Take stem cell research concerns out of sales tax debateKansas City StarA late-in-the-campaign claim by some organizations opposed to the tax is questioning if any of the funds would be used for research with stem cells or cloning. The Missouri Right to Life PAC and the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph are among … … Continue reading
Verastem Inc (VSTM): Killing Cancer Stem Cells: The Final Battle?Seeking AlphaCambridge, MA based Verastem (VSTM) is a pioneer in the battle against cancer stem cells. Cancer drugs in use today are successful in killing the bulk of tumor cells, but most of the time fail to result in a durable clinical solution because the cancer … Continue reading
More stem cells preserved nowTimes of IndiaRicha Sahay, who has preserved her baby girl’s stem cells in the hope that it will come as help later in treating her ailments, said, “I have been reading about stem cell preservation for a long time and the day I got pregnant I decided that I will do … Continue reading
‘Radical’ stem cell trial offers hope for MS sufferersSydney Morning HeraldSitting in a freezer were 35 million stem cells that were shaken from Mr McIntyre’s bone marrow by a combination of drugs. These were filtered from his blood about three weeks ago. That process, he says, left him with aching bones. It was his birthday. … Continue reading
Vancouver SunA cure for baldness doesn’t leap to mind when one ponders the next advance in stem cell research, but whoever manages to do it stands to become very rich. Scientists around the world have already grown liver and brain cells in the laboratory using cell … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
PLoS Blogs (blog)The debate surrounding stem cell research is nothing new. For years, proponents of embryonic stem cell research, believing in the promise of stem cell therapies to combat human disease, have been battling for increases in funding. At the same time, …The stem cell faceliftFox News all 2 news articles …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Important step towards stem cell-based treatment for strokeScience Daily (press release)Share This: The research group shows in a new study, published in the scientific journal Brain, that so-called induced pluripotent stem cells have developed to mature nerve cells at two months after transplantation into the stroke-injured cerebral … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Lou Gehrig’s disease: From patient stem cells to potential treatment strategyScience Daily (press release)After using an innovative stem cell technique to create neurons in a lab dish from skin scrapings of patients who have the disorder, the researchers inserted molecules made of small stretches of genetic material, blocking the damaging effects of a … and … Continue reading