Stem Cell Trial for Eye Disease CommencesScientist (blog)Stem Cell Trial for Eye Disease Commences. Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology will treat the first patient in its clinical trial testing an induced pluripotent stem cell-ba… Continue reading
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Controversial stem cell paper was published after reviewers’ objections
Ars Technica Early this year, the journal Nature published two papers with some completely surprising results. Researchers had only recently figured out how to use a small set of genes to reprogram mature adult cells into a stem–cell-like state. The new papers … |
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Early Cleveland Clinic trial of stem cells for multiple sclerosis shows promise
The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — An early clinical trial testing the use of a patient’s own stem cells to treat, or even reverse, multiple sclerosis has shown some positive results, Cleveland Clinic researchers reported this week. The Phase 1 trial, unique in the … |
Daily Mail |
British scientists ‘reset’ human stem cells to their earliest state
Daily Mail Scientists have managed to ‘reset’ human stem cells in a move which could lead to the development of cures for heart and eye diseases, Parkinson’s and stroke victims. In ‘a major step forward’, British and Japanese scientists said they had successfully … |
MedCity News |
Feds give Cellerant $47.5M for stem cell treatment that preps for nuclear disaster
MedCity News nuclear bomb Stem cell therapy is one way the government’s preparing for a nation impacted by nuclear disaster. Cellerant Therapeutics has received $47.5 million from the government to develop its treatment for radiation poisoning. If approved, the … |
TheHealthSite |
Coming soon — stem cell transplant to treat type 1 diabetes
TheHealthSite The method uses cell-culture to make stem cells to produce insulin. The transformation gets completed once the cells are transplanted into a host. ‘We have not yet made fully functional cells in a dish, but we are very close,’ says Kieffer. ‘The cells … |
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Scientists ‘reset’ stem cells to early, pristine stage
ABC Science Online Human pluripotent stem cells have the potential to become any of the cells and tissues in the body. Currently they are made in a lab from cells extracted from early-stage embryos or from adult cells that have been induced, or reprogrammed, into an … |