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Researchers Win Contract to Study Stem Cells from Early-Onset Alzheimer’s … – HealthCanal.com

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2015-08-12 NEWS

Researchers Win Contract to Study Stem Cells from Early-Onset Alzheimer’s
HealthCanal.com
Miller School researchers Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., and Derek Dykxhoorn, Ph.D., have won a three-year, $721,423 U.S. Department of Defense contract to ascertain and analyze induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from early-onset Alzheimer’s …

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2015-08-11 NEWS

South Florida Business Journal

UM scientists awarded $721K to study stem cells link in Alzheimer’s disease
South Florida Business Journal
Periack-Vance and Dykxhoom’s work centers around a certain type of stem cell, which the researchers hope will reveal more information about Alzheimer’s disease. Part of the grant is to develop a screening tool to compare information from people with

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2015-08-11 NEWS

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WSP trooper stricken with cancer searches for stemcell donor
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RENTON, WA – A desperate search to help save the life of a Washington State Trooper, stricken with cancer. But friends and family also hope their campaigns will help others along the way. “Hi everyone, I’m just beginning cycle four and I just wanted to

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2015-08-11 NEWS

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Cambridge stem cell firm can grow lung cells on ‘industrial scale’ following
Cambridge News
A Cambridge biomedical firm can now grow lung cells on an “industrial scale”, after it agreed a stem cell partnership with Cambridge University. DefiniGEN, which is based at the Babraham Research Campus, has been licensed to use technology developed …

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2015-08-11 NEWS

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Vice President of Worcester Students’ Union donates stem cells to save life of
ITV News
The Vice President of Worcester Students’ Union is donating his stem cells to save the life of a stranger, after his best friend beat Leukaemia. Lewis Arnold joined the stem cell donor register during a charity ball, hosted by his friend Samrick Singh