syndrome," a rare neurological condition in which a patient's leg and other muscles suddenly contract painfully, often leaving them immobilized like a tin soldier.

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TiGenix Business and Financial Update for the First Half of 2014

TiGenix NV , an advanced biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercialising novel therapeutics from its proprietary platform of allogeneic, expanded adipose-derived stem cells, or eASC's, in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, issued an update on business and financial progress in the first half of this year today.

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N.J. Catholics warned away from Ice Bucket Challenge

New enzyme targets for selective cancer therapies

Thanks to important discoveries in basic and clinical research and technological advances, the fight against cancer has mobilized into a complex offensive spanning multiple fronts.

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'Stiff Person Syndrome' put into remission with Ottawa treatment

Dr. Harold Atkins had the results of his treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Monday, Aug. 25, 2014.

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Drug to kill limited type of cancer cells with DNA repair defects could treat leukaemia

TiGenix Business and Financial Update for the First Half of 2014

Business highlights * eASC technology platform * Patient recruitment for the European Phase III study of Cx601 in complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease is 95% complete and is expected to finish ahead of schedule.

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Liz: Catholics Versus Ice Buckets

... The Catholic Church doesn't want its flock giving any money to an organization that "could" be utilizing stem cell research. According to the American Medical Association (AMA), "current studies are researching how stem cells may be used to prevent ...

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Catholic Diocese of Richmond warns against ALS association donations

... to possibly avoid the viral ALS Ice Bucket challenge. The Church says the ALS association supports stem cell research that destroys human life. NBC 12 was there as Petersburg Police Chief John Dixon took the ALS ice bucket challenge for Pastor ...

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Monday, August 25, 2014

Two case reports of rare stiff person syndrome

Two female patients achieved clinical remission from the rare, debilitating neurological disease called stiff person syndrome after an autologous -- from your own body -- stem cell transplant that eventually allowed them to return to work and regain their previous functioning.

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Stiff Person's Syndrome turns people into living statues, but...

Ingrid Steppan was told to go home and spend time with her family, that there was no cure for the rare and debilitating disease called Stiff Person's Syndrome racking her body with convulsions, and that she would likely die from it.

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Boron facilitates stem cell growth, development in corn

The eastern half of the United States is plagued by boron deficient soil and corn and soybean farmers are required to supplement their soil with boron; however, little is known about the ways in which corn plants utilize the essential nutrient.

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Stem-cell transplant eases symptoms of rare 'stiff person syndrome': study

Tina Ceroni is seen in this undated handout photo. Canadian doctors have begun using stem cell transplants to treat "stiff person syndrome," a rare neurological condition in which a patient's leg and other muscles suddenly contract painfully, often leaving them immobilized like a tin soldier.

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How it works

Dr. Harold Atkins and a team from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute succeeded in putting into remission two women who suffered from stiff person syndrome.

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Mesoblast Unveils Path to Bring Its Key Products to Market

Sufferers of rare 'stiff person syndrome' get new hope with Ottawa treatment

Some of television's biggest celebrities arrive at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles for the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on August 25, 2014 in Los Angeles.

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Sufferers of rare 'stiff person syndrome' get new hope with Ottawa treatment

Ingrid Steppan is recovering from Stiff Person Disease that is being treated by a Stem Cell treatment.

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Stem-cell transplant eases stiff person syndrome

We are meant to live longer?

The very old do not succumb to disease-they implode their way into eternity." The most persuasive argument for the biology of death is the Hayflick Limit.

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Rare Stiff Person Syndrome Cured? Two Case Reports

Stiff Person Syndrome is a disease characterized by stiffness of the skeletal muscles, painful muscle spasms and, in severe cases, the disease can prevent movement and walking.

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Premji set to buy 10% in Manipal Edu for Rs 900cr

Rishad Premji has led the company to also invest in two startups, the valuation of one of them has more than tripled in just 12 months.

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Patients Hope Ice Bucket Challenge Keeps Flowing

The day he joined hordes of other Americans and got a bucket of ice water dumped on his head for charity, his hometown of Auburn, AL, was sweltering under temperatures in the high 90s.

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Stem-cell transplant eases symptoms of rare 'stiff person syndrome': study

Stiff Person Syndrome Treated With Stem Cell Transplantation Helps Two Women Achieve Remission

University of Ottawa doctors treated two patients suffering from Stiff Person syndrome with a previously untried therapy and both achieved clinical remission.

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Two case reports of rare stiff person syndrome

Two female patients achieved clinical remission from the rare, debilitating neurological disease called stiff person syndrome after an autologous stem cell transplant that eventually allowed them to return to work and regain their previous functioning.

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Sufferers of rare Stiff Person's Syndrome get new hope with Ottawa treatment

Ingrid Steppan was told to go home and spend time with her family, that there was no cure for the rare and debilitating disease racking her body with convulsions, and that she would likely die from it.

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Ottawa researchers make breakthrough in treatment of rare disease

Scientists at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute say they've made a breakthrough in the successful treatment of a rare and debilitating neurological disease.

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Two case reports of rare stiff person syndrome

Bottom Line: Two female patients achieved clinical remission from the rare, debilitating neurological disease called stiff person syndrome after an autologous stem cell transplant that eventually allowed them to return to work and regain their previous functioning.

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Ice Bucket Challenge

... stem cells (ESC). Steven Ertelt on LifeNews.com explains the problem with this approach: "Embryonic stem cell research can only be done on the backs of destroying human embryos, unique human beings, for their stem cells. Unlike adult stem cells, ...

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Researchers find boron facilitates stem cell growth and development in corn

Sufferers of rare Stiff Person's Syndrome get new hope with Ottawa treatment

Sunday was International Go-Topless Day, where people in cities around the world are invited to stand up for women's right to go topless in public.

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Sufferers of rare Stiff Person's Syndrome get new hope with Ottawa treatment

Ingrid Steppan is recovering from Stiff Person Disease that is being treated by a Stem Cell treatment.

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Anti-abortion ice bucket ire

The Ice Bucket Challenge has been spreading across social media, raising over $50m for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

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Catholic Leaders Chilly On Ice Bucket Challenge

Several Catholic archioceses have taken issue with the Ice Bucket Challenge because the ALS Association supports embryonic stem cell research.

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Scientists Create Working Organ From Scratch For First Time Ever

In what's being hailed as a scientific first, researchers in Scotland have created a fully functional organ from scratch inside the body of a living animal.

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Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2014

Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2014 Summary GlobalData's clinical trial report, "Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2014" provides data on the Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury clinical trial scenario.

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Drug used for DNA repair defects could treat leukemia, other cancers more effectively

A drug originally designed for killing a limited type of cancer cells with DNA repair defects could potentially be used to treat leukemia and other cancers, scientists have found.

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Clinical Study Shows Long-Term Effectiveness Of Orthocelll??'s...

The clinical study showed grip strength scores of patients suffering from a severe form of tennis elbow, called chronic lateral epicondylitis, improved by an average 84% at one year after treatment and 207% at an average of 4.5 years after they underwent the Orthocell procedure.

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Scientists Discover That Drug Used for DNA Repair Defects Could Treat ...

Ice Bucket Challenge goes viral among university presidents

Today, Massachusetts Institute of Technology President L. Rafael Reif stood beneath a catapult that had been rigged to dump a bucket of icy water on his head as part of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that is sweeping social media.

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Ice bucket Challenge: Catholic Church in US blocks donations over...

... Catholic Church's stance on the matter is that it is tantamount to abortion, and claims that embryonic stem cell research violates the sanctity of human life, though it does not show the same condemnation towards the use of adults stem cells in ...

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St. Clement of Rome teachers in Metairie start school in an icy way

... Challenge, donating the money raised to the Steve Gleason Initiative Foundation, which does not fund stem cell research. St. Clement of Rome's new principal, Roslyn Tindall, and her faculty recently accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. All monies ...

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Friends rally for cancer-fighting teen

Whether she is out having fun with her friends or lying in her bed between grueling stints of chemotherapy, the camera lens would always find the 17-year-old smiling back at it.

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Scientists discover that drug used for DNA repair defects could treat ...

Dave Ramsey does Ice Bucket Challenge Big

... $7,500 and the team at Financial Peace Plaza also donated $7,500 with a note stating "no embryonic stem cell research" on the checks. He challenged Mark Cuban and John Rich. After the buckets were dumped, Dave got his mic back and excitedly ...

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Stem cell therapy rogue operators charging thousands for useless or dangerous treatment

... of the field. He discovered human blood stem cells in 1992. IRVING WEISSMAN: Everybody involved in stem cell research, even the legitimate scientists like me, have a high level of hope and ambition and excitement. LOUISE MILLIGAN: Visiting Australia ...

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10 ice bucket challenge haters

... on Facebook and clarified "we will be donating to an organization that does not support or use embryonic stem cell research." CBN News did not disclose an alternative organization that it would donate money to. The State Department recently banned ...

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The future of regenerative medicine

If regenerative medicine is to become a reality, research efforts must now focus on the environment that stem cells need to grow and transform, a review has found.

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Simply Complex - The Origin of Our Body Axes

The fresh-water polyp Hydra, a member of the over 600-million-year-old phylum Cnidaria, is famous for its virtually unlimited regenerative capability and hence a perfect model for molecular stem cell and regeneration research.

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Rogue operators scamming stem cell patients: researchers

The death of an Australian woman undergoing stem cell therapy in Russia has prompted a leading stem cell research group to warn of rogue operators charging thousands of dollars for ineffectual stem cell treatments.

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An integrated analysis of the SOX2 microRNA response program in human ...

SOX2 is a core component of the transcriptional network responsible for maintaining embryonal carcinoma cells in a pluripotent, undifferentiated state of self-renewal.

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The role of circulating mesenchymal stem cells in organ injury

... the fractures. "We can add the simple but elegant work of Martin Hoogduijn to the pantheon of studies in stem cell research that skewer a long treasured tenet of faith and consign it to mythology," says Editor-in-Chief Graham C. Parker, PhD, The ...

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"StemCells, Inc. (STEM) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis...

The company carries out research, development and commercialization of cell-based therapeutics and related tools for use in stem cell-based drug discovery and research.

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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Archdiocese asks ALS Ice Bucket participants to donate elsewhere

... director Mary Ilene Blondell said a very small part of ALS Association funding goes to embryonic stem cell research. The Respect Life Apostolate of the Archdiocese said in a written statement that there's nothing immoral about raising awareness for ...

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Cumberland County boy a oekickinga cancer

A Cumberland County boy who is battling cancer, got a lot of help on Sunday to help kick the disease for good.

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Archdiocese: Send donations to different group

... director Mary Ilene Blondell says a very small part of ALS Association funding goes to embryonic stem cell research. The Respect Life Apostolate of the Archdiocese says in a written statement that there's nothing immoral about raising awareness for ...

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Archdiocese: Send donations to different group

Primary myelofibrosis: 2014 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management

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ALS ice bucket challenge: 5 new ways to look at the charity trend

Actress and animal rights activist Pamela Anderson holds a press conference in Torshavn at the Faeroe Islands on Friday, Aug.1, 2014.

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Stem cell research issue prompts Catholic reservations about Ice Bucket Challenge

The Newark Archdiocese has issued a statement of concern about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, citing Catholic Church opposition to research using stem cells from aborted fetuses.

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Ohio archdiocese urges a ice bucketa funds for pro-life research center

... released Aug. 20, the archdiocese voiced concerns over the ALS association's support of embryonic stem cell research, which requires the destruction of embryonic life. "The archdiocese is not dissuading individual Catholics from making donations, ...

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Monitoring of minimal residual disease (MRD) is useful to predict...

Monitoring of minimal residual disease is useful to predict prognosis of adult patients with Ph-negative ALL: results of a prospective study BACKGROUND:Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients with Philadelphia chromosome -negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first complete remission is much more intensive than ... (more)

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Skin cells reprogrammed to mimic rare disease

Johns Hopkins stem cell biologists have found a way to reprogram a patient's skin cells into cells that mimic and display many biological features of a rare genetic disorder called familial dysautonomia.

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Nerul hospital gives new lease of life to paralysed Indian soldier

In 2012, when Captain Manish Singh was left paralysed by a militant attack in Kashmir, little did the 26-year-old know that cutting-edge technology at a city hospital will put him back on his feet.

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N.J. Catholics warned away from Ice Bucket Challenge

Treatment of High-Risk Philadelphia Chromosome-Negative Acute...

Treatment of High-Risk Philadelphia Chromosome-Negative Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adolescents and Adults According to Early Cytologic Response and Minimal Residual Disease After Consolidation Assessed by Flow Cytometry: Final Results of the PETHEMA ALL-AR-03 Trial Journal of Clinical Oncology , Vol.

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Treatment of adolescent and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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a Silsden accordionist is music to the ears of charitable causes across the district.

And, recently, he played to raise money for blind tot Connor Wrighton, whose parents are trying to raise about A 13,000 for stem cell treatment overseas.

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Silsden accordionist Derek is music to the ears of charitable causes

Derek Steele, who is playing his accordion at Sainbury's in Keighley to raise cash for disabled boy Connor Wrighton And, recently, he played to raise money for blind tot Connor Wrighton, whose parents are trying to raise about A 13,000 for stem cell treatment overseas.

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Asides / Bishop Zubik, Schenley Park and illegal wine sales

THE ICE BUCKET challenge has become the fund-raising sensation of the summer for the cause of combatting ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, but Roman Catholic clergy usually restrict their water dousing to baptisms.

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Do Not Disturb: Ignorant Bliss In Progress

... reality sending millions of dollars to the cause of killing the youngest children amongst us--embryonic stem cell research that the ALS Association is pledging to advance with monies raised from the now social media feed clogging ...

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Saturday, August 23, 2014

Catholics warned to mind ALS donations

The Newark, N.J., Roman Catholic Archdiocese has told pastors and Catholic school officials that holding Ice Bucket Challenges - the popular fad that has raised millions of dollars to combat a crippling illness ALS - conflicts with church teachings by funding embryonic stem-cell research.

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Mumbai hospital gives new lease of life to paralysed Indian soldier

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Check out this story on app.com: http://on.app.com/1p3mCya Little Ferry, N.J. Mayor Mauro Raguseo, center, takes the ALS ice bucket challenge with Councilwoman Peggy Steinhilber, left, and Summer Recreation Director Alex Berberich on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014.

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Simply Complex - The Origin of Our Body Axes

Experimental biology owes much to the discovery of the freshwater polyp Hydra over 300 years ago.

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N.J. Catholics warned of theological problem with Ice Bucket Challenge

Mark Kirk reinterates support for Bruce Rauner "because he is pro-choice" [video]

... research using cord blood, bone marrow and other adult stem cells, and we note the success ofadult stem cell research in treating or curing more than 70 diseases, conditions and injuries. i 1 2 End the taxpayer subsidy for abortion; i 1 2 Require a ...

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Viacyte Partners with Janssen on Diabetes Therapy

San Diego's ViaCyte has received $20 million from a drug company to advance its stem cell-based therapy for Type 1 diabetes into human clinical trials.

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Ice Bucket Challenge gets warnings from Catholic leadership

It looks like the Ice Bucket Challenge has run into trouble with the Catholic Church.

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Church cautions schools on ice bucket challenge

... money to non-embryonic cell research. Archdiocese officials say the Catholic Church supports only adult stem cell research and the ALS Association uses embryonic stem cells. Schools also have the option of donating to the John Paul II Medical ...

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Publishing heart surgeons' failures is harming patients

PROFESSOR Stephen Westaby has been a heart surgeon for 35 years, 28 of them in Oxford.

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Diocese of Scranton responds to challenge

... "It has unfortunately been brought to light that the ALS Association has admitted to supporting embryonic stem cell research, which destroys human life at the embryonic stage and is contrary to Catholic Church teachings. Those interested in taking ...

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Cyclists' wheels of fortune for leukaemia research

The team of fundraisers are taking part in the Hero of Hamelin Bike Ride which will see them pedal from Birmingham to Germany in six days.

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Prescott staff gets cold for ALS challenge

Friday, August 22, 2014

Archdiocese Throws Cold Water on ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

... adult stem cells," she said. Chicago's ALS office said only a small part of the funding goes to embryonic stem cell research and said the Archdiocese decision is a disappointment. The Superintendent of the Cincinnati Archdiocese Schools sent a ...

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Church cautions schools on ice bucket challenge

Chicago Archdiocese cool to ALS ice bucket challenge

... said the archdiocese's position is disappointing, but admitsthat part of ALS funding does go to embryonic stem cell research.

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Reports from Rejuvenation Biotechnology 2014

We can all help to speed rejuvenation research, and every little bit counts. Our 2014 matching fundraiser in support of SENS Research Foundation programs starts on October 1st.

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Catholic Priest scheme to 'divert' ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Donations to his charity

... and divert ALS donations to his own charity of choice. As the ALS association is supportive of embryonic stem cell research, we as catholics ought not to support it, especially when there are morally acceptable alternatives. The John Paul II Medical ...

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Latino and African-American High School Students Take On Biomedical Research

Explaining the role of ErbB4 regulators in inflammatory bowel disease , Patricia Lozano exudes poise and confidence.

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Throw Cold Water on the Ice Bucket Challenge

... they receive. It's particularly troubling to many practicing Catholics, since the ALSA funds Embryonic Stem Cell research . In other words, your money could be going towards experiments on human embryos - including creating them in a lab and/or ...

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Ohio diocese discourages ALS ice bucket challenge

A Roman Catholic diocese in Ohio is discouraging its 113 schools from participating in the ice bucket challenge to benefit the ALS Association, saying the group's funding of embryonic stem cell research is "in direct conflict with Catholic teaching."

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Ohio Catholic diocese discourages ice challenge supporting stem cell research

... funds raised should be given to other organizations that combat Lou Gehrig's Disease without embryonic stem cell research. The ALS Association did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. The association has raised $41.8 million in ...

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The ice bucket challenge's stem cell controversy

... n." She added that donors "can stipulate where their money goes and can ask that it not pay for embryonic stem cell research."

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Ohio archdiocese urges 'ice bucket' funds for Catholic center

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Catholic Bishops Throw Cold Water on Ice Bucket Challenge

Bishops in two Catholic dioceses are discouraging parishioners from participating in the popular "ice bucket challenge" that has raised $30 million for ALS research because of concerns that some of the money raised for the charity would go toward fetal stem cell research.

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Does the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Kill Babies?

Yamanaka iPSC Patent Challenged

Dr. Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Dr. John B. Gurdon for their respective discoveries that mature, specialized cells can be reprogrammed to become immature cells capable of developing into all tissues of the body.

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AFA Jumps The Shark: 'ALS Challenge Kills Babies'

... going destruction of human life - intentionally." The ALS association is actively now funding embryonic stem cell research and admitting that they likely will continue to do so in the future. The funding of embryonic stem cell research means that ...

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Morning Briefing

Evansville, Ind. -- Fear of funding embryonic stem-cell research causes bishop to warn Catholics about ice bucket challenge.

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Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Offers A Moderate Risk 80% Return On The Short Side

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals is nearing a binary event with the top-line data readout of its Phase 3 Valor trial that is expected any day now.

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Cryo-Cell Provides Funding for Cord Blood Clinical Trial Application to Treat ALS

He continued, "Although this is only the next step, if Saneron's cord blood product ultimately is successfully approved by the , President & COO of Saneron.

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Cryo-Cell Provides Funding for Cord Blood Clinical Trial Application...

Cryo-Cell International, Inc., the world's first cord blood bank , announced today that it has provided funding to complete an Investigational New Drug Application for a FDA approved Phase I clinical trial for patients that have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease using umbilical cord blood cells .

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Linoleic acid induces mouse embryonic stem cell proliferation via Ca2+/PKC, PI3K/Akt, and MAPKs.

Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology , Vol.

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Evidence against a Stem Cell Origin of New Hepatocytes in a Common...

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Removing Programming Material After Inducing Stem Cells Could Improve Their Regeneration Ability

In a new study published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine on July 14, 2014, researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University along with a team from Osaka University may have found a potentially powerful approach for creating human induced pluripotent stem cells for clinical use.

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Stem cell therapies hold promise, but obstacles remain

In an article appearing online today in the journal Science , a group of researchers, including University of Rochester neurologist Steve Goldman, M.D., Ph.D., review the potential and challenges facing the scientific community as therapies involving stem cells move closer to reality.

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Graft-Versus-Host Disease Treatment Market Worth $409.0m by 2018 Says ...

MarketOptimizer.org adds "OpportunityAnalyzer Graft-Versus-Host Disease - Opportunity Analysis and Forecasts to 2018" to its store.

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Ohio diocese discourages ice bucket challenge, cites ALS funding of stem cell research

Genetic 'recipe' for how lizards regenerate their tails may impact...

By understanding the secret of how lizards regenerate their tails, researchers may be able to develop ways to stimulate the regeneration of limbs in humans.

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Diocese: No ALS challenge

... in the ice bucket challenge to benefit the ALS Association, saying the group's funding of embryonic stem cell research is "in direct conflict with Catholic teaching." Jim Rigg, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, ...

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My Great North Run: Readers share their reasons for running

These are the moving stories of just a few of the the runners in the 2014 Great North Run , and we want to hear yours Why I'm running: I am running once again for Acorns Children's Hospice.

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Wet Blankets on Ice Bucket Challenge

... Catholics from participating, because some of the money donated to the ALS Association funds embryonic stem cell research, and that goes against the church's teaching. Then, the US State Department weighed in, banning ambassadors and high-profile ...

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Wet Blankets on Ice Bucket Challenge

Heart-regenerating cells discovered in coronary arteries

Endothelial cells residing in the coronary arteries can function as cardiac stem cells to produce new heart muscle tissue, Vanderbilt University investigators have discovered.

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Indication of considerable added benefit for ruxolitinib in myelofibrosis

Ruxolitinib has been approved since August 2012 for the treatment of adults with myelofibrosis.

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Biologists Reprogram Skin Cells to Mimic Rare Disease

Neural crest cells were made from reprogrammed adult skin cells. A single neural crest cell divided many times and these cells were coaxed to become four different types of adult cells, as shown by the presence of cell-specific proteins .

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Publishing heart surgeons' failures is harming patients

PROFESSOR Stephen Westaby has been a heart surgeon for 35 years, 28 of them in Oxford.

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Udall gets ad boost in Senate race

... fertilized eggs the same rights as a person. Voters twice rejected the proposal, which would have banned stem cell research, some birth control and abortion. Gardner has since changed his position on the state's so-called personhood measure and says ...

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Ohio diocese discourages ice bucket challenge

Diocese leery of ALS fundraiser

A Roman Catholic diocese in Ohio is discouraging its 113 schools from participating in the "ice bucket challenge," which benefits the ALS Association, saying the group's funding of embryonic stem cell research is "in direct conflict with Catholic teaching."

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World's Largest Pharmaceutical Company Signs Agreement with ViaCyte for a Stem Cell Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

It's been a very good week for San Diego based regenerative medicine company ViaCyte and a potentially pivotal week for people battling type 1 diabetes.

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Vestiage Featured on National Radio Financial News

Vestiage, Inc. , the healthy-aging company, announced today that they will be featured as an undiscovered Wall Street opportunity and pick of the week on 'Under The Radar Minute,' a radio segment airing on financial news networks on satellite radio.

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NSAIDs may halve breast cancer recurrence in overweight women

A new study by researchers at the University of Texas in Austin finds that recurrence of hormone-related breast cancer was reduced by more than half in overweight and obese women who regularly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

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Diocese pours cold water on challenge

... funds raised should be given to other organizations that combat Lou Gehrig's Disease without embryonic stem cell research. The association has raised $41.8 million in donations since videos of the ice-bucket stunt began appearing on the Internet ...

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Diocese leery of ALS fundraiser

CINCINNATI -- A Roman Catholic diocese in Ohio is discouraging its 113 schools from participating in the 'ice bucket challenge,' which benefits the ALS Association, saying the group's funding of embryonic stem cell research is 'in direct conflict with Catholic teaching.'

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Ice Bucket Challenge Controversy

... IS BECAUSE THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CINCINNATI ASKED IT TO. THE A-L-S ASSOCIATION TAKES PART IN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH. TO MANY CATHOLICS, THAT'S LIKE ABORTION. RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN NEW MEXICO SAY THERE'S NO PLANS TO ISSUE A SIMILAR DECREE TO ITS ...

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Ohio diocese discourages ALS ice bucket challenge

GVHD Market (Graft-Versus-Host Disease) Growing at 6.61% CAGR to 2018

A new report on 'OpportunityAnalyzer Graft-Versus-Host Disease - Opportunity Analysis and Forecasts to 2018' added by RnRMarketResearch.com to its store.

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Regent takes ice bucket challenge with pro-life twist

... begun directing their donations away from the ALS Association because of the group's funding of embryonic stem cell research. On Thursday, Regent University joined that group. "Many of us at Regent University have seen first-hand the devastation of ...

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Dad: Focus on ALS cure, not dogma

The Beverly father of former BC baseball player Peter Frates - responding to a Cincinnati church leader who threw cold water on the family's wildly successful ice bucket challenge because it funds ALS embryonic stem cell research - said he's a good Catholic who just wants to find a cure for his son.

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Catholic Diocese of Evansville voices concerns about ice bucket challenge

In a statement, Bishop Charles Thompson says: "In the past week, it has come to light that the primary beneficiary of the Ice Bucket Challenge is an organization that is, by its own admission, funding at least one study that involves embryonic stem-cell research."

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Vestiage Featured on National Radio Financial News

Vestiagea , Inc. , the healthy-aging company, announced today that they will be featured as an undiscovered Wall Street opportunity and pick of the week on 'Under The Radar Minute,' a radio segment airing on financial news networks on satellite radio.

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Ohio diocese discourages Ice Bucket Challenge, citing stem cells

... bucket challenge, but any funds raised should be given to organizations that combat ALS without embryonic stem cell research. An ALS Association spokeswoman says the group funds one study involving embryonic stem cells, but donors can stipulate that ...

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2 American Ebola patients released from hospital

... in the ice bucket challenge to benefit the ALS Association, saying the group's funding of embryonic stem cell research is "in direct... Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell will answer questions about the state of his marriage when his public ...

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Ohio diocese discourages ALS Association ice bucket challenge, cites embryonic stem cell funds

Lynx's Moore wins Wnba MVP award

Julie Chang Helps Raise Awareness, Joins The LA Tumor Walk

... of us....Sleep or lack thereof really affects cognitive skills. Also, early this year a big to-do about stem cell research...and now back tracking in a big way. A couple of topics to discuss. First up, one so critical to so many of us....Sleep or ...

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St. Louis police release video of shooting

Ohio diocese discourages ALS ice bucket challenge

Serena Williams to face Townsend in Open 1st round

Amazon starts selling physical books in Brazil

Of 163 arrests since shooting, 7 from Ferguson

Ex-Virginia governor talks about troubled marriage

Fade to black: Leonard Maltin ending movie guides

Mo'ne Davis brings big ratings to Little League

Perry open to sending US troops to Iraq

A Roman Catholic diocese in Ohio is discouraging its 113 schools from participating in the ice bucket challenge to benefit the ALS Association, saying the group's funding of embryonic stem cell research is "in direct... WASHINGTON - Texas Gov. Rick Perry signaled Thursday that he would be open to sending U.S. combat forces to Iraq to fight the ... (more)

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