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Bioengineers show why lab-made stem cells might fail: Errors in DNA folding
Phys.Org
Induced pluripotent stem cells hold promise for regenerative medicine because they can, in theory, turn into any type of tissue and because they are made from a patient’s own adult cells, guaranteeing compatibility. However, the technique that turns …

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Nervana Stem Cell Centers Stem Cell Clinic Opens in Sacramento
Press Release Rocket
Sacramento, California – May 10, 2016 – Nervana Stem Cell Centers is announcing the opening of its stem cell clinic in Sacramento. The clinic uses fat and amniotic stem cell injections to reduce pain and stimulate healing of chronic and acute injuries.

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Japan rights deal boosts stem cell therapy group
Financial Times
The deal will add credibility to a company founded by Sir Martin Evans, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for medicine for stem cell research, and chaired by Lord Digby Jones, former UK trade minister. The company’s Heartcel product involves the injection …
Cell Therapy Ltd. Grants Japan License To Daiichi Sankyo For Its Heart Regeneration Medicine, Heartcel™Business Wire (press release)

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Hyperthermia treatment of tumors by mesenchymal stem cell-delivered superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
Dove Medical Press
Abstract: Magnetic hyperthermia – a potential cancer treatment in which superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are made to resonantly respond to an alternating magnetic field (AMF) and thereby produce heat – is of significant current interest.

Could a stem cell jab stop your eyesight from failing? We look at some of the treatments being tested in Britain
Daily Mail
However, these worries eased with the discovery of so-called induced pluripotent stem cells about ten years ago. These are cells found in adults, which can be genetically reprogrammed to behave like embryonic stem cells, so they can become the cells of …
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Market – Latest Innovations, Drivers, Restraints, Challenges and Key Events in the industry …Medgadget.com (blog)
Stem Cell Umbilical Cord Blood Market Segment Forecasts Up to 2024, Research Reports …Digital Journal

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Penn Bioengineers Show Why Lab-made Stem Cells Might Fail: Errors in DNA Folding
Penn: Office of University Communications
Induced pluripotent stem cells hold promise for regenerative medicine because they can, in theory, turn into any type of tissue and because they are made from a patient’s own adult cells, guaranteeing compatibility. However, the technique that turns …