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First iPS stem cell implant surgery carried out in Japan – Times of Oman

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2014-09-13 NEWS

Times of Oman

First iPS stem cell implant surgery carried out in Japan
Times of Oman
Japanese researchers on Friday conducted the world’s first surgery with “iPS” stem cells on serious eye disease, possibly paving the way for treatment of a common cause of blindness, two institutions involved said. Photo- AFP/Riken research institute

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2014-09-13 NEWS

Man receiving groundbreaking new treatment
wwlp.com
That hope meant flying to South America, to visit Dr. Neil Riordan and his team at the Stem Cell Institute in Panama for treatments. There, Ryan was injected with mesenchymal stem cells that are found in umbilical cords. Riordan says, “In Ryan’s case

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2014-09-13 NEWS

Headlines & Global News

Stem Cells Might Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Headlines & Global News
According to health experts, stem cells can potentially develop into various cell types in the body during early life and adulthood. They also act as a kind of internal repair system in several tissues, dividing mainly without limit to refill other
You can soon treat diabetes with stem cell transplantHindustan Times
Faster way for creating insulin-producing cells foundDelhi Daily News
Faster way to create insulin-producing cells for diabeticsFinancial Express

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2014-09-13 NEWS

Headlines & Global News

Stem Cells Might Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Headlines & Global News
According to health experts, stem cells can potentially develop into various cell types in the body during early life and adulthood. They also act as a kind of internal repair system in several tissues, dividing mainly without limit to refill other
You can soon treat diabetes with stem cell transplantHindustan Times
Faster way for creating insulin-producing cells foundDelhi Daily News
Faster way to create insulin-producing cells for diabeticsFinancial Express

all 6 news articles »

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2014-09-12 NEWS

Drug Discovery & Development

Scientists Can Reset Human Stem Cells
Drug Discovery & Development
Colony of human pluripotent stem cells stained with OCt4 and Tra-160. Image: Scientists have successfully reset human pluripotent stem cells to the earliest developmental state – equivalent to cells found in an embryo before it implants in the womb

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2014-09-12 NEWS

Ultimate human stem cells created in the lab
New Scientist
A new type of human stem cell, never seen in nature, has been made in the lab. The cells may be the primordial embryonic cell from which all our cells are created. They should be better at making replacement organs than existing stem cells. “We see it

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2014-09-12 NEWS

Ultimate human stem cells created in the lab
New Scientist
A new type of human stem cell, never seen in nature, has been made in the lab. The cells may be the primordial embryonic cell from which all our cells are created. They should be better at making replacement organs than existing stem cells. “We see it