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New York Stem Cell Foundation and Cord Blood Registry partner to generate stem … – EurekAlert (press release)

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2015-10-16

New York Stem Cell Foundation and Cord Blood Registry partner to generate stem
EurekAlert (press release)
New York, NY (October 15, 2015) – The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) and Cbr Systems, Inc. DBA Cord Blood Registry® (CBR®) today announced a collaboration to customize the creation of high-quality stem cell lines. NYSCF will create induced …

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2015-10-15

Newswise (press release)

German and US Partners Join Forces in Stem Cell Research to Accelerate
Newswise (press release)
Scientists now routinely create “induced pluripotent stem cells,” called iPSCs, which have enormous potential for regenerative medicine, research, and development of new therapeutic agents. To assure that high-quality iPSCs are available for research

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2015-10-15

UPI.com

Stem cell treatment may reduce impairment caused by dementia
UPI.com
“Our experiments revealed that neural stem cells can enhance the function of both dopamine- and glutamate-producing neurons, coaxing the brain cells to connect and communicate more appropriately,” said Natalie Goldberg, a doctoral student at the …
Dementia with Lewy bodies may one day be treatable with stem cellsMedical News Today
Stem cell treatment lessens impairments caused by dementia with Lewy bodiesUCI News

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2015-10-15

BBC News

Karolinska Institutet readies first in utero stem cell trial
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Karolinska Institutet is preparing to start the first ever clinical trial in which stem cells will be injected into unborn babies. The research team hopes the administration of fetal stem cells to babies while still in the womb will prevent the
World’s first trial of stem cell therapy in the wombNew Scientist
First ‘in womb’ stem cell trial to beginBBC News
Researchers Are Giving Stem Cell Therapy To Babies Before They’re BornBuzzFeed News
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2015-10-15

Ars Technica

Scientists grow functional kidney organoid from stem cells
Ars Technica
Many individuals die waiting for an organ transplant because a match can’t be found. Research on stem cells—a type of cell that is able to transform into nearly any cell type—has raised hopes of treating organ failure. Researchers envision using