No evidence to support stem cell therapy for pediatric optic nerve hypoplasiaEurekAlert (press release)San Francisco, CA, October 22, 2013 – A study performed at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles found no evidence that stem cell therapy improves vision for children with optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH). Their results are reported in the Journal of the … and … Continue reading
No evidence to support stem cell therapy for pediatric optic nerve hypoplasiaMedical XpressA study performed at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles found no evidence that stem cell therapy improves vision for children with optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH). Their results are reported in the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Study finds new reprogramming technique for stem cellsDaily CalifornianPhysical cues may be all cells need to revert to a state where they can become other types of cells the body requires, according to a new study published online by UC Berkeley researchers Sunday. The study, released in the journal Nature Materials, … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
FDA Cannot Regulate Stem Cell Treatments, DC Circ. HearsLaw360 (subscription)Law360, Washington (October 21, 2013, 5:28 PM ET) — Regenerative Sciences LLC on Monday blasted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s attempt to regulate its stem cell treatments as a drug, telling a D.C. Circuit panel that the agency doesn’t have … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
UW expands stem cell research to Waisman CenterUW Badger HeraldStem cell researchers at the University of Wisconsin’s Waisman Center hope their ongoing work will eventually allow them to move into human clinical trials to treat degenerative illnesses such Parkinson’s disease and Down syndrome. UW has been at the …International Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Community … Continue reading
Blood Stem Cells Age at the Unexpected Flip of a Molecular SwitchPR Newswire (press release)CINCINNATI, Oct. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Scientists report in Nature they have found a novel and unexpected molecular switch that could become a key to slowing some of the ravages of getting older as it prompts blood stem cells to age. … Continue reading
Stem Cell Research Gets Boost in EnfieldPatch.comThe approval, Hartford Business reports, will allow the biomedical equipment maker “to ramp up its stem cell bioprocessing research,” including the production of induced pluripotent stem cells. The announcement isn’t the only big news for the company … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem Cell Institute Stages Info SeminarBahamas TribuneThe Okyanos Heart Institute will tomorrow host an educational seminar on the proposed cardiac stem cell therapy that it plans to use in treating patients with coronary heart disease. Attendees will also be given updates on employment opportunities and … …read more &nbs… Continue reading