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Henry Blog: Former ‘Nole undergoes stem cell transplant – Tallahassee.com

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2014-10-20 NEWS

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Henry Blog: Former ‘Nole undergoes stem cell transplant
Tallahassee.com
A stem cell transplant is the infusion of healthy stem cells into a person’s body to replace damaged or diseased stem cells. Ionata says he has received plenty of support from family, friends and former Seminoles. Former FSU coach Bobby Bowden recently …

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British woman makes appeal for Anglo-Burmese stem cell donor
Myanmar Times
Her best hope is to find a “perfect match” to her stemcell type – and the most likely are those who share her Anglo-Burmese and Irish ethnic background. Many of her forebears on her mother’s side of the family lived in Yangon during the colonial

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Can the body’s own stem cells repair tissue after a heart attack?
News & Observer
The nanomedicine Ke Cheng designed consists of an iron-based nanoparticle festooned with two different kinds of “hooks” – one kind of hook grabs adult stem cells and the other kind of hook grabs injured heart tissue. N.C. STATE …
Can a body’s own stem cells help heal a heart?Charlotte Observer

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Editorial: A stem cell breakthrough
Milford Daily News
During the past two decades, scientists, politicians and conservative activists have been fighting over stem cells, which can morph into any type of cell in the body, with the right coaxing. Some activists objected to how scientists harvest the cells
Stem Cells Create a Therapeutic NicheOncLive
Stem Cells‘ Ability to Improve Vision in Blind People Shown in New StudyHeadlines & Global News
Op-Ed: Do stem cells offer diabetes cure potential?DigitalJournal.com
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UF researchers using stem cells to try to aid dogs with arthritis
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Orthopedic fellow Anna Dunlap, right, and vet tech Alex Macleod, left, tend to Allie, a chocolate labrador that belongs to Gainesville physician Robert Fulton, during the dog’s check-up six months after beginning a stemcell therapy for her elbow, at

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UF researchers using stem cells to try to aid dogs with arthritis
Gainesville Sun
Orthopedic fellow Anna Dunlap, right, and vet tech Alex Macleod, left, tend to Allie, a chocolate labrador that belongs to Gainesville physician Robert Fulton, during the dog’s check-up six months after beginning a stemcell therapy for her elbow, at

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UF researchers using stem cells to try to aid dogs with arthritis
Ocala
Orthopedic fellow Anna Dunlap, right, and vet tech Alex Macleod, left, tend to Allie, a chocolate labrador that belongs to Gainesville physician Robert Fulton, during the dog’s check-up six months after beginning a stemcell therapy for her elbow, at

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Can the body’s own stem cells be directed to injured tissue after a heart
Charlotte Observer
After a heart attack, dying and dead heart cells release chemical signals that alert stem cells circulating in the blood to move to the injured site. But there just aren’t very many stem cells in the bloodstream, and sometimes they are not sufficiently