Major Advance for Diabetes Stem Cell Therapy? – MedPage Today
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Major Advance for Diabetes Stem Cell Therapy?
MedPage Today Last month, two papers reported successful transformation of human stem cells into insulin-producing beta cells that worked when they were implanted into diabetic mice. Both protocols aim to forge a significant population of beta cells in vitro … Top 10 takeaways on media-hyped Harvard Stem Cell Diabetes “Cure” PaperScience 2.0 (blog) Stem–Cell Researchers Make Breakthrough in Type 1 Diabetes TreatmentTIME Melton Lab Cells Could Help Cure Type 1 DiabetesHarvard Crimson Medscape –FierceDrugDelivery –Catholic Online all 56 news articles » |
Medical News Today |
How safe are human embryonic stem cell transplants?
Medical News Today “Embryonic stem cells have the potential to become any cell type in the body, but transplantation has been complicated by problems including the risk of teratoma formation and immune rejection,” explains lead author Prof. Robert Lanza, chief scientific … |
The Independent |
Stem cell trial cures blindness for many patients – with no side effects
The Independent Doctors injected the stem cells into the eyes of 18 patients – nine with Stargardt’s macular dystrophy and nine with dry, age-related macular degeneration – with the ultimate aim of repairing damaged photoreceptors in the retina at the back of the eye … |
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Stem cells to treat blindness appear to be safe
STLtoday.com “It’s a wonderful first step, but it doesn’t prove that (stem cells) work,” said Chris Mason, chairman of regenerative medicine at University College London, who was not part of the research. He said it was encouraging that the studies dispelled fears … |