Young stem cell scientists struggle for funding – The San Diego Union-Tribune
The San Diego Union-Tribune |
Young stem cell scientists struggle for funding
The San Diego Union-Tribune Middle-aged and older stem cell researchers are crowding out younger scientists in competition for federal grants, according to a study led by government scientists. Younger scientists get their proposals funded from the National Institutes of Health … How the ‘graying biomedical workforce’ affects scientific funding in the USEurekAlert (press release) Why Don’t Young Scientists Get More Grants? Often They Don’t ApplyChronicle of Higher Education (subscription) |
Globalnews.ca |
Calgary boy meets stem cell donor who saved his life: ‘it’s a miracle’
Globalnews.ca A little boy in Calgary met his Texan superhero this week after overcoming cancer not once, but twice, with help from a stem cell transplant. Erik Gracia, 9, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, which is a cancer of the blood, when he was just … Calgary boy meets Texan stem cell donor who saved his lifeCBC.ca Young Calgarian with leukemia thanks visiting Texan for lifesaving donationCTV News |
Medical Daily |
No More Root Canals? Stem Cell Fillings Repair Cavities By Regrowing Dentin Lost To Tooth Decay
Medical Daily Nothing can strike fear into a grown man’s heart quite like being told he’s in need of a root canal, but a new stem cell dental implant may one day make this painful operation a thing of the past. Researchers from the University of Nottingham and … Harvard University develop ‘Stem cell fillings’ that trigger teeth to repair themselvesDaily Mail Stem cell regrowth method could replace cavity fillings foreverRedOrbit Scientists Develop New Regenerative Tooth Fillings by Stimulating Stem CellsNature World News |
Westside Gazette |
Stem Cell Transplant can help HIV patients battling Lymphoma: Study
Westside Gazette Elsewhere, doctors have been reluctant to treat HIV patients with stem cell transplant, Alvarnas’ team explained. There have been concerns that these patients’ immune systems might not recover after intensive chemotherapy or that the procedure would … |