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Why stem cell research maintains a low profile – Chicago Tribune

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2016-06-13 NEWS

Chicago Tribune

Why stem cell research maintains a low profile
Chicago Tribune
On the frontier of medicine today is research involving stem cells, thought to have the potential to treat afflictions from baldness to diabetes and age-related macular degeneration. With the capacity to develop into specialized functions, such as
Alumni award winner changing the course of stem cell researchUW Oshkosh Today
Pituitary tissue grown from human stem cells releases hormones in ratsScience Daily
Magazine Preview: Reaping What Stem Cell Technology SowsGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (blog)
The Science Explorer –Catholic News Agency –Phys.Org
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2016-06-11 NEWS

New York Magazine

How the Media Botched the Gordie Howe StemCell Story
New York Magazine
The problem is that stemcell experts appear to be united in their skepticism that Howe’s case provides solid evidence the Stemedica treatment regime works. Thousands of words have been written on this in some rather comprehensive, extremely skeptical …
What to Know About Gordie Howe’s Controversial Stem Cell TreatmentTIME
Did stem cells prolong Gordie Howe’s life?USA TODAY
Gordie Howe dies, but the stem cell saga lives onThe San Diego Union-Tribune
CSN Mid-Atlantic (press release) (blog) –durhamregion.com –WXYZ
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2016-06-07 NEWS

Medical Daily

Immunotherapy Treatment Increases Chances Of Survival For Advanced Stomach Cancer Patients
Medical Daily
Stomach cancer diagnoses can be devastating for a patient and their family. Not only is the condition painful and arduous, but survival rates can be relatively low, depending on the stage in which the cancer is discovered. However, a new experimental …
Autoimmune diseases among lung cancer patients may make them unsuitable for immunotherapyNews-Medical.net
Cancer sufferer riddled with 26 tumours is ‘effectively cured’ by radical new treatmentTelegraph.co.uk

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2016-06-02 NEWS

Daily Mail

Stroke patients to walk, talk and live a normal life after stem cell treatment
Daily Mail
Patients regained the ability to walk, speak and have a normal family life, thanks to a procedure requiring only local anaesthetic and a single night in hospital. Remarkably, the stem cell treatment was shown to work even three years after someone had …
Stanford researchers ‘stunned’ by stem cell experiment that helped stroke patient walkWashington Post
Stem cell brain injections let people walk again after strokeNew Scientist

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2016-05-29 NEWS

Bend Bulletin

Athletes’ stem cell use gaining appeal
Bend Bulletin
SAN DIEGO — When ailing hockey legend Gordie Howe received stem cells grown by the San Diego company Stemedica, the story attracted international attention. But while Howe’s status made his case seem exceptional, this once-exotic therapy is …

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2016-05-29 NEWS

Bend Bulletin

Athletes? stem cell use gaining appeal
Bend Bulletin
SAN DIEGO — When ailing hockey legend Gordie Howe received stem cells grown by the San Diego company Stemedica, the story attracted international attention. But while Howe’s status made his case seem exceptional, this once-exotic therapy is …

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