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Patients live on hope as stem cell donors are few – Times of India

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2015-09-19 NEWS

Patients live on hope as stem cell donors are few
Times of India
CHENNAI: For years, 22-year-old Poonam P Samani had been waiting for a genetically matching blood stem cell donor. The techie diagnosed with beta thalassemia, a fatal blood disorder, had been surviving on blood transfusions twice a month. “Doctors …

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2015-09-19 NEWS

Tech and Biotech: Madison College wins stem cell grant; UW rates high in “most
Madison.com
Tom Tubon, is project director of Madison Area Technical College’s stem cell program. The program — aimed at workforce development — has received another federal grant, raising the total to more than $4.5 million in National Science Foundation funds

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2015-09-18 NEWS

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Polycythemia vs. the California StemCell Agency: Disease-a-week Challenge #17
Huffington Post
Ironically, it appears to be spread by the patient’s own stem cells. Most stem cells are helpful, but cancer stem cells are a deadly variety, and the body may not recognize them as dangerous. Learning how to defeat these “evil twin” stem cells is one
Myth vs reality of stem cell-based productsFinancial Express

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Researchers: Consumers should be wary of stem cell products ‘scienceploitation’
Healio
Patient education needs to improve on the use of stem cells in the aesthetics industry, to ensure an understanding of relevant science on the topic, according to a study in Aesthetic Surgery Journal.