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MH boy undergoing stem cell transplant for leukemia – Baxter Bulletin

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2014-12-31 NEWS

Baxter Bulletin

MH boy undergoing stem cell transplant for leukemia
Baxter Bulletin
The stem cell transplant started last week when the Mountain Home family learned Danny Snyder, Austin’s father, would be a donor with cells strong enough to treat the cancer in the boy’s body. Austin was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia one year …

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2014-12-31 NEWS

Japanese researcher fails to replicate her ‘stem cell breakthrough’
The Star Online
Haruko Obokata, a former researcher at semi-governmental research institute Riken, lowers her eyes during a news conference in Osaka, Japan, on April 9, during the height of the scandal arising from her supposedly “game-changing” stem cell research.
One of the biggest science breakthroughs of 2014 never really happenedVox
STAP Cells Due to ContaminationGenomeWeb
Contaminants Could’ve Accounted for STAPScientist (blog)
The Japan Times
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2014-12-31 NEWS

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Donor gives $14000 for Colbert boy’s stem cell therapy
KREM.com (subscription)
Karson Cornwell’s family has been trying to raise $40,000 to pay for stem cell therapy. Following a story on KREM 2 News about the fundraising efforts, an anonymous donor gave $14,000. The donation put the six-year-old’s family only $10,000 shy of

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2014-12-31 NEWS

TSET awards grant for stem cell research
Tahlequah Daily Press
“It will someday be possible to repair or replace damaged organs such as the retina, heart, pancreas and spinal cord with stem cell technology,” said Paul W. Kincade, Ph.D., OCASCR scientific director. “This grant will allow Oklahoma scientists to work

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2014-12-30 NEWS

‘Pure’ stem cells let mice fight off HIV
Futurity: Research News
The achievement, which involves an improved technique to purify populations of HIV-resistant stem cells, opens the door for human clinical trials that were recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. “We have devised a gene therapy

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2014-12-30 NEWS

Daily News & Analysis

Reprogrammed stem cells may stop cancer post radiation :Study
Daily News & Analysis
A new study has shown that reprogramming stem cells could help prevent cancer post radiation. A University of Colorado Cancer Centre study showed that one of the ways to get rid of such stem cells is a “program” that makes stem cells damaged by
Reprogramming stem cells may prevent cancer after radiationMedical Xpress
Reprogramming adult stem cells may prevent cancer after radiationScience Codex

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