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Major breakthrough puts scientists on path to first ever stem cell … – ITV News

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2014-11-07 NEWS

Major breakthrough puts scientists on path to first ever stem cell
ITV News
This study shows that we can now produce fully functioning dopamine neurons from stem cells. These cells have the same ability as the brain’s normal dopamine cells to not only reach but also to connect to their target area over longer distances. This

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2014-11-07 NEWS

IPS Cells And Banned SCNT-Derived Stem Cells Are Similar
Science 2.0
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)-derived cells are world’s apart. iPSCs became a major research force because they are adult stem cells and lack the controversy of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) while …

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2014-11-07 NEWS

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Parkinson’s stem cell ‘breakthrough’
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Stem cells can be used to heal the damage in the brain caused by Parkinson’s disease, according to scientists in Sweden. They said their study on rats heralded a “huge breakthrough” towards developing effective treatments. There is no cure for the
Stem cell transplants may help reduce seizures, study saysFox News
IPS Cells And Banned SCNT-Derived Stem Cells Are SimilarScience 2.0
Human stem cell-derived neuron transplants reduce seizures in miceMedical Xpress
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2014-11-07 NEWS

Stem Cell Therapeutics Markets
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Kalorama Information’s Stem Cell Therapeutics Markets conducts in-depth research into the stem cell market opportunity by assessing current technology performance, new developments, pricing trends and government positions on the topic. A combination …

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2014-11-06 NEWS

Scientists develop human stem cell disease model of Parkinson’s disease in a dish
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A team of scientists led by The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute successfully created a human stem cell disease model of Parkinson’s disease in a dish. Studying a pair of identical (monozygotic) twins, one affected and one …

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2014-11-06 NEWS

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Stem cell transplants may help reduce seizures, study says
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Researchers used an animal model to transplant seizure-inhibiting, human embryonic stem cell-derived neurons into the brains of mice that had a common form of epilepsy. Half of the mice that received the transplanted neurons no longer had seizures
Human stem cell-derived neuron transplants reduce seizures in miceMedical Xpress
Scientists develop human stem cell disease model of Parkinson’s disease in a dishNews-Medical.net
Benefits of stem cell researchThe Cougar Chronicle
Phys.Org –EurekAlert (press release) –Business Insider Australia
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2014-11-06 NEWS

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Stem cell transplants may help reduce seizures, study says
Fox News
Researchers used an animal model to transplant seizure-inhibiting, human embryonic stem cell-derived neurons into the brains of mice that had a common form of epilepsy. Half of the mice that received the transplanted neurons no longer had seizures
Human stem cell-derived neuron transplants reduce seizures in miceMedical Xpress
Scientists develop human stem cell disease model of Parkinson’s disease in a dishNews-Medical.net
Benefits of stem cell researchThe Cougar Chronicle
Phys.Org –EurekAlert (press release) –Business Insider Australia
all 13 news articles »