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Gordie Howe still at center of stem cell controversy – Detroit Free Press

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2015-05-18 NEWS

Detroit Free Press

Gordie Howe still at center of stem cell controversy
Detroit Free Press
TIJUANA, Mexico — John Brodie decided he had nothing to lose. So did Gordie Howe, who was losing his will to live. After each suffered massive strokes, both sports heroes barely could walk, talk or take care of themselves. “He was definitely close to
Stem cell ‘Wild West’ takes root amid lack of US regulationU.S. News & World Report
Injectable hydrogel boosts stem cell therapy to restore vision, repair brain Medical News Today
Stem cell ‘Wild West’ amid lack of regulationUSA TODAY

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2015-05-18 NEWS

Fox News

Stem cell ‘Wild West’ takes root amid lack of US regulation
Fox News
More than 170 clinics across the country are selling experimental stem cell procedures for dozens of diseases and conditions — a mushrooming industry that has flourished despite little evidence of its safety or effectiveness. The rise of the U.S. stem
Scientists to develop stem cell therapies to treat blood disordersCornell Chronicle
Gordie Howe still at center of stem cell controversyDetroit Free Press
New and Improved Stem Cells Have the Potential to Restore Sight and Heal Science Times

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2015-05-18 NEWS

U.S. News & World Report

Stem cell ‘Wild West’ takes root amid lack of US regulation
U.S. News & World Report
In this Dec. 5, 2014 photo, Dr. Mark Berman, of the Cell Surgical Network, injects a patient with a solution he says is rich in adult stem cells, at his practice in Beverly Hills, Calif. Berman’s company is the largest in the mushrooming industry of
Gordie Howe still at center of stem cell controversyDetroit Free Press
Stem Cells Still Uncharted Territory in SportsABC News
Stem cell ‘Wild West’ amid lack of regulationUSA TODAY

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2015-05-07 NEWS

Nature.com

New Type of Stem Cell Could Make It Easier to Grow Human Organs
Scientific American
A newly discovered type of stem cell could help provide a model for early human development—and, eventually, allow human organs to be grown in large animals such as pigs or cows for research or therapeutic purposes. Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, …
New type of stem cell may make study of human embryos easierThe Verge
Scientists stumble across unknown stemcell typeNature.com
New Stem Cell IdentifiedThe Scientist
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2015-05-01 NEWS

Stanford stem cell experts highlight “inherent flaw” in drug development system
Scope (blog)
Academic institutions are in a much better position than pharmaceutical companies to make the best decisions about which therapies deserve further development. That was the underlying message from a pair of Stanford researchers at a panel on stem cell …

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2015-05-01 NEWS

US clinics avoiding government oversight of ‘stem cell‘ treatments
Medical Xpress
Clinics across the United States are advertising stem cell treatments that attempt to take advantage of what they perceive as exceptions in FDA regulations, according to bioethicist Leigh G. Turner, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

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