New Japanese Regenerative Medicine Legislation and Commercial …MarketWatchJapan’s parliament, the Diet, enacted a Bill last week which revised the existing Pharmaceutical Affairs Law to define new medical products which contain stem cells to be termed regenerative medicine products. The Bill allows the Japanese Government to … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
KU stem cell center work toutedKHI News ServiceKANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new non-embryonic stem cell research center at the University of Kansas Medical Center, which stirred legislative controversy when it was authorized earlier this year, has already treated one patient, university officials said … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Victoria Rathmill, 17, becomes world’s youngest stem cell donorYahoo News Canada (blog)Victoria Rathmill, 17, from Cheshire, England, has become the youngest person in the world to donate stem cells to a non-relative. “It’s quite shocking to think I’m the youngest-ever – you’re never the first to do anything nowadays, it’s all been done … …read … Continue reading
DigitalJournal.comThe international research team have described the differentiation of human stem cells into renal progenitor-like cells in the journal Nature Cell Biology, in a paper titled “Directed differentiation of human pluripotent cells to ureteric bud kidney … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Dr. Howard Walpole Presenting on Adult Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Disease at …NewsdayOkyanos Heart Institute’s Chief Medical Officer and Interventional Cardiologist to Speak About Adult Stem Cell Therapy Delivery in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease to International Stem Cell Society (STEMSO) Conference in Freeport, Grand Bahama. and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
RedOrbitScientists from the University of Granada in Spain have announced the development of artificial skin, grown from umbilical cord stem cells. The development could be a massive step forward for the treatment of burn victims or other patients who have …Stem Cells from the Umbilical Cord Used to Grow Artificial SkinNature World News all 7 … Continue reading
Nature World NewsFor the first time ever, researchers have successfully grown artificial skin from the stem cells of an umbilical cord. Pictured here: A nurse cuts the umbilical cord of a newborn baby at a hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in Bunia, in … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
U of L receives $2 million for stem cell research to treat heart diseaseWDRB(WDRB) — The University of Louisville has received $2 million to advance adult stem cell research to treat heart disease. The Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence donated two million dollars to help Dr. Roberto Bolli further his research to potentially … and … Continue reading