Stem cell research loses footing in KoreaKorea TimesWhile the country practically forbade stem cell research over the past decade, scientists in the U.S. and Japan have made major breakthroughs including the cloning of human embryonic stem cells, the e… Continue reading
Stem cell research loses footing in KoreaKorea TimesWhile the country practically forbade stem cell research over the past decade, scientists in the U.S. and Japan have made major breakthroughs including the cloning of human embryonic stem cells, the e… Continue reading
Ynetnews |
UK Jewish woman looking for stem cell donor for the second time
Ynetnews After an anonymous Israeli donor saved her life three years ago, Sharon Berger from London has recently received the devastating news that her Leukemia had returned. Her match is most likely to be of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, like her. London family rallies global Jewish community to help save mother’s lifeJerusalem Post Israel News |
Fox News |
Novel stem cell technique helps patients avoid total hip replacement
Fox News Jeanne Mitterando, 46, is a very active family medicine doctor— she hikes, skis and works out with a personal trainer. But all that stopped after she was hospitalized for asthma and given high-dose steroids for a month. The Martinsville, New Jersey … |
The Times of Israel |
Israeli researchers use stem cells to treat age-related blindness
The Times of Israel The Israeli firm’s therapy involves an injection of RPE cells, derived from human embryonic stem cells, underneath the patient’s retina. Dr. Eyal Banin, one of the lead developers of the technology and director of degenerative diseases at the Retina … |
Muscular Dystrophy News |
Stem Cell Line Shows Promise in Mouse Model of Duchenne MD
Muscular Dystrophy News A line of pluripotent stem cells named PLX-PAD (placental expanded) produced promising results in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. “PLX-PAD cells could possibly be a breakthrough therapy to help treat symptoms of Duchenne muscular … |