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Stem Cell Stock Alert: BioRestorative Therapies Inc. (OTCBB: BRTX) Develops … – InvestorIdeas.com (press release)

Stem Cell Stock Alert: BioRestorative Therapies Inc. (OTCBB: BRTX) Develops …InvestorIdeas.com (press release)July 25, 2013 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Millions of people suffer back pain caused by herniated and bulging disc disease. When conventional medical therapies fail they often resort to surgery for relief, a costly and time-consuming solution for both … …read more &nbs… Continue reading

2013-07-25 NEWS

Manchester scientists treat fatal genetic brain disease using stem cell gene … – News-Medical.net

Manchester scientists treat fatal genetic brain disease using stem cell gene …News-Medical.netScientists from The University of Manchester have used stem cell gene therapy to treat a fatal genetic brain disease in mice for the first time. The method was used to treat Sanfilippo – a fatal inherited condition which causes progressive dementia in … …read … Continue reading

2013-07-25 NEWS

Clinical trials to examine purging of tumor cells from stem cells prior to … – News-Medical.net

Clinical trials to examine purging of tumor cells from stem cells prior to …News-Medical.netJudith Villablanca, MD, of The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Susan Kreissman, MD, of Duke University Medical Center, and colleagues reported the results of a randomized, phase 3 clinical trial conducted by the Children's …and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading

2013-07-25 NEWS

Epilepsy in a dish: Stem cell research reveals clues to disease's origins and … – EurekAlert (press release)

Epilepsy in a dish: Stem cell research reveals clues to disease's origins and …EurekAlert (press release)By turning skin cells of epilepsy patients into stem cells, and then turning those stem cells into neurons, or brain nerve cells, the team created a miniature testing ground for epilepsy. They could even measure the signals that the cells … Continue reading

2013-07-25 NEWS

A Ginkgo Biloba Extract Promotes Proliferation of Endogenous Neural Stem Cells – Science Daily (press release)

A Ginkgo Biloba Extract Promotes Proliferation of Endogenous Neural Stem CellsScience Daily (press release)July 23, 2013 — Neural stem cells proliferate in the subventricular zone and hippocampal dentate gyrus of adult mammals. However, the number of endogenous neural stem cells is insufficient to prevent cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injuries such as … …read more &nbs… Continue reading

2013-07-25 NEWS