Stem cell windpipe gives Korean toddler new life

Hannah Warren, a 2-year-old born without a windpipe, has been given a new life after a groundbreaking transplant in the U.S. of the organ made from her own stem cells.

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130501000575

Ronald Reagan: Same-sex marriage advocate?

Patti Davis, Ronald Reagan's daughter, recently speculated on where her father might stand on same-sex marriage.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/01/opinion/kengor-reagan-same-sex-marriage/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+Most+Recent%29

Real Time Genomics and J. Craig Venter Institute Embark on Strategic Research Initiative

Real Time Genomics, Inc. , the genome analytics company, today announced a long-term strategic collaboration with the J. Craig Venter Institute , a not-for-profit genomic research institute, aimed at understanding and analyzing the genetic changes that induced pluripotent stem cells may acquire during the process of differentiation.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10687391.htm

Toddler becomes youngest ever to get lab-made windpipe

A 2-year-old girl born without a windpipe now has a new one grown from her own stem cells, the youngest patient in the world to benefit from the experimental treatment.

http://www.dailycamera.com/science-environment/ci_23142702/toddler-becomes-youngest-ever-get-lab-made-windpipe?source=rss

Commentary calls for greater transparency in highlighting social value of research

In a commentary published in the May issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings , UC Davis bioethicist Mark Yarborough proposes that more information about the social value of individual research studies be made available to prospective research participants during the informed consent process so they are more aware of the degree to which a study has the ... (more)

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-commentary-greater-transparency-highlighting-social.html

Stemedica Issued U.S. Patent For Ectodermal Stem Cells

Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of adult allogeneic stem cells and stem cell factors announced that the Company has been issued "keystone" Patent No.

http://www.americanbankingnews.com/2013/05/01/stemedica-issued-u-s-patent-for-ectodermal-stem-cells/

New diabetes discovery could change treatment

Could a new discovery eventually become a cure for diabetes? Researchers at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have found a new hormone, which makes the insulin-producing cells that are destroyed by the disease.

http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/New-diabetes-discovery-could-change-treatment/aI4NTO63ME6nLhTGw6qMMw.cspx?rss=1484