All posts by: Michael Zand

Stem Cells for Diabetes
MIT Technology Review
Fourteen years ago, during the darkest moments of the “stem–cell wars” pitting American scientists against the White House of George W. Bush, one group of advocates could be counted on to urge research using cells from human embryos: parents of …

A Pancreas in a Capsule
MIT Technology Review (blog)
Fourteen years ago, during the darkest moments of the “stem–cell wars” pitting American scientists against the White House of George W. Bush, one group of advocates could be counted on to urge research using cells from human embryos: parents of …
Guarding Queens of the Cellular StrongholdsOnislam.net

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Stem cells regenerative medicine vs. hip surgery in pets
Star Local Media
Even the possibility of tragic consequences has led me to abandon total hip replacement surgery, choosing instead to treat my patients with stem cell replacement therapy. The results we’ve had with this procedure have returned mobility to patients …

Stem cell transplants more effective than mitoxantrone drug for people with …
News-Medical.net
Stem cell transplants may be more effective than the drug mitoxantrone for people with severe cases of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study published in the February 11, 2015, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American …

Stem cell transplants more effective than mitoxantrone drug for people with …
News-Medical.net
Stem cell transplants may be more effective than the drug mitoxantrone for people with severe cases of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study published in the February 11, 2015, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American …

Game developer apologizes for disgraced stem cell scientist look-alike character
Asahi Shimbun
In the “Star Galaxy” online game, “Haruko Oppenheimer” was a scientist conducting dangerous research under the theme “ultimate cell.” That is, until many people online noticed that the character bore a striking similarity to disgraced stem cell …
RIKEN Punishes Researchers Complicit in Stem Cell ScandalGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

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Game developer apologizes for disgraced stem cell scientist look-alike character
Asahi Shimbun
In the “Star Galaxy” online game, “Haruko Oppenheimer” was a scientist conducting dangerous research under the theme “ultimate cell.” That is, until many people online noticed that the character bore a striking similarity to disgraced stem cell …
RIKEN Punishes Researchers Complicit in Stem Cell ScandalGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

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TiGenix: TiGenix and Lonza sign agreement for the manufacture of stem cell …
GlobeNewswire (press release)
Cx601 is a locally-injected suspension of allogeneic expanded adipose-derived stem cells (eASCs) for the treatment of complex perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease patients, currently in Phase 3 of clinical development in Europe. Following the positive …

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