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High-fat diet, obesity during pregnancy harms stem cells in developing fetus – Medical Xpress

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2014-12-24 NEWS

Medical Xpress

High-fat diet, obesity during pregnancy harms stem cells in developing fetus
Medical Xpress
Physician-scientists at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital reveal a high-fat diet and obesity during pregnancy compromise the blood-forming, or hematopoietic, stem cell system in the fetal liver responsible for creating and sustaining lifelong blood

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2014-12-24 NEWS

Stem cells to transplant in the brain: Stealth UCSF spinout Neurona
MedCity News
A UCSF spinout is growing neuronal stem cells to transplant into the brain, for potential use in treating epilepsy, spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease – and investors are listening. Because one thing that differentiates Neurona

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2014-12-24 NEWS

Stem cells to transplant in the brain: Stealth UCSF spinout Neurona
MedCity News
A UCSF spinout is growing neuronal stem cells to transplant into the brain, for potential use in treating epilepsy, spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease – and investors are listening. Because one thing that differentiates Neurona

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2014-12-23 NEWS

From Quarks to Quasars

How Researchers Genetically ‘Edited’ Human Blood Stem Cells
From Quarks to Quasars
Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers at Massachusetts General (MGH) and Boston Children’s hospitals (BCH) for the first time have used a relatively new gene-editing technique to create what could prove to be an effective technique for
New technique for bioengineering stem cells shows promise in HIV resistanceHealthCanal.com

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