Doctor suspended for stem cell treatmentTbo.comPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Medical Board has issued a rare emergency suspension of a Eugene physician’s license after the doctor conducted experimental stem cell treatments on patients. The board considers Dr. Kenneth Welker’s medical … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Doctor suspended for stem cell treatmentSunHerald.comPORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Board of Medicine has issued a rare emergency suspension of a Eugene physician’s license after the doctor conducted experimental stem cell treatments on patients. The board considers Dr. Kenneth Welker’s medical … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
CTV NewsA team of doctors at the University of Calgary has, for the first time in North America, successfully performed a stem cell transplant in a spinal cord injury patient, a procedure that could offer a glimmer of hope to patients whose injuries have long …StemCells Inc (STEM): StemCells CEO Writes Letter To Shareholders, Identifies … Continue reading
University of Wisconsin-MadisonA team of engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has created a process to improve the creation of synthetic neural stem cells for use in central nervous system research. The process, outlined in a paper published in Stem Cells last month …Stem Cell Replacement for Frequent Age-Related BlindnessScience Daily (press release)Scientists create artificial … Continue reading
Science Daily (press release)Jan. 10, 2014 — Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most frequent cause of blindness. Scientists at the Department of Ophthalmology at the Bonn University Hospital and from the Neural Stem Cell Institute in New York (USA) have developed a …Scientists create artificial bone marrow that helps stem cells thriveDeutsche WelleStem Cells … Continue reading
Study: potentially life-saving blood stem cells regenerate in artificial bone …Wired.co.ukA team of biochemists has engineered artificial bone marrow capable of hosting hematopoietic stem cells — the potentially life-saving cells used in the treatment of leukemia — for regeneration. The work was carried out at the KIT Institute of … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Researchers Develop Artificial Bone Marrow; May Be Used to Reproduce …Science Daily (press release)Jan. 10, 2014 — Artificial bone marrow may be used to reproduce hematopoietic stem cells. A prototype has now been developed by scientists of KIT, the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, and Tübingen University. The porous … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Deutsche WelleBlood stem cells can only thrive in the bone marrow, from which they turn into different kinds of blood cells that are needed in the body, including red and white blood cells, which transport oxygen and fight disease. For years, researchers around the …Stem Cells Reveal Secrets About CancerLiveScience.comRewiring stem cellsPhys.OrgNew Stem Cell Procedure … Continue reading