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Mother ‘distraught’ after stem cell donor sister refused UK visa
ITV News
A mother with leukaemia says she feels “distraught” and “helpless” after her sister, a perfect match as a stem cell donor, was refused a visa to enter the UK. Nigerian-born May Brown, 23, was diagnosed with cancer last year. After an “extensive search” …
Woman ‘distraught’ as sister is refused UK visa to donate stem cellsThe Guardian
UK Home Office reject visa application of stem cell donor travelling to save sister’s lifeDaily Mail
Home Office refuses to let ONLY woman who can save dying May Brown in to UKDorset Echo

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AFA Funds Equine Stem Cell Research Grant
TheHorse.com
The American Farrier’s Association (AFA) has donated $10,000 through its equine research fund to the Morris Animal Foundation in support of equine stem cell research being conducted by Alix Bergman, DVM, a Morris Animal Foundation fellow and graduate …

Stem cell-based screening methods may predict heart-related side effects of drugs
EurekAlert (press release)
Coaxing stem cells from patients to become heart cells may help clinicians personalize drug treatments and prevent heart-related toxicity. A new review looks at the potential of this strategy, noting that these so-called human pluripotent stem cell …
That time pro-lifers were 100% correct about embryonic stem cellsLifesite
RT-IMRI: Improving Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s DiseaseSci-News.com
Stem cell research promises hope | Brantford ExpositorBrantford Expositor
Futurism –Sputnik International –Labmate Online
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RT-IMRI: Improving Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
Sci-News.com
In a study using RT-IMRI (real-time intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging) to guide the transplantation of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons into the brains of non-human primates modeled with Parkinson’s disease, scientists found that …
Stem cell-based screening methods may predict heart-related side effects of drugsEurekAlert (press release)
That time pro-lifers were 100% correct about embryonic stem cellsLifesite
Stem cell research promises hope | Brantford ExpositorBrantford Expositor
Futurism –Sputnik International –Labmate Online
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RT-IMRI: Improving Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
Sci-News.com
In a study using RT-IMRI (real-time intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging) to guide the transplantation of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons into the brains of non-human primates modeled with Parkinson’s disease, scientists found that …
Stem cell-based screening methods may predict heart-related side effects of drugsEurekAlert (press release)
That time pro-lifers were 100% correct about embryonic stem cellsLifesite
Stem cell research promises hope | Brantford ExpositorBrantford Expositor
Futurism –Sputnik International –Labmate Online
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Vitamins A and C help erase ‘memory’ in stem cells
Economic Times
… for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke for district-level intervention to prevent non-communicable diseases, it needs to do more to screen, create awareness and monitor and treat the disease to stem the tide.

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Webinar: Alysson Muotri discusses stem cell research in autism
Spectrum
In this webinar, I will discuss why reprogrammed cells from people are an attractive research approach. They capture an individual’s genome in relevant cell types. We can also re-create three-dimensional structures, or organoids, from these stem cells.

Vitamins A, C Help Erase ‘Memory’ In Stem Cells: Study
NDTV
Melbourne: Vitamins A and C complement each other in erasing “memory” associated with DNA, an important effect for improving technologies geared towards regenerative medicine and stem cell therapy, scientists have found. The two vitamins can enhance …
Vitamin treatment unlocks door to stem cell therapies: New Zealand scientistXinhua

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