Conway woman with MS seeks funds for stem–cell transplantArkansas Online (subscription)Dawn Louden, 40, stands on Lancaster Lane, the road she lives on in Conway, near the site where a yard sale and concert will be held May 3 to help pay for her stem–cell transplant. After doing extensive research, she plans to have the transplant, … Continue reading
Stem cell ‘doctor’ faces more raps for Ateneo grad’s deathABS CBN NewsIn an interview, Tan said Kate allegedly underwent stem cell treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer, at the Green and Young Health and Wellness Center owned by Park in Tagaytay City during the last quarter of 2012. “We went to her clinic … Continue reading
US scientists make embryonic stem cells from adult skinTimes of IndiaWASHINGTON: For the first time, US researchers have cloned embryonic stem cells from adult cells, a breakthrough on the path towards helping doctors treat a host of diseases. The embryonic stem cells — which were created by fusing an adult skin cell … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Scientists use cloning to create stem cells from adult donors: Science roundupThe OregonianWhy developing lines of hESCs is important is that it creates the potential for medicine to move closer to taking donor cells from a patient, making stem cells and giving them back to the patient to treat various ailments, such as heart disease. … Continue reading
USA TODAYA study published this week has reawakened debate over the government’s need to regulate human cloning. In a paper in the journal Cell Stem Cell, researchers took the nucleus of skin cells from 35 and 75 year old men, and produced cloned human …Cloning advance using stem cells from human adult reopens ethical questionsWashington … Continue reading
US team in stem cell breakthroughThe Japan TimesThe hope is that cloned embryonic stem cells, which are capable of transforming into any other type of cell in the body, could be used in patient-specific regenerative therapy to repair or replace an individual’s organs damaged by diseases such as … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
US scientists make embryonic stem cells from adult skinGMA NewsThe hope is that cloned embryonic stem cells, which are capable of transforming into any other type of cell in the body, could be used in patient-specific regenerative therapy to repair or replace an individual’s organs damaged by diseases including … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
RapplerSTEM CELLS UP CLOSE. This handout picture, released from Japan’s Kyoto University Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) on January 23, 2013 shows part of the renal tubule cells (red part) which were differentiated from human stem cells … …read more &nbs… Continue reading