TIMEType 1 Diabetes Treatment Gets Boost from Stem CellsTIMEIn a new article in the journal Cell, Douglas Melton, co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (and one of the 2009 TIME 100) and his colleagues describe how they made the first set of p… Continue reading
National Geographic |
New Stem Cell Treatment, Successful in Mice, May Someday Cure Type 1 …
National Geographic In type 1 diabetes, which usually starts in childhood and affects as many as three million Americans, the person’s immune system attacks and destroys beta cells in the pancreas. Melton used stem cells—which can turn into a wide variety of other cell … |
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First Patient Treated In Neuralstem Phase I Spinal Cord Injury Stem Cell Trial …
CNNMoney GERMANTOWN, Md., Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE MKT: CUR) announced that the first patient was treated last week in the Phase I trial testing NSI-566 human neural stem cells in the treatment of chronic spinal cord injury (cSCI) at … First spinal cord patient treated in stem cell trial at UCSDSan Diego Source (subscription) UC San Diego releases 1st Neuralstem patientBecker’s Orthopedic & Spine |
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UK’s Smart Cells Brings Stem Cell Storage To Forefront
Forbes A company called Smart Cells, a private UK stem cell storage company, is now the first to release stored stem cell units for the treatment of children with life-threatening illnesses such as thalassemia, leukaemia and cerebral palsy. They have released … what are stem cells?Telegraph.co.uk Video: Stem cell transplants can mean the difference between life and deathBelfast Telegraph |
U-T San Diego |
Stem cell treatments surging into clinic
U-T San Diego More than ever before, stem cell therapies appear poised to transform medicine — potentially curing heart disease, diabetes and paralyzing injuries, among other ailments. But it’s also clear that such innovations will be very expensive. How the … Heather Dugmore: Stem cell transplants are saving lives in SABizNews Discover Global and China’s stem cell industry outlook to 2017WhaTech Strong Increase in Public Awareness of Stem Cell Benefits but Education …PR Newswire UK (press release) Yahoo Philippines News –Laboratory Talk –OrthoSpineNews all 10 news articles » |
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Stem Cell Trial Axed—Again
Scientist (blog) WIKIMEDIA, CHINMAYA MAHAPATRAThe health minister of Italy, Beatrice Lorenzin, has put the final nail in the coffin of a clinical trial to test the effect of mesenchymal stem cells on neurodegenerative diseases. Lorenzin announced earlier this month … Final chapter in Italian stem cell controversy?Science Now |