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Blue Cross overturns decision, approves stem cell transplant coverage – Fox17

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2015-01-07 NEWS

Blue Cross overturns decision, approves stem cell transplant coverage
Fox17
GREENVILLE, Mich. — Lori Mills has been approved to receive a stem cell transplant under her Blue Cross Blue Shield coverage. The insurance company has overturned its previous denial from the summer of 2014. A letter from Blue Cross states the …

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2015-01-06 NEWS

Public Release: 6-Jan-2015 Circadian rhythms regulate skin stem cell
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6 in Cell Reports, shows for the first time how the body’s intrinsic day-night cycles protect and nurture stem cell differentiation. Furthermore, this work offers novel insights into a mechanism whereby an out of synch circadian clock can contribute to

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2015-01-06 NEWS

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Scientists: Stem Cells and ‘Bad Luck’ Cause Cancer
Sci-Tech Today
In a study published Friday in the journal Science, they found a very high correlation between the differences in risk for 31 kinds of cancer and the frequency with which different types of stem cells made copies of themselves. Just how strong was this
Healthcast: Cancer may form due to stem cell mutationsWHDH-TV
Cancer’s Random AssaultNew York Times
Are most cancers down to ‘bad luck’?NHS Choices
EndoNurse –Beaufort Observer –Latinos Post
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