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Deadly shortage of black stem cell donors – Health-e

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2015-03-03 NEWS

Health-e

Deadly shortage of black stem cell donors
Health-e
Black South Africans make up about 47 percent of all cancer patients but only 5 percent of donors in the nation’s bone marrow registry. The gap between those who may need bone marrow or stem cell transplants, and those able to provide them has deadly …

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2015-03-02 NEWS

Sperm Stem Cell Maintenance
The Scientist | News & Opinions (press release) (registration) (blog)
TAF4b, a gonad-specific protein critical for mouse fertility, is not only required for long-term sperm production, but also plays a role in maintaining a population of spermatogonial stem cells, according to a study published last week (February 28) in
Mutation may cause early loss of sperm supplyHealthCanal.com

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2015-03-02 NEWS

Sperm Stem Cell Maintenance
The Scientist | News & Opinions (press release) (registration) (blog)
TAF4b, a gonad-specific protein critical for mouse fertility, is not only required for long-term sperm production, but also plays a role in maintaining a population of spermatogonial stem cells, according to a study published last week (February 28) in
Mutation may cause early loss of sperm supplyHealthCanal.com

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2015-03-02 NEWS

‘Miracle’ stem cell treatment reboots immune system in MS
NHS Choices
The Daily Telegraph reports a “miracle” stem cell therapy that reverses multiple sclerosis and which, according to The Sunday Times, gets “wheelchair-bound” people dancing. Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects nerves in the brain and spinal cord, causing …

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2015-03-02 NEWS

‘Miracle’ stem cell treatment reboots immune system in MS
NHS Choices
The Daily Telegraph reports a “miracle” stem cell therapy that reverses multiple sclerosis and which, according to The Sunday Times, gets “wheelchair-bound” people dancing. Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects nerves in the brain and spinal cord, causing …

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2015-03-02 NEWS

National Post

Stem cell treatment that reboots entire immune system might be ground breaking
National Post
A new stem cell treatment that reboots the entire immune system is enabling multiple sclerosis sufferers to walk, run and even dance again, in results branded “miraculous” by doctors. Patients who have been wheelchair-bound for 10 years have regained
MS stem cell treatment hailed ‘miraculous’ as patients make dramatic recoveryDaily Mail
‘Miracle’ stem cell therapy reverses multiple sclerosisTelegraph.co.uk
New stem cell treatment may relieve MS symptomsTimes LIVE

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