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New York Stem Cell Foundation announces partnership with Parkinson’s … – EurekAlert (press release)

New York Stem Cell Foundation announces partnership with Parkinson’s …EurekAlert (press release)NEW YORK, NY (October 15, 2013) – The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute has entered into a partnership with the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) to build resources for studying Parkinson’s disease to accelerate … …read more   &nbs… Continue reading

2013-10-15 NEWS

Boston-based researchers make new development in stem cell research – Daily Free Press (subscription)

Daily Free Press (subscription)Stem cell research is surrounded by loaded controversy over the bioethical issues that it poses. What many people don’t understand is that there are two different types of stem cells currently being used for research: embryonic and adult. Adult stem …Adult stem cells help build human blood vessels in engineered tissuesScience Daily … Continue reading

2013-10-15 NEWS

Researchers Develop Stem Cell Therapies for Acute Lung Injury – UCSF News Services

Researchers Develop Stem Cell Therapies for Acute Lung InjuryUCSF News ServicesUp until the IND process, the team of investigators had worked over many years on pre-clinical studies supporting proof-of-concept for a therapy using a type of stem cells, known as mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), that could potentially treat injury to … and more …read more   &nbs… Continue reading

2013-10-14 NEWS

Nicollet County canine cop to receive innovative stem cell treatment – Southernminn.com

Nicollet County canine cop to receive innovative stem cell treatmentSouthernminn.comBecause it is easier to obtain FDA approval for animal procedures, stem cell therapy is much more advanced in animals than in humans and usually has high success rates, according to the Andover Animal Hospital. All animals have stem cells in their body. …read more   &nbs… Continue reading

2013-10-14 NEWS

Self-renewing stem cells could be ‘infinite source’ of liver and pancreas cells – BioNews

BioNewsLarge-scale production of liver and pancreas cells is one step closer, as scientists have developed a cell culture method allowing the relevant stem cells to grow in the laboratory. The technique could be used in regenerative medicine and the treatment …Researchers create stem cell method that could benefit organ transplantsSpire Healthcare all 6 news articles … Continue reading

2013-10-14 NEWS

Adult stem cells help build human blood vessels in engineered tissues – Science Daily (press release)

Adult stem cells help build human blood vessels in engineered tissuesScience Daily (press release)Oct. 14, 2013 — Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a protein expressed by human bone marrow stem cells that guides and stimulates the formation of blood vessels.Research reveals gene ‘language’ critical in infant brain developmentMedical Xpress all … Continue reading

2013-10-14 NEWS

TotipotentRX & ThermoGenesis Case Study Demonstrates Autologous Stem … – MarketWatch

TotipotentRX & ThermoGenesis Case Study Demonstrates Autologous Stem …MarketWatchMr. Ken Harris, Study Director and Chief Executive Officer of TotipotentRX, presented a case study and physician feedback confirming that the Company’s Acute Myocardial Infarction Rapid Stem Cell Therapy (“AMIRST”) protocol utilizing autologous bone … and more …read more   &nbs… Continue reading

2013-10-14 NEWS