Madison diocese bans school field trips to research center where stem–cell …Minneapolis Star TribuneMADISON, Wis. — Children who attend Catholic schools within the Madison diocese won’t be taking any more field trips to a renowned research center because it conducts research using embryonic stem cells. The Madison Catholic Diocese, which …Wisconsin diocese bans school trips … Continue reading
Wisconsin diocese bans school trips to science center because of embryonic …Duluth News TribuneChildren who attend Catholic schools within the Madison diocese won’t be taking any more field trips to the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery because the facility conducts research using embryonic stem cells. By: Associated Press report, Associated Press.Wis. diocese bans school trips to … Continue reading
International Stem Cell, Duke, in Parkinson’s trialU-T San DiegoCARLSBAD — International Stem Cell Corp. has teamed up with North Carolina’s prestigious Duke University to test a stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease. It aims to replace certain brain cells destroyed in Parkinson’s, a neurodegenerative disease …Stem–cell therapy ‘can be lethal’The NationAn end to the stem … Continue reading
Peyton Manning: Poster child for stem cell treatmentWashington TimesWASHINGTON, September 6, 2013 — NFL quarterback Peyton Manning turned in a record performance yesterday against the Super Bowl champion team the Baltimore Ravens. And he may have stem cell therapy to thank. During the 2010 and/or 2011 … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Clinical trials examine stem cell therapy’s ability to repair heart attack damageWindsor StarA team of cardiac researchers led by Canadian scientists has launched groundbreaking clinical trials of a stem cell therapy that helps the heart heal itself. Each year, about 70,000 Canadians suffer a heart attack. Many patients return to health after … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
San Antonio-Based America Stem Cell, Inc. Receives FDA Clearance for Multi …BioNews TexasFor many patients with leukemia or lymphomas, the most successful treatment involves the transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells derived from bone marrow, peripheral blood after mobilization, or umbilical cord. There are however, no therapies are … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem–cell therapy ‘can be lethal’The NationPeople considering stem–cell treatment have been advised to think again, with six groups of medical specialists issuing a strong warning yesterday that unlicensed stem–cell treatments on offer could kill a patient. The medical societies that issued the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Bismuth Compound and Carbon Nanotubes Combined to Track Stem CellsMedgadget.comAn X-ray image of unlabeled mesenchymal stem cells in test tubes shows the dramatic difference between those tagged with nanotubes that don’t include bismuth (left) and those that do (right). As more advanced stem cell therapies continue to be … …read more &nbs… Continue reading