CBC.caFor example, there are more than 20 million potential stem–cell donors registered in 72 countries worldwide, but only one per cent are black. ‘It’s an opportunity to do something that’s simple, but can make a huge impact on someone else’s life …Halifax students help spark interest in stem cell donationTheChronicleHerald.ca all 2 news articles …read … Continue reading
Japan stem–cell study questionedSBSA Japanese research institute says it is probing its own study that promised a “game changer” way to create stem cells, a feat hailed as revolutionary for the fast-developing field. The findings, published by Japanese researcher Haruko Obokata and … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem–Cell Transplant Patients Followed Closely at New UPMC Cancer Center …Gant DailyPITTSBURGH – Six months after his transplant for autoimmune hepatitis, stem–cell patient Craig Beary of Clarion started experiencing the symptoms of chronic graft vs. host disease (GVHD). After losing about 60 pounds and suffering severe breathing …Datri facilitates 50 unrelated blood stem cell donations … Continue reading
Nature.comIn the 2011 paper, on which Obokata is first author, a figure showing bars meant to prove the presence of a certain stem–cell marker appears to have been inverted and then used to show the presence of a different stem–cell marker. A part of that same …High-Profile Stem Cell Papers Under FireScience AAASJapanese Institute Opens … Continue reading
Kerry Simon returns from first round of stem–cell trials at Mayo Clinic, plans …Las Vegas Sun“Iron Chef” winner Kerry Simon is back home after his first week of stem–cell treatments at the Mayo Clinic. He had an emotional homecoming with his restaurant partner Elizabeth Blau and Europe’s leading Multiple Systems Atrophy scientist, Dr. Gregor … … Continue reading
Stem cell papers in question: the self-correcting process of scienceio9Last month, Haruko Obokata released back to back papers in Nature which showed how putting mouse blood cells in stress conditions, such as acid, causes them to turn into stem cells. I was pretty excited about the development, and was hopeful that … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
TheChronicleHerald.caRight now there are at least 40 Canadians hoping that, somewhere, healthy young black men with their particular genetic markers will sign up to be stem cell donors. “To me, it’s not something you just think about, it’s something you do. It’s pretty … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Nature World NewsElderly mice were able to generate the cells necessary for muscle recovery after researchers rejuvenated their stem cell populations, a new study revealed. The work answers questions surrounding why the normal aging process accompanies a diminished … …read more &nbs… Continue reading