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Stem Cell Therapy for Neurodegenerative Diseases – International event in the Italian Republic Senate – Cordis News

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2015-11-03

Stem Cell Therapy for Neurodegenerative Diseases – International event in the Italian Republic Senate
Cordis News
The event ‘Stem Cell Therapy for Neurodegenerative Diseases’ is an occasion to learn about the progress of stem cell research performed thanks to investments in public research, in the laboratories around the world, and to present new advancements in

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2015-11-03

ABC Online

Japanese scientist Haruko Obokata stripped of doctorate over stem cell scandal
ABC Online
A Japanese university has revoked a doctoral degree awarded to a young researcher embroiled in a scandal that has rocked the scientific establishment. Haruko Obokata, 32, drew intense media scrutiny after failing to reproduce the results of what was
Japanese scientist stripped of doctorate over stem cell scandalPhys.Org
Stem Cell Researcher who Fabricated Data of ‘Game Changing’ Study Stripped of Laboratory Equipment

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2015-11-03

Phys.Org

Japanese scientist stripped of doctorate over stem cell scandal
Phys.Org
Then Obokata herself failed to reproduce the successful conversion of an adult cell into a stem cell-like state, known as “STAP” cells. The failure, which led to her resignation from Riken, marked a stunning fall from grace for Obokata, whose co
Japanese scientist Haruko Obokata stripped of doctorate over stem cell scandalABC Online
Obokata criticizes Waseda’s decision to revoke her doctorateJapan Today

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2015-11-03

Portsmouth News

Fareham transplant survivor calls for more stem cell donors
Portsmouth News
‘My blood cells couldn’t fight infections, so I couldn’t join in with things. People at school didn’t really understand, they just thought I had allergies. ‘I was stuck in the house most of the time and I played on a lot of computer games, when all I

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2015-11-02

Drug Discovery & Development

Penn Study Blocks Ebola Virus Budding by Regulating Stem Cell Signaling
Drug Discovery & Development
This is an inhibiting calcium signaling prevented hemorrhagic viruses (in green) from escaping from a host cell, stopping their spread. Source: University of Pennsylvania The Ebola virus acts fast. The course of infection, from exposure to recovery, or

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2015-11-02

Dr. Steven Meier performs 1st stem cell/PRP injection for back pain at La Peer
Becker’s Orthopedic & Spine
“Injecting PRP and stem cells into degenerated spinal discs is relatively new. While we are still learning about the best way to apply these new modalities, early research has shown promising results in the treatment of chronic back pain,” said Dr. Meier.

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2015-11-02

Science 2.0

Embryonic Stem Cells And Artificial Stem Cells – What’s The Difference?
Science 2.0
Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) technology has been around since the late 1990s and became a political football in the early 2000s when President George W. Bush made federal funding for it available for the first time, but limited it to existing