5 Lessons Doctors Can Take From FDA’s Big Stem–Cell WinLaw360 (subscription)Law360, New York (February 07, 2014, 7:22 PM ET) — The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday delivered a loud wake-up call to stem cell clinics when it endorsed strong oversight by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but doctors can take comfort in a number of … Continue reading
Tech TimesSome stem cells are grown using animal proteins to guide their growth. However, such cells produced by this process cannot be used for humans. It is also not desirable to use samples from other people, as doing so can pass on diseases to the end recipient. …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Popular ScienceHey, isn’t it great that university scientists are working on making embryonic stem cell therapies? They’ve done some especially promising work in treating certain causes of blindness, including age-related macular degeneration. But now a strange but …Adult Stem–Cell Advancements Evoke Hope, CautionNational Catholic Register all 4 news articles …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Cordis NewsAlthough there is currently no cure, type 1 diabetes can be treated by transplanting islet cells or even a whole pancreas into a patient from a donor. Unfortunately, the number of diabetes patients far outweighs the number of donors. Stem cells could …Stem cells cultivated without using human or animal cellsMedical News TodayScientists move … Continue reading
Peddler of discredited stem–cell treatment up for fraudGazzetta del Sud english(By Denis Greenan). Turin, February 7 – The peddler of a discredited stem–cell treatment that has raised false hopes in hundreds of parents of terminally ill children is to go on trial for alleged fraud. Davide Vannoni, a former psychology lecturer … and more …read … Continue reading
Stanford University awarded $40M to create collaborative center for stem cell …BioOptics World02/07/2014. Posted by Lee Dubay Associate Editor, BioOptics World. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM; San Francisco, CA) has awarded Stanford University with $40 million for the creation of a stem cell genomics center of excellence. …read more &nbs… Continue reading
National Catholic RegisterWASHINGTON — Remarkable advancements in stem–cell biology are enabling scientists to reprogram mature cells into a variety of different tissues — but experts say these methods should be used carefully to avoid ethical questions and inadvertent cloning. and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Read More >Intellectual Property WatchA European Patent Office (EPO) Boards of Appeal this week handed down a verdict in the area of stem cell patenting that could provide further guidance on what is patentable under the European Patent Convention (EPC) when it comes to biotechnology. …read more &nbs… Continue reading