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Intestinal Stem Cell Behavior May Impact Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatments – MD Magazine

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2016-06-15 NEWS

MD Magazine

Intestinal Stem Cell Behavior May Impact Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatments
MD Magazine
“When there’s damage to the lining of the intestine – whether from acute injury or disease – stem cells have to divide to repair that damage,” the study’s senior author Thomas Stappenbeck, MD, PhD explained in a statement. “Inhibiting stem cell

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2016-06-15 NEWS

Catholic Online

Can ‘ethically acceptable’ stem cell therapy cure MS?
Catholic Online
Ontario, Canada (CNA/EWTN News) – The stem cell therapy was performed on 24 adult patients who were expected to be confined to a wheelchair within 10 years. After the treatment, most patients saw no further progress in their symptoms, and were even …

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2016-06-15 NEWS

Stem cell proponent makes major donation to Greitens
The Missouri Times
Greitens received a $100,000 donation Monday from the Tiger Management Corporation’s Julian Robertson, a New York-based hedge fund manager who has been a major supporter of embryonic stem cell research. Robertson serves as a member of the …

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2016-06-14 NEWS

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

Reaping What Stem Cell Technology Sows
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Clinical stem cell applications are the fruit of research efforts that have deep roots—years of research at the design and manufacturing level. It is from this ground that production processes for therapeutic stem cells are emerging like so many