UM research lands stem cell dealMiami TodayAfter 15 years of University of Miami research on a unique adult bone marrow-derived stem cell and on a process that leaves the cell in a relatively pure form, the university and its tissue bank have partnered with a Marietta, GA, biomedical company to … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
TheHealthSiteinsulin Scientists said Monday they had used cloning technology to make embryonic stem cells that carry a diabetic woman’s genes, and turned them into insulin-producing beta cells that may one day cure her disease. The team reported clearing an … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
New York Daily NewsBritish courier has 42 hours to get life-saving stem cells home. Volunteer stem cell carrier Peter Hodes can find himself anywhere in the world on his constant life-saving mission. Once he collects the live-saving cells, he doesn’t have long to get … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cell therapy ‘could reduce death from heart disease’Medical News TodayHeart disease is the leading cause of death in the US, claiming around 1 million lives every year. But a new review published in The Cochrane Library suggests that stem cell therapy may be effective against the condition. The review was conducted as … …read … Continue reading
Stem cell jab is ‘five times better than drugs’ for treating people with life …Daily Mail… heart diseases than conventional drugs. Stem cell treatment for heart disease is currently limited to specialist research centres, where cells are extracted from a patient’s own blood or bone marrow and used to repair damaged tissue in the heart … Continue reading
Students look to continue UW’s role in stem cell researchUW Badger HeraldSince being the site of the first place to isolate stem cells in non-human primates, the University of Wisconsin has continued to pave the way for scientific research in the field. Stem cells are a type of undifferentiated cell most commonly found in … … Continue reading
Conference to shed light on latest stem cell applicationsArab NewsThe King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC) recently joined a conference on stem cell research and its application science and medicine, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The conference, which was organized by the Health Affairs at … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Is This Stem–Cell Doc A Quack Or A Hero?Daily BeastIf you or your child were terminally ill, would you take unimaginable risks for a cure? According to prosecutors, that’s what a controversial Italian professor, now facing criminal charges for the illegal harvesting, research and manipulation of stem … …read more &nbs… Continue reading