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Stem cells a life saver – Castanet.net

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2015-10-31

Castanet.net

Stem cells a life saver
Castanet.net
Having 26 million options to choose from would seem like good odds, but for Kelowna’s four-year-old Nadia Bjarnason and her family, those odds were not quite enough. Nadia was born with Dyskeratosis Congenita, a genetic disorder that affects one in one …

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2015-10-31

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Prkci gene maintains balance in stem cell production
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When it comes to stem cells, too much of a good thing isn’t wonderful: producing too many new stem cells may lead to cancer; producing too few inhibits the repair and maintenance of the body. In a paper published in Stem Cell Reports, USC researcher In …
Stem cell breakthrough on mice ‘reverses Alzheimer’s’: Chinese scientists in South China Morning Post (subscription)
Factor found to balance medically useful stem cell qualitiesPhys.Org
Embryonic Stem Cells and Artificial Stem Cells Are Functionally EquivalentGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (press release)
BioEdge –PR Newswire (press release)
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2015-10-31

Stem cell transplantation may offer viable treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD), affecting millions worldwide, is the leading cause of dementia. The prevalence of AD is rapidly increasing, and will possibly affect over 100 million people by 2050, yet there are no effective therapies for the disease. Stem

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2015-10-31

South China Morning Post (subscription)

Stem cell breakthrough on mice ‘reverses Alzheimer’s’: Chinese scientists in
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Stemcell treatment would offer no cure for Alzheimer’s – that was the impression of many people, including us before the experiment,” said Professor Jing Naihe, lead scientist of the study with the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, part of
Factor found to balance medically useful stem cell qualitiesPhys.Org
Embryonic Stem Cells and Artificial Stem Cells Are Functionally EquivalentGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (press release)
Is the great stem cell debate over?BioEdge
PR Newswire (press release) –Scicasts (press release) (blog)
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