USC stem cell researchers develop new ways to study ‘organs on a chip’ – USC News
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USC stem cell researchers develop new ways to study ‘organs on a chip’
USC News Two teams of scientists have won the first Eli and Edythe Broad Innovation Awards in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC. This year’s competition provides $120,000 each to the teams for developing new ways to engineer and study what … |
Knoxville News Sentinel |
Tennessee man continues crusade for stem–cell research legislation
Knoxville News Sentinel Doug Oliver of Nashville lost his most of his eyesight to a hereditary condition, but stem–cell treatment restored his vision. He’s now advising U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander on biomedical legislation that could speed up research into treatments and cures … |
North Bay Business Journal |
Quality Control For Stem Cells
WVXU Four Japanese institutions have announced they will collaborate to cure age-related macular degeneration using banked stem cells. Scientists will take cells from donors and implant them into twenty patients with the disease, at a fraction of the cost … Julie Mangada of Novato’s The Buck Institute for Research on Aging wins Women in Business awardNorth Bay Business Journal |
Viet Nam News |
US clinic helps hospital develop stem cell transplantation
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Experts from the United States’ Mayo Clinic will help the Saint Paul General Hospital apply stem cell transplantation in trauma-orthopedic treatment and train its human resources to handle such applications. The cooperation was part of a … |
Newsmax |
Stem Cell Treatment May Help Knee Arthritis
Newsmax “While the goal of this small study was to evaluate the safety of using a patient’s own stem cells to treat osteoarthritis of the knee, it also showed that one group of patients experienced improvements in pain and function,” noted Dr. Anthony Atala … Breakthrough in stem cell researchThe Westside Story |
The Tennessean |
Nashville resident pushes Congress for stem–cell research
The Tennessean WASHINGTON — Doug Oliver knows the power of a personal story. People are clearly moved whenever he tells them he was legally blind for years but can see again, thanks to advances in medical technology. If his story can move people, he figures, maybe … |